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The Ugly Stepsister (2025) Discussion
Follows Elvira as she battles against her gorgeous stepsister in a realm where beauty reigns supreme. She resorts to extreme measures to captivate the prince, amidst a ruthless competition for physical perfection.
Apologies if this is not the community for a thread like this, I don't frequent this community as much as I should (considering the volume of movies I watch lol). But I just saw The Ugly Stepsister in theaters and I'm dying to talk about it.
I'm curious if any of you have seen it yet. It's still in theaters and looks like it's going to be fairly niche, I'm sure in no small part due to it being foreign. I definitely recommend it, I found it to be a fun spin on the classic Cinderella story that we get from the likes of Disney and a lot more faithful to the source.
Definitely not for those who are squeamish, but to be honest I found the body horror to not be over the top (unlike The Terrifier 2 lol)
I finally watched Hereditary
Hey guys so I finally watched Hereditary, let me preface by saying that I have a problem with horror movies because I watched so many growing up that they all feel the same to me, so I can't watch any of the Paranormal Activities or Annabelles or any of those pop horror movies.
That said there were some horror movies that I enjoyed, Get Out, Bird Box and Midsommar and Cabin in the Woods (for different reasons) come to mind.
After hearing so much praise over the years I finally decided to watch Hereditary and let me tell you it was a big disappointment, at 1 hour runtime I found myself playing with my phone because it was soooooo slow and it didn't get better from there, the plot was very basic, cult tricks someone into summoning a demon (a tale as old as time) and the payoff was very mid.
The ambiance and overall look were very cool, but that's all. What is your opinion on this movie I need to know if I'm crazy?
(Discussion) The Substance directed by Coralie Fargeat
I just saw The Substance on Thursday in a fairly full theater. I really enjoyed the movie and the last 30 mins was batshit insane and a fun viewing experience in a packed room.
While I really enjoyed it and gave it 4.5 stars on letterboxd, my gf was physically uncomfortable for a lot of the movie and didn't like it nearly as much as I did.
Just looking to hear other people's opinions who have seen it already. It's been getting a lot of buzz in the movie channel with my discord friends.
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - Dir. by James Wan
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2023 | 2hr 4m | TBA | 39% | 45 |
Premise:
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Aquaman balances his duties as king and as a member of the Justice League, all while planning a wedding. Black Manta is on the hunt for Atlantean tech to help rebuild his armor. Orm plots to escape his Atlantean prison.
Director(s):
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James Wan
Writer(s):
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David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, James Wan, Jason Momoa
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jason Momoa | ... | Arthur Curry / Aquaman |
| Patrick Wilson | ... | King Orm / Ocean Master |
| Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | ... | Black Manta |
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Atlanna |
| Randall Park | ... | Dr. Stephen Shin |
| Temuera Morrison | ... | Tom Curry |
| Dolph Lundgren | ... | King Nereus |
| Martin Short | ... | Kingfish |
- Migration - Isabela Merced, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina - Dir. by Benjamin Renner, Guylo Homsy
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2023 | 1hr 32m | 7.1 | 72% | 60 |
Premise:
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A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime.
Director(s):
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Benjamin Renner, Guylo Homsy
Writer(s):
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Mike White, Benjamin Renner
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Isabela Merced | ... | Kim (voice) |
| Elizabeth Banks | ... | Pam (voice) |
| Awkwafina | ... | Chump (voice) |
| Keegan-Michael Key | ... | Delroy (voice) |
| Carol Kane | ... | Erin (voice) |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Uncle Dan (voice) |
| Kumail Nanjiani | ... | Mack (voice) |
- American Fiction - Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz - Dir. by Cord Jefferson
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2023 | 1hr 57m | 7.8 | 92% | 81 |
Premise:
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A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Director(s):
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Cord Jefferson
Writer(s):
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Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison |
| Tracee Ellis Ross | ... | Lisa Ellison |
| John Ortiz | ... | Arthur |
| Erika Alexander | ... | Coraline |
| Leslie Uggams | ... | Agnes Ellison |
| Adam Brody | ... | Wiley Valdespino |
| Keith David | ... | Willy the Wonker |
- The Iron Claw - Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White - Dir. by Sean Durkin
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2023 | 2hr 10m | 8.1 | 88% | 74 |
Premise:
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The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
Director(s):
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Sean Durkin
Writer(s):
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Sean Durkin
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Zac Efron | ... | Kevin Von Erich |
| Jeremy Allen White | ... | Kerry Von Erich |
| Harris Dickinson | ... | David Von Erich |
| Holt McCallany | ... | Fritz Von Erich |
| Maura Tierney | ... | Doris Von Erich |
- Anyone But You - Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell - Dir. by Will Gluck
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2023 | 1hr 43m | TBA | 65% | 53 |
Premise:
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After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben's fiery attraction turns ice cold - until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
Director(s):
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Will Gluck
Writer(s):
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Ilana Wolpert, Will Gluck
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Sweeney | ... | Bea |
| Glen Powell | ... | Ben |
| Mia Artemis | ... | Barusta |
| Nat Buchanan | ... | Miranda Clerk |
| Josh Bonello | ... | Skyler Cappuccino |
| Gata | ... | Pete |
| Alexandra Shipp | ... | Claudia |
- Wonka - Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur - Dir. by Paul King
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15th, 2023 | 1hr 56m | 7.4 | 83% | 65 |
Premise:
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With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.
Director(s):
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Paul King
Writer(s):
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Simon Farnaby, Paul King
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Timothée Chalamet | ... | Willy Wonka |
| Gustave Die | ... | Ship's Engineer |
| Murray McArthur | ... | Ship's Captain |
| Paul G. Raymond | ... | Map Seller |
| Olivia Colman | ... | Mrs. Scrubbit |
| Keegan-Michael Key | ... | Chief of Police |
| Hugh Grant | ... | Oompa-Loompa |
- The Boy and the Heron - Soma Santoki (Luca Padovan), Masaki Suda (Rabert Pattinson), Takuya Kimura (Christian Bale) - Dir. by Hayao Miyazaki
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8th, 2023 | 2hr 4m | 7.6 | 97% | 92 |
Premise:
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A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
Director(s):
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Hayao Miyazaki
Writer(s):
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Hayao Miyazaki
| JAPANESE VOICE CAST | ENGLISH VOICE CAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soma Santoki | ... | Luca Padovan | ... | Mahito Maki (voice) |
| Masaki Suda | ... | Robert Pattinson | ... | The Grey Heron (voice) |
| Takuya Kimura | ... | Christian Bale | ... | Shoichi Maki (voice) |
| Aimyon | ... | Karen Fukuhara (as Lady Himi) | ... | Himi (voice) |
| Kô Shibasaki | ... | Florence Pugh | ... | Kiriko (voice) |
| Yoshino Kimura | ... | Gemma Chan | ... | Natsuko (voice) |
| Shohei Hino | ... | Mark Hamill (as Granduncle) | ... | Great-Uncle (voice) |
| Jun Kunimura | ... |
- Eileen - Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola - Dir. by William Oldroyd
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8th, 2023 | 1hr 37m | 6.7 | 85% | 71 |
Premise:
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A woman's friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn.
Director(s):
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William Oldroyd
Writer(s):
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Luke Goebel, Ottessa Moshfegh
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thomasin McKenzie | ... | Eileen Dunlop |
| Shea Whigham | ... | Jim Dunlop |
| Sam Nivola | ... | Lee Polk |
| Siobhan Fallon Hogan | ... | Mrs. Murray |
| Tonye Patano | ... | Mrs. Stevens |
- Poor Things - Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe - Dir. by Yorgos Lanthimos
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8th, 2023 | 2hr 21m | 8.5 | 93% | 92 |
Premise:
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The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Director(s):
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Yorgos Lanthimos
Writer(s):
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Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emma Stone | ... | Bella Baxter |
| Mark Ruffalo | ... | Duncan Wedderburn |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Dr. Godwin Baxter |
| Vicki Pepperdine | ... | Mrs. Prim |
| Ramy Youssef | ... | Max McCandles |
I'm going to leave this up for another week or so, since it seems to not be wide released yet.
- Silent Night - Joel Kinnaman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kid Cudi - Dir. by John Woo
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1st, 2023 | 1hr 44m | 7.7 | 72% | 51 |
Premise:
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A grieving father enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve.
Director(s):
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John Woo
Writer(s):
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Robert Archer Lynn
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Joel Kinnaman | ... | Godlock |
| Catalina Sandino Moreno | ... | Saya |
| Kid Cudi | ... | Vassell |
| Harold Torres | ... | Playa |
| Vinny O'Brien | ... | Anthony Barello Esq. |
| Yoko Hamamura | ... | Ruiz |
| Anthony Giulietti | ... | Kid |
| John Pollack | ... | DoubleGodlock |
- Godzilla Minus One - Minami Hamabe, Sakura Ando, Ryunosuke Kamiki - Dir. by Takashi Yamazaki
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1st, 2023 | 2hr 5m | 8.3 | 100% | 82 |
Premise:
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Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.
Director(s):
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Takashi Yamazaki
Writer(s):
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Takashi Yamazaki
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minami Hamabe | ... | Noriko Oishi |
| Sakura Ando | ... | Sumiko Ota |
| Ryunosuke Kamiki | ... | Koichi Shikishima |
| Yuki Yamada | ... | Shiro Mizushima |
| Munetaka Aoki | ... | Sosaku Tachibana |
| Kuranosuke Sasaki | ... | Yoji Akitsu |
- Dream Scenario - Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson - Dir. by Kristoffer Borgli
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2023 | 1hr 42m | 7.3 | 92% | 74 |
Premise:
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A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
Director(s):
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Kristoffer Borgli
Writer(s):
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Kristoffer Borgli
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lily Bird | ... | Sophie Matthews |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Paul Matthews |
| Julianne Nicholson | ... | Janet Matthews |
| Jessica Clement | ... | Hannah Matthews |
| Star Slade | ... | Greta |
- Wish - Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk - Dir. by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2023 | 1hr 35m | 6.0 | 46% | 48 |
Premise:
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Wish will follow a young girl named Asha who wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.
Director(s):
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Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
Writer(s):
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Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore, Chris Buck
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ariana DeBose | ... | Asha |
| Chris Pine | ... | Magnifico |
| Alan Tudyk | ... | Valentino |
| Angelique Cabral | ... | Amaya |
| Victor Garber | ... | Sabino |
| Natasha Rothwell | ... | Sakina |
| Jennifer Kumiyama | ... | Dahlia |
| Harvey Guillén | ... | Gabo |
- Napoleon - Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby - Dir. by Ridley Scott
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2023 | 2hr 38m | 7.0 | 64% | 64 |
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An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Director(s):
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Ridley Scott
Writer(s):
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David Scarpa
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Vanessa Kirby | ... | Josephine Bonaparte |
| Tahar Rahim | ... | Paul Barras |
| Rupert Everett | ... | Duke of Wellington |
| Mark Bonnar | ... | Junot |
| Paul Rhys | ... | Talleyrand |
| Ben Miles | ... | Caulaincourt |
- Thanksgiving - Patrick Dempsey, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon - Dir. by Eli Roth
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2023 | 1hr 47m | 6.7 | 87% | 68 |
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After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
Director(s):
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Eli Roth
Writer(s):
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Jeff Rendell, Eli Roth
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dempsey | ... | Sheriff Eric Newlon |
| Rick Hoffman | ... | Thomas Wright |
| Gina Gershon | ... | Amanda Collins |
| Milo Manheim | ... | Ryan |
| Addison Rae | ... | Gabby |
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes - Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis - Dir. by Francis Lawrence
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2023 | 2hr 37m | 7.1 | 64% | 51 |
Premise:
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Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.
Director(s):
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Francis Lawrence
Writer(s):
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Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Zegler | ... | Lucy Gray Baird |
| Tom Blyth | ... | Coriolanus Snow |
| Hunter Schafer | ... | Tigris |
| Viola Davis | ... | Dr. Volumnia Gaul |
| Peter Dinklage | ... | Dean Casca Highbottom |
- Next Goal Wins - Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana - Dir. by Taika Waititi
| RELEASE DATE | RUNTIME | IMDB | ROTTENTOMATOES | METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2023 | 1hr 43m | 6.5 | 44% | 46 |
Premise:
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The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0.
Director(s):
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Taika Waititi
Writer(s):
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Taika Waititi, Iain Morris
| CAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michael Fassbender | ... | Thomas Rongen |
| Oscar Kightley | ... | Tavita |
| Kaimana | ... | Jaiyah |
| David Fane | ... | Ace |
| Rachel House | ... | Ruth |
| Beulah Koale | ... | Daru |
| Taika Waititi | ... | American Samoan Priest |