Jason Statham stars in this giant shark thriller as the leader of a deep sea team trying to rescue fellow divers (among them, his ex-wife – how convenient!), trapped in a submersible in the Mariana Trench, where, years before, he had encountered the long-believed extinct, Megalodon. When “The Meg” follows them back from the trench, […]
Irene is a super nerdy, chubby high schooler who idolizes actress Geena Davis and longs to be a cheerleader. When she gets suspended from school, she uses her community service work at a nearby retirement home to create a ragtag cheerleading squad to audition for a TV talent show. Excellent casting, charming characters and a […]
This 2017 film, one of India’s highest grossing movies ever, is the story of Insia, a talented 15-year-old singer who, with the help of her mother, defies her abusive father, donning a niqab and posting videos on YouTube to secretly pursue her dream of stardom… and freedom from her mean-spirited father. Writer/director Advait Chandan’s story, […]
Best friends Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon) find themselves fleeing Los Angeles for Europe, after Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up on the heels of his text message breakup, revealing he is a spy with deadly assassins on his trail. Co-writer/director Susanna Fogel’s story has all the surprisingly well-choreographed stunts, car chases and plot gyrations […]
Lifelong friends Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this drama/comedy about Collin (Diggs), a convicted felon in Oakland, California, who’s sweating his final days of probation, and his chance at a new life, when he sees a white cop kill an unarmed black man. At the same time, Collin finds himself torn […]
A decade after they escaped a desert-based, UFO death cult, two young men return to the commune after receiving a cryptic videotaped message. There, strange occurrences make them realize there may be more to the UFO aspect of the story than they initially believed. While the premise of this low budget, supernatural indy flick is […]
This is the story of Kayla, a painfully shy, awkward, smartphone-addicted eighth grader trying to survive the final week of a disappointing school year. Writer/director Bo Burnham has created a subtle, stomach-churning comedy loaded with one “oh God, please no” moment after another, deftly brought to life by his muse, newcomer Elsie Fisher, who’s sweet, […]
This Netflix original young adult romantic-comedy stars Joey King (Wish Upon, Going In Style) and Lee Courtney (Super 8) as Elle and Lee, two lifelong best friends facing a dilemma when Elle secretly violates one of the long established rules of their friendship and falls for Lee’s sexy older brother Noah (Australian newcomer Jacob Elordi) […]
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will involve watching Tom Cruise live out his fantasy of being a stuntman for a torturous TWO AND A HALF HOURS on the big screen. Yes, Cruise is back as spymaster Ethan Hunt in this sixth installment in the Mission Impossible franchise, this time leading his IMF […]
Michael Fassbender stars in this crime thriller, adapted from Jo Nesbø’s best-selling novel, about Oslo detective Harry Hole (cue the jokes!) who teams up with a brilliant protégé (Rebecca Ferguson) after a woman goes missing during the first snowfall of the season. Soon, they find themselves racing against the clock as a serial killer taunts them […]