Anna Starkey

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James Hawes (One Life) directs this vigilante spy thriller about Charlie Heller (Rami Malek), a CIA cryptographer who defies his superiors to avenge the death of his wife (Rachel Brosnahan) in a London terrorist attack. (123 min.)Glen: This marks the second time Robert Littell’s 1981 novel has been adapted for the big screen, the first being a 1981 Canadian film starring John Savage.

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Writer Paul William Davies—inspired by journalist Kate Anderson Brower’s 2016 book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House—created this TV miniseries about the innerworkings of the U.S. president’s living quarters in the White House. At the center of Davies’ story is a mystery surrounding the death of Chief Usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito), who manages the residence’s extensive staff. Was it suicide or murder?

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In his feature-length debut, writer-director Alex Scharfman helms this horror comedy about Elliot Kintner (Paul Rudd) and his teenage daughter, Ridley (Jenna Ortega), who accidently hit a unicorn on their way to Elliot’s boss’ wilderness retreat. (107 min.)Glen: Lots of little kids love pastel unicorns and their rainbow-colored mane and tail, glittering flanks, and magical golden horns, but do not bring your adorable little cherubs to this film unless you want to scar them for life.

4 weeks ago | santamariasun.com | Anna Starkey |Glen Starkey

Barry Levinson (Diner; The Natural; Rain Man; Bugsy; Good Morning, Vietnam) directs this script by Nicholas Pileggi (Goodfellas, Casino) about two New York crime bosses—Frank Costello and Vito Genovese (both played by Robert De Niro)—whose childhood friendship and successful Prohibition liquor operations in the ’20s and ’30s eventually devolve into open conflict in the ’50s. (120 min.)Glen: In the grand scheme of great crime dramas, this is an also-ran.

1 month ago | santamariasun.com | Anna Starkey |Glen Starkey

Co-directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen bring Lars Jacobson’s action comedy to the screen about Nathan “Nate” Caine (Jack Quaid), an introverted bank executive suffering from congenital insensitivity to pain. He uses his rare condition to his advantage when he pursues a group of bank robbers who in the course of a theft kidnapped bank teller Sherry (Amber Midthunder), the girl of Nate’s dreams. (110 min.)Glen: Move over, Bob Odenkirk in Nobody (2021). Stand aside, Ke Huy Quan in Love Hurts (2025).