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"Brick" is a German sci-fi thriller now featured on Netflix. It's available dubbed in English or in German with English subtitles.

Brad Pitt ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" stars in a race car thriller from filmmaker Joseph Kosinski, director of "Top Gun: Maverick" fame.

Does James Gunn's new take on Superman fly? Check out our take on the revised Man of Steele.

Writer/director Osgood Perkins ("Longlegs") brings us the horror comedy "The Monkey," based on a story by Stephen King.

Nicholas Cage ("Longlegs") stars in an Australian psychological thriller that's a throwback to '70s exploitation movies.

Writer, producer, director Tyler Perry ("The Six Triple Eight") offers a new Netflix social drama, "Straw." Taraji P. Henson ("Hidden Figures") plays a desperate woman who inadvertently causes a standoff crisis at a bank.

Tom Hiddleston ("Loki") stars in the philosophical comic drama "The Life of Chuck" adapted from a Stephen King novella.

Ed Harris ("Pollack"), Jennifer Collidge ("White Lotus") and Bill Murray ("Groundhog Day") star in the violent dark comedy, "Riff Raff."

Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock") wrote, produced and stars in a controversial Western that has made headlines for a on-set tragedy.

Vince Vaughn ("Wedding Crashers") stars in the Netflix comedy "Nonnas." It's the story of a mechanic who tries to open an Italian restaurant. Susan Sarandon, Brenda Vaccaro, Talia Shire and Lorainne Bracco play the grandmas Vince recruits as chefs.

The Brazilian drama "I'm Still Here" depicts the true story of a family who suffered at the hands of the military dictatorship in the 1970s. Fernanda Torres won the Golden Globe for Best Actress and the film won the Oscar for Best International Feature.

Cate Blanchett ("Borderlands") and Michael Fassbender ("Inglourious Basterds") star in the intriguing spy drama, "Black Bag," directed by Steven Soderbergh ("Ocean's 11").

The Netflix action thriller "Bullet Train Explosion" is a remake and update of the classic 1975 Japanese disaster movie, "The Bullet Train."

Tom Hardy ("Inception"), Forest Whitaker ("The Last King of Scotland") and Timothy Olyphant ("Justified") star in the Netflix thriller "Havoc," from writer/director Gareth Evans ("The Raid 2").

Zachary Levi ("Shazam!") and Meghann Fahy ("Drop") star in a family drama about a struggling couple whose son suffers from autism and brittle bone disease.

Universal Studios goes back to the horror well with a reimagining of "Wolf Man." Julia Garner ("Ozark") and Christopher Abbott ("Poor Things") star in this update from director Leigh Whannell ("The Invisible Man").

Comic Amy Schumer ("I Feel Pretty") wrote and stars in the raunchy Netflix comedy, "Kinda Pregnant."

The SpongeBob Squarepants universe expands yet again with the Netflix animated musical farce "Plankton: The Movie."

The Netflix documentary "The Twister: Caught in the Storm" chronicles the day that a massive tornado leveled much of Joplin, Missouri.

The Russo Brothers ("Avengers: Endgame") direct a comic sci-fi thriller for Netflix, "The Electric State." Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt star.

Documentarian Errol Morris ("The Fog of War") takes on a controversial theory about the Charles Manson family's murder spree, proposed by journalist Tom O'Neill.

"Nickel Boys," an adaptation of an award-winning novel and a multiple Oscar nominee, is now available to view on multiple streaming platforms.

Cameron Diaz ("There's Something About Mary"), Jamie Foxx ("Ray") and Glenn Close ("Hillbilly Elegy") star in a new action comedy on Netflix.

The action thriller "Cleaner" is a pale imitation of the movie it's trying so hard to be. "Cleaner" is no "Die Hard." Daisy Ridley stars as a window cleaner who, as fate would have it, is also a skilled ex-soldier.

The edgy comic drama "Anora" has proven to be a critical darling despite its graphic material. Mikey Madison ("Lady in the Lake") stars as a prostitute in this social critique from filmmaker Sean Baker ("Red Rocket").

Paul Mescal ("All of Us Strangers") stars in the sequel to the classic sword and sandal epic, directed by Ridley Scott )"Alien").

"Conclave," an adaptation of a speculative novel, is from award-winning director Edward Berger ("All Quiet on the Western Front"). Ralph Fiennes ("The English Patient") leads a stellar cast in a twisty story about the election of a new Pope.

Demi Moore ("Ghost") and Margaret Qualley ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") star in the grisly horror entry, "The Substance."

Pamela Anderson ("Baywatch") tries for a career comeback with this drama from director Gia Coppola. Jamie Lee Curtis co-stars.

Filmmaker Tyler Perry offers a historical drama about Black servicewomen who pulled of a nearly impossible task during WWII. Kerry Washington stars.

The controversy behind the development of in vitro fertilization is the focus of the Netflix drama, "Joy."

Megan Fox ("Transformers") stars as a cyborg who incites family drama in a Netflix sci-fi thriller.

Jason Bateman ("Ozark") and Taron Egerton ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") star in the Netflix suspense thriller, "Carry On."

Angelina Jolie ("Girl, Interrupted") plays famed operatic diva Maria Callas in director Pablo Larraín's Netflix biopic, "Maria."

Jude Law ("Skeleton Crew") and Nicholas Hoult ("Juror #2") star in the true crime drama "The Order" about a Neo-Nazi group that terrorized the Northwest U.S. in the 1980s.

Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofia Gascon star in French director Jacques Audiard’s Spanish language Netflix musical “Emilia Peréz” about a Mexican drug kingpin whose decision to have a secret gender change brings unexpected complications.

Haley Bennett ("Hillbilly Elegy") takes the title role of an early female entrepreneur in the historical drama, "Widow Clicquot."

Sir Ian McKellen ("The Lord of the Rings" ) takes the title role of an unscrupulous theater reviewer in the British period drama, "The Critic."

The Netflix documentary "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" is about a young man whose expansive life was only discovered after his death.

Andra Day ("The United States vs. Billie Holliday"), Glenn Close ("The Wife") and Mo'Nique ("Phat Girlz") star a new Netflix horror entry from director Lee Daniels ("Precious").

Anna Kendrick ("Up in the Air") stars in and makes her directorial debut with a Netflix suspense thriller, "Woman of the Hour."

Writer/director Tyler Perry ("A Madea Homecoming") has added an adult Netflix erotic thriller to his eclectic resume. Kelly Rowland ("The Curse of Bridge Hollow") plays a lawyer who makes a bold and dangerous choice of who do defend. -  

Oscar-winner Kate Winslet ("The Reader") stars as famed WWII combat photographer Lee Miller in the biopic, "Lee."

The Netflix documentary "Will & Harper" is about a road trip with a twist, featuring comedian Will Ferrell ("Elf") and longtime "Saturday Night Live" writer, Harper Steele.

Natasha Leone ("Poker Face"), Elizabeth Olsen ("WandaVision") and Carrie Coon ("The Gilded Age") play bickering sisters in this new Netflix drama.

Crooner Harry Connick, Jr. ("Dolphin Tale") stars in a Netflix romantic comedy set on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

The Netflix documentary "Daughters" and the theatrical release "Sing Sing" are two films about unique prison programs that make good companion pieces.

Mark Wahlberg ("Arthur the King") and Halle Berry ("Monster's Ball") star in the Netflix spy comedy, "The Union."

Jean Reno ("The Professional") stars in "My Penguin Friend," a family film inspired by the unlikely true story about a poor fisherman who saves the life of a wild penguin and forms a lifelong bond.

Blake Lively ("A Simple Favor") leads the cast in a big-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel.

Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally star in the latest in a string of comedies featuring actresses of a certain age.

The Netflix action thriller "Trigger Warning" marks the acting comeback of Jessica Alba after years on the sidelines. Is it worth your time?

Russell Crowe ("The Pope's Exorcist") and Liam Hemsworth ("Poker Face") star in the Netflix war thriller, "Land of Bad."

Sean Penn ("Milk") and Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Gray") star in the cab ride confessional, "Daddio."

Dev Patel wrote, produced, directed and stars in the wild and violent thriller, "Monkey Man," now available on DVD.

Netflix offers Eddie Murphy as he returns for the forth time as a wisecracking Detroit cop fighting crime in sunny California.

Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt star in the Netflix romantic comedy, "Mother of the Bride."

"The Zone of Interest" is a German language film that won this year's Oscar for Best International Feature. This story about the commandant of the Auschwitz death camp is now available on video on demand platforms.

The sports drama "The Iron Claw" tells the tale of pro wrestling's famous Von Erich family. Zac Efron ("The Greatest Showman") and Jeremy Allen White (TV's "The Bear") lead the cast in a gritty, somber drama featuring the triumphs and tragedies experie...

Jerry Seinfeld makes his directorial debut with the wacky Netflix comedy, "Unfrosted," about the rise of the Pop Tart.

Jennifer Lopez plays an analyst who tries to save the world from a rouge AI robot in the Netflix sci-fi action epic, "Atlas."

"The Last Stop in Yuma County" is a neo-noir suspense flick that plays like an old school drive-in thriller.

"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is the fourth entry in the rebooted "Planet of the Apes" franchise which serves as a prequel to the original story. It takes place 300 years after the apes gained intelligence.

Tom Wolf's controversial 1998 novel gets the Netflix mini-series treatment from writer David E. Kelly ("Ally McBeal") and directors Regina King ("One Night in Miami") and Thomas Schlamme ("The West Wing"). Jeff Daniels ("The Newsroom"),

The folks at Aardman Studios took 23 years before they released a sequel to their popular animated comedy, "Chicken Run," now on Netflix.

Director Ava DuVernay's drama "Origin" is a drama about the personal challenges that journalist Isabel Wilkerson endured as she researched her non-fiction book "Caste: The Origins of our Discontents." Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor ("King Richard") portrays the...

Does Alex Garland's controversial drama "Civil War" live up to the hype? Kirsten Dunst stars in a speculative thriller showing what a split in our Union might look like.

The lead-up to Prince Andrew's notorious 2019 BBC Newsnight interview is the subject of the Netflix drama, "Scoop." Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell lead the cast.

Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin receives the biopic treatment in the Netflix drama, "Rustin." Coleman Domingo received an Oscar nomination for his performance.

Oscar winner Regina King ("If Beale Street Could Talk") stars as congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in the Netflix biopic, "Shirley."

Jeffrey Wright ("Westworld") plays an African American writer forced to compromise in the observant comedy, "American Fiction."

The big winner at the Cannes Film Festival is an involving French courtroom drama that also received an Oscar for it's screenplay.

Adam Sandler ("Hustle," "Uncut Gems") plays a cosmonaut facing an existential crisis in the Netflix sci-fi offering, "Spaceman."

Will Ferrell ("Barbie") and Jamie Foxx ("The Burial") lend their voices to the R-rated farce, "Strays." It's a talking dog movie where the pooches use language that would make a sailor blush.

Ben Kinglsey ("Shindler's List"), Jane Curtain ("SNL") and Harriet Samson Harris ("Licorice Pizza") star in the quirky sci-fi comic drama, "Jules."

The chilling Netflix drama "Society of the Snow" is a survival drama based on a true story. This Spanish language feature is a nominee for this year's Best International Feature Oscar.

Jennifer Garner ("13 Going on 30") and Ed Helms ("The Hangover") star in the supernatural Netflix comedy, "Family Switch."

Nominated for thirteen Academy Awards, "Oppenheimer" is an epic biopic about the father of the atomic bomb, written and directed by Christopher Nolan ("Inception.")

The bawdy comedy "Joy Ride" was released in theaters last summer and is now available to stream at home. It's about four Asian-American women who take a road trip to China where everything goes sideways.

Kevin Hart ("Me Time") plays the head of an international group of sophisticated art thieves in the Netflix action comedy, "Lift."

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese's long-awaited adaptation of the non-fiction book is now available to screen at home.

Filmmaker Zack Snyder ("300") gives his take on the sci-fi space opera genre. It's currently streaming on Netflix.

Bradley Cooper ("A Star is Born") wrote, produced, directed and stars in the story of famed conductor/director Leonard Bernstein.

Filmmaker Ridley Scott ("Gladiator") tries his hand at yet another epic, "Napoleon." Joaquin Phoenix ("Joker") stars as the French emperor and military genius.

Julia Roberts ("Eat, Pray, Love"), Mahershala Ali ("Green Book") and Ethan Hawke ("Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery") star in the apocalyptic Netflix thriller, "Leave the World Behind," directed by Sam Esmail ("Mr. Robot").

Two Oscar-winning actresses star in the Netflix drama, "May December." Julianne Moore ("Still Alice") plays a child rapist and Natalie Portman ("Black Swan") plays an actress signed to play her in a movie. "May December" is the latest from acclaimed di...

The quirky short story by Roald Dahl ("The Witches") is now a quirky short film on Netflix directed by Wes Anderson ("Asteroid City").

The story behind the Supreme Court's historic Miranda Ruling is the focus of the drama, "Miranda's Victim." Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") plays Trish Weir, who suffered a rape in 1963 and fought a technicality that kept her rapist out of jail.

The dark Netflix thriller "The Killer" stars Michael Fassbender ("Next Goal Wins") as a philosophical assassin who scrambles to save himself when a hit goes bad. It's the latest from director David Fincher ("The Social Network," "Gone Girl").

Annette Bening ("Being Julia") and Jodi Foster ("Silence of the Lambs") star in the Netflix biopic "Nyad." It focuses on famed swimmer Diana Nyad's attempts to swim the Florida Straights at age 63.

Emily Blunt ("Oppenheimer") and Chris Evans ("Captain America") star in the Netflix opioid crisis drama, "Pain Hustlers." They play pharmaceutical sales reps who skirt the law by offering bribes to doctors to prescribe their addictive meds.

Oscar winners Jamie Foxx ("Ray") and Tommy Lee Jones ("The Fugutive") star in the Amazon Prime drama, "The Burial," based on a compelling true story.

Three Oscar-winners and an Emmy winner reunite for a sequel to the hit 2018 comedy, "Book Club."

Phoebe Dynevor ("Bridgerton") and Alden Alden Ehrenreich "Solo: A Star Wars Story") star in the Netflix drama, "Fair Play," a throwback to the erotic thrillers of the 80s and 90s.

The remarkable life of Kansas City dressmaker Nell Donnelly gets musicalized in the locally-made feature, "Nelly Don - The Musical Movie."

The dark Netflix satire "El Conde" is a horror entry inspired by the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. It's the work of noted filmmaker Pablo Larrain ("Jackie.")

Ben Affleck ("Air") stars in "Hypnotic," a sci-fi mystery thriller from filmmaker Robert Rodriguez ("Alita: Battle Angel").

The raunchy sex farce "Bottoms" stars Rachel Sennott ("Bodies Bodies Bodies") and Ayd Edebiri ("The Bear") as lesbians who start a high school fight club.

Helen Mirren ("The Queen") stars as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in "Golda," a drama about the tense days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

John Boyega ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens"), Teyonah Parris ("WandaVision") and Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx ("Django Unchained") star in the Netflix sci-fi satire "They Cloned Tyrone," a pointed social commentary and homage to Blaxploitation movies.

The Netflix documentary "The Deepest Breath" focuses on the extreme sport of free diving.

Gal Gadot ("Wonder Woman") stars as an uber talented double-agent in the new Netflix spy thriller, "Heart of Stone."

Tom Cruise ("Top Gun: Maverick") returns for the seventh time as super spy Ethan Hunt in the thriller "Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One."

Ellie Kemper ("Unbreakable Kimmie Shmidt") and Luke Grimes ("Yellowstone") star in the Netflix romcom, "Happiness for Beginners," about two people who backpack their way to romance.

The blockbuster toy becomes the blockbuster movie. Find out what our critics thought about Great Gerwig's "Barbie," starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling

Adam DeVine ("Pitch Perfect"), Pierce Brosnan ("The King's Daughter") and Ellen Barkin ("Ocean's Thirteen") star in the wacky farce, "The Out-Laws."

Toni Colette ("Hereditary") takes on a comic role in the gangster spoof, "Mafia Mamma."

Shailene Woodley ("Divergent") stars in the dark crime thriller, "To Catch a Killer," the tale of a troubled police officer on the trail of a serial killer.

Chris Hemsworth ("Thor") returns as black ops mercenary Tyler Rake in "Extraction 2," the sequel to the hit Netflix action thriller from 2020.

Take three Oscar-winning actresses (Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field) as well as an Emmy winner (Lily Tomlin), add a Super Bowl-winning quarterback (Tom Brady), and you've got a recipe for a streaming movie hit called "80 for Brady."

"How to Blow Up a Pipeline" is a fictional thriller inspired by the non-fiction book of the same name by noted ecology professor, Andreas Malm.

Jane Fonda ("The Book Club") and Lily Tomlin ("80 for Brady) reunite for a dark revenged comedy, "Moving On."

Katie Holmes directed and stars in the drama "Rare Objects," which she adapted from the 2016 novel by Kathleen Tessaro.

The Netflix action thriller "The Mother" stars Jennifer Lopez as a retired assassin. When bad guys threaten the safety of her daughter, J Lo gets back into backside kicking mode.

Judy Bloom's 1970 coming of age novel finally gets the big screen treatment. Abby Ryder Fortson ("Ant-Man and the Wasp") takes the title role, supported by Kathy Bates ("Richard Jewell") and Rachel McAdams ("Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness").

Gerard Butler ("Olympus Has Fallen") stars in the thriller "Plane," a disaster movie/action hybrid.

An Oscar nominee for Best International Feature, the Irish language drama "The Quiet Girl" is now available on many streaming platforms.

Rachel Leigh Cook ("Josie and the Pussycats) and Scott Ly star in the Netflix offering "A Tourist's Guide to Love," a rom-com set in Viet Nam.

Ben Affleck directs old pal Matt Damon in "Air," the dramatic true story about Nike's efforts to land Michael Jordan's basketball shoe endorsement contract.

The Netflix documentary "Money Shot: The Pornhub Story" examines the controversial website and its questionable practices.

Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler return in "Murder Mystery 2," a sequel to their 2019 Netflix whodunit farce.

Michael B. Jordan ("Fruitvale Station") returns as boxer Adonis Creed in the third installment in the "Rocky" spinoff series. Jonathan Majors ("Devotion") plays his nemesis in and out of the ring.

The Netflix family movie "True Spirit" is a dramatic feature about Australian teenager Jessica Watson who in 2009 attempted to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe.

"Emily" is a highly fictionalized biopic about the short life of Emily Bronte, the author of the Victorian Era classic, "Wuthering Heights." Emma Mackey takes the title role.

Julianne Moore ("Still Alice") and Sebastian Stan ("Pam & Tommy") lead a sharp cast in a twisty Apple TV+ con artist drama, "Sharper."

Erich Maria Remarque's acclaimed 1929 WWI novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" gets its fourth movie adaptation. Edward Berger's German-language version won the 2023 British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Best Picture.

Reese Witherspoon ("Wild") and Ashton Kutcher (TV's "That 70s Show") are bi-coastal friends in the Netflix rom-com, "Your Place or Mine."

The infamous "Baywatch Babe" Pamela Anderson tries to set the record straight with a new Netflix documentary, providing her with an outlet to tell her own story.

The Netflix children's movie "My Father's Dragon" employs traditional, hand-drawn animation to tell the fantastical story of a boy and a dragon who try to save a sinking island.

Susan and Russ have completely different takes on the new Netflix romantic comedy called "You People." A commentary on contemporary race relations, it stars Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy, Nia Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Duchovny.

Rob Lowe (TV's "9-1-1: Lone Star") stars in the Netflix family movie, "Dog Gone," based on a true story about a Virginia family's efforts to locate their lost dog.

Christian Bale ("Batman Begins") and Harry Melling ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) star in the gothic murder mystery "The Pale Blue Eye," based on the novel by Louis Bayard.

Tom Hanks ("Elvis") stars as a cantankerous curmudgeon in the comic drama "A Man Called Otto," an Americanized version of the award-winning 2015 Swedish film, "A Man Called Ove."

Filmmaker Noah Baumbach ("Marriage Story") has adapted Don DeLillo's acclaimed 1985 novel "White Noise" for Netflix. It stars Adam Driver ("BlacKKKlansman"), Greta Gerwig ("Frances Ha") and Don Cheadle ("Ocean's Eleven").

In a sequel to the popular 2019 whodunit "Knives Out," filmmaker Rian Johnson ("Star Wars: The Last Jedi") once again offers a decadent mystery featuring wily sleuth Beniot Blanc, played by Daniel Craig ("No Time to Die").

In the journalistic procedural "She Said," Carrie Mulligan ("Promising Young Woman") and Zoe Kazan ("The Big Sick") play two NY Times reporters who doggedly pursued the story of Harvey Weinstein's infamous sexual abuse scandals.

"Slumberland" is a live action Netflix adaptation of the old "Little Nemo in Slumberland" comic strip. Jason Mamoa ("Aquaman") leads the cast in this fantasy about a young girl who travels between the real world and the dream world.

Cate Blanchett ("Blue Jasmine") makes yet another Oscar bid with "Tár," a drama about a conflicted symphonic conductor. Todd Field ("In the Bedroom") handled the writing and directing chores.

Florence Pugh ("Don't Worry Darling") stars in the Irish period drama "The Wonder," from acclaimed director Sebastian Lelio ("A Fantastic Woman").

Millie Bobby Brown ("Stranger Things") stars in the Netflix mystery sequel "Enola Holmes 2." It's yet another adaptation of the popular novels by Nancy Springer.

Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington play professors at a fairytale academy in the Netflix fantasy, "The School for Good and Evil."

Oscar winners Jessica Chastain ("The Eyes of Tammy Faye") and Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything") star in the Netflix drama "The Good Nurse," a true story about America's most prolific serial killer.

Movie icons George Clooney ("Ocean's 11") and Julia Roberts ("Pretty Woman") star in the old school rom-com, "Ticket to Paradise."

The life of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe gets the arthouse biopic treatment with "Blonde." Ana de Armas ("Knives Out") plays the star whose tragic life inspired a novel by Joyce Carol Oates that director Andrew Dominik adapted to film.

Jaeden Martell ("It") and Donald Sutherland ("The Hunger Games") star in "Mr. Harrigan's Phone," a Netflix film adapted from a Stephen King novella. John Lee Hancock ("The Blind Side") provides the screenplay and direction for this supernatural coming-...

Filmmaker Tyler Perry ("Madea") offers an old school melodrama, "A Jazzman's Blues." It's a murder mystery romance set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South. It's now on Netflix.

Oscar-winner Allison Janney ("I, Tonya") stars in the Netflix action thriller, "Lou."

Viola Davis ("The Help") stars in the historical epic "The Woman King," the tale of female warriors who defend their African kingdom in the 1800s.

Queen Latifah and Ludacris star in a Netflix action thriller called "End of the Road."

Ryan Gosling ("La La Land") and Chris Evans ("Captain America") star in the Netflix action thriller "The Gray Man."

Lili Reinhart (TV's "Riverdale") stars in "Look Both Ways," a comic drama about a woman whose life diverges into two parallel realities, one in which she's pregnant and one in which she is not.

In the social drama "Emily the Criminal," Aubrey Plaza ("Black Bear") stars as a desperate young woman drowning in credit card debt who turns to credit card fraud.

Jamie Foxx ("Ray"), Dave Franco ("Neighbors") and Snoop Dogg ("The House Next Door") star in "Day Shift," a new horror comedy on Netflix.

Brad Pitt ("Once Upon a Time in Hollwyood") stars in the over-the-top action comedy, "Bullet Train."

"Jurassic World: Dominion," the sixth film in the "Jurassic Park" franchise, sees familiar faces and familiar dinosaurs returning for yet another eye-popping action adventure.

"Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" is a whimsical stop-motion animated mockumentary that is based on three award-winning short subjects. Jenny Slate ("Gifted") provides the voice of the titular character.

The seventh dramatic adaptation of Jane Austen's classic 1817 novel "Persuasion" is new on Netflix. Dakota Johnson stars.

Ralph Finnes ("The King's Man") and Jessica Chastain ("The Eyes of Tammy Faye") star in the dark social drama, "The Forgiven," written and directed by John Michael McDonagh ("Calvary").

Kevin Hart ("Ride Along") and Woody Harrelson ("War for the Planet of the Apes") star in the Netflix action comedy, "The Man from Toronto."

Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge") puts his flashy imprint on the life of the King of Rock 'n Roll. "Elvis" stars Austin Butler ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") in the title role and Tom Hanks ("News of the World") portrays his manager, Col.

The new Netflix sci-fi thriller "Spiderhead" stars Chris Hemsworth ("The Avengers") and Miles Teller ("Whiplash") and was directed by Joseph Kosinski ("Top Gun: Maverick").

The Netflix offering "Hustle" is a sports drama starring Adam Sandler ("Uncut Gems") as a scout for the Philadelphia 76ers who discovers and promotes a promising player he discovers playing street ball in Spain.

Rebel Wilson ("Pitch Perfect") stars in the Netflix comedy "Senior Year" about a woman who wakes up from a 20-year coma and believes she's still in high school.

Jim Broadbent ("Moulin Rouge") and Helen Mirren ("The Queen") star in the low key British comedy, "The Duke." It's the true story of an eccentric who stole an art masterpiece in 1961.

Nicholas Cage ("Pig") plays Nicholas Cage ("Face/Off") in this wacky and very meta comedy.

The animated comedy "The Bad Guys" is a sendup of heist movies featuring anthropomorphic animals who have to decide whether or not to go straight.

Mark Wahlberg ("The Departed") stars in the true story of boxer-turned-priest, Stuart Long.

Writer/director Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up") takes aim at Hollywood pomposity in the Netflix satirical comedy "The Bubble." Cast members include Leslie Mann ("Blithe Spirit"), Keegan Michael Key ("The Prom") and Kate McKinnon ("Joe vs. Carol").

Sandra Bullock ("Unforgivable") and Channing Tatum ("Dog") star in the wacky rom-com fantasy, "The Lost City."

Jesse Plemons ("The Power of the Dog"), Lily Collins ("Emily in Paris") and Jason Segel ("How I Met Your Mother") star in the new Netflix suspense thriller, "Windfall."

Actor Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, who recently collaborated on the hit "Free Guy," re-team for the sci-fi time travel movie, "The Adam Project."

Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") stars in a musical adaptation of the classic French romantic play, "Cyrano."

The Netflix offering "tick...tick...BOOM!" is an adaptation of the Broadway musical autobiography of composer Jonathan Larson ("Rent"). Andrew Garfield ("The Eyes of Tammy Faye") stars.

"The Worst Person in the World" is a comic drama from Norway that's been nominated for two Academy Awards, Best International Feature and Best Original Screenplay.

Does Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic musical "West Side Story" live up to the original? Susan and Russ have very different opinions.

Local filmmaker Trevor Hawkins makes his feature film debut with the drama "Lotawana," shot at Lake Lotawana, Missouri.

Writer/director Kenneth Branagh (:Murder on the Orient Express") offers "Belfast," a semi-autobiographical tale of his youth in his native Norther Ireland.

Actress Halle Berry stars in the Netflix MMA drama, "Bruised." The film also marks her directorial debut.

Filmmaker Joel Coen ("No Country for Old Men") takes a shot at adapting one of the thornier Shakespeare works, with Denzel Washington ("Fences") and Frances McDormand in the major roles.

"The Hand of God," the latest opus from Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino ("The Great Beauty"), is a wistful semi-autobiographical tale of his youth in Naples.

Oscar-winner Olivia Coleman ("The Favourite") stars in the psychological drama "The Lost Daughter," the directing debut of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal ("The Kindergarten Teacher").

Sandra Bullock ("Birdbox") goes for a total makeover in "The Unforgivable," a Netflix drama about an ex-con looking for redemption. The cast also includes Vincent D'Onofrio, Viola Davis, Rob Morgan, Richard Thomas and Jon Bernthal.

Susan and Russ take a look at the new behind-the-scenes drama "Being the Ricardos." It stars Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, the stars of the classic sitcom "I Love Lucy." Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin ("The Social Network")...

Director Ridley Scott ("The Last Duel") has assembled an impressive cast (Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek) to tell the true story of intrigue and murder within the famed fashion house.

Benedict Cumberbatch ("Doctor Strange") goes against type in the gothic western, "The Power of the Dog" from filmmaker Jane Campion ("The Piano").

Can Dwayne Johnson ("Jungle Cruise"), Ryan Reynolds ("Free Guy") and Gal Gadot ("Wonder Woman") save the big budget Netflix comic thriller "Red Notice." Susan and Russ weigh in.

Ruth Negga ("Loving") and Tessa Thompson ("Silvie's Love") star in "Passing," based on the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen. It's the story of two African-American friends, one who is passing as white. The film marks the directorial debut of actress Rebecca ...

"The Harder They Fall" is a Western with an Afro-centric approach. Idris Elba, Jonathan Majors and Regina King star in the feature film directorial debut of British hip-hop star Jeymes Samuel (The Bullitts).

Filmmaker Edgar Wright ("Baby Driver") offers a unique, genre-blending opus, "Last Night in Soho." Thomasin McKenzie ("Jojo Rabbit") and Anya Taylor-Joy ("Emma") star in an unusual thriller about a fashion student whose muse appears to her in dreams.

Jake Gyllenhaal ("Brokeback Mountain") stars in an English language remake of the acclaimed Danish film, "The Guilty." In this thriller, he plays a 911 dispatch officer desperately trying to save a kidnap victim.

Melissa McCarthy ("Can You Ever Forgive Me?") stars alongside Chris O'Dowd ("Molly's Game") and Kevin Kline ("Here Today") in the Netflix film "The Starling." It's a comic drama about grief and reconciliation directed by Theodore Melfi ("Hidden Figures").

Jessica Chastain ("Zero Dark Thirty") stars as televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in the biopic "The Eyes of Tammy Faye." Andrew Garfield ("Hacksaw Ridge") portrays her husband, Jim.

Ryan Reynolds ("Deadpool") stars as a character in a video game in the over the top action fantasy, "Free Guy." The film also stars Jodi Comer (TV's "Killing Eve") and was directed by Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum").

Michael Keaton ("The Protege") portrays lawyer Kenneth Feinberg in "Worth," a Netflix original drama. Feinberg was the head of the 9/11 Victims' Compensation Fund, assigned with the unenviable task of deciding what a human life was worth.

Matt Damon ("The Bourne Identity") and Abigail Breslin ("August: Osage County") play father and daughter in "Stillwater," a drama from Oscar-winning filmmaker Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight").

Jason Momoa ("Aquaman") and Isabela Merced ("Dora the Explorer) star in the Netflix action thriller, "Sweet Girl."

John David Washington ("Tenet") stars in the Hitchcock-like thriller "Beckett," now streaming on Netflix.

Actor Winston Duke ("Us," "Black Panther") stars in the supernatural arthouse drama, "Nine Days." It marks the feature film debut for writer/director Edson Oda.

Dwayne Johnson ("Jumanji: The Next Level") and Emily Blunt ("A Quiet Place") star in the comic adventure "Jungle Cruise," based on the Disneyland theme park ride.

"I Carry You With Me" won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. This Spanish language entry is based on the true story of the trials and tribulations of a Mexican who flees to the US to pursue his dream as a chef.

The long-awaited sequel is now in theaters. Writer/director John Krasinski ("Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan") teams up once again with Emily Blunt ("Jungle Cruise") for another sci-fi horror entry.

The latest adventure from the Marvel Cinematic Universe approaches an Avenger from a different angle. Scarlett Johansson ("Marriage Story") takes the title role, joined by Florence Pugh ("Little Women"), Rachel Weisz ("The Favourite") and David Harbour...

Known as "The Black Woodstock," the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 was captured on film for a proposed TV special. It never happened. That 'lost' footage has been complied into a documentary by the noted musician, Questlove.

Comedian Kevin Hart ("Ride Along") takes a dramatic turn in "Fatherhood." Writer/director Paul Weitz ("About a Boy") has adapted the book by Matt Logelin into a Netflix original comic dr

Actress Rita Moreno ("West Side Story") has had a colorful life and career. The highs and lows of her life and career are examined in the documentary "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It."

Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin") stars in the Netflix sci-fi apocalyptic thriller, "Awake." She plays a woman who tries to save her children after a solar flare causes nearly all of humanity to lose the ability to sleep.

Disney offers yet another live action origin story for one of its animated villains. Emma Stone ("La La Land") and Emma Thompson ("Saving Mr. Banks") lead the cast in a PG-13 rated comedy set in London's Mod 70s.

The inspirational Netflix movie "Blue Miracle" is based on a true story. A group of Mexican orphans takes on a big task. They team up with a washed-up former fishing champ (Dennis Quaid, "The Right Stuff") in an attempt to win a lucrative fishing conte...

Melanie Laurent ("Inglorious Basterds") stars in the French sci-fi thriller "Oxygen," about a woman who wakes up in a cryogenic pod with no idea how she got there. It's the latest effort from director Alexendre Aja ("Crawl"). -fi

A teen is accused of being an accomplice to a botched robbery that left a man dead. Was he involved, or just an innocent bystander? The drama "Monster" stars Kelvin Harrison, Jr. ("Waves"), Jennifer Hudson ("Cats"),

Amanda Seyfried ("Mank") stars in the ghost story "Things Heard & Seen," a Netflix adaptation of  the novel All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage. The supporting cast includes James Norton ("Little Women"), Natalia Dyer ("Stranger Things"),

A Korean-American family starts a small farm in Arkansas in the 1980s. Yuh-Jung Youn won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for this sweet, subtle family film.

Melissa McCarthy ("Spy") and Octavia Spencer ("The Help") co-star in a Netflix superhero spoof, "Thunder Force." It co-stars Jason Bateman (TV's "Ozark") and was written and directed by McCarthy's husband, Ben Falcone ("Superintelligence").

Idris Elba ("The Wire") and Caleb McLaughlin ("Stranger Things") star in "Concrete Cowboy," a coming-of-age tale set in the real-life world of Philadelphia's inner city horsemen.

Benedict Cumberbatch ("Doctor Strange") stars in a '60s era spy thriller based on a true story. "The Courier" deals with a friendship that develops between a businessman, recruited to spy for the British secret service, and a Russian mole.

Comedians Eric André ("Rough Night", Lil Rel Howery ("Get Out") and Tiffany Haddish ("Girls Trip") star in the hybrid movie, "Bad Trip." It combines elements of a buddy comedy and a 'Punked'-stye hidden-camera show.

Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins ("Silence of the Lambs") and Olivia Coleman ("The Favourite") star in "The Father," a drama about a profound struggle with dementia. It marks the directorial debut of French playwright, Florian Zeller.

Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand ("Fargo") stars in the drama "Nomadland." It's an adaptation of a non-fiction book about indigent senior citizens who travel around the U.S. in trailers in search of employment.

Amy Poehler ("Wine Country") directs an adaptation of "Moxie," a 2015 YA novel of the same name by Jennifer Mathieu.

Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl") won a Golden Globe for her performance in the dark comic film, "I Care a Lot." It concerns a corrupt, court-appointed guardian who drains the elderly of their life savings. Other notable cast members include Peter Dinklage (...

Can a movie about an amateur British archeological dig in 1939 be compelling? Susan and Russ fill us in on this period piece that stars Carey Mulligan ("Promising Young Woman") and Ralph Fiennes ("The Hurt Locker").

The new documentary film "Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence," was shot here in Kansas City. It tells the remarkable true story of a woman who was once a drug addict living on the streets of KC. She turned her life around and opened Healing House,

John David Washington ("Tenet") and Zendaya ("The Greatest Showman") star in the dark interpersonal drama "Malcolm & Marie." It was written and directed by Sam Levinson, creator of the TV series, "Euphoria."

Naomi Watts ("Birdman") stars in "Penguin Bloom," an Australian family drama based on the book by Cameron Bloom. Watts plays a woman, paralyzed in a freak accident, whose emotional trauma is affected by her son's wild pet.

"The White Tiger" is a Netflix adaptation of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Arivind Adiga. It's a Dickensian tale about a poor Indian lad who uses his wits to rise above his lower caste station.

Director David Fincher ("The Social Network") focuses on Old Hollywood with his new feature "Mank." Gary Oldman plays acclaimed screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz in this 'warts-and-all" biopic, now showing on Netflix.

Vanessa Kirby ("The Crown"), Shia LaBeouf ("Honeyboy") and Ellen Burstyn ("Requiem for a Dream") star in the harrowing drama, "Pieces of a Woman."

Seventies pop music star Helen Reddy gets the biopic treatment in “I Am Woman.” Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey plays the singer who went through many personal struggles before hitting it big and writing the number one hit “I Am Woman” that beca...

Emma Roberts ("The Hunt") and Luke Bracey ("Hacksaw Ridge") star in the Netflix rom-com, "Holidate."

The late Chadwick Boseman ("Black Panther") stars in the Netflix adaptation of August Wilson's acclaimed play, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." The cast also includes Viola Davis ("The Help"), Glynn Turman ("The Way Back") and Coleman Domingo ("Lucy in the ...

Acclaimed Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg ("The Celebration") and actor Mads Mikkelsen re-team for the first time since their noted 2012 film, "The Hunt." "Another Round" is a comic drama about an experiment that four high school teachers embark upo...

Rachel Brosnahan ("The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel") stars in the 70s era neo-noir crime thriller, "I'm Your Woman." Brosnahan plays Jean, a twenty-something whose gangster husband crosses his associates and then goes missing.

Riz Ahmed ("Venom") and Olivia Cooke ("Ready Player One") star in "Sound of Metal." Written and directed by Dariius Marder ("Loot"), it's a drama that deals with a rock musician suffering from hearing loss.

Guy Pearce ("Prometheus") portrays the world's most renowned art forger, Dutch artist Han van Meegeren, in the post WWII drama, "The Last Vermeer." This drama explores the time when van Meegeren was on trial for collaborating with the Nazis.

Kate Winslet ("Blackbird") and Saoirse Ronan ("Little Women") star in "Ammonite," a tale of forbidden romance set in 1800s England. Winslet portrays palaeontologist Mary Anning and Ronan is geologist Charlotte Murchinson in this speculative bit of hist...

Kevin Costner ("Yellowstone") and Diane Lane ("Paris Can Wait") reunite for a big screen revenge thriller, "Let Him Go." It's based on the Neo-Western novel by Larry Watson and has been adapted to film by Thomas Bezucha ("The Family Stone").

Filmmaker Alexendra Pelosi takes a snapshot of a divided America in the unnerving Showtime documentary "American Selfie."

"Radium Girls" is a very well meaning period drama, but it takes a rather bland approach to a topic that should have been riveting. Actress Joey King ("The Kissing Booth") leads a likable cast in this tale about the young women who brought suit against...

Oscar winning filmmaker Aaron Sorkin ("The Social Network") turns his attention to a notorious legal case. The cast of "The Trial of the Chicago 7" includes Sacha Baron Cohen ("Borat") as Abby Hoffman, Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything") as Tom...

A young Philippine-American girl evades Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while trying to break into the Austin, Texas country music scene. Broadway star Eva Nobelzada makes her movie debut in this coming of age comic drama.

British actress Sally Hawkins ("The Shape of Water") plays a woman suffering from schizophrenia in the offbeat comic drama, "Eternal Beauty." The cast also includes David Thewlis ("I'm Thinking of Ending Things") and Penelope Wilton ("Downton Abbey").

"Kajillionaire" is comic drama from filmmaker Miranda July ("Me, You and Everyone We Know"). Evan Rachel Wood ("Westworld") leads the cast in the story of a young woman who works with her parents as petty scam artists.

"All In: The Fight for Democracy" is a new documentary about voter suppression, both in the past and in the present. Susan and Russ review this new film that focuses on Stacey Abrams and the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race.

Susan and Russ cover "The Broken Hearts Gallery." Does this romantic comedy for millennials speak to all generations? Geraldine Viswanathan ("Bad Education") and Dacre Montgomery star in the first feature film from writer/director Natalie Krinsky.

"Words on Bathroom Walls" is a comic drama about teen schizophrenia, adapted from a popular YA novel by Julia Walton. Charlie Plummer ("All the Money in the World"), Taylor Russell ("Waves") and Andy Garcia ("Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again") lead the cast...

Susan and Russ share very different opinions about the latest big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, "David Copperfield." Dev Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Hugh Laurie (TV's "House") and Tilda Swinton ("Suspiria") star in this new ve...

Susan and Russ cover (uncover?) a new documentary that lives up to its title.

A new documentary from KC-based director Dan Wayne focuses on World Champion taxidermist Ken Walker and his efforts to 're-create' a creature he's convinced actually exists...a Sasquatch. This movie works because it's as likably quirky as its subject.

Alexandra Shipp ("Love, Simon") and Nicholas Hamilton ("It") star in a romantic paranormal fantasy called "Endless." It's the latest film for young audiences from filmmaker Scott Speer ("Midnight Sun"). Susan and Russ are of one mind on this one.

Susan and Russ review what is at least the seventh movie or TV adaptation of the beloved children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett ("The Little Princess"). The cast features Colin Firth ("The King's Speech") and Julie Walters ("Mamma Mia!

The well known novel by Austrian writer Robert Seethaler provides the basis for the pre-WWII drama, "The Tobacconist" (Der Trafikant ). The film version is directed by Nikolaus Leytner and features one of the final performances from the late Swiss acto...

A family drama starring Sterling K. Brown, Taylor Russell and Kelvin Harrison, Jr. merits a big agreement between Russ and Susan. "Waves" is the third feature film written and directed by Trey Edward Shults.

“Never Too Late” is a comic import from down under starring James Cromwell and Jacki Weaver. Russ and Susan are on the same page on this one.

The documentary "Denise Ho: Becoming the Song" focuses on a famous pop star from Hong Kong who used her fame to take a stand on the democracy movement. This comes as the prevailing compromise known as "One country, two systems" was approaching its end.

Natalie Portman ("Black Swan"), Jon Hamm ("Richard Jewell") and Ellen Burstyn ("Interstellar") star in "Lucy in the Sky," a drama about an astronaut's emotional difficulties. Directed by Noah Hawley (TV's "Fargo"),

Matt Damon ("Jason Bourne") and Christian Bale ("Vice") star in the action biopic, "Ford v Ferrari," directed by James Mangold ("Walk the Line"). Damon plays legendary race car designer Carroll Shelby and Bale plays driver Ken Miles.

The sci-fi epic "Ad Astra" involves an astronaut sent on a mission to find his long lost father on a space station in a remote part of the solar system. Brad Pitt ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") stars along with Tommy Lee Jones ("Jason Bourne").

Keira Knightly ("The Aftermath) and Ralph Fiennes ("The Grand Budapest Hotel") start in the true life whistleblower drama, "Official Secrets." It's the story of Katherine Gun, a British intelligence specialist who had to decide whether or not to risk h...

Daisy Ridley ("Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"), Naomi Watts ("The Loudest Voice"), Clive Owen ("Gemini Man") and George MacKay ("1917") star in an unusual spin on Shakespeare's "Hamlet." With the story told from Ophelia's point of view,

Kristen Scott Thomas ("Tomb Raider") stars in "Military Wives," a gentle comedy based on a true story about the spouses of British soldiers who try to cope with their husbands' absence by forming a choir. It's directed by Peter Cattaneo,

"Paradise Hills" marks the filmmaking debut of celebrated Spanish photographer and designer Alice Waddington. Emma Robers ("The Hunt") stars in this sci-fi thriller about a remote island where uncontrollable young women are sent to be reprogrammed into...

"Sorry We Missed You" is a working class kitchen sink drama from British filmmaker Ken Loach ("I, Daniel Blake"). The plot involves the modern gig economy in Britain and the difficulties faced by one debt-ridden family.

"Sword of Trust" stars Marc Maron (TV's "GLOW"), Jillian Bell ("Brittany Runs a Marathon") and Michaela Watkins ("The Way Back"). This broad ensemble comedy is about the efforts of several people to sell a sword that may prove that the South won the Ci...

Since our local theaters are still temporarily closed, this week's "Take Two" focuses on a new film now playing on HBO. Hugh Jackman ("The Greatest Showman") and Allison Janney ("I, Tonya") star in "Bad Education,

Brian Cranston ("Breaking Bad") and Kevin Hart ("Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle") star in "The Upside," and Americanized remake of the French film, "The Intouchables." The cast also includes Nicole Kidman ("Bombshell") and was directed by Neil Burger (...

"Big Time Adolescence" is a new Hulu comedy. Pete Davidson of "Saturday Night Live" fame stars as an irresponsible and immature man in his twenties whose best friend is an impressionable teen.

Jacob Tremblay ("Room") leads a cast of youngsters in the raunchy, R-rated comedy, "Good Boys," now available to screen on HBO. The supporting cast includes Lil Rel Howery ("Get Out"), Will Forte ("Booksmart") and Retta (TV's "Good Girls").

Since our local cinemas are temporarily closed, this week's episode focuses on a movie new to HBO. "The Kitchen" is a drama set in the 1970s about three women who take over mob in New York's Hell's Kitchen when their husbands wind up in jail.

Due to the fact that our local cinemas are temporarily closed, Russ and Susan give their reviews of a new action thriller now screening on HBO. "Anna" is the latest from filmmaker Luc Besson ("Lucy") about a supermodel/female assassin played by newcome...

An Oscar nominee for Best International Film this year, "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" is a French period drama about forbidden love. Noémie Merlant ("Return of the Hero") and Adèle Haenel ("BPM") star in this costume opus set in 1760.

"The Call of the Wild" is at least the eighth screen adaptation of Jack London's famous adventure novel. Harrison Ford ("Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens") stars in this new version directed by Chris Sanders ("How to Train Your Dragon").

Issa Rae (HBO's "Insecure") and LaKeith Stanfield ("Uncut Gems") star in the romantic drama, "The Photograph," written and directed by Stella Meghie ("The Weekend"). The story focuses on the relationship between a museum curator and a journalist that d...

The Jury Prize winner at last year's Cannes Film Festival, "Les Miserables" is NOT based on Victor Hugo's classic novel. It's set in contemporary France in the same place where the action of Hugo's novel unfolded 150 years earlier.

Will Smith ("Aladdin") and Martin Lawrence ("Big Momma's House") reunite for the first time in 17 years in the third entry in the "Bad Boys" franchise, "Bad Boys for Life."

In the decadent gangster comedy "The Gentlemen," Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club") stars as an American expat in London running a lucrative marijuana business. Things get tricky when he tries to cash out.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes ("American Beauty," "Skyfall") obtained the story for his WWI epic "1917" from stories told to him by his grandfather. Opting to employ a single "point of view" shot for the entire film,

Comedian Adam Sandler ("Murder Mystery") takes a dramatic turn in "Uncut Gems," a violent character study about a New York jeweler with a gambling addiction. This arthouse thriller was written and directed by the Safdie Brothers ("Good Time").

Oscar winners Charlize Theron ("Atomic Blonde") and Nicole Kidman ("Boy Erased") play Fox News anchors Megan Kelly and Gretchen Carlson in "Bombshell," a drama about sexual harassment at the cable giant. Margot Robbie ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood") ...

Director Clint Eastwood ("The Mule") focuses on a controversial true story about a sad sack hero of Atlanta's 1996 Olympics. Paul Walter Hauser ("I, Tonya") plays Richard Jewell, a security guard and wannabe cop who became a suspect in the deadly Cente...

In the social drama "Dark Waters," Mark Ruffalo ("Avengers: Endgame") stars as real-life corporate lawyer Robert Bilott who waged a 20-year war with chemical giant DuPont. The company was accused of knowingly poisoning the people of a small West Virgin...

First-time filmmaker Melina Matsoukas has taken an original script by Lena Waith ("Dear White People") and turned it into a harrowing road movie that deals with contemporary racism. Daniel Kaluuya ("Get Out") and newcomer Jodi Turner-Smith star as a co...

"Knives Out" is a whodunit written and directed by Rian Johnson ("Looper"), that features an all-star cast that includes Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans and Christopher Plummer.

Although it's being marketed as a biopic about legendary children's TV icon Fred Rogers, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" is really about a single incident in the life of a journalist and his encounters with the genial PBS host.

Director Martin Scorsese ("The Departed") brings his considerable talents to his latest project, a Netflix release also seen in theaters. "The Irishman" stars Robert De Niro ("Raging Bull"), Al Pacino ("The Godfather") and Joe Pesci ("Goodfellas") in t...

A dark social satire from South Korea, "Parasite" was the winner of this year's top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Director Bong Joon-ho ("Okja") is a leader of the Korean New Wave. Susan and Russ let us know if the film lives up to the hype.

Joaquin Phoenix portrays Batman's mad nemesis in “Joker,” undoubtedly one of the more controversial and provocative movies of the year. This character study serves as an ultra-violent origin story. Writer/director Todd Phillips,

Fans of the PBS TV series "Downton Abbey" finally have a big screen to get their fix. In this episode that picks up where the series ended, the King of England travels to Downton to pay a visit. Most of the cast members have returned,

Jennifer Lopez (TV's "World of Dance") and Constance Woo ("Crazy Rich Asians") play strippers who rip off their Wall Street clients during the financial crisis of 2008 in the drama, "Hustlers." Based on a true story,

Renée Zellweger gets the role of a lifetime in "Judy," the story of the last sad months in the life of entertainment legend, Judy Garland. The movie is an adaptation of the  Broadway play End of the Rainbowby Peter Quilter.

Susan and Russ take a look at a documentary focusing on one of the most popular recording artists of all time. "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice" is a musical overview of the singer whom Bonnie Raitt described as "the Beyonce of her day.

Comedian Jillian Bell ("Sword of Trust") gives an impressive performance as an overweight Manhattan party girl who makes some dramatic lifestyle changes in the comic drama "Bittany Runs a Marathon." The cast also includes Michaela Watkins (TV's "Transp...

Two of America's finest actresses offer an English language remake of an acclaimed 2006 Danish film, "After the Wedding. Michelle Williams ("Fosse/Verdon") and Julianne Moore ("Gloria Bell") star in the gender-flipped adaptation directed by Moore's hus...

Shia LaBeouf ("Transformers"), Dakota Johnson ("Fifty Shades of Grey"), Bruce Dern ("Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"), John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone") and Thomas Hayden-Church ("Sideways") are the 'name' cast members of "The Peanut Butter Falcon,

"Maiden" is a documentary about Tracy Edwards and the first all-female crew to enter the harrowing and dangerous Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989. Many thought they wouldn't survive, let alone finish the grueling race.

Trouble among some snake-handling Pentecostals in Appalachia is the subject of the unsettling drama "Them that Follows." Walton Goggins ("Tomb Raider") plays a strict pastor of a small mountain flock. His daughter is portrayed by Alice Englert ("Beauti...

Awkwafina ("Crazy Rich Asians") stars in the comic drama, "The Farewell," inspired by the true story of the filmmaker Lulu Wang and her ailing grandmother. A young woman travels to China when she learns her beloved grandmother is terminally ill.

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," the latest effort from writer/director Quentin Tarantino ("Django Unchained"), is an homage to the city and art form he loves. Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Revenant") plays the former star of a TV Western who tries to naviga...

Andrew Garfleld ("The Amazing Spider-Man") stars in a neo-noir mystery, "Under the Silver Lake." Garfield plays a paranoid man whose beautiful neighbor goes missing. As he tries to solve the puzzle of her disappearance, things get weirder and weirder.

The drama "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019, where it won awards for Best Directing and a Special Jury Prize for Creative Collaboration.

In "Yesterday," Himesh Patel from the BBC TV series "Eastenders" plays an unsuccessful musician who, through a cosmic fluke, becomes the only living person to know the songs of The Beatles. This high-concept romantic fantasy also features Lily James ("...

That bad 'you-know-what' Shaft has returned to the big screen. Samuel L. Jackson ("Captain Marvel") is the titular private dick hero, John Shaft...or does the title also refer to his son JJ Shaft ("Jessie T. Usher from "Ride") and John Shaft, Sr.

The new film "Ophelia" is a fan fiction-style bit of conjecture based on Lisa Klein's novel that reworks Shakespeare's "Hamlet," but from Ophelia's point of view. Daisy Ridley ("Star Wars: The Last Jedi") takes on the title role with George MacKay ("Ca...

"Late Night" is a social comedy from writer Mindy Kaling ("The Office") about an aging talk show host played by Emma Thompson ("Howard's End") who faces forced retirement while her young protégé (Kaling) battles sexism and racism in the writers' room.

Kenneth Branagh ("Murder on the Orient Express") takes on the role of the aging Bard of Avon in "All is True." Judi Dench ("Red Joan") plays his long-suffering wife and Ian McKellan ("The Lord of the Rings") portrays his benefactor,

Actor Taron Egerton ("Kingsman") portrays pop superstar Elton John in this full-blown musical about the singer's personal and professional ups and downs. Jamie Bell ("The Fantastic Four") plays lyricist Bernie Taupin and Bryce Dallas Howard ("The Help"...

Actress Olivia Wilde ("Her") makes her directorial debut with "Booksmart," a raunchy comedy starring Beanie Feldstein ("Lady Bird") and Kaitlyn Dever ("Detroit"). They play well-behaved, high-achieving high school seniors who decide to cut loose on the...

Actor Dennis Quaid ("A Dog's Journey") takes a turn to the dark side in the throwback thriller, "The Intruder." Michael Ealy ("Think Like a Man") and Megan Goode ("Shazam!") play a young couple who buy Quaid's home and get more than they bargained for....

Dame Judy Dench takes a supporting role in "Red Joan," an adaptation of a novel loosely based on the true story of a woman who gave British nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Sophie Cookson plays the character in flashbacks.

Aretha Franklin's classic 1972 gospel album "Amazing Grace" is the subject of this documentary by Oscar-winning filmmaker Sidney Pollack ("Out of Africa"). Russ and Susan disagree about this chronicle that captures footage as the songs were recorded li...

Critics' Choice Award-winner Taraji P. Henson (TV's "Empire") and Oscar-winner Sam Rockwell ("Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri") star in the true story of Civiil Rights worker Ann Atwater and her unlikely friendship with KKK leader Claiborne P...

"Hotel Mumbai" is a harrowing true story of the bloody terrorist takeover of the Taj Palace Hotel in 2008. This violent reenactment stars Dev Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Armie Hammer ("Call Me by Your Name"),