STUBER (2019)

 

Directed by: Michael Dowse

Starring: Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino, Karen Gillan, Steve Howey, Amin Joseph, Scott Lawrence, Aaron Sheridan, Rene Moran, Julia Vasi, Melody Peng, Victoria Anastasi, Malachi Malik, Patricia French, Jay D. Kacho

93 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, brief graphic nudity)

PLOT:

A mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu picks up a grizzled detective who is hot on the trail of a sadistic, bloodthirsty terrorist and finds himself thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, himself unharmed, and work with his passenger while maintaining his high-class rating.

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INSPECTOR GADGET SAVES CHRISTMAS (1992)

 

Directed by: Chuck Patton

Starring: (voices) Don Adams, Frank Welker, Maurice LaMarche, Erica Horn

22 minutes

(TV-G - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:

Inspector Gadget is off to the North Pole to stop Dr. Claw from taking over Santa's elves and workshop.

MYSTERY TEAM (2009)

 

Directed by: Dan Eckman

Starring: Donald Glover, DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Dan Eckman, Meggie McFadden, Aubrey Plaza, Ellie Kemper, Neil Casey, Ben Schwartz, Bobby Moynihan, Glenn Kalison, Peter Saati, Matt Walsh, Daphne Ciccarelle, John Lutz, Jon Daly

97 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, some violence, nudity, drug references)

PLOT:

Three clueless high school nerds, best friends for years, call themselves the "Mystery Team" and solve neighborhood crimes - such as who poked a finger in a pie cooling on a window ledge - cute at seven but foolish at 18. Then, one morning, a young girl pays them a dime to find out who murdered her parents the night before and took her grandmother's ring. Using inept methods, the team lucks onto the trail of the bad guys. Can they bumble to success and a renewed reputation? And what about coming of age?

THE BEYOND (1981)

 

Directed by: Lucio Fulci

Starring: Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Antoine Saint-John, Giovanni De Nava, Veronica Lazar, Larry Ray, Al Cliver, Michele Mirabella, Gianpaolo Saccarola, Maria Pia Marsala, Laura De Marchi, Tonino Pulci, Lucio Fulci

87 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, graphic violence, gore)

Country of origin: Italy

PLOT:

The cellar of an old hotel is built on top of the door to the beyond. Bloody zombies roam there. A young woman who is the heir of the hotel wants to restore it. She is confronted with strange events: a painter has a lethal fall, the plumber vanishes, and her friend breaks his neck. When she escapes to the hospital of a friendly doctor, she doesn't know that a nightmare is waiting there.

RIDERS OF THE DEADLINE (1943)

 




















Directed by: Lesley Selander
Based on characters created by: Clarence E. Mulford
Starring: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Frances Woodward, Robert Mitchum, Richard Crane, Anthony Warde, William Halligan, Hugh Prosser, Herbert Rawlinson, Jack Rockwell, Earle Hodgins, Montie Montana

70 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
When Hoppy's falsely accused young friend is killed while supposedly trying to escape from jail, an embittered Hoppy is blamed and drummed out of the Texas Rangers.

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FIRE OF LOVE (2022)

 

Directed by: Sara Dosa

Narrated by: Miranda July

Starring: Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft

94 minutes

(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

The film follows the lives and careers of daring French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, who ultimately die in the 1991 Mount Unzen eruption, via archival footage.

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HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (2014)

 

Directed by: Randall Wallace

Based on the book by: Pastor Todd Burpo, Lynn Vincent

Starring: Connor Corum, Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Lane Styles, Margo Martindale, Thomas Haden Church, Mike Mohrhardt, Ali Tataryn, Ina Barron, Jacob Vargas, Nancy Sorel, Dando Gordon, Darcy Fehr, Amber Lynn Partridge, Kevin Anderson

99 minutes

(PG - adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

This is the story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son Colton's extraordinary life-changing experience with the world. Colton claims to have visited Heaven during a near-death experience. Colton recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth - things he couldn't possibly know. Todd and his family are challenged to examine the meaning of this remarkable event. The church turns on him and so does everyone who is close to him - including his wife.

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