131. 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.
132. 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
133. 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.
134. 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.
135. Pocket Dial Murder
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roxanne Boisvert
Actors: Kirsten Comerford, Steve Byers, Erica Anderson, Mathieu Bourassa, Dawn Lambing, Darius Rathe
Plot: Stacey receives a pocket dial from her husband Jeff's cell phone and can
hear what appears to be a woman being murdered. When Jeff comes home, he
says he lost his phone and when the victim is revealed to be an
acquaintance to Jeff, Stacey can't help but believe she now lives with a
murderer.
136. The Flood
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brandon Slagle
Actors: Casper Van Dien, Nicky Whelan, Louis Mandylor, Randy Wayne, Devanny Pinn, Ryan Francis
137. Perpetrator
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jennifer Reeder
Actors: Taylor Kinkead, Christopher Lowell, Kiah McKirnan, Vic Kuligoski, Tim Hopper, Alicia Silverstone
138. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Cal Brunker
Actors: Dax Shepard, Taraji P. Henson, Tyler Perry, Kim Kardashian, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi
139. Mutilator 2
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Buddy Cooper
Actors: Eva Hamilton, Marco Reese Maldonado, Mark Francis, Loren Swan, Dan Grogan, Chaney Morrow
140. Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Animation
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Julio Soto Gurpide
Actors: Ronny Chieng, Iain Batchelor, Vicente Gil, Juan Rueda, Isabel Donate, Jesús Barreda
