New Releases for the week of October 23 - 29
Official Competition
An unlikely trio assembles when a wealthy businessman hires a famous filmmaker and two prominent actors to make the best movie of their generation. Filmmaker Lola (Cruz) must convince her highly talented actors Félix (Banderas) and Iván (Martínez) to get over their egos by putting them through a series of tests that force them to work together. The men's disdain for each other slowly dissipates as they are forced to reflect on their pride, their legacy and their place in the world of film.
Director: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat. Stars: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez, José Luis Gómez, Manolo Solo, Nagore Aranburu, Irene Escolar, Pilar Castro, Koldo Olabarri, Juan Grandinetti. 2021. 115 mins. Comedy/Drama.
The Invitation
After the death of her mother, a lonely young woman named Evie (Emmanuel) undergoes a DNA test and she learns of a family member she never knew she had. Seemingly in the spirit of uniting the family, this long-lost cousin invites Evie to attend a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Curious about this new link — the only remaining family she has — Evie accepts the invitation. Upon her arrival, she is drawn in by the seductive hospitality of her host, but soon begins to uncover the truth about her genetically linked stranger and the sinful nature of her own family history.
Director: Jessica M. Thompson. Stars: Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Hugh Skinner, Sean Pertwee, Carol Ann Crawford, Alana Boden, Stephanie Corneliussen. 2022. 105 mins. Horror.
Breaking
Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley (Boyega) believes he is out of options when he is denied support from Veterans Affairs. Fearing he won't be able to make ends meet for himself and his daughter, he enters a bank and takes hostages, demanding the payment he's owed from Veterans Affairs. What follows is a tense confrontation between the police and a desperate man. Based on a true story.
Director: Abi Damaris Corbin. Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams, Connie Britton, Jeffrey Donovan, Olivia Washington, London Covington, Robb Derringer, Carmine Giovinazzo. 2022. 103 mins. Thriller.
Opening the 'Cabinet': Mexican horror master launches new series on Netflix
Hannah Galway in "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities"
Opening the 'Cabinet': Mexican horror master launches new series on Netflix
Hannah Galway in "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities"
Opening the 'Cabinet': Mexican horror master launches new series on Netflix
Hannah Galway in "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities"
Opening the 'Cabinet': Mexican horror master launches new series on Netflix
Hannah Galway in "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities"
Opening the 'Cabinet': Mexican horror master launches new series on Netflix
Hannah Galway in "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities"
Opening the 'Cabinet': Mexican horror master launches new series on Netflix
Hannah Galway in "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities"
Opening the 'Cabinet': Mexican horror master launches new series on Netflix
Hannah Galway in "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities"
Q: I just saw the action movie "Copshop," and the person who played the hero was excellent. What else can I see her in?
If you're hoping to get the amount of face time with Alexis Louder as you did with "Copshop" (2021), you're out of luck. That said, she has had a busy few years of increasingly meaty supporting roles.
Q: Was "The Long Kiss Goodnight" based on "The Bourne Identity"?
The story of a super-capable, CIA-trained assassin with amnesia, whose memory gradually returns while being hunted by the very agency that trained her, "The Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996) certainly has a lot in common with the Bourne franchise, which was first a 1980 book by Robert Ludlum, then a TV miniseries before becoming a big-screen hit starring Matt Damon ("The Martian," 2015) in 2002.