The Hawthorne Restaurant is the most exclusive dining experience reserved for the most elite members of society with a set menu across a four-hour dinner service in a dining room that seats only twelve guests a night. Chef Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) oversees the kitchen and his troupe of meticulous chefs, and the wait staff is…
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The Banshees of Inisherin
As the Irish Civil War rages throughout the Emerald Isle, on the small island of Inisherin, a conflict closer to home captures the attention of the tight-knit community. Colm Doherty (Brendan Gleeson) has decided to end a lifelong friendship with Pádraic Súilleabháin (Colin Farrell) because, in Colm’s opinion, the farmer is dull, and to continue…
See How They Run
When Leo Kopernick (Adrien Brody), a Hollywood director in preproduction on a film adaption of West End’s The Mouse Trap, celebrating its 100th performance that evening, is found murdered, it is up to Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) to solve the case. The suspect list starts off long, and only keeps…
Fresh
Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is a young woman stuck scrolling through online dating apps in hopes of finding a boyfriend. She meets Steve (Sebastian Stan), a successful plastic surgeon, but when the two take an impromptu vacation together and do not return, her best friend back home, Mollie (Jojo T. Gibbs), begins to worry. Determined to…
Nightmare Alley
Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) is set adrift in the world without much of a purpose until he stumbles into employment at Clem Hoatley’s (Willem Dafoe) freaks and geeks carnival. There, he begins to apprentice for a mentalism act, Zeena the Seer (Toni Collette) and her husband Pete (David Strathairn). As his skills as a performer grow, so…
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…
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…
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
After nearly a decade of gaining an audience for their work in The 700 Club, Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield) and Tammy Faye (Jessica Chastain) created their own platform: The PTL Club. As the heads of their own massively popular televangelist show – and later network – the couple preached the gospel, performed Christian music, and would broach topics which their more traditional colleagues…
The Marquee Topic 