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Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Richard Linklater; Stars: Jack Black, Zachary Levi, Glen Powell, Josh Wiggins, Milo Coy, Lee Eddy, Bill Wise, Natalie L'Amoreaux, Jessica Brynn Cohen, Sam Chipman, Danielle Guilbot)
The story of the first moon landing in the summer of 1969 told from two interwoven perspectives – the astronaut and mission control view of the triumphant moment, and a kid growing up in Houston.
Bodies Bodies Bodies (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Halina Reijn; Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Pete Davidson, Rachel Sennott, Myha'la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, Lee Pace)
When a group of rich twentysomethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly.
Everything Everywhere All At Once (Country: US; Year: 2021; Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert; Writer: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert; Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis)
A science fiction action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman who can't seem to finish her taxes.
Full Review See: Q&A with Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan about Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Lost City (Country: Dominican Republic, US; Year: 2022; Director: Adam Nee, Aaron Nee; Writer: Oren Uziel, Dana Fox, Adam Nee, Aaron Nee; Stars: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da'Vine Joy Randolph , Oscar Nuñez, Patti Harrison, Bowen Yang)
A romance novelist is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes that she can lead him to the lost city’s treasure from her story.
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The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (Country: Croatia, Hungary, US; Year: 2021; Director: Tom Gormican; Writer: Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten; Stars: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Lily Sheen, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish)
A fictionalised version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan.
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