Mahito (Luca Padovan) is still grieving the loss of his mother when he moves into the sprawling, lake-front estate of his Aunt, Natsuko (Gemma Chan). His father, Shoichi (Christian Bale), a weapons manufacturer, had remarried the younger sister of his departed wife and now they are expecting a child together. While out exploring the grounds,…
Leave the World Behind
In the spur of the moment, Amanda (Julia Roberts) books a vacation for her family; husband Clay (Ethan Hawke), and their two kids Archie (Charlie Evans) and Rose (Farrah Mackenzie). Their enjoyment of the beach is cut short when an oil liner runs ashore, and as the day continues back at the rental house, things…
Dream Scenario
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. …
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…