The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Armando Iannucci

Written by: Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci

Starring: Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Gwendoline Christie, Paul Whitehouse

Runtime: 116 min

Synopsis: From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield (Dev Patel) is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty, and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance, and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all.

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The King of Staten Island (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The King of Staten Island (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Judd Apatow

Written by: Judd Apatow, Pete Davidson, Dave Sirus

Starring: Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, Steve Buscemi

Runtime: 136 min

Synopsis: Scott (Pete Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister (Maude Apatow) heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother (Marisa Tomei) and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys, and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey (Bel Powley). But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray (Bill Burr), it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

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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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Shirley (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Shirley (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Josephine Decker

Written by: Sarah Gubbins

Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, Odessa Young

Runtime: 107 min

Synopsis: Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband, Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg). The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.

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The Lovebirds (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Lovebirds (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Michael Showalter

Written by: Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall

Starring: Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, Kyle Bornheimer

Runtime: 87 min

Synopsis: A couple (Issa Rae & Kumail Nanjiani) experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme - and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

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Snowpiercer (2013) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Snowpiercer (2013) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Bong Joon-ho

Written by: Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson

Starring: Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Go Ah-sung, John Hurt, Ed Harris

Runtime: 126 min

Synopsis: In this sci-fi epic from director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite), a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet. The final survivors board the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. When cryptic messages incite the passengers to revolt, the train thrusts full-throttle towards disaster.

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Scoob! (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Scoob! (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Tony Cervone

Written by: Adam Sztykiel, Jack C. Donaldson, Derek Elliott, Matt Lieberman

Starring: Frank Welker, Will Forte, Gina Rodriguez, Zac Efron, Amanda Seyfried, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Jeong, Tracy Morgan

Runtime: min

Synopsis: Scoob! reveals how lifelong friends Scooby (Frank Welker) and Shaggy (Will Forte) first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred (Zac Efron), Velma (Gina Rodriguez), and Daphne (Amanda Seyfried) to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global "dogpocalypse," the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.

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The Untouchables (1987) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Untouchables (1987) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Brian DePalma

Written by: David Mamet

Starring: Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery

Runtime: 119 min

Synopsis: During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone (Robert De Niro) and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.

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True History of the Kelly Gang (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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True History of the Kelly Gang (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Justin Kurzel

Written by: Shaun Grant

Starring: George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Sean Keenan, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe

Runtime: 124 min

Synopsis: Set against the badlands of colonial Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly (George MacKay and Orland Schwerdt) discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels called the Sons of Sieve, an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalized for terrorizing their oppressors back in Ireland. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger Harry Power (Russell Crowe) and fueled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Ned Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

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Extraction (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Extraction (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Sam Hargrave

Written by: Joe Russo

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, David Harbour, Pankaj Tripathi, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Marc Donato, Fay Masterson, Derek Luke

Runtime: 116 min

Synopsis: Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is a fearless black market mercenary with nothing left to lose when his skills are solicited to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord. But in the murky underworld of weapons dealers and drug traffickers, an already deadly mission approaches the impossible, forever altering the lives of Rake and the boy.

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