Film & TV

The focus is on Anthony “Tony” Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), a working-class Indianapolis man who took matters into his own hands after deciding Meridian Mortgage Company had undermined one of his real estate deals. Kiritsis marched into Meridian headquarters in February 1977, pulling a shotgun on President Richard “Dick” Hall (Dacre Montgomery).

Taking place during the final five years of Brazil’s military dictatorship, The Secret Agent captures the visible fractures of authoritarianism as its grip begins to loosen. In response, those who cling to power grow increasingly volatile and desperate, creating an atmosphere perpetually on the brink of eruption.

Michael B. Jordan excels in a dual role, playing identical twin brothers Smoke and Stack, a pair of smalltime hustlers who open a juke joint in the Jim Crow South. Writer-director Ryan Coogler ('Black Panther,' 'Creed,' 'Fruitvale Station') unspools his story methodically, so much so that its second-act shift into horror is as surprising as intense.

Timothée Chalamet delivers one of his best performances to date in Marty Supreme, an off-kilter character study of a low-rent conman with elite athletic skill. The film itself is interesting, but it’s Chalamet who drives the project beyond the realm of a commonplace and into the arena of late-season awards contenders

It’s finally time for the third 'Avatar' movie. 'Fire and Ash' cranks up the action and danger for a sequel that’s better than the second installment, but leaves the future of the franchise in uncertain waters. This is a direct sequel to 'Way of Water,' so there’s no large time jump (such as that between the second and third movies).

I hope you like animal puns because this script is full of them, some clever, others groan-worthy. The core of the movie’s humor is centered around the chemistry between Hopps and Wilde, played by Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Sudeikis. They do a good job of bouncing off of each other and giving the movie some emotional weight.

Benoit Blanc, “the world’s greatest detective,” returns with beaucoup charm and Cajun curiosity in the third 'Knives Out' whodunnit: 'Wake Up Dead Man.' Like its predecessors, 'Dead Man' is a delightful ensemble cast of familiar faces who seem to be having so much fun romping through the atmospheric sets that we can’t help but smile from opening shot to closing credits.

Directed by Japanese filmmaker Hikari, the film follows Phillip, an American actor who moved to Japan for work and finds himself down on his luck in his career, and unfilled in his personal life. Out of options, he accepts a job with a rental-family agency, performing stand-in roles for strangers who need someone to fill emotional or social gaps in their lives.