The Fire INside

The Fire Inside

A fresh take on the inspiring sports biopic, Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins tells the story of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, a young boxer from Flint, Mich., who trained to become the first woman in her country’s history to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport. From The Hollywood Reporter’s Michael Rechtschaffen: “As its restless protagonist navigates

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Bob Dylan biopic Chalamet

A Complete Unknown

The quasi-authorized biopic about the most enigmatic musician of the late 20th century tells the story of Bob Dylan’s early rise to fame and the people and events that shaped him. It’s a film to watch with someone who can add the context from the 60s and 70s to help explain what often feels inexplicable,

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The Order

Based on true events, The Order follows the FBI’s mid-80s pursuit of a group of neo-Nazis in the Pacific Northwest who committed a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations, and armored car heists.  Starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan and Marc Maron, it’s a gripping and disturbing film with relevance to current

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Gladiator II

The sequel to the 2001 Best Picture winner is set 20 years later, in roughly 200 AD, with Rome on the brink of collapse, its leaders and citizens consumed with the need for the bloody entertainment of the gladiators in the Coliseum. Ridley Scott directs again and ups the ante on the adrenaline and the

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Mufasa: The Lion King

Rare is the film that will reward both the kids and grandparents for making a night of it at the movies, but Mufasa delivers the kind of awe and majesty that will make the younger generations understand why the older ones are so nostalgic about movie theaters. Told with stunning, photorealistic animation, Mufasa takes us

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Kerry Washington WWII drama black women

The Six Triple Eight

Based on the true story of the sole all-Black Women’s Army Corps battalion that served overseas during WWII, Kerry Washington takes the lead in this sweeping historical drama that marks a first for producer Tyler Perry.  From Lisa Kennedy at The New York Times:  “The drama lands many of the beats of the Greatest Generation

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Oscar best picture movie Anora now streaming

Anora

A comedic indie drama with a punch, Anora is pretty much a surefire Best Picture Oscar contender.  It’s the story of a sex worker from Brooklyn who ends up in a whirlwind romance and marries a Russian oligarch’s son, prompting his parents to arrive in the US determined to put the kibosh on it all.

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Carry-On

Up the excitement of your own holiday airport hell by teeing up this action-thriller before you head to the gates. Taron Egerton takes the lead as a TSA agent who’s up against an evil Jason Bateman and a Russian-inspired nerve agent in a carry-on in this pulse-pounder that will feel familiar to fans of Die

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Small Things Like This

A historical drama about a dark chapter in Ireland’s recent history, Cillian Murphy stars in the indie drama about a father who discovers that the disturbing secrets kept by a local convent are connected to his own life. Adapted from the bestselling book by Claire Keegan, you’ll be googling this story after watching the film. 

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