121. The Hatchet Weilding Hitchhiker
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Colette Camden
Actors: Kai Lawrence, Jessob Reisbeck, Shirley McGillvary, Brad Mulcahy, Sandy Panman, Bob Ellenport
Plot: Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker went from viral internet hero to wanted for homicide in the span of months. This documentary follows the rise and fall of Kai Lawrence.
122. The Deepest Breath
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Laura McGann
Actors: Alessia Zecchini, Stephen Keenan
123. Shortcomings
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Randall Park
Actors: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno
124. Smoking Causes Coughing ( Fumer fait tousser )
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Quentin Dupieux
Actors: Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Lacoste, Anaïs Demoustier, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Oulaya Amamra, Tanguy Mercier
Plot: A down-on-their luck vigilante group known as the "tobacco-forces" is commanded by their rat boss to take a weekend getaway in hopes of refueling their passion and teamwork before returning to continue saving the world.
125. Nyad
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Actors: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Anne Marie Kempf, Carolyn McCormick, Anna Harriette Pittman, Eric T. Miller
126. The Wrath of Becky
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote
Actors: Lulu Wilson, Kate Siegel, Courtney Gains, Seann William Scott, Matt Angel, Alison Cimmet
127. Pain Hustlers
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Yates
Actors: Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Chloe Coleman, Catherine O'Hara, Andy Garcia, Brian d'Arcy James
Plot: Liza, a struggling single mother lands a sales gig at a floundering drug company that is nearly bankrupt and having no luck selling their fast-acting cancer pain-relief medication. After initially failing to land any new prescriptions in her assigned area, Liza finally cracks the market thanks to one Dr. Lydell - the $9 million dollar man as he is known. The wheels begin to be greased and soon the once-struggling company is the hottest new IPO on the market - but where there is money and greed there is also trouble.
128. Hidden Strike
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Scott Waugh
Actors: John Cena, Jackie Chan, Pilou Asbæk, Rachael Holoway, Chunrui Ma, Rima Zeidan
129. Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Kirk DeMicco, Faryn Pearl
Actors: Lana Condor, Jane Fonda, Toni Collette, Will Forte, Annie Murphy, Sam Richardson
Plot: A shy, sheltered teen, Ruby is content with trying to just live a normal
life - even though she is secretly a kraken and not just any, but part of
long line of royalty. Far from being the monsters depicted in stories,
krakens watch over the seas - and their arch-rivals, mermaids, are much
more destructive and deadly. Which is why when a new mermaid comes to
town, Ruby must finally embrace her legacy and save those she holds dear.
130. The Little Mermaid
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Rob Marshall
Actors: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs
Plot: Ariel, the youngest daughter of King Triton, is a mermaid who dreams of life outside the sea - especially after an encounter with a dashing prince. The king forbids this but Ariel seeks out the sea witch, Ursula, in order to make a bargain - trading her voice for legs. But this bargain comes at a much higher price if she can't convince the prince to marry her.
