People often say that the greatest stories would never happen if the hero took a moment to say “nope, this is not my problem.” Old Henry shows us just how hard it can be to resist the temptation of getting involved. After Henry (Tim Blake Nelson) and his son, Wyatt (Galvin Lewis) take in Curry (Scott Haze),…
Category: Contemporary
House of Gucci
In 1972, Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) marries Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) in a rags to riches fairytale wedding, but this story is not destined to end happily ever after. After the passing of Rodolfo Gucci (Jeremy Irons), who never looked kindly on Patriza’s humble beginnings, she pushes her soft-spoken husband to take control of the…
The Power of the Dog
Montana, 1925. Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his crew of cowboys come across a small town while on a job. Needing a place to eat and sleep for the night, they ride up to an inn run by mother and son Rose (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter Gordon (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Phil’s softer-spoken brother, George (Jesse Plemons),…
King Richard
Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena Williams (Demi Singleton) are the top tennis players in the history of the sport. But before they became mavericks on the court and international icons, they started on the community courts of Compton under the carefully orchestrated tutelage of their father, Richard Williams (Will Smith). In King Richard, we follow the humble beginnings of these two tennis stars,…
Eternals
In 5000 BC, Celestial Arishem (David Kaye) sends forth ten Eternals to beat back the deviants, an invasive alien species that threatens to destroy humanity. In addition to eradicating the threat, the team is tasked with guiding humanity in their evolution without getting too directly involved. With the last of the deviants destroyed in the…
The Harder They Fall
As a boy, Nat Love (Chase Dillion) witnesses the death of his parents at the hands of the Rufus Buck Gang. The boy survives, but not without a cross that is carved into his forehead. Now grown, Nat (Jonathan Majors) is an outlaw with his own moral code to only pursue those who have done wrong themselves. When news that…
Dance of the 41
In the early 20th century in Mexico City, there was a secret, high-society social club where gay men could meet and live openly. The club, of which membership was highly guarded, catered to men in the upper echelons of society. One of its high-profile members was Ignacio de la Torre (Alfonso Herrera), the son-in-law of Porfirio…
Spencer
Christmas Eve, 1991. Queen Elizabeth II (Stella Gonet) has arrived at Sandringham Estate to celebrate the holiday. Notably late to the festivities is Diana, Princess of Whales (Kristen Stewart). Spencer follows the fated princess during her three-day holiday visit as she endures the pressures of tradition, being in the public eye, and all the expectations and obligations that come with having…
Belfast
In the late 1960’s, in Belfast, lives Buddy (Jude Hill). His imaginative playtime is interrupted by the onset of The Troubles, a decades-long socioeconomic clash that consumed Northern Ireland. Back at home, his mother (Caitriona Balfe) struggles to run the house with her husband (Jamie Dornan) in England for weeks at a time on a job. After school,…