Heart of Stone (2023) - Review

Heart of Stone (2023) - Review

Directed by: Tom Harper

Written by: Greg Rucka, Allison Schroeder

Starring: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer

Runtime: 123 min

Synopsis: Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) is an intelligence operative, the only woman who stands between her powerful global peacekeeping organization and the loss of its most valuable - and dangerous - asset.

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Gran Turismo (2023) - Review

Gran Turismo (2023) - Review

Directed by: Neill Blomkamp

Written by: Jason Hall, Zach Baylin

Starring: Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner, Djimon Hounsou

Runtime: 135 min

Synopsis: Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film is the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.

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Talk to Me (2023) - Review

Talk to Me (2023) - Review

Directed by: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

Written by: Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman

Starring: Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto

Runtime: 95 min

Synopsis: When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

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Barbie (2023) - Review

Barbie (2023) - Review

Directed by: Greta Gerwig

Written by: Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach

Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Helen Mirren, Will Ferrell

Runtime: 114 min

Synopsis: To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.

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Oppenheimer (2023) - Review

Oppenheimer (2023) - Review

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Written by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey, Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh

Runtime: 180 min

Synopsis: During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. (Matt Damon) appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world's first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history.

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Pixar's Elemental (2023) - Review

Pixar's Elemental (2023) - Review

Directed by: Peter Sohn

Written by: John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Brenda Hsueh

Starring: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara

Runtime: 103 min

Synopsis: Set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The story introduces Ember (Leah Lewis), a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade (Mamoudou Athie) challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.

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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) - Review

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) - Review

Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie

Written by: Christopher McQuarrie, Erik Jendresen

Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Henry Czerny

Runtime: 163 min

Synopsis: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission - not even the lives of those he cares about most.

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Extraction 2 (2023) - Review

Extraction 2 (2023) - Review

Directed by: Sam Hargrave

Written by: Joe Russo

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Idris Elba

Runtime: 122 min

Synopsis: After barely surviving the events of the first movie, Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is back as the Australian black ops mercenary, tasked with another deadly mission: rescuing the battered family of a ruthless Georgian gangster from the prison where they are being held.

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Asteroid City (2023) - Review

Asteroid City (2023) - Review

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Written by: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola

Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, Jeff Goldblum

Runtime: 104 min

Synopsis: The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

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The Flash (2023) - Review

The Flash (2023) - Review

Directed by: Andy Muschietti

Written by: Christina Hodson

Starring: Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton

Runtime: 144 min

Synopsis: Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without superheroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.

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