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Below are the best films that have stood out to us, and where to watch them!
Bad Boys For Life
Synopsis: Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Directors: Adil El Arbi (as Adil), Bilall Fallah (as Bilall)
Writers: Peter Craig (story by), Joe Carnahan (story by), Chris Bremner (screenplay by), Peter Craig (screenplay by), Joe Carnahan (screenplay by), George Gallo (based on characters created by)
Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens
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Birds of Prey
Synopsis: After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
Director: Cathy Yan
Writers: Christina Hodson, Paul Dini (Harley Quinn created by), Bruce Timm (Harley Quinn created by)
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Bloodshot
Ray Garrison, a slain soldier, is re-animated with superpowers.
Director: Dave Wilson (as David S.F. Wilson)
Writers: Jeff Wadlow (screenplay), Eric Heisserer (screenplay), Jeff Wadlow (story), Kevin VanHook (Valiant comic book), Don Perlin (Valiant comic book), Bob Layton (Valiant comic book)
Stars: Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan
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Color Out Of Space
Synopsis: A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.
Director: Richard Stanley
Writers: H.P. Lovecraft (based on the short story "The Colour out of Space" by), Richard Stanley, Scarlett Amaris (written by)
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur
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Devs
Synopsis: A computer engineer investigates the secretive development division in her company, which she believes is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend.
Creator: Alex Garland
Stars: Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jin Ha
Extraction
Synopsis: Tyler Rake, a fearless black market mercenary, embarks on the most deadly extraction of his career when he's enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord.
Director: Sam Hargrave
Writers: Joe Russo (screenplay), Ande Parks (based on the graphic novel "Ciudad" by), Ande Parks (from a story by), Joe Russo (from a story by), Anthony Russo (from a story by), Fernando León González (with illustrations by) (as Fernando Leon Gonzalez)
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Bryon Lerum, Ryder Lerum
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Lapsis
Struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother, delivery man Ray takes a strange job in a strange new realm of the gig economy.
Director: Noah Hutton
Writer: Noah Hutton
Stars: Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise, Babe Howard
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The Old Guard
Synopsis: A covert team of immortal mercenaries is suddenly exposed and must now fight to keep their identity a secret just as an unexpected new member is discovered.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writers: Greg Rucka (screenplay by), Greg Rucka (based on the graphic novel series by), Leandro Fernandez (illustrated by)
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The Paper Tigers
Synopsis: Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.
Director: Quoc Bao Tran
Writer: Quoc Bao Tran
Stars: Yuji Okumoto, Jae Suh Park, Ron Yuan
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Sputnik
Synopsis: The lone survivor of an enigmatic spaceship incident hasn't returned back home alone-hiding inside his body is a dangerous creature.
Director: Egor Abramenko
Writers: Oleg Malovichko, Andrey Zolotarev
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Tenet
Synopsis: Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki
We're back from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival with thoughts.