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The Mitchell's vs. the Machines is about Katie, a filmmaker in training who is very excited to be off to college and rid of her luddite dad. There's an incredible amount of tension between the two of them and as a bonding exercise, Rick, Katie's father, decides to cancel Katie's flight and drive her and the whole family across country to get Katie to school on time. Of course, mid-trip is when the A.I. of the PAL corporation decides it's time to take over the Earth. The film

Stowaway is about a trio of astronauts on their way to Mars. Their mission is two years and their goal is to do research to try and figure out if there is a possibility of sustaining life on the Red Planet. Yet, there's a hitch in their mission when it's discovered that they have a stowaway who got trapped in the ship when he was doing a repair during prelaunch. Now, the crew has to figure out how they will survive as four on a ship barely meant for three. The film stars Anna

DISCLAIMER: This film is roughly 15 years old. There may be significant plot details discussed within this review. The film is streaming on HBO Max if you would like to watch it before reading. Marie Antoinette is a film about the significant moments in the life of the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette. It takes place just before her marriage to Louis Auguste until the time at which the mob has taken her to her final fate. The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman,

Thunder Force is about two estranged childhood friends. Emily, the successful scientist, lost her parents to an attack by Miscreants, a superpowered criminal class that grew out of accidental space radiation hitting Earth. Lydia and Emily haven't spoken in years. When Lydia feels like it's time to reconnect, she imposes herself upon the now successful scientist Emily and accidentally receives a dose of an experimental formula that gives her super strength and invulnerability.

Concrete Cowboy is about Cole, a teenager from Detroit, who has screwed up one too many times. His mother can't think of what else to do with him, so she drives him to his father's house in Philadelphia to spend the summer living with him. Little does Cole know, but his father is one of the cowboys of Fletcher Street and while Cole will try to avoid trouble with his old friends, he will also learn the value of hard work in the stables. The film stars Caleb McLaughlin, Idris E