A tech executive discovers her life is being adapted into a drama by a streaming service, where she’s played by Salma Hayek… —

A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so-called ‘Spider Killer’… —

While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron’s new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. —

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a 20-year-old holiday she took with her father, trying to reconcile the parent she knew with the man she didn’t. —

A detective investigating a death in the mountains meets the deceased man’s mysterious wife during the course of his work. —

A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. —

A chaotic but tender family go on a road trip across a rugged landscape, fussing over the sick dog and getting on each other’s nerves. —

The Daniels’ latest is a bombastic, multiversal magnum opus — a once-in-a-generation experience of high-off-its-ass imagination. — The cinematic advent of the multiverse — an IP-devouring narrative device popularized by the MCU with films like Spider-Man: No Way Home — is clearly becoming a phenomenon among superhero blockbusters. For one, Marvel is investing as much as humanly possible into the concept, promising to deliver films like Doctor…

A US soldier stationed in Rome with the Vatican blown up, embarks on a hero’s journey to uncover and defend against an unknown enemy threatening the world. —