Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman
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With the help of allies Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman (Christian Bale) has been able to keep a tight lid on crime in Gotham City. But when a vile young criminal calling himself the Joker (Heath Ledger) suddenly throws the town into chaos, the caped Crusader begins to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters
Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three men from her mother’s past in hope of meeting her real father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh
A Haunting in Venice is set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve and is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Starring: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell
Based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, the film is the ultimate wish fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver.
Starring: Neeru Bajwa, Megan Suri, Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay, Betty Gabriel
Sam, an Indian-American teen, lives in an idyllic suburb with her conservative mother and her assimilated father. Sam’s cultural insecurities grow due to her estranged friend, Tamira, who mysteriously carries around an empty mason jar all the time. In a moment of anger, Sam breaks Tamira’s jar and unleashes an ancient Indian demonic force that kidnaps Tamira. Sam searches for Tamira, following the trail of a young man who performed a deadly ritual, until the demonic entity starts targeting her, murdering her boyfriend and shattering her reality with terrifying visions. Sam must band together with her parents and a sympathetic teacher to save Tamira and put an end to the terror of the demon.
Starring: Ewan McGregorm, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Michael Clarke Duncan
Co-hosted by writer/programmer Steve Macfarlane
“The life you think you had? It never happened!”
Released in 2005 but set in the not-so-distant-future, The Island depicts a world where a worldwide pandemic (!) has forced the last of humankind to hunker down in a sanctuary bubble where HD cameras and armed overseers supervise every last move of the inhabitants, including Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan MacGregor.) Forbidden to fraternize across genders, these worker drones’ lives consist of menial labor and colorless food; what keeps them going is the chance of being chosen to relocate to Earth’s last contagion-free zone, a whispered-about tropical paradise known only as The Island.
After Lincoln finds out he and his fellow serfs are actually clones used to supply replacement organs for the elites of the outside world, he mounts a daring escape alongside the beautiful Jordan Two Delta (Scarlett Johansson). In an era that valorizes filmmakers who take “big swings,” it’s fascinating that The Island – Michael Bay’s only genuine flop, and the highest-concept film of his pre-Transformers period – still can’t get any respect. The Book of Genesis, THX 1138, Logan’s Run, Soylent Green, Fahrenheit 451, The Beach, Survivor, the music video for “Stitches” by Orgy: it’s all deliriously mashed up (or, if you like, harvested for parts) here in the auteur’s signature swirl of blinding, maximalist, steroidal chaos. – Steve Macfarlane
Starring: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito, Shotaro Morikubo, Maaya Sakamoto, Keiji Fujiwara, Taiten Kusunoki
A hero named Cloud (Takahiro Sakurai) must fight a new evil as a mysterious disease affects mankind in a devastated city.
Starring: Syugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shinichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura, Kenta Miyake, Maaya Sakamoto
Shohoku’s “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård
Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox
In the wake of her grandmother’s funeral, hotel manager Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is waiting to fly back home when she meets charming Jackson Rippner (Cillian Murphy) at check-in. She thinks it luck that they’re seated together on the plane, but soon learns otherwise. Jackson hopes to assassinate the head of Homeland Security, but to do so, he needs Lisa to reassign the official’s room number at her hotel. As insurance, Jackson has kidnapped Lisa’s father (Brian Cox).
