 Ralph Fiennes leads a stellar cast in Edward Berger’s Conclave, a riveting exploration of Vatican intrigue, power, and faith. A thinking person’s drama Ralph Fiennes in Conclave ©Focus Features What happens when the Pope dies? Conclave (the meeting of the cardinals to elect the Pope) displays the in-depth process, including the internal politics amongst the cardinals, […]
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Gareth Evans & Tom Hardy deliver brutal, neon-soaked mayhem in this throwback to ‘80s action grit. Tom Hardy in Havoc ©Netflix The highly anticipated Gareth Evans-Tom Hardy collaboration, Havoc, has finally arrived on Netflix after 3 years since production ended. With The Raid movies, Evans altered the form of an action movie, supplying it with
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Ryan Coogler’s audacious genre blend—1920s Mississippi, vampires, & soul-stirring music—anchored by Michael B. Jordan’s dual role. ©Warner Bros. Pictures There is a lot to unpack in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, starring his regular sparring partner, Michael B. Jordan. It’s a period piece that takes place a hundred years ago in Mississippi, where slaves once picked cotton.
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Soderbergh’s sleek spy thriller pairs Fassbender & Blanchett in a high-stakes mystery where trust is the deadliest game. Stylish and sharp. Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett in Black Bag ©Focus Features Combining the elements of a spy thriller with a classical murder mystery, Black Bag offers an intelligent and mature story for fans of the
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Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 is just what you’d expect from the acclaimed director, a dazzling film. Robert Pattinson gives a career-best performance. What did I sign up for? The master storyteller, Mr. Bong Joon Ho, is back after his wildly successful Parasite in 2019, to present Mickey 17, a sci-fi black comedy that takes place in
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Will Ferrell vs. Reese Witherspoon in a wedding war! You’re Cordially Invited mixes chaos and sharp laughs—flaws and all. You’re Cordially Invited catches you by surprise. As soft music plays while Will Ferrell is cleaning his house, looking like another version of his ‘Daddy’s Home’ character, you are all set to roll your eyes. But then his daughter
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Timothée Chalamet becomes Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown—Mangold’s mesmerising biopic is a musically delightful, visually lush ode to an artist. An unknown Bob Dylan (Timothy Chalamet) hitchhikes to New York City, walks into a bar, and finds out where his music idol, Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), lives. Upon meeting, Guthrie asks him to play something for him.
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Clint Eastwood’s final film delivers a fresh and thought-provoking courtroom thriller exploring moral ambiguity with a stellar Nicholas Hoult. Clint Eastwood, in what he says to be his final film, has created an intelligent and thought-provoking thriller that is sure to ignite conversations on the moral conundrum Juror #2 presents. If you haven’t watched the
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The Substance is viscerally unforgettable. Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley shine in Fargeat’s body horror critique of beauty, aging and self-loathing. The Substance is an oddity in the volume of films nominated for the Oscars. But like most horror movies to ever be recognized by the Oscars, genre is just a jumping-off point here too. A
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