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Movies

The Alto Knights

Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, a pair of Italian Americans who run two separate mafia families in the mid-twentieth century. Genovese attempted to murder Costello in 1957, although Costello retired from the mob.

Better Man

Explores Robbie's journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.

Black Bag

From director Steven Soderbergh, Black Bag is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agent George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test: loyalty to his marriage or his country.

Captain America: Brave New World

Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who's officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

Companion

A group of old friends reunite at a secluded mansion, but their weekend getaway goes sideways when someone is not what they seem.

Flight Risk

A pilot transports an air marshal accompanying a fugitive to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.

Heart Eyes

For the past several years, the "Heart Eyes Killer" has wreaked havoc on Valentine's Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine's Day, no couple is safe...

I'm Still Here

While Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, a mother of five, is forced to reinvent herself and her family, resisting the oppression that hangs over the country. From the acclaimed director of Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries, Walter Salles and based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's memoir, this story portrays an important part of Brazil's hidden history.

Last Breath

A heart-pounding film that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface. Based on a true story, Last Breath is an electrifying story about teamwork, resilience, and a race against time to do the impossible.

Las Tres Sisters

Facing the realities of life's ups and downs, three sisters reunite after years of estrangement to complete their beloved grandmother's pilgrimage through rural Mexico. When Maria, the eldest, discovers a health issue, she cooks up a plan to bring her sisters Lucia and Sofia along with her in the search for a miracle. With an old map, no hiking experience, and their lives unraveling around them, the sisters encounter hilarious and touching experiences on the Camino, until Kin, a local with a mysterious past, interrupts their road to the end of the trail.

Love Hurts

Marvin Gable, a realtor working in the Milwaukee suburbs, where 'For Sale' signs bloom. Gable receives a crimson envelope from Rose, a former partner-in-crime that he had left for dead. She's not happy. Now, Marvin is thrust back into a world of ruthless hitmen, filled with double-crosses and open houses turned into deadly warzones. With his brother Knuckles, a volatile crime lord, hunting him, Marvin must confront the choices that haunt him and the history he never truly buried.

Mickey 17

Adapted from the novel by Edward Ashton, Mickey Barnes is an "expendable," a disposable crew member on a space mission, selected for dangerous duties because he can be restored if his body dies, with his memories largely intact. With only one regeneration, though, things go very wrong.

My Dead Friend Zoe

A dark comedy drama that follows the journey of Merit, a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran who is at odds with her family thanks to the presence of Zoe, her dead best friend from the Army. Despite the persistence of her VA group counselor, the tough love of her mother and the levity of an unexpected love interest, Merit's cozy-dysfunctional friendship with Zoe keeps the duo insulated from the world. That is until Merit's estranged grandfather, holed up at the family's ancestral lake house, begins to lose his way and needs the one thing he refuses: help. At its core, this is a buddy film about a complicated friendship, a divided family, and the complex ways in which we process grief.

No Address

A group of people experiencing homelessness bond together as a family, struggling to survive the streets while fending off a harassing gang, relentless vigilantes, and an unforgiving community in the hopes of getting their lives back.

Presence

It's there before the family even moves in. It witnesses the family's most intimate uncomfortable moments. It navigates the family's new house at supernatural speed. It wants, no, it needs, something.

The Woman in the Yard

A mysterious woman who repeatedly appears in a family's front yard, often delivering chilling warnings or unsettling messages, leaving the residents to question her identity, motives, and the potential danger she might pose.

TV Series

Abbott Elementary Season 3

Abbott Elementary follows a group of dedicated, passionate teachers and a slightly tone-deaf principal - who are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible educators may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do even if they don't love the school district's less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

Dune: Prophecy Season 1

From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit. Dune: Prophecy is inspired by the novel Sisterhood Of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

Inspector Ellis Series 1

DCI Ellis is a formidable cop who takes over the most challenging unsolved cases across Northwest England. Armed with integrity and razor-sharp instincts, Ellis steps in with unyielding determination as the last hope for failing investigations. Her unflappable demeanor disguises a deep-seated compassion for the victims, fueled by her complicated past. Amidst lies, secrets, and neglect, Ellis seeks justice for victims and truth for survivors.

Landman Season 1

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it's reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.

Marie Antoinette Season 2

In Season One, Marie Antoinette emerged as a triumphant Queen of France. Without her mother, she knows she is all alone as she faces both her enemies and any obstacles that await. Now, in Season Two, bigger and stronger enemies are waiting in the wings to destroy her. The higher Marie Antoinette climbs in the estimation of the French people, the greater the threats are against her. At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. The incessant attacks of Provence and Chartres against the royal couple stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom with the Diamond Necklace Affair. From Versailles to the Palais-Royal, the revolt rumbles on.

Mayfair Witches Season 2

Embrace the darkness in the next chapter of Mayfair Witches. Rowan Mayfair births the embodiment of the powerful entity Lasher, who elevates her power while threatening her existence. To protect her family from her offspring, she must engage in the venomous dynamics of the Mayfair clan while facing the ultimate decision of choosing between family or power in this sinister, supernatural game.

Miss Austen

Based on Gill Hornby's bestselling novel, Miss Austen takes a literary mystery - Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane's letters - and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty, and heartbreaking story of sisterly love. The drama begins in 1830, several years after Jane has died. Cassandra races to see her friend Isabella, who is about to lose her home following her father's death. Cassandra is ostensibly there to help, but her real motive is to find a stash of private letters which, in the wrong hands, could destroy Jane's reputation.

Outlander Season 7

After serving as a British Army nurse in World War II, Claire Randall is enjoying a second honeymoon in Scotland with husband Frank, an MI6 officer looking forward to a new career as an Oxford historian. Suddenly, Claire is transported to 1743 and into a mysterious world where her freedom and life are threatened. To survive, she marries Jamie Fraser, a strapping Scots warrior with a complicated past and a disarming sense of humor. A passionate relationship ensues, and Claire is caught between two vastly different men in two inharmonious lives.

Yellowstone Season 5 part 2

The Dutton family, owners of the largest cattle ranch in the US, battles constant threats from neighboring landowners, an Indian reservation, and a growing town. In the explosive conclusion of Season 5, the fight for the Dutton legacy intensifies, with Beth, Rip, and Jamie caught in a dangerous power struggle. As betrayals and shifting alliances threaten to tear them apart, the family faces devastating decisions that could determine the future of their empire.