Uncharted
Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada, who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world's oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate's long-lost brother ... but only if they can learn to work together. |
The Batman
Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman, striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies, Alfred Pennyworth, Lt. James Gordon, amongst the city's corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens. When a killer targets Gotham's elite with a series of sadistic machinations, a trail of cryptic clues sends the World's Greatest Detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters such characters as Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman, Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin, Carmine Falcone, and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued Gotham City. |
Licorice Pizza
The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around, and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. |
Respect
Based on the life and times of Aretha Franklin, the woman who would come to be known all over the world as the undisputed Queen of Soul, this story follows her beginnings back to when she'd first come onto the music scene as a singer in the choir at her father's church when she was a young girl growing up in Detroit. Following many difficulties in her adult life, due to bad marriages and other unwise choices, she still managed to keep contributing her natural talent to the music world, becoming one of the art's most recognizable voices, and producing songs that would be known and enjoyed by many generations.
My Salinger Year
Set in the 1990s, a young woman quits college and moves from California to New York City. An aspiring writer, she hustles her way into a job with an old-school literary agency that represents the American classic writer J.D. Salinger, author of A Catcher in the Rye. Her job is strictly secretarial and involves answering the fan mail of Salinger with a boilerplate form letter. The young woman gets into big legal and ethical trouble when she decides to start skipping the form letter to compose her own answers to Salinger's fans without the author's prior approval.
Eternals
Immortal beings with superpowers, Eternals are people who have lived on earth for thousands of years. They are strong, age-resistant and have accelerated healing. Called to look after the human race, the Eternals are humanoid aliens from Planet Olympia. This upcoming superhero film has a comic book history stretching back to 1976. First created by Jack Kirby, he holds a reputation as the co-creator of the popular Avengers and Fantastic Four. Distributed by Walt Disney and produced by Marvel Studios, fans will enjoy the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You will see a film packed with interesting characters.
King Richard
For Richard Williams, life has been a challenging game. He knows just how hard it is to get ahead, but he also has a feeling that his two daughters may become two of the most famous athletes in the world. It's not easy getting Venus and Serena started in tennis. It seems as though the insular and bigoted tennis courts might never accept two Black girls from Compton. But the one thing the sports world can't argue with is the immense talent showcased by these two prodigies.
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
After being forced by the Nazis to sing defeatist war propaganda, Mildred Gillars is captured by American authorities and sent to trial. After agreeing to defend Mildred Gillars, lawyer James Laughlin struggles to redeem her reputation.
Then Came You
Suddenly widowed, Annabelle Wilson makes a sudden decision to sell her home and travel the world. On her first stop, she meets Lord Howard Awd, the weathered inn-owner of the castle she's residing in for the week. As time progresses, Annabelle and Howard find themselves drawn to one another, becoming closer as they share secrets they've never told anyone else. There's only one issue in what seems to be a match made in heaven: Howard is getting married at the end of the week.
The Misfits
A band of modern-day Robin Hoods recruits a renowned thief to help steal millions in gold bars stashed underneath one of the world's most secure prisons.
Six Minutes to Midnight
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.
Driveways
A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, where he ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
The Truffle Hunters
A documentary about a small group of men and their expertly trained dogs as they search for rare white Alba truffles in the forests of Piedmont, Italy.
Blithe Spirit
Best selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer's block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles' quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a séance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife: the brilliant and fiery Elvira. Ready to pick up her life right where she left off, Elvira is shocked to discover the prim and proper Ruth is now married to her husband and running her household. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another.
French Exit
A wealthy New York City socialite is living a posh lifestyle using the inheritance from her deceased husband, but her money is about to run out. She decides to sell everything and raises enough cash to move to Paris with her son. There she takes up where she left off, foolishly living a lavish lifestyle she cannot afford for long. The woman and her son meet eccentric characters as they attempt to navigate a new life of scarce money. Servants who once took care of their every need are gone. Their welcome among the wealthy elite is about the explode.
The Courier
The United States sits on a terrifying precipice, and one unlikely British man is charged with the task of pulling it back from the brink of destruction. Of course, nothing about this mission is easy. Along the way, he'll have to liaison with potentially dangerous Russian contacts with names like Ironbark. As the world stares down the barrel of what will eventually become the Cuban Missile Crisis, there has never been a better time to step up to the plate.
Lady of the Manor
Lady of the Manor is an American comedy centering on Hannah, someone who doesn't have their life completely together. Considering herself a slacker by trade and spending her free time being stoned, Hannah is hired by the Wadsworth Estate as an actress portraying Lady Wadsworth, a Southern lady who lost her life in 1875. Hannah knows nothing about the woman she's portraying, improvising her performances until the ghost of the woman herself shows up. Lady Wadsworth demands that Hannah do better for herself, or else she will continue to haunt the girl until a positive change happens.
Son of the South
In this poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama, a Klansman's grandson must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement.
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever, only to run afoul of a villain's evil plot!
Judas and the Black Messiah
Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
The Little Things
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter, impressed with Deke's cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
The Marksman
Jim is a former Marine who lives a solitary life as a rancher along the Arizona-Mexican border, but his peaceful existence soon comes crashing down when he tries to protect a boy on the run from members of a vicious cartel. When the boy's mother asks him to take her son to her family in Chicago, the two hit the road with the cartel's assassins in pursuit.
Nomadland
For one woman in her sixties, life has been a fairly straightforward set of steps to her goals. But when the Great Recession hits, she suddenly finds that all of her well=laid plans have been destroyed. With her finances in tatters, she decides to take to the roads on a grand journey. Living as a nomad in the American West, she starts to discover things about herself that she never knew.
The Nest
Rory is a native of the U.K. who came to America to find success in business. After achieving some of it, he opts to move his family back to Britain where he believes he can make a lot of money with the skills he picked up in the U.S. When he gets back to England with his American wife and two kids, he finds making it big in business in his home country is not nearly as easy as he thought it would be. Trouble in his marriage soon develops and now this transplanted family must cope with difficult times.
Our Friend
Matt and Casey Teague are a young married couple who receive devastating news: Casey has terminal cancer. As they struggle to deal with Casey's failing health, the demands of everyday life, and the inevitable loss to come, Matt's friend Dane comes to live with them. Dane's unfailing kindness and support help ease their suffering, and even help them find grace in the middle of despair. Based on a true story.
The Informer
Pete Koslow has a goal: to move beyond his criminal past and a life spent in jail. While he once acquired advanced skills as a special operations soldier, he took the wrong path and became a convicted criminal. Now, he will do almost anything to clear his name so that he can spend his time with his wife and daughter. However, three FBI handlers require him to return to prison in order to work undercover while trying to infiltrate a Polish mob. If he can complete his mission before being exposed, he can achieve the freedom he has yearned for.
Above Suspicion
For a young woman living in a declining coal town in Kentucky, it seems as if there is no hope for an exciting future, until a dashing FBI agent moves in. By becoming an informant, the woman manages to develop a deep rapport with the agent. Suddenly, lines are being crossed and passions are becoming inflamed. The danger reaches a breaking point, and someone is going to pay the price.
Supernova
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Supernova is about two men who have been in an intimate relationship for some time. Their close relationship is tested when one of them faces a life-changing diagnosis. After discovering that he will lose his memory as the result of dementia, the couple embark on a journey to create as many memories as they can while it's still possible to do so. The question is, what will happen when only one of them can still remember how much their relationship really means? As each of them wrestle with this dilemma in their own way, they discover new depths of love for one another.
Honest Thief
Tom Carter is a careful thief who has successfully stolen nine million dollars from 12 small-town banks in seven states without anyone ever guessing his true identity. Law enforcement officials and the media have dubbed him the In and Out Bandit. After Tom meets Annie, an honest woman who falls in love with him, he decides that the only way he can ever have any sort of life with her is if he turns himself in to the FBI and makes a deal for a reduced sentence. When two agents decide to keep the money in a brutal double-cross that results in the death of a senior agent, Tom must clear his name or add murder to his list of crimes. The agents soon learn that they're not going to get away with framing him as easily as they thought: It turns out that Tom's a former demolitions expert and marine.
Bad Education
The Roslyn School District runs like a well-oiled machine under superintendent Frank Tassone's leadership. His charming ability to inspire students, assuage parents' fears, and work with community leaders earn himself and the school an unmatched reputation of integrity. When student journalist Rachel Bhargava begins investigating rumors of monetary gaffes, the community's success takes a shocking nose dive. Forced to answer for his professional and personal indiscretions, his untarnished record will become regarded as the largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.
Mulan
When China's emperor sends a decree to enlist one man per family for the Imperial Chinese Army, Mulan decides to take action to save her unwell father from having to join once more. Passing herself off as the son of an honored warrior, she attends training and dives into the battlefield as the Huns invade her country. Pushing herself to her limits and braving the war, Mulan digs deep to find her true inherited strength.
The Irishman
During World War II, Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran learned how to kill people with efficiency. Upon his return home, he tried to settle down and fought for the labor unions as a high official. He even became friends with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' president Jimmy Hoffa. Yet, Frank couldn't walk away from his skill. He started to paint houses, kill people with a lot of blood splatter, as a contract killer. He became a hitman for the Italian-American Bufalino crime family and the only Irishman to be accepted in the Bufalino's higher echelon of trusted family members. As an old man, Frank thinks back about his time as a criminal and killer and his role in Hoffa's disappearance in July 1975.
Made in Italy
A father and his son living in London decide to travel to Italy to restore and remodel a Tuscan villa inherited from the father's Italian mother. Both father and son have never gotten over the tragic death of their wife/mother in a car accident two decades earlier. Father and son clash at first as old memories and unresolved family issues come to the surface as they tackle the daunting work that needs to be done on the villa. However, they find unexpected joys, new friends and a chance to heal the past in this light and warm comedy interlaced with drama.
Unhinged
Russell Crowe stars as a disturbed man who is tired of feeling rejected and oppressed. He becomes deranged when a young woman, Rachel, running late for work, honks her horn and tries to cut into his traffic lane. This incident spikes unbelievable anger in him and he doles out revenge by terrorizing her and other people she knows. This suspenseful story deals with the frightening aspect of 'road rage' and recounts how one small incident can turn into a deadly chase.