Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) is a perfectly normal, perfectly forgettable figure. A tenured professor in biological evolution at the local university, his students endure his lectures with little vigor. The man finds – literal – overnight stardom when in conversation with multiple friends and colleagues, they discover that they have all been dreaming about Paul. …
Category: 2023
Frybread Face and Me
Benny (Keir Tallman) is upset when he learns that he will be spending his summer at his grandmother’s (Sarah H. Natani) ranch on the Navajo Reservation instead of at home in California where he was going to see Fleetwood Mac in concert. Toiling away fixing the sheep fence with his Uncle Marvin (Martin Sensmeier), Benny’s…
Godzilla Minus One
As World War II draws to a close, kamikaze pilot Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) lands his plane on the island of Odo citing his plane was malfunctioning and needed repairs. Later that night, the crew is awakened by an attack, though not by the Allied Powers, but rather by Godzilla. The ancient monster destroys the…
May December
Much to Gracie’s (Julianne Moore) dismay, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) pulls up to the backyard BBQ with her big movie star sunglasses on, blocking half of her face. Elizabeth, though, is the guest of honor, an actress invited to spend time with Gracie and her family as part of her research before she portrays the matriarch…
Anatomy of a Fall
After giving an interview for her new book, Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) goes to lie down and rest. She is woken up sometime later by screams from her son, Daniel (Milo Machado Graner), who went out for a walk with his service dog, Snoop, in the woods near their chateau. The boy has discovered the…
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) led the French Republican Army under the cover of night to overtake the Federalist troops stationed at the port city of Toulon, using their own cannons to scuttle the Navy ships docked on the shores. This victory would be the first of many from the man who would rise in the…
Thanksgiving
One year after the Right Mart Black Friday tragedy that resulted in multiple consumer deaths and injuries, a mysterious man begins to terrorize the people of Plymouth, Mass as the town prepares for their Thanksgiving Day celebrations. Dressed in a John Carver mask and a pilgrim hat, the man begins to enact his revenge on…
Saltburn
Oliver (Barry Keoghan) does not fit in with his class at Oxford. When he helps Filex (Jacob Elordi), one of the most popular boys in the class, with his bike, the two become fast friends looking past the massive rift between their respective social and ecconomic classes. Late in the semester, news comes to Oxford…
Next Goal Wins
Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) is sent by the Federation to coach the American Samoa Soccer Team, the lowest-ranking team in the league having never scored a single goal in the club’s history. Bristling against the more free-spirited approach of team owner Tavita (Oscar Kightley) and current coach, Ace (David Fane), Thomas is at his wits…