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  2022. PG-13. 118 mins. Directed by Taika Waititi Everyone’s favorite God of Thunder is back for his newest solo adventure. This time around Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has a lot on his plate with the threat of a new villain in the form of Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale). Gorr has been deceived by a God that he was a disciple for in the past and is now seeking revenge on all Gods after losing his daughter. After New Asgard is attacked Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), his friend Korg (Director Taika Waititi) and his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who now has the power of Thor and can wield his former hammer Mjolnir. Thor: Love and Thunder is the fourth movie in Thor’s solo outings and continues with the same style and direction as Ragnarok. Director Taika Waititi returns to helm Love and Thunder and brings he unique vision to the character once again. Waititi was a large reason as to why Ragnarok was able to let the character of Thor really flou...

  2022. R. 103 mins. Directed by Scott Derrickson The Black Phone is the latest movie from Director/Co-writer Scott Derrickson and his writing partner C. Robert Cargill. While also teaming up for the first Doctor Strange, Derrickson and Cargill were the minds behind the 2012 hit Sinister , as well as its disappointing sequel. There is a definite style these two have on their projects together and its no surprise that The Black Phone shares some similarities to Sinister, however they both can stand on their own respectively. It’s still early but it should be safe to say that The Black Phone is one of the best horror movies of 2022. We follow Finney (Mason Thames), who is a 13-year-old growing up in a small town in 1978. He lives at home with his father (Jeremy Davies) and sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw), his mom has unfortunately passed away at this point. Finney is a quiet kid that kind of keeps to himself while Gwen is the more outspoken of the two who isn’t afraid to show her t...

  2022. R. 117 mins. Directed by Jeremiah Zagar Anytime Adam Sandler can step outside of his comfort zone and put out a drama it will generally turn some heads. Here is no different as Sandler gets the opportunity to make a movie about one of his favorite pastimes, the game of basketball. Surprisingly this is under his Happy Madison Productions, which is typically where all his comedies come from, but this is the first venture into dramatic territory for the company and it passes with flying colors. Director Jeremiah Zagar takes a rather formulaic underdog story and elevates it to where the movie stands out on its own. Hustle follows Adam Sandler as Stanley Sugerman, former NBA player turned scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. Stanley has been on the search for the next great thing to bring to the NBA. After a failed attempt that was drafted by the team’s new co-owner Vince Merrick (Ben Foster), Stanley is sent back out to see what talent he can find. While overseas he comes acros...