Harakiri: A Gut-Wrenching Challenge

Photo: Shochiku After completing his epic ”Human Condition” trilogy of films in 1961, Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi turned to the samurai. His own family hailed from a samurai and he…

The Old Guard 2

At a time when Andy (Charlize Theron) has lost her immortality, her team is drawn into a conflict with one of history’s oldest immortals… and an old friend who is…

Heads of State

The U.S. President (John Cena) and the British Prime Minister (Idris Elba), who can’t stand each other, suddenly have to join forces to save their lives, and the future of…

The Accountant²

As in the first movie, it takes a while for us to get used to the story, which once again suffers from credibility issues and a needlessly convoluted approach. But…

The Alto Knights

The seed of this project was sown back in the 1970s, but it wasn’t worth the wait. In spite of all this talent, the story of how mob bosses Frank…

Maria

In 1977, Maria Callas (Angelina Jolie) spends her last days in a Paris apartment, protected by her butler and housekeeper (Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher), pondering the past and trying to…

M3GAN 2.0

When AMELIA, a new humanoid robot doll used for military purposes, becomes self-aware and poses a threat, Gemma and Cady (Allison Williams, Violet McGraw) realize that M3GAN needs to be…

F1

Aging race-car driver Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) is talked into joining a Formula One team owned by a former teammate (Javier Bardem) of his, but clashes with a younger, cocky…

Reagan

Ironically enough, a biography about President Reagan made by people who tend to support Trump, whose style, experience, wit and policies often stand in stark contrast. The primary argument of…

Deep Cover

Three improv comedians (Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, Nick Mohammed) are hired by a cop (Sean Bean) to go undercover in a local London shop… but it quickly spirals out…