Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) is an aspiring fashion student excited to be spending her first semester in London. After moving into a spare room in an old house owned by Ms. Collins (Diana Rigg, in her final role) she begins having strange, reoccurring dreams about a young singer, Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy), and her sometimes violent manager, Jack…
Category: Contemporary
Antlers
In an Oregon refinery town, an old mine is set to be reopened to help revive the fading coal industry. Still showing the scars of being stripped of resources, a malevolent spirit is unleashed by mother nature and wreaks havoc on the small community. Antlers, directed by genre-hopper Scott Cooper and produced by Guillermo del Toro among…
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch is a literary magazine and the only beacon of class and culture for its readers in Liberty, Kansas. After the death of its editor Arthur Howitzer Jr. (Bill Murray), the staff adheres to his wishes in publishing one farewell edition before shutting down operations. The film that follows delves into a short travel section, three…
Dune: Part 1
Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) is granted leadership over the desert planet Arrakis; a hard environment with harsher natives, the Fremen, but the only place where the valuable melange spice – a necessary element for intergalactic travel – can be harvested. He brings with him his wife, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), a sister in the…
Halloween Kills
It is Halloween night and Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has finally trapped Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney) to kill him in a fiery inferno. As she makes her own escape, the fire department heads to the house to extinguish the flames, much to her dismay. Michael survives the fire, and he continues on his bloody path for revenge through the…
The Mad Women’s Ball
Eugénie Cléry (Lou de Laâge) can talk to spirits. These claims, however true they may be, lead her upper-class Parisian father (Cédric Kahn) to admit her to Pitié-Salpêtrière, the premier neurological clinic at the time. Under the strict care of the head nurse, Geneviève Gleizes (Mélanie Laurent), Eugénie slowly finds her place at the institution, but she never gives up the…
The Last Duel
In 14th century France, a grievous crime occurs. While Sir Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) is away, his wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), is ambushed and raped. She accuses Jaques Le Gris (Adam Driver), a friend of her husband, of the crime. Enraged, Sir Jean appeals to King Charles VI (Alex Lawther) to settle this matter through judicial…
Titane
After suffering a head injury as a child in a car accident, Alexia (Agathe Rouselle) still shows the scars from where a titanium plate was fused into her skull. Making a living as a dancer at car shows, one night a male fan follows her to her car and forces himself on her. This encounter triggers a…
No Time to Die
James Bond (Daniel Craig) is enjoying his retirement after Blofeld’s (Christoph Waltz) arrest and detainment. He spends his days lazing about Italy with Madeline Swan (Léa Seydoux), though the death of Vesper Lynd (Eva Green, in reference only) years prior weighs heavy on the secret agent’s conscience. When Spectre sets a trap for Bond at Lynd’s grave, he finds…
The Marquee Topic 