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In the decadent gangster comedy “The Gentlemen,” Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”) stars as an American expat in London running a lucrative marijuana business. Things get tricky when he tries to cash out. The latest R-rated action flick from Guy Ritchie (“Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”) also stars Charlie Hunnam (“Papillon”), Michele Dockery (“Downton […]

Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes (“American Beauty,” “Skyfall”) obtained the story for his WWI epic “1917” from stories told to him by his grandfather. Opting to employ a single “point of view” shot for the entire film, Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins (“Bladerunner 2049”) create an immersive atmosphere.

Comedian Adam Sandler (“Murder Mystery”) takes a dramatic turn in “Uncut Gems,” a violent character study about a New York jeweler with a gambling addiction. This arthouse thriller was written and directed by the Safdie Brothers (“Good Time”).

Oscar winners Charlize Theron (“Atomic Blonde”) and Nicole Kidman (“Boy Erased”) play Fox News anchors Megan Kelly and Gretchen Carlson in “Bombshell,” a drama about sexual harassment at the cable giant. Margot Robbie (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) plays a fictional role as a naive reporter and John Lithgow (“Late Night”) portrays the late […]

Director Clint Eastwood (“The Mule”) focuses on a controversial true story about a sad sack hero of Atlanta’s 1996 Olympics. Paul Walter Hauser (“I, Tonya”) plays Richard Jewell, a security guard and wannabe cop who became a suspect in the deadly Centennial Park bombing. Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”), Kathy Bates (“Misery”), Jon […]

In the social drama “Dark Waters,” Mark Ruffalo (“Avengers: Endgame”) stars as real-life corporate lawyer Robert Bilott who waged a 20-year war with chemical giant DuPont. The company was accused of knowingly poisoning the people of a small West Virginia town with chemicals that leaked from its plant that manufactured Teflon. The cast also includes […]

First-time filmmaker Melina Matsoukas has taken an original script by Lena Waith (“Dear White People”) and turned it into a harrowing road movie that deals with contemporary racism. Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”) and newcomer Jodi Turner-Smith star as a couple who go on the run after a horrible incident occurs while they’re on their first […]

“Knives Out” is a whodunit written and directed by Rian Johnson (“Looper”), that features an all-star cast that includes Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans and Christopher Plummer.

Although it’s being marketed as a biopic about legendary children’s TV icon Fred Rogers, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is really about a single incident in the life of a journalist and his encounters with the genial PBS host. Tom Hanks (“The Post”) portrays Rogers and Matthew Rhys (TV’s “The Americans”) plays a writer […]

Director Martin Scorsese (“The Departed”) brings his considerable talents to his latest project, a Netflix release also seen in theaters. “The Irishman” stars Robert De Niro (“Raging Bull”), Al Pacino (“The Godfather”) and Joe Pesci (“Goodfellas”) in the tale of a truck driver (and hitman) who serves as a go-between linking the mob and the […]