Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) sits at the upper echelons of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His success in the ring, however, does not translate to his personal life as he is in a very fraught relationship with his girlfriend, Dawn (Emily Blunt). As the sport continues to evolve, it…
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Highest 2 Lowest
Once the undisputed leader of the music industry, producer David King (Denzel Washington) finds his throne threatened unless he can convince business partners Gabe (Wendell Pierce) and Alex (Frederick Weller) to sell their shares of Stackin’ Hits Records to him and avoid a sellout to rival studio, Stray Dog. Through some creative accounting, King secures…
Eddington
The 2020 mayoral election looms heavy over the town of Eddington, NM with incumbent Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) poised to take an easy victory. Not all in town, however, are happy with Garcia’s compliance with the governor in her enacting various Covid-19 mandates, nor with his ties to tech firm, Solidgoldmagikarp, looking to set up…
Materialists
Lucy (Dakota Johnson), a professional match maker in New York City is contently unlucky in love. After calling things off with John (Chris Evans), a struggling actor who shares an apartment with two other guys, Lucy focused on her work and bringing other people together. Charlotte (Louisa Jacobson), a previous client, invites Lucy to her…
The Legend of Ochi
On the remote island of Carpathia, the farm folk are forced to contended with the encroaching modernization as more and more people flock to their tranquil setting. As houses are built, the Ochi, venomous and blood hungry creatures, are forced from their homes and cause even more strife on the islanders. Yuri (Helena Zengel), a…
Warfare
Ramadi, Iraq. 2006. Navy SEAL team Alpha One closes in on a family home, taking it over under the cover of night and turning it into a surveillance station. Led by Erik (Will Poulter), the Officer in Charge, the team waits out for hours, anxious as their sniper, Elliot (Cosmos Jarvis) begins to suspect that…
Queer
William Lee (Daniel Craig), a middle-aged American expat, sees the small few blocks of Mexico City where he now resides as his kingdom and pleasure dome. He spends his afternoons watching the young men through town, his evenings getting drunk, and his nights either sleeping with the object of his fascination or retiring to his…
Sing Sing
Sing Sing is a maximum-security prison in New York, holding up to 1,700 inmates. Within the walls, some of the inmates participate in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program, a theatre group led by Brent Buell (Paul Raci) that allows participants a creative outlet during their time served. One participant, John “Divine G” Whitfield (Colman…
Heretic
Distraught at not having brought anyone into the church yet, Sister Paxton (Chloe East) confides in Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) about her prideful desire to be a dutiful instrument of the faith. The two young missionaries make their way to the home of Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), the last on their list of leads for…
The Marquee Topic 