A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Director:
Florian Zeller
Stars:
Anthony Hopkins,
Olivia Colman,
Olivia Williams
A female filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at rural retreat, only to find that the woods summon her inner demons in intense and surprising ways.
Director:
Lawrence Michael Levine
Stars:
Aubrey Plaza,
Sarah Gadon,
Christopher Abbott
The story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem's itinerant childhood's influence on her life as a writer, activist and organizer for women's rights worldwide.
Director:
Julie Taymor
Stars:
Alicia Vikander,
Janelle Monáe,
Julianne Moore
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated as they are unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
Director:
Max Barbakow
Stars:
Andy Samberg,
Cristin Milioti,
J.K. Simmons
Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.
Director:
Brandon Cronenberg
Stars:
Gabrielle Graham,
Hanneke Talbot,
Matthew Garlick
A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.
Beautifully shot. Appealing cast. It does work to have the film break the 4th wall when Anne Morgan speaks to the camera. The story carries us along. The director and cast win more than they lose. Where it gets rough: the movie struggles at the end. Just who is he when he's older? What would the older Nikola Tesla have said to the younger Telsa about science, business, women? That's a question often used in interviews (What would you say to your younger self?) Wanted that more than the song that was sung. Also, perhaps insight on the romance aspect could have used more of
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Beautifully shot. Appealing cast. It does work to have the film break the 4th wall when Anne Morgan speaks to the camera. The story carries us along. The director and cast win more than they lose. Where it gets rough: the movie struggles at the end. Just who is he when he's older? What would the older Nikola Tesla have said to the younger Telsa about science, business, women? That's a question often used in interviews (What would you say to your younger self?) Wanted that more than the song that was sung. Also, perhaps insight on the romance aspect could have used more of