551. Life Itself
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steve James
Actors: Roger Ebert, Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese, Errol Morris, Ava DuVernay, Ramin Bahrani
Plot: A look at the life and cultural impact of Roger Ebert, one of the world's renowned film critics and social commentators - from his Pulitzer Prize film reviews, to his long career with Gene Siskel to his late-life battle with cancer - it a both a poignant and insightful look into Ebert's world.
552. Sicario
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Actors: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Daniel Kaluuya, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal
Plot: Sicario translates to hitman in Mexico. When an idealistic FBI agent is
paired up with a consultant with a checkered past, she will have to learn
the hard way that combating the new war on drugs sometimes means getting
your hands dirty.
553. Wolfwalkers
Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
Actors: Sean Bean, Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Simon McBurney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tommy Tiernan
554. Eighth Grade
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bo Burnham
Actors: Josh Hamilton, Elsie Fisher, Emily Robinson, Missy Yager, Greg Crowe, Deborah Unger
Plot: Kayla has lived through nearly a year of a disastrous eighth grade year. As we follow her through her last week in middle school before summer, we live her life in all its painful glory.
555. Past, The ( passé, Le )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Actors: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet, Elyes Aguis, Babak Karimi
Plot: An Iranian man abandons his French wife and two children in order to return home. He doesn't realize the consequences of his actions until his wife starts a new relationship... and requests a divorce.
556. The Big Sleep
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Howard Hawks
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone, Peggy Knudsen
Plot: A private detective witnesses murder and a serious of criminal events during his investigation - he is not sure who to believe or who to love.
557. The Favourite
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Actors: Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss
Plot: In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne is on the throne while war rages with the French. Her devoted friend, Sarah Churchill, governs the country in her stead while trying to keep the queen's health and temper under control The arrival of a new servant, Abigail, soon changes the dynamics as she at first endears herself to Sarah, and later, the queen herself.
558. Dreams ( Akira Kurosawa's Dreams )
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Martin Scorsese, Mieko Harada, Yoshitaka Zushi, Mitsunori Isaki
Plot: Has eight various dream sequences which mostly tackle about humanity, nature and a child's innocence. Some characters repeat in certain dreams. A myriad of events occur such as mountaineers traveling thru a violent snow storm, tree spirits talking to a child, a demon explaining hell, nuclear plants exploding, a wise elderly talking about his opinions and a man stumbling inside a painting and meeting the artist who created it.
559. The Irishman
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Anna Paquin, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jesse Plemons, Stephen Graham, Harvey Keitel
Plot: Frank Sheeran, a former mobster, recounts the tale of his relationship with Russell Buffalino and James Hoffa.
560. Papillon
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Actors: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman
Plot: The true story of a man trying to escape from prison.
