STAR WARS EPISODE IX - RISE OF SKYWALKER: A Sometimes Satisfying, Sometimes Frustrating End to the Skywalker Saga That's All Fan Service and No Story

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy  

Produced by: J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan      

Directed by: J.J. Abrams    

Written by: J.J. Abrams, Chris Terrio

Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures, Lucasfilm

Starring: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams

Runtime: 142 minutes 

SYNOPSIS: 

With only a few survivors left, the Resistance is given no choice but to call forth all of those resources if they are to stand a chance against the First Order. Meanwhile, out of the ashes rise the Jedi and the Sith as they resume their ancient battle for the galaxy’s supremacy. Rey (Daisy Ridley) holds a key role to both the Jedi and the Resistance’s plight as she faces Supreme Leader Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) once more in a final confrontation where their past and present collide. 

FORD V FERRARI: A Funny, Heartwarming, Adrenaline-Pumping and Testosterone-Fuelled Joy Ride

Genre: Action, Biography, Drama

Produced by: James Mangold, Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin     

Directed by: James Mangold  

Written by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller  

Production Company: 20^th Century Fox  
Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Ray McKinnon, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone   

Runtime: 152 minutes  

SYNOPSIS: 

Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) teams up with Ken Miles (Christian Bale) when they are hired by Ford to help them build a car capable of challenging its fiercest competitor Ferrari’s dominance in time for the Le Mans ‘66 race. And the pair soon learns that what they’re doing is something much easier said than done. Overcoming corporate intrusion, technical deficiencies and even their own ego might be necessary if they are to etch their names on the record books. 

CHARLIE'S ANGELS: A Fun, Breezy and Constantly Diverting Girl Power Reboot Despite the Lackluster Action

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy 

Produced by: Elizabeth Banks, Elizabeth Cantillon, Max Handelman, Doug Belgrad 

Directed by: Elizabeth Banks    

Written by: Elizabeth Banks  

Production Company: Columbia Pictures   

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Centineo, Sam Claflin, Patrick Stewart   

Runtime: 119 minutes 

SYNOPSIS: 

 

Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott), a young systems engineer working for a multi-million dollar technology company, decides to expose her employer’s dark secret when she finds out that they possess a device with dangerous potential. In order to keep their traces clean, the company starts sending assassins out to get rid of her. And her only way towards her own safety and stopping her employer’s plan is by agreeing to join forces with Sabina Wilson (Kristen Stewart) and Jane Kano (Ella Balinska), both of whom are members/Angels of a covert detective organization called the Townsend Agency.