House of Spoils (2024) - Review

House of Spoils (2024) - Review

Directed by: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy

Written by: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy

Starring: Ariana DeBose, Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Amara Karan, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Marton Csokas

Runtime: 101 min

Synopsis: An ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts... and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.

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Megalopolis (2024) - Review

Megalopolis (2024) - Review

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola

Written by: Francis Ford Coppola

Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Kathryn Hunter, Grace VanderWaal, Chloe Fineman, James Remar, D. B. Sweeney, Dustin Hoffman

Runtime: 138 min

Synopsis: A Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

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Killer Heat (2024) - Review

Killer Heat (2024) - Review

Directed by: Philippe Lacôte

Written by: Matt Charman, Roberto Bentivegna

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Richard Madden

Runtime: 95 min

Synopsis: Private eye Nick Bali (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is an American expat in Greece hired to investigate the supposed accidental death of young shipping magnate Leo Vardakis (Richard Madden) on the island of Crete. The victim's sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley) doesn't believe the official police report. But what exactly happened to Leo, and why? Despite the sun-drenched beauty of its exotic Mediterranean locale, Nick finds darkness at every turn: where the rich and powerful Vardakis family rule like gods, where jealousies run deep, and anyone could be a suspect.

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Wolfs (2024) - Review

Wolfs (2024) - Review

Directed by: Jon Watts

Written by: Jon Watts

Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Poorna Jagannathan

Runtime: 108 min

Synopsis: George Clooney plays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high profile crime. But when a second fixer (Brad Pitt) shows up and the two "lone wolves" are forced to work together, they find their night spiraling out of control in ways that neither one of them expected.

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Azrael (2024) - Review

Azrael (2024) - Review

Directed by: E.L. Katz

Written by: Simon Barrett

Starring: Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Runtime: 85 min

Synopsis: In a world in which no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael (Samara Weaving) who has escaped their imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, she is to be sacrificed to pacify an evil which resides deep within the surrounding wilderness - but Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival.

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Speak No Evil (2024) - Review

Speak No Evil (2024) - Review

Directed by: James Watkins

Written by: James Watkins

Starring: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, Scoot McNairy

Runtime: 110 min

Synopsis: When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.

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His Three Daughters (2024) - Review

His Three Daughters (2024) - Review

Directed by: James Cameron

Written by: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Kate Winslet

Runtime: 192 min

Synopsis: Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, the sequel tells the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

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The Thicket (2024) - Review

The Thicket (2024) - Review

Directed by: Elliott Lester

Written by: Chris Kelley

Starring: Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Esmé Creed-Miles, Levon Hawke, Andrew Schulz, James Hetfield, Leslie Grace, Gbenga Akinnagbe

Runtime: 108 min

Synopsis: When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill that leads them into the deadly "no-man's-land" known as...The Thicket.

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) - Review

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) - Review

Directed by: Tim Burton

Written by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Starring: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe

Runtime: 104 min

Synopsis: Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's (Winona Ryder) life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

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The Deliverance (2024) - Review

The Deliverance (2024) - Review

Directed by: Lee Daniels

Written by: David Coggeshall, Elijah Bynum

Starring: Andra Day, Rob Morgan, Caleb McLaughlin, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Tasha Smith, Omar Epps, Mo'Nique, Glenn Close

Runtime: 112 min

Synopsis: Ebony Jackson (Andra Day), a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children. Inspired by a true story.

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