Mank (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Mank (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: David Fincher

Written by: Jack Fincher

Starring: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, Monika Gossmann, Charles Dance

Runtime: 132 min

Synopsis: 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he races to finish Citizen Kane.

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Hillbilly Elegy (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Hillbilly Elegy (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Ron Howard

Written by: Vanessa Taylor

Starring: Glenn Close, Amy Adams, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins, Owen Asztalos

Runtime: 116 min

Synopsis: J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget. J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother Bev (Amy Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Glenn Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible imprint on his own personal journey.

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Train to Busan (2016) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Train to Busan (2016) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho

Written by: Park Joo-suk

Starring: Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-seok, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Kim Eui-sung, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee

Runtime: 118 min

Synopsis: A harrowing zombie horror-thriller that follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral outbreak while trapped on a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride to Busan, a southern resort city that has managed to hold off the zombie hordes... or so everyone hopes.

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Rebecca (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Rebecca (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Ben Wheatley

Written by: Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse

Starring: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Goodman-Hill, Keeley Hawes, Sam Riley, Ann Dowd

Runtime: 121 min

Synopsis: After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo with handsome widower Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer), a newly married young woman (Lily James) arrives at Manderley, her new husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English coast. Naive and inexperienced, she begins to settle into the trappings of her new life, but finds herself battling the shadow of Maxim’s first wife, the elegant and urbane Rebecca, whose haunting legacy is kept alive by Manderley’s sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas).

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On the Rocks (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

On the Rocks (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Sofia Coppola

Written by: Sofia Coppola

Starring: Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans

Runtime: 96 min

Synopsis: A New York woman (Rashida Jones) and her impulsive, larger-than-life father (Bill Murray) try to find out if her husband (Marlon Wayans) is having an affair.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Aaron Sorkin

Written by: Aaron Sorkin

Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Jeremy Strong

Runtime: 129 min

Synopsis: In 1969, seven people were charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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The Boys in the Band (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

The Boys in the Band (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Joe Mantello

Written by: Mart Crowley, Ned Martel

Starring: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tuc Watkins

Runtime: 121 min

Synopsis: A visitor turns an evening upside down when he interrupts a gathering of gay men in New York City in 1968.

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Greenland (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Greenland (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh

Written by: Chris Sparling

Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn

Runtime: 119 min

Synopsis: John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife (Morena Baccarin), and their young son (Roger Dale Floyd) embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting leveled, the Garrity's experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

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Kajillionaire (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Kajillionaire (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Miranda July

Written by: Miranda July

Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins

Runtime: 114 min

Synopsis: Con-artists Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) have spent 26 years training their only daughter, Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood), to swindle, scam, and steal at every opportunity. During a desperate, hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger (Gina Rodriguez) into joining their next scam, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

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