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Dunkirk (2017)
"Dunkirk" depicts the 1940 evacuation of over 300,000 Allied soldiers trapped on French beaches. Director-screenwriter Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight" trilogy of 2005, 2008, 2012) tells the story with minimal dialogue, visual storytelling, and Hans Zimmer's drama-filled musical score. It depicts the rescue efforts from [..]
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
"Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker" brings the "Star Wars" saga to an astonishing conclusion as the Resistance battles the First Order with the return of Emperor Palpatine - He reveals that he is Rey's grandfather, and wants her to come over to the dark side [..]
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)
"Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House" is an historic drama about the Deputy Director of the FBI who become the secret informant feeding information to reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein about the Watergate scandal, which eventually resulted in the resignation of President [..]
Young Washington (2026)
"Young Washington" is an historical drama centered on the early life of George Washington, focusing on his role as a colonial officer in the French and Indian War (1753-1755). He was an officer in the Virginia colonial militia, and fought on the British side. Director Jon [..]
Back to the Future (1985)
"Back to the Future" is a science fiction story about a teenager in 1985 who accidentally travels to 1955 in his friend Doc Brown's plutonium-powered DeLorean. He inadvertently stops his parents from getting together, and risks erasing himself from existence. The drama and comedy proceeds [..]
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
"Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi" follows Rey as she attempts to undergo Jedi training under the reluctant and last remaining Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, who is in hiding. Meanwhile, the dwindling Resistance led by General Leia Organa struggles to survive a relentless pursuit by [..]
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
In "Back to the Future Part II," Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel from 1985 to 2015 to prevent Marty's future son from ruining their family. Unfortunately, their old nemesis, Bill Tannen, steals the time machine to give a sports almanac to his younger self, creating a dystopian [..]
The Leisure Seeker (2017)
"The Leisure Seeker" features solid performances by Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren wasted on a mediocre story and a predictable plotline. Italian director Paolo Virzi, in his first English language film, presided over this tale of an elderly couple on their last road trip. The ending was especially [..]
Crooked House (2017)
Agatha Christie's 1949 novel "Crooked House" was made into a watchable motion picture starring Glenn Close as a senior member of a dysfunctional wealthy family in England. Director Gilles Paquet-Brenner, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Julian Fellowes and Tim Rose Price, kept Christie's high drama from [..]
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
The new "Star Wars" film is out and the verdict is in - Virtually everyone loves it! "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" follows a scavenger named Rey, a rogue stormtrooper named Finn, and Resistance pilot Poe Dameron as they join forces with Han Solo [..]