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A Hidden Life (2019) is an epic historical drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick. Born and raised in the small village of St. Radegund, Austrian peasant farmer Franz Jägerstätter is tending to his land when war breaks out. Alongside his wife Franziska, affectionately known as Fani, they are valued members of their close-knit rural community, living a humble life with their three daughters. However, Franz is called for basic training in the German army and must leave behind his beloved family for an extended period. When France surrenders and it appears that the war may soon end, he is sent home from ...

Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019) is a comedy-drama movie by director Richard Linklater, based on the 2012 novel of the same name written by Maria Semple. The story follows former architect Bernadette Fox, who now struggles with agoraphobia and lives in a rundown schoolhouse in Seattle with her husband Elgie Branch and their daughter Bee. After her award-winning house was destroyed, Bernadette fell into depression and became isolated. Despite having a close bond with Bee, Bernadette rarely ventures outside and fears interaction with others, including their neighbor ...

Gary Dauberman’s directorial debut, Annabelle Comes Home (2019), is an American supernatural horror film that follows the events of 2014’s Annabelle and 2017’s Annabelle: Creation. Produced by James Wan and Peter Safran, it serves as the sixth installment in The Conjuring Universe franchise. After demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren take possession of the demonic Annabelle doll from nurses Debbie and Camilla, they drive back home with it safely locked in a sacred glass case. ...

Long Shot (2019) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Jonathan Levine. U.S. Secretary of State Charlotte Field learns from President Chambers, a former television actor, that he does not plan on running for a second term as he is trying to break into the movie industry. Seeing an opportunity, she convinces him to endorse her as a potential presidential candidate. Meanwhile, New York City journalist Fred Flarsky’s career takes a turn when his newspaper is purchased by Parker Wembley, a wealthy mogul with opposing political views. Frustrated and unable to find another job, Fred seeks solace in his ...

In the film In the Tall Grass (2019), written and directed by Vincenzo Natali, a pregnant woman named Becky and her brother Cal are on a trip to San Diego. While taking a break, they come across a young boy named Tobin and his mother Natalie who are in distress in the tall grass. Despite their concerns, the siblings enter the grass and soon become separated as they realize the landscape is shifting unnaturally. As they try to leave, Becky encounters Tobin’s father Ross who warns her to stay close. However, she loses sight of him and Cal also has a strange encounter with Tobin involving a dead crow. According to ...

Adiós (2019) is a Spanish drama film directed by Paco Cabezas, starring Mario Casas, Natalia de Molina, and Ruth Díaz. Set in Seville, Andalucía (southern Spain), the movie takes place in the neighborhood of Las 3.000 Viviendas (The 3,000 Homes or ‘The 3,000’ for short), a ruthless and lawless area where police have no control. Juan Santos, a con man with supervised freedom, is released from jail for one day to celebrate his daughter Estrella’s First ...

Badla (2019) is a Hindi mystery thriller directed by Sujoy Ghosh, following the story of Naina Sethi, a successful businesswoman in London with a seemingly perfect life. However, when her secret lover, Arjun, is found dead and she is arrested for his murder, her world is turned upside down. Her lawyer, Jimmy Punjabi, enlists the help of defence attorney Badal Gupta to prove her innocence. Together, they uncover that Naina and Arjun were being blackmailed for their affair and on the night of the murder, Naina was attacked and woke up to find Arjun dead with the money meant for the blackmailer. Despite being out on bail, ...

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) is an American biographical drama film directed by Marielle Heller, centered around TV presenter Fred Rogers. In 1998, during an episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Mr. Rogers showcases a picture board with five doors. Three are opened to reveal familiar faces – Lady Aberlin, King Friday, and Mr. McFeely. The fourth door reveals the face of Lloyd Vogel, a troubled new friend of Mr. Rogers sporting a black eye and cut near his nose. Lloyd has been hurt (though not necessarily on his face) and is struggling to forgive the person who hurt him. After defining ...

Richard Jewell (2019), an American biographical drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood and written by Billy Ray, follows the story of Richard Jewell. In 1986, he starts off as an office supply clerk at the Small Business Administration where he forms a friendship with attorney Watson Bryant. Eventually, he leaves to pursue a career in law enforcement. Although he briefly works as a sheriff’s deputy, he ultimately gets discharged. In early 1996, Jewell takes on a security guard position at Piedmont College but is terminated due to multiple complaints of ...

The film The Highwaymen (2019), directed by John Lee Hancock and written by John Fusco, follows the story of notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. In 1934, after two years on the run, they break several associates out of Texas’ Eastham Prison Farm. To track them down, Chief Lee Simmons of the Texas Department of Corrections convinces Governor ‘Ma’ Ferguson to hire retired Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. Despite his reluctance to leave retirement and his wife Gladys, Hamer joins the manhunt after a shootout in Missouri involving the fugitives. He ...

The American comedy-drama film, The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019), directed by Simon Curtis and written by Mark Bomback, is based on the 2008 novel by Garth Stein. In Seattle, a dying Golden Retriever named Enzo (after Enzo Ferrari) is eagerly waiting for his master and best friend, Denny to return home. As soon as Denny arrives, he notices that Enzo is unable to move and gently picks him up, assuring him that he will always be there for him. It triggers a memory for Enzo of a documentary he watched about belief in ...

The  biographical drama film The Professor and the Madman (2019), directed by Farhad Safinia and written by Safinia and Todd Komarnicki, is based on Simon Winchester’s 1998 book The Surgeon of Crowthorne. Set in 1872 London, the movie follows retired United States Army surgeon William Chester Minor, who suffers from hallucinations where he is persecuted by a soldier he had branded for desertion. In one of these episodes, he accidentally kills an innocent man ...

Glass (2019), a superhero movie written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and produced by Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan, tells the story of David Dunn / The Overseer and his son Joseph as they search for the Horde. The Horde, a group of people who all worship the superhuman personality known as the Beast, are holding four cheerleaders hostage in an abandoned factory. Dunn manages to rescue the cheerleaders but finds himself face to face with the Beast before ...

Midway (2019) is a war film that depicts the crucial Battle of Midway, which marked a turning point in the Pacific Theater during World War II. In December 1937, American naval attaché intelligence officer Lieutenant Commander Edwin T. Layton receives a warning from Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during a state function. The Japanese leader emphasizes that their country’s dependence on imported oil means they would be forced to declare war if the US were to threaten their supply. And so it happens on December 7, 1941, when Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor after the US cuts off their oil supply. In response to this act of aggression, Lieutenant Richard ...

The American comedy film Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) is directed by Scott Aukerman and stars Zach Galifianakis. It is a spin-off of the popular web series hosted by Galifianakis himself. Will Ferrell discovered the show and uploaded it to Funny or Die, making Zach a viral sensation with millions of views due to his unique and unconventional hosting style. During an interview with Matthew McConaughey, a mishap involving a sprinkler system causes chaos and attracts even ...

Always Be My Maybe (2019) is a romantic comedy, co-written by Ali Wong, Randall Park and Michael Golamco, and directed by Nahnatchka Khan. Sasha Tran and Marcus Kim are lifelong friends who grew up next door to each other in San Francisco. As a child, Sasha’s Vietnamese-immigrant parents often left her alone while they tended their store, so she spent many evenings at Marcus’ house where his Korean-American mother Judy taught her how to cook. Their friendship ...

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) is an American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski. The story follows John Wick as he navigates through Manhattan, where he finds himself in trouble for the unauthorized assassination of High Table crime lord Santino D’Antonio on Continental grounds. While at the New York Public Library, he acquires a marker medallion and rosary before being injured in a fight with hitman Ernest. Seeking medical treatment from an underworld doctor, John’s excommunicado status becomes active, forcing him to finish the suturing himself before being pursued by a ...

Directed by John Crowley, the American drama film The Goldfinch (2019) showcases Peter Straughan’s adaptation of Donna Tartt’s 2013 novel of the same name. Following the tragedy at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art where thirteen-year-old Theodore Decker’s mother is killed in a bombing, Theo is urged by a dying man to take a painting—The Goldfinch—and his engraved ring. He is then placed into foster care with the Barbours, the family of his best friend Andy, and forms a close bond with Mrs. ...

J.C. Chandor directed the American action-adventure film, Triple Frontier (2019), which he co-wrote with Mark Boal. Private military advisor Santiago ‘Pope’ Garcia, a former United States Army Delta Force operator, is stationed in Colombia to combat drug cartels. In need of assistance, an informant named Yovanna seeks out Pope’s help to smuggle herself and her brother out of the country. In exchange for their safe escape, she offers information on the whereabouts of drug lord Gabriel Martin Lorea who resides in a remote jungle house with $75 million in ...

Gemini Man (2019) is an American sci-fi action flick helmed by Ang Lee. Henry Brogan, a former Force Recon Marine Scout Sniper, is now a member of the Defense Clandestine Service for the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is assigned to take out a bioterrorist aboard a train in Belgium. However, his spotter alerts him to the presence of a young girl near the target, causing him to delay his shot and ultimately hit the man in the neck instead of his head. Frustrated with his job, Henry decides to retire. In Buttermilk Sound, Georgia, he meets Danny, who manages boat rentals, and reconnects with an old friend named Jack. ...