The Son - SPOILER-FREE Review | LFF 2022

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The Son - SPOILER-FREE Review | LFF 2022

Directed by: Florian Zeller

Written by: Florian Zeller, Christopher Hampton

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins

Runtime: 123 min

Synopsis: Peter (Hugh Jackman) has a busy life with new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby) and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) arrives with their troubled and distant teenage son, setting the family on a dangerous collision course.

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BARDO - SPOILER-FREE Review | LFF 2022

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BARDO - SPOILER-FREE Review | LFF 2022

Directed by: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Written by: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone

Starring: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Iker Sanchez Solano

Runtime: 163 min

Synopsis: Meet Silverio (Daniel Giménez Cacho), a filmmaker and journalist who has always sought to make socially relevant work that challenges, questions and exposes. When he receives the prestigious Alethea award from the American Society of Journalists, he returns home to Mexico to celebrate. However, ‘home’ isn’t easy to define when you’ve been living in the USA for 20 years and you can’t fathom what Mexico now means for you or your immediate family.

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Pinocchio (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Pinocchio (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Written by: Robert Zemeckis, Chris Weitz

Starring: Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, Cynthia Erivo, Luke Evans, Kyanne Lamaya, Giuseppe Battiston, Lewin Lloyd

Runtime: 111 min

Synopsis: A live-action, CGI retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto, the woodcarver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) as if he were his real son. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Jiminy Cricket, who serves as Pinocchio’s guide as well as his "conscience"; Cynthia Erivo is the Blue Fairy; Keegan-Michael Key is "Honest" John; Lorraine Bracco is Sofia the Seagull, a new character, and Luke Evans is The Coachman.

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Samaritan (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Samaritan (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Julius Avery

Written by: Bragi F. Schut

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Javon Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, Moises Arias

Runtime: 101 min

Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary (Javon Walton) suspects that his mysterious and reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith (Sylvester Stallone) is actually a legend hiding in plain sight. Twenty years ago, Granite City's super-powered vigilante, Samaritan, was reported dead after a fiery warehouse battle with his rival, Nemesis. Most believe Samaritan perished in the fire, but some in the city, like Sam, have hope that he is still alive. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Tetsuro Kodama

Written by: Akira Toriyama

Starring: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Ryō Horikawa, Yūko Minaguchi, Mayumi Tanaka, Aya Hisakawa, Bin Shimada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Mamoru Miyano, Miyu Irino

Runtime: 99 min

Synopsis: The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry on its spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves "Super Heroes". They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan... What is the New Red Ribbon Army's objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!

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Nope (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Nope (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Jordan Peele

Written by: Jordan Peele

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea

Runtime: 130 min

Synopsis: Two siblings who run a California horse ranch discover something wonderful and sinister in the skies above, and the owner of an adjacent theme park tries to profit from the mysterious, otherworldly phenomenon.

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Bullet Train (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Bullet Train (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: David Leitch

Written by: Zak Olkewicz

Starring: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Bad Bunny, Zazie Beetz, Logan Lerman, Karen Fukuhara, Masi Oka, Sandra Bullock

Runtime: 126 min

Synopsis: Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe - all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives - on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is only the beginning in a wild, non-stop thrill ride through modern-day Japan.

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Prey (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Prey (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg

Written by: Patrick Aison

Starring: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, Julian Black Antelope

Runtime: 99 min

Synopsis: Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, a young woman, Naru (Amber Midthunder), is a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries.

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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Taika Waititi

Written by: Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman

Runtime: 119 min

Synopsis: Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced - a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi), and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who - to Thor's surprise - inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late.

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The Black Phone (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Black Phone (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Scott Derrickson

Written by: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

Starring: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, and Ethan Hawke

Runtime: 102 min

Synopsis: Finney (Mason Thames), a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.

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