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…
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Gladiator II
The ever-expanding Roman empire is on the brink of disorder being led by the inept and infantile twin emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger). When General Acacius (Pedro Pascal) returns to the city with a ship full of slaves after conquering a North African territory, the emperors organize a days-long event of games…
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth. Not much else needs to be said in terms of plot. Macbeth (Denzel Washington), upon returning from a successful battle against the traitorous Thane of Cawdor, encounters three strange sisters (Kathryn Hunter) who prophecies that Macbeth will be the King of Scotland. When his wife (Frances McDormand) learns of the prophecy,…
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