Mickey 17

Mickey 17

A down-on-his-luck man takes a job on a colonial space mission that requires him to die repeatedly in Mickey 17. Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) is a financially destitute man, who has to flee Earth after a failed business venture with his friend Timo (Steven Yeun) makes them the target of a loan shark. Mickey gets…

Poor Things

Poor Things

The creation of a mad scientist learns what it means to be a woman in Poor Things. Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) is a mad scientist who hires his student Max McCandless (Ramy Youssef) to observe the progress of his “daughter” Bella (Emma Stone). Max soon comes to realize that Bella is not a normal…

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

The Avengers regroup for one final battle against Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. After suffering defeat at the hands of Thanos (Josh Brolin), Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) are left in a…

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

The heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe face their biggest challenge in Avengers: Infinity War. As The Avengers remain divided, following the events of Captain America: Civil War, the intergalactic tyrant Thanos (Josh Brolin) has embarked on his mission to acquire the six infinity stones, which would give him the power to eradicate half of…

Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

Thor tries to save Asgard from the Goddess of Death in Thor: Ragnarok. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) returns to Asgard after he has repeated nightmares about the prophesied apocalyptic event of Ragnarök. In his absence, Thor’s brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has ruled in the guise of their father Odin (Anthony Hopkins), a consequence of which is the…

Spotlight

Spotlight

An investigative team at the Boston Globe uncovers a cover-up surrounding child molestation within the Catholic Church in Spotlight. Spotlight is an investigative section of the Boston Globe headed up by Walter ‘Robby’ Robinson (Michael Keaton) and his team of Mike Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams), and Matt Carroll (Brian d’Arcy James). The Globe’s new editor-in-chief Marty Baron (Liev…

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron

The team of Marvel superheroes reunite to face a new threat in Avengers: Age of Ultron.  The Avengers raid a Hydra base in Eastern Europe and recover the scepter previously held by Loki.  Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) finds that the staff has the capability to create artificial intelligence and he uses it to complete…

Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo star in this true story about a multimillionaire who becomes a coach of an Olympic wrestler.  Mark Schultz (Tatum) is a gold medal winning amateur wrestler, who lives under the shadow of his older brother Dave (Ruffalo).  Out of the blue, Mark is contacted by multimillionaire John Eleuthère du…

Begin Again

Begin Again

Seven years after his breakthrough film Once, Irish director John Carney returns with another musical drama set in New York City.  Dan Mulligan (Mark Ruffalo) is a disgraced record executive, who stumbles upon an acoustic performance by singer-songwriter Greta (Keira Knightley). An English ex-patriot, Greta is struggling with her recent break-up with her rock star…

The Avengers

The Avengers

The Avengers has a lot of set-up.  Each of the main members of this superhero team were introduced through their own film over the course of the last 4 years.  It’s definitely an ambitious plan to release five independent films to introduce the characters before bringing them together in one epic movie. And the movie is…