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  2024 | R | 127 mins | Directed by J.C. Chandor

  2024 | R | 133 mins | Directed by Robert Eggers In this remake of Nosferatu, Director Robert Eggers puts a new spin on a classic tale. Taking the same basic premise and adding his signature style, Eggers effortlessly brings this story to modern day and makes one of the best horror remakes in years. Set in Germany in the early 1800's, the story follows Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) and his wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp). Thomas is tasked with heading to Transylvania to meet with Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard). Little does Thomas know that Count Orlok is the being that haunts his wife Ellen's dreams, and he has grown an obsession for her. Now Thomas must do whatever he can to save his wife from this powerful being. From the opening shot, this movie is beautiful to look at. Despite the color palette being mostly greys and blacks and everything looking quite bleak, it all still looks incredible. The cinematography alone is enough to make this worth seeing. This has all the ingredient...

  2024 | R | 139 mins | Directed by Sean Baker

2024 | R | 85 mins | Directed by Gia Coppola The Last Showgirl follows Shelly (Pamela Anderson), a seasoned showgirl who loves nothing more than getting to perform in her Vegas show. She has been in the show for 30 years and has loved every minute of it. When Shelly and her fellow performers are informed that the show will be closing after 30 years, she must plan for her future and find a new avenue in life. Shelly struggles as this has been her career for so long and now she doesn't know how to move on after such an abrupt, life-changing event. We've seen this story before, time and time again. An actor or actress who has faded out of the limelight for an extended period, comes back for a role like you've never seen from them before. While this trend does work for some, it also feels like a swing and a miss for others. Unfortunately for Pamela Anderson, this doesn't quite feel like her big comeback. Giving credit where it is due, Anderson is really trying here. There a...

  2024 | R | 109 mins | Directed by Jason Reitman The taping of the first episode of Saturday Night Live was a crazy and chaotic night. Director Jason Reitman takes us through the ups and downs of that first episode in Saturday Night. We mostly follow series creator Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) as he does everything in his power to make sure that the show not only goes smoothly but also makes sure that the show even makes it to air. With NBC executives breathing down his neck all night, cast members fighting with each other, cast members going missing and everyone questioning whether or not they can fit each segment into a ninety-minute show, Lorne has a lot on his plate to handle. A look into the first night of such an iconic series makes for an interesting idea. Saturday Night Live is currently in its 50th season and there's no doubt everything that has gone into the show over the years to make it last and stay relevant for this long. Getting a glimpse into how it all started...

  2024. PG-13. 90 mins. Directed by Hannah Macpherson

2024. R. 89 mins. Directed by Megan Park