‘Warfare’ Leading to ‘The Amateur’

May 1, 2025

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A Warfarer and an Amateur (CREDIT: A24; 20th Century Studios/Screenshot)

Warfare

Starring: Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Taylor John Smith, Michael Gandolfini, Adain Bradley, Noah Centineo, Evan Holtzman, Henry Zaga, Alex Brockdorff, Nathan Altai, Donya Hussen, Aaron Deakins

Directors: Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland

Running Time: 95 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: April 11, 2025 (Theaters)

The Amateur

Starring: Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson, Danny Sapani, Jon Bernthal, Adrian Martinez, Marc Rissmann, Joseph Millson, Barbara Probst, Alice Hewkin, Henry Garrett, Takehiro Hira

Director: James Hawes

Running Time: 124 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: April 11, 2025 (Theaters)

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‘Tarot,’ or Tar-no?

May 5, 2024

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When in Tarot, do as the Tarots do (CREDIT: Screen Gems)

Starring: Harriet Slater, Jacob Batalon, Avantika, Adain Bradley, Humberly González, Wolfgang Novogratz, Larsen Thompson, Olwen Fouéré

Directors: Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg

Running Time: 92 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: May 3, 2024 (Theaters)

Is Tarot (The Movie) pro-divination or anti-divination? Fortunately, when it comes to horror, it doesn’t matter! This most definitely ain’t gonna change any paradigms about those Fool and Death Cards, but it does the trick for a Friday Night PG-13 Doopy Fright Flick. In conclusion, my visit to Make-Believe Tarot Land was perfectly cromulent!

Grade: Final Destination for Dummies