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The crime drama film, Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022), was directed and co-written by David Hollander and Liev Schreiber, respectively. Serving as a continuation of the TV series of the same name’s final season in 2020, it revolves around the main character, played by Schreiber, and his familial connections with brothers Terry, Bunchy, and Daryll. Premiering on Showtime on January 14th, the movie garnered a nomination for Outstanding Television Movie at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Beast (2022), a survival action horror-thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and written by Ryan Engle, tells the story of recently widowed Dr. Nate Samuels and his daughters, Meredith and Norah. They have arrived at the Mopani Reserve in South Africa for a much-needed vacation. Nate is reunited with his old friend Martin Battles, a biologist and manager of the reserve who had initially introduced Nate to his wife. Martin offers to take them to the village where Nate’s wife grew up. As they explore the restricted areas of the reserve on their tour the next day, Martin notices an injured lion among the local pride and shares that Nate has confided in him ...

Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) serves as a continuation of its predecessor, the 2019 film. Written by Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of the eponymous television series, and directed by Simon Curtis, the story follows Tom Branson, the widowed son-in-law of Earl of Grantham. He marries Lucy Smith, illegitimate daughter and sole heir to Lady Maud Bagshaw – Queen Mary’s lady-in-waiting. The family is taken aback when Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, surprises them with news that she was gifted a villa in Southern France years ago by now-deceased ...

Father Stu (2022), a biographical drama film, stars Mark Wahlberg as Stuart Long. Long, a former boxer-turned-Catholic priest who battles a progressive muscle disorder, is portrayed by Wahlberg in this highly-anticipated movie. Written and directed by Rosalind Ross in her directorial debut, the film was produced with a budget of $4 million. The story follows Long’s journey as he leaves his hometown of Helena, Montana for Southern California to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor. Along the way, he navigates a strained relationship with his parents who are wary of ...

The American biographical war comedy drama film, The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022), is directed and co-written by Peter Farrelly, based on the book by John ‘Chickie’ Donohue and Joanna Molloy. In 1968, Chickie, a former Marine turned slacking merchant seaman, resides in Inwood, New York City with his family. He often frequents a bar run by the cynical old man known as “The Colonel”. While Chickie’s sister Christine vehemently opposes the Vietnam War, both Chickie and their father served in the ...

Watcher (2022) is a psychological thriller film directed by Chloe Okuno and written by Zack Ford. The story follows American couple Julia and Francis, who move to Bucharest and settle into their new apartment with a large picture window. As Francis spends long hours at work, Julia becomes increasingly disturbed by a man in the building across the street who seems to constantly watch her. Her anxiety intensifies when she discovers that a serial killer, known as “the Spider” in the local media, is targeting young women in the area. During a day out in the city, ...

The American thriller film, No Exit (2022), directed by Damien Power and written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, is adapted from the 2017 novel of the same title by Taylor Adams. Darby Thorne, a recovering addict, receives news that her mother has been hospitalized for a brain aneurysm and is in critical condition. She leaves rehab and heads to Salt Lake City. While on the road, Corporal Ron Hill informs her of a blizzard causing the interstate closure. Darby agrees to ...

The American Christian Western romance film, Redeeming Love (2022), directed by D.J. Caruso, is based on Francine Rivers’ novel of the same name. The story draws inspiration from the Biblical tale of Hosea and is set in the American Old West during the California Gold Rush. In this historical setting, a young woman named Angel works as a prostitute in Pair-a-Dice, enduring self-hatred and animosity while being desired by local men. Meanwhile, a farmer named Michael Hosea visits the town and prays for a spouse from God. Later that day, he sees Angel and immediately falls in love with her.

The upcoming action comedy film, The Man from Toronto (2022), directed by Patrick Hughes, features Teddy Jackson, a struggling fitness entrepreneur from Yorktown, Virginia, lost his job at a local gym for distributing brochures without the necessary address. Keeping this setback to himself, he decides to surprise his wife Lori with a trip to Onancock for her birthday. While she enjoys a day at the spa, Teddy mistakenly arrives at the wrong cabin and finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation involving a man named Coughlin. Unknowingly mistaken for “the Man from Toronto”, an elusive assassin known for ...

The In Between (2022), an American sci-fi romance directed by Arie Posin and written by Marc Klei, begins with a traffic accident. Two young people are injured on the road – the girl barely moving and the boy motionless. After waking up in the hospital, Tessa has a flashback to 182 days prior, when she was taking photos in a coastal town and stumbled upon a classic French film playing at a local theater. At the movie, she meets Skylar, who offers to translate. Despite their different perspectives, he is a true romantic. In another flashback, set 102 days earlier, ...

The film Metal Lords (2022) is a teen comedy-drama, written by D. B. Weiss and directed by Peter Sollett. It tells the story of two high school buddies, Hunter and Kevin, who share a love for metal music and decide to form their own band, going against societal expectations. Metal enthusiast Hunter Sylvester often jams with his introverted best friend Kevin Schlieb, who only plays a single drum in the school’s marching band. During one of their practices, Kevin witnesses Emily, a sensitive Scottish student, having a meltdown and quitting the band due to her lack of ...

Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Spiderhead (2022) is an American science fiction psychological thriller film with a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film is based on the dystopian short story “Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders, which was first published in The New Yorker. Set in a state-of-the-art penitentiary, Spiderhead conducts experiments on the effects of research chemicals. The subjects, who are technically prisoners of the ...

Black Crab (2022) is a Swedish action thriller directed by Adam Berg. The film is adapted from Jerker Virdborg’s novel, Svart krabba, and features a screenplay by Berg and Pelle Rådström. It opens with Edh and her daughter, Vanja, stuck in traffic when they are suddenly ambushed by enemy forces. Fast forward a few years and we see Edh now serving as a soldier, arriving at the base after traveling by train. She is dropped off by a lieutenant in a dangerous ...

David Cronenberg’s science fiction body horror drama, Crimes of the Future (2022), takes place in an unspecified future where biotechnology has advanced greatly. This has resulted in the creation of machines and computers that can directly interface with and control bodily functions, making them commonplace. As a result, humans have also undergone unexplained biological changes. These include the disappearance of physical pain and infectious disease for a majority of people, allowing for safe conscious surgery in regular settings. However, some individuals have experienced more radical alterations to their ...

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) is based on Delia Owens’ novel of the same name and was directed by Olivia Newman. The screenplay was written by Lucy Alibar, with production by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. Set in a North Carolina marsh in 1953, the story follows Kya’s life after her family falls apart. Left alone with their abusive and alcoholic father, Kya eventually finds herself abandoned at just seven ...

Against the Ice (2022) is a survival film set in 1909, based on the true story from Two Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelsen. Directed by Peter Flinth and written by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Joe Derrick, it follows Danish explorer Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen as he leads an expedition to Shannon Island in East Greenland. The purpose of this journey is to retrieve records from the ill-fated Denmark expedition. Unfortunately, their first attempt is unsuccessful and results ...

The upcoming action spy film, The 355 (2022), helmed by director Simon Kinberg and written by Theresa Rebeck and Kinberg, follows the story of a group of individuals embroiled in an intense race for a special decryption program drive. This sought-after drive, capable of accessing any digital system on Earth, is presented to criminal mastermind Elijah Clarke by a drug lord at a location 150 mi (240 km) south of Bogotá, Colombia. However, Clarke’s betrayal leads to chaos as he kills the drug lord just as authorities ...

Pearl (2022) is an American horror film directed by Ti West, co-written by West and Mia Goth, who also stars as the title character. Set in 1918 during the influenza pandemic, Pearl resides on her family’s Texas homestead with her German immigrant parents while her husband, Howard, is away serving in World War I. Her father is confined to a wheelchair and her controlling mother, Ruth, insists that she help care for both him and the farm. Despite longing for a more thrilling existence, Pearl finds solace in the movies at the nearby cinema and dreams of becoming a chorus girl – much to Ruth’s disapproval. However, Pearl’s behavior also exhibits ...

X (2022) is a slasher flick from America, written, directed, produced and edited by Ti West. The lead role of Mia Goth is split between two characters: Maxine, a young lady, and Pearl, an older woman. In 1979, cops show up at a secluded farm in rural Texas and come across multiple corpses wrapped up in bags. When they enter the house, they discover something shocking down in the basement. Just one day before this gruesome finding, aspiring adult film star Maxine sets off on a road trip with her boyfriend Wayne, along with actors Bobby-Lynne and Jackson, director RJ and ...

Fresh (2022) is an American horror thriller film directed by Mimi Cave, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Lauryn Kahn. The movie follows Noa, a disillusioned woman from Portland who has had enough of the rude men she encounters through online dating. However, while at the supermarket one day, she meets Steve, who flirts with her and they exchange numbers. Their first date goes well and they end up having sex. As their relationship progresses over several dates, Steve suggests a weekend getaway for just the two of them. Despite her friend Mollie’s ...