Ivan’s Childhood: Dreams of Mother

Nikolai Burlyayev. Photo: Mosfilm Sometimes you wonder whatever happened to a successful child actor. In far too many cases, their lives didn’t turn out so great, perhaps haunted by what…

Thor: Love and Thunder

When Gorr (Christian Bale) finds a powerful sword and a reason to kill every god he encounters, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) gathers a team to stop him, including his ex-girlfriend (Natalie…

Falling for Christmas

Spoiled hotel heiress Sierra Belmont (Lindsay Lohan) loses her memory after a skiing accident and ends up in the care of a widowed Aspen bed-and-breakfast manager (Chord Overstreet). Lohan’s first…

All Quiet on the Western Front

In 1917, four German school boys enthusiastically join the army and are sent to northern France where hell awaits them; at the same time, Matthias Erzberger (Daniel Brühl) is headed…

Stolen Kisses: Antoine Doinel Finds Love

Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Léaud. Photo: United Artists The opening shot places the film firmly in its time, capturing a moment that is long forgotten. We’re shown the French Cinémathèque…

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

A year after the death of King T’Challa, his sister (Letitia Wright) and Wakanda face threats from the outside world, including a water-breathing people. The sequel to Black Panther (2018)…

Boy from Heaven

Young Adam (Tawfeek Barhom), the son of a fisherman, goes to the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo to study, but is soon drawn into a murder investigation. The director’s best…

Barbarian

Tess Marshall (Georgina Campbell) has rented a house in a run-down part of Detroit, but learns that Keith Toshko (Bill Skarsgård) is already staying there; he invites her into this…

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

After absorbing a part of Venom, serial killer Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) becomes a powerful enemy for Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his split personality. This sequel keeps the running…

Black Adam

When the powerful Teth-Adam (Dwayne Johnson) is reawakened after thousands of years, a team of superheroes is sent to capture him, but it’s easier said than done. Instead of incorporating…