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All Creatures Great and Small Season 3

(2022.  Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Callum Woodhouse, Tony Pitts, Imogen Clawson, Patricia Hodge

It’s the spring of 1939. Big changes are happening at Skeldale House and everyone has to learn how to adjust. Tristan is now a qualified vet while James enters a new stage of his life with Helen and at the practice.

Amsterdam

(2022.   Fiction: Mystery.   Director: David O. Russell)

Starring: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola, Andrea Riseborough, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Taylor Swift, Timothy Olyphant, Zoë Saldana, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, Mel Fair

In 1933 three close friends find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history.

Armageddon Time

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.  Director: James Gray)

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb, Ryan Sell

From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, ARMAGEDDON TIME is a deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.

Babylon

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.  Director: Damien Chazelle)

Starring: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Olivia Wilde, Eric Roberts, Tobey Maguire

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Banshees of Inisherin

(2022.  Fiction: Mystery.   Director: Martin McDonagh)

Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Pat Shortt, Gary Lydon, David Pearse

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, follows lifelong friends Pádraic and Colm, who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship.

Black Adam

(2022.   Fiction: Superheroes.  Director: Jaume Collet-Serra)

Starring: Viola Davis, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Aldis Hodge, Joseph Gatt, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods–and imprisoned just as quickly–Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

Black Panther Wakanda Forever

(2022.  Fiction: Superheroes.  Director: Ryan Coogler)

Starring: Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Michaela Coel, Richard Schiff, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

Bones and All

(2022.  Fiction: Horror.   Director: Luca Guadagnino)

Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloe Sevigny, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Jessica Harper, David Gordon Green, Anna Cobb, Andre Holland

Story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter; a liberating road odyssey of two young people coming into their own, searching for identity and chasing beauty in a perilous world that cannot abide who they are.

Call Jane

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.  Director: Phyllis Nagy)

Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, Wunmi Mosaku

Chicago, 1968. As the city and the nation are poised on the brink of political upheaval, suburban housewife Joy leads an ordinary life with her husband and daughter. When Joy’s pregnancy leads to a life-threatening heart condition, she must navigate an all-male medical establishment unwilling to terminate her pregnancy in order to save her life. Her journey for a solution leads her to Virginia, an independent visionary fiercely committed to women’s health, and Gwen, an activist who dreams of a day when all women will have access to abortion, regardless of their ability to pay. Joy is so inspired by their work, she decides to join forces with them, putting every aspect of her life on the line.

C.B. Strike:  Lethal White

(2021.   Fiction: Television Series.)

Starring: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Natasha O’Keeffe, Kerr Logan, Killian Scott, Nick Blood, Joseph Quinn, Christina Cole, Adam Long, Sophie Winkleman, Robert Glenister, Saffron Coomber, Natalie Gumede, Danny Ashok, Robert Pugh

Cormoran Strike is a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Though he’s wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike’s unique insight and his background as a SIB Investigator prove crucial in unraveling three complex cases.

C.B. Strike:  The Series

(2018.   Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Martin Shaw, Kerr Logan, Ian Attard, Killian Scott

Cormoran Strike is a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Though he’s wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike’s unique insight and his background as an SIB Investigator prove crucial in solving complex cases that elude the police. Features seasons one and two, as well as three bonus featurettes.

Decision to Leave

(2022.  Fiction: Foreign.  Director: Park Chan-wook)

Starring: Park Hae-Il, Tang Wei, Go Kyung-pyo, Lee Jung-hyun

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

Devotion

(2022.  Fiction: Action.  Director: J. D. Dillard)

Starring: Jonathan Majors, Serinda Swan, Glen Powell, Thomas Sadoski, Joseph Cross, Spencer Neville, Daren Kagasoff, Joe Jonas, Christina Jackson, Matt Riedy, Dean Denton, Nick Hargrove, Kenneth Trujillo, Darin Toonder

Tells the harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen.

Doctor Who: Power of the Doctor

(2022.  Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop, Sacha Dhawan, Sophie Aldred, Janet Fielding, Jemma Redgrave, Jacob Anderson, Patrick O’Kane

A special episode will air in Fall 2022 to celebrate 100 years of the BBC. This will be Jodie Whittaker and current Showrunner Chris Chibnall’s finale before the Thirteenth Doctor regenerates and a new era begins. The episode reunites an ensemble cast of fan-favorite characters including classic companions Ace and Tegan Jovanka as well as The Master.

Empire of Light

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.   Director: Sam Mendes)

Starring: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke, Tanya Moodie

Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.

Estate

(2022.  Fiction: Comedy.  Director: Dean Craig)

Starring: Toni Collette, Anna Faris, David Duchovny, Rosemarie Dewitt, Kathleen Turner, Ron Livingston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia

Two sisters attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please Aunt in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea.

Eternal Daughter

(2022.  Fiction: Mystery.  Director: Joanna Hogg)

Starring: Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell, Carly-Sophia Davies, Zinnia Davies-Cooke, August Joshi, Alfie Sankey-Green

An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.

Evil Season 3

(2022.  Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Kurt Fuller

Say your prayers and freshen up on your science because Evil returns for a third season. There is plenty to take in including Kristen and David’s escalating attraction, creepy toys, some new demons, and the return of everyone’s favorite night terror, George.

Fabelmans

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.   Director: Steven Spielberg)

Starring: Michelle Williams, Gabriel Labelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Seth Rogen, Jeannie Berlin, Robin Bartlett

Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.

Flight Attendant Seasons 1 & 2

(2020.   Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Kaley Cuoco, Zosia Mamet, Griffin Matthews, Rosie Perez, Audrey Grace Marshall, Deniz Akdeniz, T.R. Knight, Michelle Gomez

A flight attendant’s life gets turned upside down after she wakes up in a hotel room with a dead man but with no memory of what happened.

Ganja & Hess

(1973.  Fiction: Horror.   Director: Bill Gunn)

Starring: Duane Jones, Marlene Clark, Bill Gunn

Germs from the stab of an ancient dagger turn two lovers into immortal vampires.

God’s Country

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.  Director: Julian Higgins)

Starring: Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Tanaya Beatty

When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences. Based on the short story “Winter Light” by James Lee Burke.

Good House

(2021.  Fiction: Drama.  Director: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky)

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, David Rasche, Rebecca Henderson, Kathryn Erbe, Beverly D’Angelo, Paul Guilfoyle

The Good House follows Hildy Good, a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches, who loves her wine and her secrets. Her compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell, and becomes dangerously entwined in one person’s reckless behavior. Igniting long-buried emotions and family secrets, Hildy is propelled toward a reckoning with the one person she’s been avoiding for decades: herself.

Grantchester Season 7

(2022.  Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Robson Green, Tom Brittney, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Kacey Ainsworth

In the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester in the 1950s, gruff, down-to-earth police inspector Geordie Keating’s methodical approach to police work complements the intuitive techniques of local vicar Sidney Chambers, and later the Rev. Will Davenport.

House of the Dragon Season 1

(2022.  Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Graham McTavish, Gavin Spokes, Bill Paterson, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Matthew Needham, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Milly Alcock, Emily Carey

The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to popular HBO series “Game of Thrones.” Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” “House of the Dragon” is set nearly 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys I Targaryen’s children battling for control of the Iron Throne.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody

(2022.   Fiction: Drama.   Director: Kasi Lemmons)

Starring: Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, Clarke Peters

Discovered by record executive Clive Davis, Whitney Houston rises to fame in the 1980s to become one of the greatest singers of her generation.

M3GAN

(2022.  Fiction: Horror.   Director: Gerard Johnstone)

Starring: Jenna Davis, Allison Williams, Amie Donald, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Arlo Green, Jen Van Epps, Kira Josephson

M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that’s programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by Gemma, a brilliant roboticist, M3GAN can listen, watch and learn as it plays the role of friend and teacher, playmate and protector. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old niece, she decides to give the girl an M3GAN prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences.

Menu

(2022.  Fiction: Horror.   Director: Mark Mylod)

Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, Nicholas Hoult, John Leguizamo, Aimee Carrero, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Judith Light, Paul Adelstein, Rob Yang

A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

Peacemaker Season 1

(2022.   Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick

A man fights for peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.

Prey for the Devil

(2022.  Fiction: Horror.   Director: Daniel Stamm)

Starring: Virginia Madsen, Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Nicholas Ralph, Ben Cross, Christian Navarro, Tom Forbes, Lisa Palfrey, Velizar Binev, Owen Davis

Sister Ann believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what, called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism — but a professor recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante, Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl, who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago. Determined to root out the evil, Ann soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her.

Resurrection

(2022.  Fiction: Horror.   Director: Andrew Semans)

Starring: Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, Angela Wong Carbone

Margaret’s life is in order. She is capable, disciplined, and successful. Soon, her teenage daughter, who Margaret raised by herself, will be going off to a fine university, just as Margaret had intended. Everything is under control. That is, until David returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past.

She Said

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.  Director: Maria Schrader)

Starring: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Samantha Morton, Tom Pelphrey, Jennifer Ehle, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Ashley Judd

Story of New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation–a story that helped propel the #Metoo movement, shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and altered American culture forever.

Sound of Metal

(2019.   Fiction: Drama.   Director: Darius Marder)

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci

During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over.

Spoiler Alert

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.  Director: Michael Showalter)

Starring: Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Bill Irwin, Jeffery Self, Sally Field, Antoni Porowski

Based on Michael Ausiello’s best-selling memoir “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies,” the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how Michael and Kit’s relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 1

(2022.  Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Melissa Navia, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Babs Olusanmokun

Season One is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series features fan favorites from Season Two of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY: Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock. The series follows Captain Pike and the crew in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

Ticket to Paradise

(2022.  Fiction: Comedy.   Director: Ol Parker)

Starring: George Clooney, Sean Lynch, Julia Roberts, Arielle Carver-O’Neill, Billie Lourd, Kaitlyn Dever, Charles Allen, Maxime Bouttier

Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite on the big screen as exes who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. From Working Title, Smokehouse Pictures and Red Om Films, Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances.

Velvet Queen

(2021.  Non-Fiction: Documentary.   Director: Marie Amiguet)

In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, multi-award-winning nature photographer Vincent Munier guides writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. Munier introduces Tesson to the subtle art of waiting from a blind spot, tracking animals, and finding the patience to catch sight of the beasts. Through their journey in the Tibetan peaks, inhabited by invisible presences, the two men ponder humankind’s place amongst the magnificent creatures and glorious landscapes they encounter along the way.

Violent Night

(2022.  Fiction: Horror.  Director: Tommy Wirkola)

Starring: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Beverly D’Angelo

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.

Westworld Season 4

(2022.  Fiction: Television Series)

Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Tessa Thompson, Luke Hemsworth

Westworld isn’t your typical amusement park. Intended for rich vacationers, the futuristic park — which is looked after by robotic “hosts” — allows its visitors to live out their fantasies through artificial consciousness. No matter how illicit the fantasy may be, there are no consequences for the park’s guests, allowing for any wish to be indulged.

Whale

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.  Director: Darren Aronofsky)

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

Women Talking

(2022.  Fiction: Drama.   Director: Sarah Polley)

Starring: Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, Frances McDormand

Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.