After undergoing a miraculous operation to treat neurofibromatosis, Edward (Sebastian Stan) meets a charming man (Adam Pearson) who suffers from the same condition. It’s no secret that the world has a narrow view of what is beautiful. It is on screens, in pictures, and in the judgmental gaze of every passerby. The other is seen…
All seems happy in Riley’s (Kensington Thalman) life and emotions. But things take a disastrous turn with the onset of puberty and the arrival of a new group, including the controlling Anxiety (Maya Hawke). Of all the Pixar films to follow, Inside Out seems to be the most serious. While the end of the first…
It’s the 1860s, and as the American Civil War rages east, a loose group of characters heads west toward a settlement called Horizon, coming into conflict with the Apaches already living on the land. Westerns have been heralded more for the death of Dracula, but Kevin Costner – who turned to the genre once his…
C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) visits an ailing Dr. Freud (Anthony Hopkins) as war is declared in September 1939. They discuss ideas, the existence of God, and the meaning of evil, even as Freud’s devoted daughter Anna (Liv Lisa Fries) struggles to find evil. Get accepted. An appendix to this philosophical effort explains that an unknown…
A behind-the-scenes documentary detailing the last 12 days of tennis legend Roger Federer’s career as a player, from the time he announced his retirement until his final appearance in the Laver Cup in 2022. The past two years have seen the inevitable end of an era in men’s tennis that we will likely never see…
In three separate but loosely connected stories, strange misfortunes and stressful tasks are thrust upon different couples. With his ninth feature film Kinds of Kindness, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos cements his formidable reputation as one of the greatest directors of contemporary world cinema. This triptych—studded with the characteristically bizarre humor, violent shocks, and sexual preoccupation…
Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) is on a day trip to New York City when invading aliens crash land on Earth. She and fellow survivor Eric (Joseph Quinn) attempt to navigate the silent new world. Aside from its interesting premise that doesn’t make anyone make a sound (Watch that nail! Stay out of the grain silo! You’re…
Zara (Zoe King) is already having problems with her boss, arrogant Hollywood star Chris Cole (Zac Efron) – but things get more complicated when her widowed mother (Nicole Kidman) falls in love with him and the couple gets serious. Remember the 2012 movie The Paperboy? In the blockbuster film directed by Lee Daniels, Nicole Kidman…
Five old friends head to the Caribbean for the wedding of their dreams. The embarrassment has to come from former duo Meg (Haftoo Kasem) and Kayla (Natalie Mitson) coming face to face a year later. Instead, the annoyance comes in the form of killer sharks hungry for hen parties. “You brought us into shark-infested waters…
Vivian (Vicky Krieps) and Holger’s (Viggo Mortensen) peaceful life on the American frontier is shattered when the Civil War breaks out. It is not unusual for a Western film to begin with a character on horseback. However, in Viggo Mortensen’s second film as director (and writer and composer), this guy doesn’t wear a Stetson helmet…
