After surviving yet another attempt on his life, Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) makes arrangements with his estranged daughter, Liesel (Mia Threapleton), who is days away from taking her novitiate vows, to inherit his sprawling business venture should he meet an untimely demise. He gives to her the plans that would revitalize Phoenicia, allowing the…
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The Book of Clarence
Jerusalem, 33 AD. Struggling for money, Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) and Elijah (RJ Cyler) bet against Mary Magdalene (Teyana Taylor) that they could beat her in a chariot race through town, but gypsies thwart their lead causing them to lose the race. Clarence then hears about a traveling prophet, Jesus Christ (Nicholas Pinnock), but John the…
Spiderman: No Way Home
With his identity as Spiderman revealed to the world, Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) life becomes increasingly complicated as seemingly for every Spidey-supporter there are at least two detractors calling for his demise. He soon realizes that this stigma is infecting those he holds dear – MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon). In an attempt to give them some…
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
At the end of the 19th century, British cartoonist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch) rises in fame and popularity for his whimsical illustrations of cats. Despite the realization of his art by the public, his troubled past still haunts the whimsical illustrator, and his continued decline in mental stability – modernly looked at now as schizophrenia – becomes unbearable for 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),…
The Marquee Topic 