Based on the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion by Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy, Unstoppable follows Robles, played by Jharrel Jerome, as a champion wrestler. Despite being born without a right leg, Robles becomes an NCAA Division 1 Champion wrestler, ultimately winning a national championship against the school that rejected him, national powerhouse Iowa.
William Goldenberg directed the film, which features an all-star cast that includes Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Anthony Robles, Don Cheadle and Jennifer Lopez. The story celebrates the glory of overcoming all obstacles to win.
Goldenberg is best known for his editing talents, for which he won an Oscar for the movie Argo.
Pharrell Williams always saw music as a portal to another dimension. He imagined wondrous swirls of sound and color that immersed him in another version of the world.
In Piece By Piece, Morgan Neville brings to life the global icon’s singular way of seeing, in vivid color, against the grain. The film opens up a new form of the cinematic experience.
The film is Pharrell’s brainchild, and he adamantly believes that anyone can bring their dreams to life. LEGO animation tells his story, an improbable idea if audaciously original. The film deftly flits between genres to create a new animated biopic about an inimitable superstar.
In the film, Pharrell tells his story in a way he never has before. He recounts his journey as a young dreamer from the projects of Virginia Beach. He wills his way to success and redefines the sounds and styles of multiple generations in hip-hop and beyond.
Pharrell shares this incredible journey with superstars from Jay-Z and Missy Elliott to Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar. Explore raw behind-the-scenes moments of Pharrell’s life reimagined in Neville’s cinematic vision with playfully vibrant animation.
It is a kaleidoscopic jukebox odyssey that reveals Pharrell’s inner world and some of his most iconic creations.
Most people know the story about Christopher Reeve, who returned Superman to the silver screen.
He rose to stardom when he landed the role in the 1970s. Yet in 1995, he had a near-fatal horse-riding accident that left him completely paralyzed. Reeve spends the remainder of his life supporting the search for a cure for spinal cord injuries.
Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui directed the documentary, which surely will bring audiences to tears.
Inspired by the award-winning documentary of the same name, “Midnight Family” follows Marigaby Tamayo, an ambitious and gifted medical student by day.
She spends her nights saving lives aboard her family’s privately owned ambulance in sprawling, contrasted, and fascinating Mexico City.
Along with her father, Ramón, and her siblings, Marcus and Julito, Marigaby serves a population of millions by tackling extreme medical emergencies to make a living.
Cowboy Cartel is a four-part documentary series featuring the remarkable story of a rookie FBI agent. Scott Lawson cracked the case of one of Mexico’s most ruthless cartels, Los Zetas and the multimillion-dollar money laundering operation they ran through the heart of the American Quarter Horse racing industry.
The documentary is an unbelievable true story of an unlikely hero from rural Tennessee. Lawson’s investigation took down the Treviño brothers, the leaders of Los Zetas, one of the most powerful cartels in Mexico. While the Treviños terrorized thousands in their pursuit of power, money and influence, Lawson risked his life on a hunch.
He tracked the brother’s racehorse transactions in the United States, infiltrating the deadly cartel and uncovering their international money laundering operations.
Cowboy Cartel features first-time interviews with FBI agent Scott Lawson, who broke the case; IRS agent Steve Pennington; Irving police officers Steve Junker, Brian Schutt and Kim Williams; Assistant United States Attorney Doug Gardner; Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Ginger Thompson; and Joe Tone, the author of “Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland Dream,” among many others.
Clearly, Apple TV continues to expand its nonfiction programming, adding Cowboy Cartel to the list, which includes The Dynasty New England Patriots,Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend and Stephen Curry: Underrated.
Joseph Kosinski directs F1 based on a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. The story follows the auto racing championship. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film stars Brad Pitt, Kerry Condon, Damson Idris, Tobias Menzies, Lewis Hamilton, Javier Bardem and Sarah Niles.
Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a Formula One driver who raced in the 1990s. He has a life-changing, horrible crash that forces him to retire from Formula One. He turns to other racing disciplines.
Bardem plays a Formula One team owner and friend who convinces Hayes to come out of retirement to mentor a rookie prodigy, Joshua Pearce, played by Idris, on the Apex Grand Prix team.
Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, I Am: Celine Dion gives us a raw, honest, behind-the-scenes look at the iconic superstar’s struggle with a life-altering illness.
Serving as a love letter to her fans, this inspirational documentary highlights the music that has guided her life while showcasing the human spirit’s resilience.
David Shurmann directed this sweeping family adventure. My Penguin Friend follows a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty.
Humble fisherman João, played by Jean Reno, has turned away from the world in the wake of a tragedy. But when he discovers a penguin drifting alone in the ocean, drenched in oil from a spill, his first instinct is to help.
To his wife’s dismay, played by Adriana Barraza, he not only rescues the sea creature but also takes the flightless bird under his wing. For the first time in years, João feels joy, even if he cannot fathom just how unbreakable a bond is being formed.
When the penguin suddenly disappears back into the immense wilds of the ocean, João believes it is impossible that he will ever see his friend again. But thousands of miles away, the penguin is caught in misadventures, determined to use his unique GPS-like powers to find his way back to where he now considers home.
Based on an emotional true story that riveted the world and filmed on the spectacular coasts of Brazil and Argentina, My Penguin Friend is a tale that traverses the magic of the ocean, the beauty of nature, and the transformative power of love.
Before you watch the movie, have a handful of tissues. It’s a tearjerker.
Karim Aïnouz directed Firebrand, based on a screenplay by Jessica Ashworth and Henrietta Ashworth from the 2013 novel Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle.
The story is about the royal relationship in blood-soaked Tudor England. Twice married, accomplished, and educated, Katherine Parr, played by Alicia Vikander. She reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII, played by Jude Law.
Katherine’s decision to marry Henry carries immense personal risk, considering the fate of her predecessors, who were either divorced, beheaded, or dead. Her situation becomes even more perilous when Henry appoints her as regent, the nation’s ruler, during his absence for overseas battles, setting her on a treacherous path.
Amidst Henry’s court’s political intrigue, Katherine’s sympathies for the radical Protestant beliefs that have taken root in the kingdom become a cause for suspicion. The courtiers, fearing the threat to their power, conspire against her and sow seeds of doubt about her loyalty to the increasingly ailing and paranoid king.
Once Henry returns to England, his courtiers convince him to turn his fury on the nation’s radicals, including Katherine’s childhood friend Anne Askew, played by Erin Doherty. Anne becomes one of the many people convicted of treason and burned at the stake.
Horrified and privately grieving, Katherine finds herself under ever-increasing scrutiny and suspicion. Knowing that even a whisper of scandal might lead to her downfall, Katherine must unleash her own scheme to fight for survival.
Other supporting cast include Eddie Marsan, Simon Russell Beale and Sam Riley.
Aïnouz is an award-winning director and screenwriter. Firebrand is his first British/American film.
Joachim Ronning directs Young Woman and the Sea about the first woman, Trudy Ederle, played by Daisy Ridley, to swim across the English Channel in 1926.
Disney describes it as an American biographical drama about Ederle, a competitive swimmer who won Olympic gold in 1924.
The supporting cast includes Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia and Janette Hain.
