SMOKIN' ACES (2006)

 

Directed by: Joe Carnahan

Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Common, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Taraji P. Henson, Ray Liotta, Chris Pine, Matthew Fox, Jeremy Piven, Tommy Flanagan, Joseph Ruskin, Mike Falkow, Alex Rocco, David Proval, Nestor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, Maury Sterling, Curtis Armstrong, Vladimir Kulich, Peter Berg, Martin Henderson, Joel Edgerton, Christopher Michael Holley, Davenia McFadden, Joe Carnahan, Wayne Newton

109 minutes

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

PLOT:

Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel, a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody-under the supervision of two agents dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When the word of the price on Aces' head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, deadly vixens and double-crossing mobsters to join in the hunt. With all eyes on Tahoe, this rogues' gallery collides in a comic race to hit the jackpot and rub out Aces.

POWERS OF TEN (1977)

 















Directed by: Charles Eames, Ray Eames

Based on the scientific book "Cosmic View" by: Kees Boeke

Narrated by: Philip Morrison

9 minutes

(NR - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:

Beginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.

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THRILLER (2018)

 




















Directed by: Dallas Jackson
Starring: Jessica Allain, Luke Tennie, Tequan Richmond, Paige Hurd, Mykelti Williamson, RZA, Jason Woods, Michael Ocampo, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Maestro Harrell, Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander, Pepi Sonuga, Vanessa A. Williams, Chelsea Rendon, Valery Ortiz, The Lady of Rage, Mitchell Edwards

87 minutes
(TV-MA - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore)

PLOT:
A childhood prank comes back to haunt a clique of South Central Los Angeles teens when their victim returns home during their high-school Homecoming weekend.

PRETTY LETHAL (2026)

 




















Directed by: Vicky Jewson
Starring: Uma Thurman, Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Michael Culkin, Lydia Leonard, Julian Krenn, Miklos Beres, Krisztian Csakvari, Kate Freund, Tamas Szabo Sipos, Balazs Megyeri, Gabor Nagypal

88 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, graphic violence, drug use)

PLOT:
It follows a group of ballerinas as they try to escape from a remote inn in Hungary after their bus breaks down on the way to a dance competition. 

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WARHUNT (2022)

 

Directed by: Mauro Borrelli

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone, Aglaya Tarasova, Josh Burdett, Polina Pushkareva, Lou Stassen, Timo Willman, Rihards Lepers, Fredrik Wagner, Ben McKeown, Terence Maynard, Matt Mella, Lorenzo de Moor, Elliott Wooster, Christopher Hunter, Alex Mills, Herve Pictet, Dainis Grube, Telman Guzhevsky, Anna Paliga

93 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, gore, nudity)

PLOT:

1945. A US military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German black forest. Immediately ruthless Major Johnson sends a squad of his bravest soldiers on a rescue mission to retrieve the top-secret material the plane was carrying. Led by Sergeant Brewer and Walsh, the soldiers venture deep into the forest near the crash site. They soon discover hanged Nazi soldiers and other dead bodies bearing ancient, magical symbols. Suddenly their compasses fail, their perceptions twist and straying from the group leads to profound horror as they are attacked by a powerful, supernatural force. Fighting for their sanity and struggling to survive, they must uncover the shocking truth behind the force before the Nazis and do everything they can to remove all evidence it ever existed, even at the cost of their own lives.

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MIDNIGHT MASS (2021)

 

Directed by: Mike Flanagan

Created by: Mike Flanagan

Starring: Kate Siegel, Hamish Linklater, Zach Gilford, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan, Igby Rigney, Rahul Kohli, Annarah Cymone, Annabeth Gish, Alex Essoe, Rahul Abburi, Matt Biedel, Michael Trucco, Crystal Balint, Louis Oliver, Henry Thomas, Robert Longstreet, Carla Gugino, John Andrew Grush, John C. MacDonald, Ebony Booth, Anup Sehdev, Lyza Ulrych, Kapila Rego, Michael Tiernan, Quinton Boisclair, Patricia Drake, Jaren Moore, Camille Atebe, Pasha Ebrahimi, Ese Atawo, Tanis Dolman, Vincent Gale, Kendall Goddard, Marci T. House, Bobby Leigh

7 episodes

(TV-MA - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, gore)

PLOT:

The tale of a small, isolated island community whose existing divisions are amplified by the return of a disgraced young man and the arrival of a charismatic priest. When Father Paul's appearance on Crockett Island coincides with unexplained and seemingly miraculous events, a renewed religious fervor takes hold of the community - but do these miracles come at a price?

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BOY ERASED (2018)

 

Directed by: Joel Edgerton

Based on the novel "Boy Erased - A Memoir" by: Garrard Conley

Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Joe Alwyn, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Cherry Jones, Flea, Theodore Pellerin, Britton Sear, Madelyn Cline, Emily Hinkler, Jesse LaTourette, David Joseph Craig, Matt Burke, David Ditmore

115 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, disturbing images, brief drug use)

PLOT:

The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.

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