The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial - Review | Venice 2023

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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial - Review | Venice 2023

Directed by: William Friedkin

Written by: William Friedkin

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Clarke, Jake Lacy, Monica Raymund, Lance Reddick, Lewis Pullman, Elizabeth Anweis, Tom Riley, Francois Battiste, Gabe Kessler, Jay Duplass, Gina Garcia-Sharp, Stephanie Erb, Dale Dye, Denzel Johnson

Runtime: 109 min

Synopsis: A naval officer stands trial for mutiny after taking command from a ship captain he feels was acting in an unstable way, putting in danger both the ship and its crew.

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The Starling Girl (2023) - Review

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The Starling Girl (2023) - Review

Directed by: Laurel Parmet

Written by: Laurel Parmet

Starring: Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Wrenn Schmidt, Austin Abrams, Jimmi Simpson

Runtime: 116 min

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Jem Starling (Eliza Scanlen) struggles to define her place within her fundamentalist Christian community in rural Kentucky. Even her greatest joy of dancing with the church group is tempered by worry that her actions are sinful and she is caught between a burgeoning awareness of her own sexuality and her religious devotion. With the return of Owen (Lewis Pullman), an enigmatic youth pastor, Jem soon finds herself attracted to his worldliness and charm. Slowly, he draws her into a dangerous relationship that could upend their entire community.

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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

Written by: Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie

Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer

Runtime: 131 min

Synopsis: After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

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