Cinderella

Trapped living with her cruel stepmother, Vivian (Menzel), and two stepsisters, Malvolia (Baillio) and Narissa (Spencer), after her father's death, aspiring dressmaker Cinderella (Cabello) dreams of escaping her home's basement and selling her dazzling creations in her own shop called "Dresses by Ella." While daydreaming in the market one day, Cinderella has a chance encounter with Prince Robert (Galitzine) and is invited to the most anticipated ball of the season. But when Vivian throws ink on Cinderella's beautiful new dress and tells her she must stay home, only Cinderella's Fabulous Godmother (Porter) can save the day.

Director: Kay Cannon. Stars: Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Tallulah Greive, Maddie Baillio, Charlotte Spencer, James Corden. 2021. 113 mins. Comedy/Musical.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Destitute and struggling to find work, Hollywood actor Nick Cage (Cage) plans to retire. But when Cage's agent, Richard Fink (Harris), presents him with a $1-million offer to attend the birthday party of billionaire and Nicolas Cage superfan Javi Gutierrez (Pascal), he accepts. Upon meeting Gutierrez in Majorca, Cage soon encounters CIA agents Vivian (Haddish) and Martin (Barinholtz), who require Cage to go undercover and expose the billionaire's nefarious dealings and the potential kidnapping of a politician's daughter.

Director: Tom Gormican. Stars: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Horgan, Paco León, Neil Patrick Harris, Lily Mo Sheen, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Katrin Vankova, Ike Barinholtz, Demi Moore. 2022. 107 mins. Action.

After Yang

After their adoptive daughter Mika's (Tjandrawidjaja) previously owned robotic child-companion, Yang (Min), becomes unresponsive, husband and wife Jake (Farrell) and Kyra (Turner-Smith) do everything in their power to repair him. When the original producer of Yang, Brothers & Sisters Inc., recommends a replacement, Jake opts to take Yang to a repairman before settling on a museum specialist who unlocks Yang's memory bank. Discovering Yang had more of a past than either Jake or Kyra knew, they soon realize he was not what he seemed.

Director: Kogonada. Stars: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Justin H. Min, Haley Lu Richardson, Orlagh Cassidy, Ritchie Coster, Sarita Choudhury, Clifton Collins Jr. 2021. 96 mins. Drama.