Poor Things (2023)

Title: Poor Things
Rating: R
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by: Tony McNamara
Based on the novel by:Alasdair Gray
Starring: Emma Stone, Willem DaFoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, and Christopher Abbot
Release Date: 12/8/2023
Running Time: 141 minutes

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A Victorian tale of love, discovery and scientific daring, Poor Things tells the incredible story of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Michael, Javier, Gabe, and Laurence for this submission

Boy and the Heron, The (2023)

Title: The Boy and the Heron
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Luca Padovan, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, and Dan Stevens
Release Date: 12/8/2023
Running Time: 124 minutes

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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
about life, death, and creation,  in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Gabe, Frank, and Michael for this submission

Asteroid City (2023)

Title: Asteroid City
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum
Release Date: 6/23/2023
Running Time: 104 minutes

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The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Inside (2023)*

Title: Inside
Rating: R
Directed by: Vasilis Katsoupis
Written by: Ben Hopkins and Vasilis Katsoupis
Starring: Willem Dafoe
Release Date: 3/17/2023
Running Time: 105 minutes

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The story of Nemo, an art thief who enters a collector’s penthouse apartment hunting for valuable works of art. As he enters, the security system locks everything down. And then malfunctions. He is locked inside. At first, he expects his partner-in-crime to arrive, then the security guards or the police. Or the owner. But no one comes. Then he hopes and prays for a cleaning lady to come. A servant. Anyone. But no one comes. And days stretch out into weeks and months. He is locked inside a prison adorned with exquisite, strange, even eerie works of art: works that he both covets and admires, but which are now, for him, useless. Instead, he must use all of his cunning and invention to survive. To break into all the locked spaces to find all the food and liquid he will need. The luxury penthouse – this locus of perfection and aspiration – has become a prison. A desert island. A torture chamber. And then a place of revelation.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Towards the end of the credits we hear Nemo read from the book about the 3 rules of energy (like earlier in the film). As the credits end, we hear Nemo singing the phrase “I’m going to heaven on the hillside”.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Memoriam: In loving memory
Breda Beban
Laszlo Rajk
Nik Powell
Cameron Michael

Special thanks to Frank and Tony for this submission

Dead for A Dollar (2022)

Title: Dead for A Dollar
Rating: R
Directed by: Walter Hill
Written by: Matt Harris and Walter Hill
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Warren Burke, and Benjamin Bratt
Release Date: 9/30/2022
Running Time: 114 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Follows a famed bounty hunter who runs into his sworn enemy, a professional gambler and outlaw that he had sent to prison years before.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Memory of Budd Boetticher

Northman, The (2022)

Title: The Northman
Rating: R
Directed by: Robert Eggers
Written by: Sjón and Robert Eggers
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe
Release Date: 4/22/2022
Running Time: 136 minutes

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Young Prince Amleth is on the cusp of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Fleeing his island kingdom by boat, the child vows revenge. Two decades later, Amleth is a Viking berserker raiding Slavic villages, where a seeress reminds him of his vow: avenge his father, save his mother, kill his uncle. Traveling on a slave ship to Iceland, Amleth infiltrates his uncle’s farm with the help of Olga, an enslaved Slavic woman — and sets out to honor his vow.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Tony for this submission

Nightmare Alley (2021)*

Title: Nightmare Alley
Rating: R
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Written by: Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan
Based on the novel by: William Lindsay Gresham
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn
Release Date: 12/17/2021
Running Time: 150 minutes

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When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society. With the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins) with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who might be his most formidable opponent yet.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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The background image slowly depicts the baby in the jar during the first part of the credits.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Special thanks to Alex for this submission

Card Counter, The (2021)

Title: The Card Counter
Rating: R
Directed by: Paul Schrader
Written by: Paul Schrader
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe
Release Date: 9/10/2021
Running Time: 109 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

The story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of his past decisions.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: The final scene of William and La Linda pressing their fingers against the glass plays throughout the credits.

Siberia (2019)

Title: Siberia
Rating: R
Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Written by: Abel Ferrara and Christ Zois
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Dounia Sichov, Simon McBurney, Cristina Chiriac, and Daniel Giménez Cacho
Release Date: 6/18/2021
Running Time: 92 minutes

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Clint tends bar at a snowbound roadhouse whose patrons speak a language he doesn’t understand, and things may not be what they seem.

Desperate for answers, he drives a sled team to a nearby cave, but finds no peace. Are the spirits that confront him mere figments of his imagination—or will they slowly tear his body and soul to pieces?

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

Title: Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Rating: R
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Chris Terrio, Zack Snyder, and Will Beall
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Zheng, Amber Heard, and Jared Leto
Release Date: 3/18/2021
Running Time: 242 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Determined to ensure Superman’s (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. Now united, Batman (Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf, DeSaad and Darkseid and their dreadful intentions.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: For Autumn

Tag: Willem Dafoe

Poor Things (2023)

Boy and the Heron, The (2023)

Asteroid City (2023)

Inside (2023)*

Dead for A Dollar (2022)

Northman, The (2022)

Nightmare Alley (2021)*

Card Counter, The (2021)

Siberia (2019)

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

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