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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. They worked together during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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. The director is Chloé Zhao (“The Rider”).

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 (“Game of Thrones”) and Dianne Weist (“Let Them All Talk”).

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, a charity that has provided housing and services for more […]

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.