Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) - Review

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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) - Review

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Written by: Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser

Runtime: 206 min

Synopsis: Based on David Grann's broadly lauded best-selling book, Killers of the Flower Moon is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.

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The Power of the Dog (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Power of the Dog (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Jane Campion

Written by: Jane Campion

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Runtime: 127 min

Synopsis: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch) inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

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Antlers (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Antlers (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Scott Cooper

Written by: C. Henry Chaisson, Nick Antosca, Scott Cooper

Starring: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan

Runtime: 99 min

Synopsis: In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher (Keri Russell) and her sheriff brother (Jesse Plemons) become embroiled with her enigmatic student (Jeremy T. Thomas) whose dark secrets lead to terrifying encounters with a legendary ancestral creature who came before them.

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Judas and the Black Messiah - SPOILER-FREE Review | Sundance 2021

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Judas and the Black Messiah - SPOILER-FREE Review | Sundance 2021

Directed by: Shaka King

Written by: Will Berson, Shaka King

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Lil Rey Howery, Martin Sheen

Runtime: 126 min

Synopsis: Fred Hampton’s (Daniel Kaluuya) cathartic words “I am a revolutionary” became a rallying call in 1969. As chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, Hampton demanded all power to the people and inspired a growing movement of solidarity, prompting the FBI to consider him a threat and to plant informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield) to infiltrate the party. Judas and the Black Messiah not only recounts Hampton’s legacy and the FBI’s conspiring but also gives equal footing to the man who became infamous for his betrayal - highlighting the systems of inequality and oppression that fed both of their roles.

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Charlie Kaufman

Written by: Charlie Kaufman

Starring: Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis

Runtime: 134 min

Synopsis: Despite second thoughts about their relationship, a young woman (Jessie Buckley) takes a road trip with her new boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm. Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake's mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis), the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world.

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