|RELEASE DATE|RUNTIME|IMDB|ROTTENTOMATOES|METACRITIC| |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| |Dec 22nd, 2023|1hr 43m|TBA|65%|53|

Premise:

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben's fiery attraction turns ice cold - until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Director(s):

Will Gluck

Writer(s):

Ilana Wolpert, Will Gluck

|CAST||| |---|:---:|---| | Sydney Sweeney |...| Bea | | Glen Powell |...| Ben | | Mia Artemis |...| Barusta | | Nat Buchanan |...| Miranda Clerk | | Josh Bonello |...| Skyler Cappuccino | | Gata |...| Pete | | Alexandra Shipp |...| Claudia |

|RELEASE DATE|RUNTIME|IMDB|ROTTENTOMATOES|METACRITIC| |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| |Oct 27th, 2023|1hr 49m|5.3|%||

Premise:

An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but, a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive

Director(s):

Pierre Morel

Writer(s):

Jacob Lentz

|CAST||| |---|:---:|---| | Alison Brie |...| | | Alice Eve |...| | | John Cena |...| | | Christian Slater |...| | | Marton Csokas |...| | | Julianne Arrieta |...| Avery Alderson | | Molly McCann |...| Casey |

|RELEASE DATE|RUNTIME|IMDB|ROTTENTOMATOES|METACRITIC| |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| |Oct 27, 2023|1hr 50m| 5.7 | 26% | 33 |

Premise:

A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. During his first night on the job, he realizes that the night shift won't be so easy to get through. Pretty soon he will unveil what actually happened at Freddy's.

Director(s):

Emma Tammi

Writer(s):

Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, Emma Tammi

|CAST||| |---|:---:|---| | Josh Hutcherson |...| Mike | | Mary Stuart Masterson |...| Aunt Jane | | Lucas Grant |...| Garrett |

|RELEASE DATE|RUNTIME|IMDB|ROTTENTOMATOES|METACRITIC| |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| |Oct 27, 2023|1hr 40m|6.0|81%|64|

Premise:

A psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young clients with a background in the supernatural.

Director(s):

Joe Lynch

Writer(s):

Dennis Paoli

|CAST||| |---|:---:|---| | Heather Graham |...| | | Judah Lewis |...| | | Barbara Crampton |...| | | Bruce Davison |...| | | Johnathon Schaech |...| |

|RELEASE DATE|RUNTIME|IMDB|ROTTENTOMATOES|METACRITIC| |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| |Sep 29th, 2023|1hr 58m|7.7|84%|63|

Premise:

A sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable.

Directors:

Kevin Greutert

Writers:

Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger

|CAST||| |---|:---:|---| | Tobin Bell |...| John Kramer | | Shawnee Smith |...| Amanda Young | | Synnøve Macody Lund |...| Cecilia Pederson | | Steven Brand |...| Parker Sears | | Renata Vaca |...| Gabriela |

|RELEASE DATE|RUNTIME|IMDB|ROTTENTOMATOES|METACRITIC| |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| |Sep 29th, 2023|1hr 45m|7.1|85%|66|

Premise:

Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (yes, the mall videogame store) into the world's hottest company.

Directors:

Craig Gillespie

Writers:

Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo, Ben Mezrich

|CAST||| |---|:---:|---| | Paul Dano |...| Keith Gill | | Pete Davidson |...| Kevin Gill | | Vincent D'Onofrio |...| Steve Cohen | | America Ferrera |...| Jenny | | Myha'la Herrold |...| Riri | | Nick Offerman |...| Ken Griffin | | Anthony Ramos |...| Marcus Barcia | | Seth Rogen |...| Gabe Plotkin | | Talia Ryder |...| Harmony Williams | | Sebastian Stan |...| Vlad Tenev | | Shailene Woodley |...| Caroline Gill |

|RELEASE DATE|RUNTIME|IMDB|ROTTENTOMATOES|METACRITIC| |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| Sep 29th, 2023|2hr 13m|7.3|71%|65|

Premise:

Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.

Directors:

Gareth Edwards

Writers:

Gareth Edwards, Chris Weitz

|CAST||| |---|:---:|---| | John David Washington |...| Joshua | | Madeleine Yuna Voyles |...| Alphie | | Gemma Chan |...| Maya | | Allison Janney |...| Colonel Howell | | Ken Watanabe |...| Harun | | Sturgill Simpson |...| Drew |

Hey guys. First, just want to say thanks for taking part in this community and, for me especially, the discussion threads. I love to read everyone's thoughts about the movies. Secondly, now that we have our mod team better organized and on the same page, we wanted to get the communities input on what rules and guidelines you would like to have. Right now it's a standard set to fit most any community but we want to make sure we are also addressing things that are unique to Movies as well. So please, hit this thread up with suggestions, thoughts, whatever you think will make this community better. Also if you have any thoughts about things that need to go into the sidebar, feel free to add those as well. Thanks everyone!

And I have no one to share it with!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19494737

The man sitting next to Trump is his mentor, one of the most horrible people who ever lived, Roy Cohn.

Here is a review from Entertainment Weekly, which gives it a B+.

https://ew.com/the-apprentice-review-sebastian-stan-jeremy-strong-donald-trump-roy-cohn-8704980

>Be There and Be Square. #MinecraftMovie - only in theaters 2025

I was reading this list of the 50 greatest sci-fi movies of the last 50 years, and it was all fairly predictable. There’s only a couple that I’d disagree with, but there were a few that would have made the list in place of them if I were compiling it myself, and I realised my additions were less mainstream or less critically acclaimed than were on there.

What guilty-pleasure sci-fi movies would you recommend?

For starters, ones I’ve watched a bunch of times would be:

Dredd (2012)

Pandorum (2009)

Lockout (2012)

Monsters (2010)

The Big Five

1. Universal Pictures (21.77%)
2. Walt Disney Studios (21.26%)
3. Warner Bros. (15.73%)
4. Sony Pictures (11.26%)
5. Paramount Pictures (9.55%)

https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Mergers-and-Acquisitions-of-Major-Film-Studios

Inside Out 2: $1,651,151,398

The Lion King (2019): $1,662,020,819

I'm all for it. Love the Riddick franchise, so fun.

Not sure how to spoiler tag so if I need to do that please let me know how.

I really liked this movie. I didn't know much about it going in and highly recommend it that way for anyone else. However for anyone reading this that hasn't seen it (apparently you don't care about spoilers), know that this is graphically violent thriller, and there's a pretty intense scene that could be a sexual assault trigger for some.

Right off the bat when they started us off in Chapter 3, I knew that things were not as they seemed. I think most people will be able to guess fairly early on that the "victim" is actually the hunter and the "hunter" is actually the victim here simply because the nonsequential storytelling is a tipoff. In less capable hands, this would be a gimmick that cheapens the movie. But it was executed so well I don't even mind that I could see the twist coming.

The director, JT Mollner, wanted this to be a movie that was primarily felt, and he succeeded. I was viscerally uncomfortable in the rape scene that turned out to be consensual role play, and I wasn't even sure it was consensual because they faked us out with the mock disappointment with the choking early on! When she said her safe word I exhaled with relief. I felt angry at how the Lady played on the wounded female tropes, and especially angry at the female deputy for not listening to the older male cop. But then I realized I would have probably done the same thing she did, seeing a bleeding, handcuffed woman with her pants down, so I couldn't be too mad. Mollner does an excellent job creating tension between the story as it plays out challenging a lot of modern gender sensibilities.

The cinematography was fantastic, and I was surprised to learn that actor Giovanni Ribisi was Director of Principal Photography for this movie. Excellent use of color, contrast, and focus. It may not pay as much as acting, but he has talent and I hope he keeps this up.

Speaking of acting, the two leads were flawless. Willa Fitzgerald showed an incredible range, from victim, sexpot, insane killer, etc. Kyle Gallner has a believable, quiet intensity, with flashes of sexy charm but also murderous rage. I expect to see a lot more of both of them. Their characters are smart and the emotion-driven choices are pretty believable for the most part (I'm also factoring in the drugs).

There's little details that are fun to contemplate, like the juxtaposition between the scene of Chapters 1 and 2, the Blue Angel Motel, and Gallner's character's name, the Demon. This name, by the way, is another great misdirect, as it is prominent in the opening credits but only later do we learn that he's named so because the Lady is crazy and thinks she sees and is killing devils.

All in all, great movie, highly recommend and I can't wait to watch it again so I can have all the context when I watch the first half again.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19163264

It's been a rough few weeks.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19105316 >> Pixar's latest is now on track to surpass 2019's "photorealistic" version of The Lion King and really, truly become the highest-grossing animated film of all time.