A Haunting in Venice (2023) - Review

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A Haunting in Venice (2023) - Review

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Written by: Michael Green

Starring: Kyle Allen, Kenneth Branagh, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, Michelle Yeoh

Runtime: 103 min

Synopsis: Set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows' Eve, the film is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

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Oppenheimer (2023) - Review

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Oppenheimer (2023) - Review

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Written by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey, Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh

Runtime: 180 min

Synopsis: During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. (Matt Damon) appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world's first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history.

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Death on the Nile (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Death on the Nile (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Written by: Michael Green

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright

Runtime: 127 min

Synopsis: Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's (Kenneth Branagh) Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.

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Tenet (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Tenet (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Written by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh

Runtime: 149 min

Synopsis: Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist (John David Washington) journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

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Artemis Fowl (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Artemis Fowl (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Written by: Conor McPherson, Hamish McColl

Starring: Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Colin Farrell, Judi Dench

Runtime: 94 min

Synopsis: Based on the first two books in author Eoin Colfer wildly popular children's fantasy series, Artemis Fowl tells the story of adolescent criminal genius Artemis (Ferdia Shaw), who captures a vicious fairy, and attempts to harness her magical powers in a bid to rescue his family.

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