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

Creator, The (2023)

Title: The Creator
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Written by: Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz
Starring: John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Allison Janney
Release Date: 9/29/2023
Running Time: 133 minutes

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Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war… and mankind itself. Joshua and his team of elite operatives journey across enemy lines, into the dark heart of AI-occupied territory… only to discover the world-ending weapon he’s been instructed to destroy is an AI in the form of a young child.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

Title: Don’t Worry Darling
Rating: R
Directed by: Olivia Wilde
Written by: Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke
Starring: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Chris Pine, Nick Kroll, Sydney Chandler, Kate Berlant, Asif Ali, Douglas Smith, Timothy Simons, and Ari’el Stachel
Release Date: 9/23/2022
Running Time: 122 minutes

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Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia.

While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives—including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Chan)—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty, luxury and debauchery of their community. Life is perfect, with every resident’s needs met by the company. All they ask in return is discretion and unquestioning commitment to the Victory cause.

But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can’t help questioning exactly what they’re doing in Victory, and why. Just how much is Alice willing to lose to expose what’s really going on in this paradise?

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: We see ballet dancers dancing as the credits roll.

Special thanks to Javier for this submission

Eternals (2021)*

Title: Eternals
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Chloé Zhao
Written by: Chloé Zhao, Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, and Kit Harrington
Release Date: 11/5/2021
Running Time: 157 minutes

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Marvel Studios’ Eternals features an exciting new team of Super Heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Three of the Eternals (Makkari, Druig, and Thena) leave Earth in search of Eternals living on other planets so they can warn them about Arishem’s plans. Suddenly, two beings transport onto the ship. They are Pip the troll and Eros, Thanos’ brother. Eros tells them that their friends are in big trouble and is willing to help and says that he knows where to find them.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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Dane Whitman is shown opening a mysterious box to reveal a sword (possibly the Ebony Blade, the Black Knight’s signature weapon). He goes to pick it up and a voice off-screen asks him if he’s sure he’s ready for it.

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Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Title: Raya and the Last Dragon
Rating: PG
Directed by: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs, and John Ripa
Written by: Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim
Starring: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, and Gemma Chan
Release Date: 3/5/2021
Running Time: 114 minutes

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Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than dragon magic to save the world—it’s going to take trust as well.

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Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In loving memory of Tommy Holmes

Notes:

“The making of this movie from over 400 individual homes was completely unprecedented, and relied entirely on the talent, ingenuity, and dedication of everyone at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The filmmakers would like to thank them for their tireless hard work, good humor, and most of all patience… with our inability to properly use the internet. (Dude, you’re still on mute.)”
There is a digital short that plays before the movie called “Us Again”.

Special thanks to Tony and Frank for this submission

Captain Marvel (2019)*

Title: Captain Marvel
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Written by: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, and Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Rune Temte, Algenis Perez Soto, Mckenna Grace, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law
Release Date: 3/8/2019
Running Time: 123.5 minutes

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Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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We see Fury’s pager on some platform with the Captain Marvel symbol flashing. Then we cut to Captain America with a beard watching “missing” reports (as a result of the decimation) with Black Widow, he says what’s happened is like a nightmare, to which Black Widow says that she’s had better nightmares. James Rhodes comes in says that the thing (pager) has stopped flashing. They all gather around the pager, Rhodey says that it just stopped, Captain America says to reboot it and try again, Rhodey replies that they didn’t know what it did in the first place. Black Widow says that Fury knew what it did and they should just try again. The camera pans and we see Captain Marvel behind her asking: “Where’s Fury”. Also, near the end we see the text: Captain Marvel will return in Avengers: Endgame

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Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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The camera shows Nick Fury’s desk from the end of the movie, Goose the cat jumps onto it, then starts regurgitating as if throwing out a fur ball, then it regurgitates the Tesseract.

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Memoriam: IN MEMORY OF
MAJOR STEPHEN “CAJUN” DEL BAGNO,THUNDERBIRD 4

Special thanks to auswar3ft for this submission

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Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

Title: Mary Queen of Scots
Rating: R
Directed by: Josie Rourke
Written by: Beau Willimon
Based on the book by: John Guy
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, Martin Compston, Brendan Coyle, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Ian Hart, Gemma Chan, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Adrian Lester, and James McArdle
Release Date: 12/7/2018
Running Time: 123 minutes

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Queen of France at 16 and widowed when she was barely 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, Mary has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), who rules as England’s Queen. Contrary to earlier accounts, and based on Dr. John Guy’s research, we see Mary as a capable politician and leader who wanted an alliance with her cousin Elizabeth. Mary fights to govern her unruly kingdom at a time when female monarchs are reviled as monstrous. To secure their thrones, the two Queens make very different choices about marriage and children. Mary’s reputation is under continual attack from her enemies, who construct lies about her sexual conduct. Betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens–driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Memory of Alex Beckett

Special thanks to Tony for this submission

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)*

Title: Crazy Rich Asians
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Written by: Peter Chiarelli, and Adele Lim
Based on the novel by: Kevin Kwan
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Michelle Yeoh, Lisa Lu, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Remi Hii, Nico Santos, and Jing Lusi
Release Date: 8/15/2018
Running Time: 120 minutes

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The story follows New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding), to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick’s family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. Not only is he the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families, but also one of its most sought-after bachelors. Being on Nick’s arm puts a target on Rachel’s back, with jealous socialites and, worse, Nick’s own disapproving mother (Michelle Yeoh) taking aim.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Astrid is at Rachel and Nick’s engagement party, looking sad because of her breakup with her husband. A guy across party starts to approach her and they smile at each other.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Special thanks to Frank, and Tony for this submission

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Boy and the Heron, The (2023)

Creator, The (2023)

Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

Eternals (2021)*

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Captain Marvel (2019)*

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)*

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