The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - Review

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - Review

Directed by: Matt Shakman

Written by: Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne, Sarah Niles

Runtime: 115 min

Synopsis: Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family - Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) - face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus' plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren't bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.

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The First Omen (2024) - Review

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The First Omen (2024) - Review

Directed by: Arkasha Stevenson

Written by: Tim Smith, Arkasha Stevenson, Keith Thomas

Starring: Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, Bill Nighy

Runtime: 120 min

Synopsis: When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

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Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls - Review | Sundance 2023

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Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls - Review | Sundance 2023

Directed by: Andrew Bowser

Written by: Andrew Bowser

Starring: Andrew Bowser, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Jeffrey Combs, Ralph Ineson, Rivkah Reyes, T.C. Carson

Runtime: 110 min

Synopsis: The story follows fledgling Satanist Marcus J. Trillbury (Onyx) as he attends a once-in-a-lifetime ritual at his idol BARTOK THE GREAT'S dark mansion. Once there, Marcus meets a group of other worshippers. As the group is led by Bartok and his assistant Farrah in a series of rituals meant to "better them," it becomes clear that their intentions are more nefarious. As his new friends are losing the battle to keep their souls, a question of great destiny looms over Onyx's head: is he doomed to be a nobody or is he the only one who can defeat Bartok and save his friends from damnation?

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The Green Knight (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Green Knight (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: David Lowery

Written by: David Lowery

Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Ralph Ineson

Runtime: 130 min

Synopsis: Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger.

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