Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Written by: Michael Waldron

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, Rachel McAdams

Runtime: 126 min

Synopsis: The MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Tom Gormican

Written by: Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish

Runtime: 107 min

Synopsis: Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Nicolas Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nick Cage.

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The Lost City (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Lost City (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Adam Nee, Aaron Nee

Written by: Oren Uziel, Dana Fox, Adam Nee, Aaron Nee

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Brad Pitt

Runtime: 112 min

Synopsis: Reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan (Channing Tatum). While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

Written by: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis

Runtime: 139 min

Synopsis: When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: David Yates

Written by: J. K. Rowling, Steve Kloves

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston, Mads Mikkelsen

Runtime: 142 min

Synopsis: Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Jeff Fowler

Written by: Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington

Starring: James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, Jim Carrey

Runtime: 122 min

Synopsis: After settling in Green Hills, Sonic (Ben Schwartz) is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles (Idris Elba), in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails (Colleen O'Shaughnessey), and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

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Morbius (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Morbius (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Daniel Espinosa

Written by: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless

Starring: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson

Runtime: 104 min

Synopsis: Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering the same fate, Dr. Morbius (Jared Leto) attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil - or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

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The Contractor (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Contractor (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Tarik Saleh

Written by: J.P. Davis

Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Florian Munteanu, Kiefer Sutherland

Runtime: 103 min

Synopsis: Chris Pine stars in the action-packed thriller as Special Forces Sergeant James Harper, who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and cut-off from his pension. In debt, out of options and desperate to provide for his family, Harper contracts with a private underground military force. When the very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself hunted and on the run, caught in a dangerous conspiracy and fighting to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.

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Deep Water (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Deep Water (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Adrian Lyne

Written by: Zach Helm, Sam Levinson

Starring: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Lil Rel Howery, Dash Mihok, Finn Wittrock, Kristen Connolly, Jacob Elordi, Rachel Blanchard

Runtime: 115 min

Synopsis: Based on the celebrated novel by famed mystery writer Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Deep Water takes us inside the marriage of picture-perfect Vic (Ben Affleck) and Melinda Van Allen (Ana de Armas) to discover the dangerous mind games they play and what happens to the people that get caught up in them.

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Turning Red (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Turning Red (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Domee Shi

Written by: Julia Cho, Domee Shi

Starring: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, James Hong

Runtime: 99 min

Synopsis: Mei Lee (Rosalie Chiang) is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!

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