Off Script Film Review

The city of New Rome hosts the conflict between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist in favor of a utopian future, and the greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero. Between them is Julia Cicero, her loyalty divided between her father and her beloved in 'Megalopolis', Francis Ford Coppola's divisive new picture featuring Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, & Jon Voight.Then, a psychic medium attempts to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the site of the crime in 'Oddity', the new indie horror from Shudder and writer/director Damian McCarthy that turned heads for it's riveting visuals and eerie themes earlier this year.Also, Disney cracks down on password sharing, Martin Scorsese's next two films have been indefinitely postponed, and why did George Clooney and Brad PItt's new film 'Wolfs' get pulled from theaters?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself in 'The Substance', the new instant body-horror classic from French writer/director Coralie Fargeat starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.Then, three estranged sisters converge in a New York apartment to care for their ailing father and try to mend their own broken relationship with one another in 'His Three Daughters', a new Netflix feature from writer/director Azazel Jacobs starring Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen, and Natasha Lyonne.Also, Danny Boyle's new '28 Years Later' film is being shot on an iPhone 15, Paramount's new Transformers film underperforms at the box office in a surprise upset, and what's this about ziplines and pickleball coming to a movie theater near you?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre-and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American west begins in 'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One', the new film from writer/director/star Kevin Costner that's been touted as the beginning of a four-part film series that's soon to come.Then, Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo and lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility - but some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself in 'Perfect Days', the 2023 Wim Wenders film that received critical acclaim when it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Actor Award for Koji Yakusho at Cannes and got nominated for the Best International Feature Film' category of the 96th Academy Awards in 2024.Also, Michael B. Jordan sets his sights to direct (and star) in a reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair for Amazon MGM, James Cameron eyes his next big project after 'Avatar' wraps production, and is 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' on track to make waves at the box office this weekend?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', the new Tim Burton film starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, and Catherine O'Hara.Then, an ex-Marine grapples his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates into a violent standoff with the local police chief in Jeremy Saulnier's 'Rebel Ridge', a smalltown Netflix thriller starring Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, and AnnaSophia Robb.Also, the world gets a first look at the new 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' starring Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey, Spider-Man 4 finds it's director in Avengers: Kang Dynasty director Destin Daniel Cretton, and is Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' Director's Cut on Apple TV+ worth the extra 48 minutes of additional runtime?

Soulmates Eric and Shelly are brutally murdered. Given a chance to save the love of his life, Eric must sacrifice himself and traverse the worlds of the living and the dead, seeking revenge in 'The Crow', a remake of the 1994 film (and more faithful adaptation than the original graphic novel) from director Rupert Sanders starring Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs.Then, Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house, offering residents a comfortable escape to nature in 'Evil Does Not Exist', the latest feature from 'Drive My Car' director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.Also, Lionsgate pulls Francis Ford Coppola's 'MEGALOPOLIS' trailer after AI accusations ring true, Chick-Fil-A announces plans for a fast-food-oriented streaming service, and where is Marvel going with the return of James Spader as Ultron?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe in 'Alien: Romulus' the latest entry in the sci-fi horror franchise from director Fede Alvarez starring Cailee Spaeny and newcomer David Jonsson.Then, in the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been newly established in California - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot in 'Jackpot!' the new Paul Feig comedy starring Awkwafina, John Cena, and Simu Liu.Also, Nicolas Cage is set to play John Madden in David O. Russel's next biopic, Mattel wants to make an animated 'Barbie' feature with Illumination Entertainment (and Margot Robbie reportedly isn't happy about it), and is Eli Roth's 'Borderlands' destined to be the biggest box-office bomb of 2024?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they've entered the center of a dark and sinister event in 'TRAP', the new Hitchockian thriller from infamous writer/director M. Night Shyamalan starring Josh Hartnett.Then, a 17-year-old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem in 'Cuckoo', the latest NEON indie from German horror director Tilman Singer starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.Also, D23 brings a wave of new announcements out of Disney, Kevin Costner's 'Horizon' Chapter 2 gets a release date, and which Hollywood director is leading the new Britney Spears biopic?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority, but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to save his universe from extinction in 'Deadpool & Wolverine', the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from director Shawn Levy starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.Then, a father and his twin teenage sons fight to survive in a remote farmhouse at the end of the world in 'Arcadian' a new Nicolas Cage indie-horror from Shudder and director Benjamin Brewer.Also, Robert Dowey Jr. is returning to the Marvel Universe as Doctor Doom, Disney launches a streaming bundle with HBO and Hulu, and which acclaimed director is catching heat for kissing extras on set?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies in 'Twisters' the long-awaited follow up to 1996's 'Twister' from Minari director Lee Isaac Chung starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glenn Powell.Then, one man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers in 'The Beekeeper,' David Ayer's new take on so-bad-it's-good cinema starring Jason Statham and Josh Hutcherson.Also, Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' Directors Cut is on the way, Warner Bros. Discovery may be splitting up after all, and if streaming's so popular, then why are Blu-Ray sales up?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

In pursuit of a serial killer, intuitive young FBI agent Lee Harker uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree in 'Longlegs' the latest spine-tingling horror feature from director Osgood Perkins starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage.Then, two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes in 'Twister', the 1996 blockbuster hit (and prequel to next week's 'Twisters') from 'Speed' director Jan de Bont starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt.Also, two girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break in 'The Blackcoat's Daughter', Osgood Perkins' 2015 feature starring Emma Roberts and Kiernan Shipka.Finally, Kevin Costner's 'Horizon 2' loses its theatrical release, Illumination announces 'Minions 3', and is Inside Out 2 about to become the biggest animated film of all time?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!