The Lost City

Loretta Sage (Bullock) is a reclusive author who writes adventure-romance novels set in exotic places. While on tour with her cover model, Alan (Tatum), Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who believes she can lead him to the lost city's treasure featured in her latest novel. Determined to prove himself the dashing hero from Loretta's novels, Alan sets out on a harrowing mission to rescue her against all odds.

Director: Adam Nee, Aaron Nee. Stars: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Brad Pitt, Oscar Nunez, Patti Harrison, Bowen Yang, Joan Pringle. 2022. 112 mins. Adventure.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

When Doctor Steven Strange (Cumberbatch) encounters a frightened teenager (Gomez) on the run from unnatural forces, he is unwittingly thrust into an interdimensional battle for the teenager's powers. Before he goes to face these threats head-on, he turns to Wanda Maximoff (Olsen), aka Scarlet Witch, for help. With all various possible realities at stake, Doctor Strange travels across the multiverse in search of a way to stop the powerful being that threatens to end them and life itself.

Director: Sam Raimi. Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Xochitl Gomez, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jett Klyne, Julian Hilliard. 2022. 126 mins. Action.

The Duke

In 1961, famed romantic painter and printmaker Francisco Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the National Gallery in London. The culprit: a 60-year-old taxi driver named Kempton Bunton (Broadbent). Holding the valuable painting for ransom, Bunton demands not money for himself, but something far more unconventional: that the government invest more in its elderly population. What follows is a heartwarming story of a man trying to do good in his country (despite his questionable methods), all while trying to save his marriage despite the media's attempt to paint a negative public opinion of him.

Director: Roger Michell. Stars: Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Aimée Kelly, Craig Conway, Heather Craney, Anna Maxwell Martin, James Wilby, Matthew Goode, John Heffernan. 2020. 95 mins.