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“The Gray Man” (PG-13) – A new film has arrived from the Russo Brothers, who were the directors of four films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This action movie stars Ryan Gosling as Sierra Six – a black ops mercenary who has uncovered dangerous secrets within the CIA. Because of this, the CIA Group Chief sends spies to assassinate him, with one of Six’s former colleagues, the bloodthirsty Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), spearheading the mission, and Six is forced to go on the run. Ana de Armas, Rege-Jean Page (“Bridgerton”) and Billy Bob Thornton are just some of the stars you might recognize along the way. (Netflix)
“Topside” (NR) – In this heart-wrenching drama film, a mother named Nikki (Celine Held) raises her 5-year-old daughter, Little (Zhaila Farmer), in the subway tunnels of New York City. Nikki, who’s an addict, realizes Little deserves a better life, but when the authorities arrive in the tunnels to take Little, Nikki refuses to give her up. Instead, she takes Little to the “topside” (what Little calls the world outside of her very small one in the tunnels). Their options run out quickly, and by accident Little gets separated from her mother, leaving them both lost in the topside without each other. (Hulu)
Gaten Matarazzo and Angourie Rice in “Honor Society” (Paramount)
“Honor Society” (NR) – Honor (Angourie Rice) has had her future planned out since freshman year of high school. With one college in mind – the top college in the world – Honor has been brown-nosing her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin, ever since she found out that he has connections with the college’s admissions staff. Mr. Calvin tells Honor that she is just one of four students that he’s thinking of recommending, but only one out of the three students, Michael (Gaten Matarazzo), poses a true threat. So, Honor makes it her mission to get Michael to fall for her and, in the process, tank his grades. Thinking it unlikely that an overachiever such as herself would fail, Honor might finally find herself without all the answers and unravel her dreams for someone unexpected. Out on streaming July 29. (Paramount+)
“Black Bird” (TV-MA) – Drug dealer Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) thinks his luck has run out when he receives a 10-year prison sentence. The FBI, however, decides to offer Jimmy his freedom for a simple tradeoff: Go undercover in a maximum-security prison specializing in the criminally insane and befriend a suspected serial killer. The suspect’s conviction is in the process of getting appealed, and the FBI refuses to let the suspect walk away from his alleged crimes that caused the deaths of more than a dozen women. If Jimmy can properly infiltrate this killer’s mind and pull a confession out of him, he can walk out free … but only if. The first four episodes of this limited series are out now. This is also the late Ray Liotta’s last TV project. (Apple TV+)
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