Off Script Film Review

Two highly-trained operatives become close after being sent to protect opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within in Apple TV+'s 'The Gorge' the latest film from 'Black Phone' director Scott Derrickson starring Miles Teller, Anya Taylor Joy, & Sigourney Weaver.Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences in 'Flow', the scrappy animated indie feature that's been making waves for it's Best Animated Feature nom at the 2025 Academy Awards from Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis.The 2025 Academy Awards are landing on our television sets next Sunday at 7pm cst, but who's going to take the crown for Best Picture? Will Edward Berger's 'Conclave' finally nab some real attention? Is 'Emilia Perez' going to take all 13 awards categories it's nominated in? And what's better - 'The Brutalist' or 'Anora'? It's the 2025 Oscars Final Ballot Review, only on Off Script!Also, Amazon acquires full creative control of 007's James Bond franchise, Star Wars sees big changes as Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announces her retirement next year, and where is Martin Scorsese shooting his next big gangster feature with Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson, and Emily Blunt in tow?Movie News,Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan in 'Captain America: Brave New World', the latest Marvel film from director Julius Onah starring Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, & Danny Ramirez.When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years, until strange happenings in town resurrect their darkest fears in 'The Monkey',  a new horror-comedy from 'Longlegs' director Osgood Perkins starring Theo James and Tatiana MaslanyA realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, he must confront his past and the history he never fully buried in 'Love Hurts', a new action-comedy from director Jonathan Eusebio starring Ke Huy Quan and Ariana Debose.Also, new details emerge about Christopher Nolan's upcoming feature 'The Odyssey', AMC announces a new price hike for A-List members, and what are the most underrated features at this year's Oscars?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A billionaire's death sets off a chain of events for Iris and her friends during a weekend trip to his lakeside estate in 'Companion', a new horror-thriller from director Drew Hancock starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, and Harvey Guillén.Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer's vicious murder spree.Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer's vicious murder spree in 'Strange Darling', a twisted thriller from director JT Mollner starring Willa Fitzgerald as The Lady and Kyle Gallner as The Demon.Also, Karla Sofia-Gascon's old posts resurface bringing havoc to the Emilia Pérez Oscar campaign, Ari Aster's new film 'Eddington' eyes a summer release with A24 and stars Joaquin Phoenix & Emma Stone, and we get a first look at the future (past?) in Marvel's new teaser for 'Fantastic Four: First Steps.'Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs in 'Presence', an experimental single-camera horror drama from director Steven Soderbergh starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Lang, & Julia Fox.An aspiring actor undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance, but his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare in 'A Different Man', a new indie feature from writer/director Aaron Schimberg starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, and Adam Pearson as Oswald.Also, Robert Eggers next two films after 'Nosferatu' have already been announced, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese's 'The Devil In The White City' has returned from the dead, and the 2025 Oscar Noms are here - so why did Netflix's controversial thriller-musical Emilia Pérez get 13 nominations?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client in 'The Brutalist', a monumental new picture from director Brady Corbet starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, & Joe Alwyn.Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history in 'A Real Pain', actor Jesse Eisenberg's feature directorial debut starring Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey, and Will Sharpe.Also, David Lynch passes away at 74, 'Brutalist' director Brady Corbet defends the use of AI in post-production, and why did Leigh Whannel's 'Wolf Man' get mauled at the box office?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run in 'The Last Showgirl', the new Gia Coppola awards contender feature starring Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista, & Jaimie Lee Curtis.Top dog Gromit springs into action to save his master when Wallace's high-tech invention goes rogue and he's framed for a series of suspicious crimes in 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl', the next entry in the celebrated claymation Wallace & Gromit franchise from director Nick Park and Aardman animation.Also, the annual Oscar nominees lists have been delayed (for good reason), Den of Thieves 2 surprises at the box office, and with films like F1, Superman, and Mickey 17 coming out this year, what's on Dr. Draper and Zach's most anticpated watchlist?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

A young woman finds herself shaken by her maddening fever dreams of a demonic monster when her estate agent husband leaves for a business trip to the far reaches of Transylvania in Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu', the timeless tale of gothic horror and twisted victorian love starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, and Bill Skarsgard.In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with music icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates worldwide in 'A Complete Unknown', the latest James Mangold music biopic starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, & Monica Barbaro.A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern in 'Babygirl', writer/director Halina Reijn's scandalous new feature starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, & Antonio Banderas.Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives in 'Se7en', the pulpy 1994 noir feature that propelled director David Fincher into big-budget filmmaking starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Gwyneth Paltrow.Also, Christopher Nolan's new feature is announced to be an Odyssey retelling, Mufasa beats Sonic 3 at the holiday box office, and who walked away empty handed at last week's Golden Globes?

Kraven's complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared in 'Kraven the Hunter', the latest Sony Spider-Man villain spinoff film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, and Christopher Abbott.Then, a family clash over an heirloom piano explodes, when the battle between brother and sister unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived and who defines a family legacy in 'The Piano Lesson', a new Netflix film based on the Pulitzer-prize winning August Wilson play starring John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, and Danielle Deadwyler.Also, the Oscars are officially streaming this year, a 'Clayface' movie is in the works over at DC Studios, and our Top 10 Films of 2024 lists have officially arrived!Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced in 'Moana 2', the holiday follow-up to Disney's 2016 hit starring Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson.Then, when Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans in 'Interstellar', Christopher Nolan's 2014 feature that's been making the rounds in a new 10th anniversary IMAX 70mm presentation starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Matt Damon.Also, next year's Golden Globe nominees are here, 'The Bear' star Jeremy Allen White joins Disney's next Star Wars film 'The Mandalorian & Grogu', former Captain America star Chris Evans returns to Marvel for 'Avengers: Doomsday', and while 'Moana 2' catches big waves at the Thanksgiving box office, why is 'Wicked' underperforming overseas?Movie News, Movie Reviews, and more every Tuesday on Off Script Film Review!

After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people in 'Gladiator II', the new Ridley Scott sword and sandal feature starring Paul Mescal, Denzell Washington, Pedro Pascal, & Joseph Quinn.Then, Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads in 'Wicked', the broadway musical adaptation from director Jon M. Chu starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, & Jonathan Bailey.Also, with so many films coming out this December, how's anybody supposed to keep up? Stick around to hear our official Off Script December Watchlist Review!