Cyrano

The brave, quick-witted and dazzlingly talented writer and soldier Cyrano de Bergerac (Dinklage) is deeply in love with his close childhood friend, Roxanne (Bennett). However, despite their intimacy as friends, he finds himself unworthy of her love due to his internalized opinion he is ugly due to his short stature. As Roxanne is being courted by the duplicitous De Guiche (Mendelsohn), she falls head over heels in love with a member of Cyrano's regiment, Christian (Harrison Jr.). As Christian tries to reciprocate his love for Roxanne, he finds himself unable to do so and unwittingly relies on Cyrano's exceptionally crafted words -- an expression of the writer's deep unrequited love. "Cyrano" is a musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play "Cyrano de Bergerac."

Director: Joe Wright. Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua James, Anjana Vasan. 2022. 123 mins. Drama.

The Desperate Hour

Following the death of her husband, Amy Carr (Watts) vows to restore normalcy to her family's life for the sake of her two children, young Emily (Maltby) and her teenage son, Noah (Gobbo). While taking a personal day off from work, Amy goes for a run and finds herself miles away from civilization when she receives an emergency notification from the local police about an ongoing lockdown due to an active shooter. Desperate to contact her children and make sure they're OK, Amy stops at nothing to find her way back to them.

Director: Phillip Noyce. Stars: Naomi Watts, Colton Gobbo, Andrew Chown, Sierra Maltby, Michelle Johnston, Woodrow Schrieber, David Reale, Jason Clarke. 2021. 84 mins. Thriller.

The King's Daughter

King Louis XIV (Brosnan) is determined to find any way to make himself immortal following an assassination attempt, and following the superstitious advice of Dr. Labarthe (Schreiber), he searches for a mermaid to capture and sacrifice at Versailles during the upcoming lunar eclipse. At the same time, King Louis's illegitimate daughter, Marie-Josephe (Scodelario), is brought to her father from a convent. Her presence in Versailles shakes its inhabitants to their core and could possibly uproot her father's devious plan.

Director: Sean McNamara. Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, William Hurt, Benjamin Walker, Pablo Schreiber, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Rachel Griffiths, Crystal Clarke, Bingbing Fan, Julie Andrews. 2022. 90 mins. Action.