Theatrical Releases: Like A Boss & Underwater

January 10, 2020 / Leave a Comment

UNDERWATER

Directed By: William Eubank
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Official Synopsis: A crew of underwater researchers must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory.

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr., Mamoudou Athie, and T.J. Miller

Genre: Action | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for sci-fi action and terror, and brief strong language)
Runtime: 95 minutes

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LIKE A BOSS

Directed By: Miguel Arteta
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Official Synopsis: Best friends Mia and Mel (Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne) are living their best lives running their own cosmetics company they’ve built from the ground up. Unfortunately, they’re in over their heads financially, and the prospect of a big buyout offer from a notorious titan of the cosmetics industry Claire Luna (Salma Hayek) proves too tempting to pass up, putting Mel and Mia’s lifelong friendship in jeopardy. The beauty business is about to get ugly.

Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, Billy Porter, and Salma Hayek

Genre: Comedy
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for language, crude sexual material, and drug use)
Runtime: 83 minutes

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THE INFORMER (2020)

Directed By: Andrea Di Stefano
Studio: Aviron Pictures

Official Synopsis: Honorably discharged Special Ops soldier Pete Koslow’s (Joel Kinnaman) world is turned upside-down when he is jailed after a fight to protect his wife (Ana de Armas). He’s given a chance for early release by becoming an informant for the FBI (Academy Award nominees Rosamund Pike and Clive Owen) and using his covert skills in an operation to take down The General, the most powerful crime boss in New York. But when the FBI sting meant to finally earn Koslow his freedom results in the death of an undercover NYPD cop, Koslow finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the FBI. The General insists Koslow takes the heat and sends him back to prison to spearhead a drug operation from inside, and the FBI affirms that going back to jail to do The General’s bidding is the only way for Koslow to keep his deal with them alive. Caught in a world of impossible choices, Koslow must return to prison, where he formulates a plan to escape the clutches of three of New York City’s most powerful organizations – the mob, the NYPD and the FBI – in order to save himself and his family.

Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common, Ana de Armas, and Clive Owen

Genre: Crime | Drama | International | Thriller
Country: UK (English, Polish, & Spanish)
Rating: R (for strong violence and pervasive language)
Runtime: 113 minutes

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THREE CHRISTS

Directed By: Jon Avnet
Studio: IFC Films

Official Synopsis: In 1959, psychiatrist Dr. Alan Stone (Richard Gere) arrives at a mental hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan armed with the radical belief that schizophrenic patients should be treated not with confinement and electroshock therapy but with empathy and understanding. As his first study, he takes on the particularly challenging case of three men-Joseph (Peter Dinklage), Leon (Walton Goggins), and Clyde (Bradley Whitford)-each of whom believes they are Jesus Christ. Hoping that by getting them together in the same room to confront their delusions he can break through to them, Dr. Stone begins a risky, unprecedented experiment that will push the boundaries of psychiatric medicine and leave everyone involved-including Dr. Stone himself-profoundly changed. Based on a remarkable true story, Three Christs is a fascinating and moving look at one man’s journey into the deepest mysteries of the human mind.

Starring: Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins, Bradley Whitford, Charlotte Hope, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Root, and Jane Alexander

Genre: Drama
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for disturbing material, sexual content and brief drug use)
Runtime: 109 minutes

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INHERIT THE VIPER

Directed By: Anthony Jerjen
Studio: Lionsgate

Official Synopsis: For siblings Kip (Josh Hartnett) and Josie (Margarita Levieva), dealing opioids isn’t just their family business–it’s their only means of survival. When a deal goes fatally wrong, Kip decides he wants out. But Kip’s attempt to escape his family’s legacy ignites a powder keg of violence and betrayal, imperiling Kip, Josie, and their younger brother, Boots (Owen Teague), in this searing crime-thriller that builds to a shattering conclusion.

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Margarita Levieva, Chandler Riggs, Bruce Dern, Valorie Curry, Owen Teague, and Dash Mihok

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for drug content, violence and pervasive language)
Runtime: 90 minutes

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THE CORRUPTED

Directed By: Ron Scalpello
Studio: Saban Films

Official Synopsis: Ex-con Liam McDonagh (Sam Claflin) wants nothing more than to live a peaceful life and to re-connect with his young son. After being released from prison, he learns his brother is caught up in a dark and dangerous web of corruption with property developer Clifford Cullen (Timothy Spall). In a drive for redemption, Liam must risk everything to save his brother and win back the trust of his family in this action-packed crime thriller.

Starring: Sam Claflin, Timothy Spall, Hugh Bonneville, Naomi Ackie, Cathal Pendred, Shaun Dooley, Charlie Murphy, Noel Clarke and David Hayman

Genre: Crime | Drama | International | Thriller
Country: UK (English)
Rating: R (for strong bloody violence, language throughout, and brief drug use)
Runtime: 103 minutes

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LES MISÉRABLES (2019)

Directed By: Ladj Ly
Studio: Amazon Studios

Official Synopsis: Stéphane (Damien Bonnard, Staying Vertical), has recently joined the Anti-Crime squad in Montfermeil, a sensitive district of the Paris projects. Paired up with Chris (Alexis Manenti) and Gwada (Djebril Zonga), whose methods are sometimes unorthodox, he rapidly discovers the tensions between the various neighborhood groups. When the trio finds themselves overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone begins filming every move they make.

Starring: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga, Issa Percia, Al-Hassan Ly, Steve Tientcheu, Almany Kanoute and Nizar Ben Fatma

Genre: Crime | Drama | International | Thriller
Country: France (French)
Rating: R (for language throughout, some disturbing/violent content, and sexual references)
Runtime: 102 minutes

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VHYES

Directed By: Jack Henry Robbins
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories

Official Synopsis: A bizarre retro comedy shot entirely on VHS, VHYes takes us back to a simpler time, when twelve-year-old Ralph mistakenly records home videos and his favorite late night shows over his parents’ wedding tape. The result is a nostalgic wave of home shopping clips, censored pornography, and nefarious true-crime tales that threaten to unkindly rewind Ralph’s reality.

Starring: Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Mark Proksch, Courtney Pauroso, Charlyne Yi, and John Gemberling

Genre: Comedy
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 72 minutes

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THE MURDER OF NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON

Directed By: Daniel Farrands
Studio: Quiver Distribution

Official Synopsis: In 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were brutally murdered in her Los Angeles home by whom most believe to be O.J Simpson. But what role did Glen Rogers, also known as the Casanova Killer play in their death?

Starring: Mena Suvari, Taryn Manning, Nick Stahl, Agnes Bruckner, Drew Roy, and Bianca Brigitte VanDamme

Genre: Crime | Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for some strong bloody violence, language, sexuality and brief drug material)
Runtime: 82 minutes

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AFTERWARD

Directed By: Ofra Bloch
Studio: 1091

Official Synopsis: In this personal documentary, Jerusalem-born trauma expert Ofra Bloch forces herself to confront her demons in a journey that takes her to Germany, Israel, and Palestine, where she is seen as a victim in one context and a perpetrator in the next. The film points towards a future–an “afterward”–that attempts to live with the truths of history in order to make sense of the present.

Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English, German, Arabic, & Hebrew)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 94 minutes

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DIVING DEEP: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MIKE DEGRUY

Directed By: Mimi Armstrong DeGruy
Studio: The Film Crew Inc

Official Synopsis: Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, tells the story of Mike deGruy, an irrepressibly curious and enthusiastic underwater filmmaker who died suddenly in 2012. DeGruy filmed the oceans for more than three decades becoming as famous for his on camera storytelling as for his glorious, intimate visions of the sea and the creatures who live in it. Inspired to share his legacy as a filmmaker and storyteller, and to spread his mission for protecting the ocean, his wife and filmmaking partner Mimi deGruy returned to the edit room to produce Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy.

Starring: Gracie Atkins, Paul Atkins, David Attenborough, James Cameron, Bruce Carlson, and Michael DeGruy

Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 83 minutes

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THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES

Directed By: Alison Reid
Studio: Zeitgeist Films

Official Synopsis: In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and seven years before Dian Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas, 23-year-old biologist Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. In THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES Anne (now 85) retraces her steps, and with letters and stunning, original 16mm film footage offers an intimate window into her life as a young woman, juxtaposed with a first hand look at the devastating reality that giraffes are facing today. Both the world’s first ‘giraffologist’, whose research findings ultimately became the foundation for many scientists following in her footsteps, and the species she loves have each experienced triumphs as well as setbacks. THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES gives us a moving perspective on both.

Starring: Anne Innis Dagg, Tatiana Maslany, Victor Garber, Lindsay Leese, David Chinchilla, and John Doherty

Genre: Documentary | International
Country: Canada (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 83 minutes

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AT THE VIDEO STORE

Directed By: James Westby
Studio: Argot Pictures

Official Synopsis: AT THE VIDEO STORE is a loving ode to the dying art of connection and curation. Director James Westby (Film Geek, The Auteur, Rid of Me) weaves together the macro-narrative of the industry’s changing business model with the intimate memories of store owners and cinema icons like John Waters, Nicole Holofcener, Gus Van Sant, and Bill Hader. While nostalgic for what was lost, the film is hopeful about what neighborhood video stores can still offer a world starved for authentic human interaction.

Starring: Bill Hader, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, Thelma Schoonmaker, John Waters, Alex Ross Perry, and Nicole Holofcener

Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 72 minutes

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THE SONATA

Directed By: Andrew Desmond
Studio: Screen Media Films

Official Synopsis: After being informed of the sudden death of her long lost composer father, a young virtuoso violinist, Rose, inherits an old mansion in which he used to live. There, she discovers her father’s final work: a mysterious music score marked with strange symbols. With the help of Charles, her agent and manager, she deciphers the symbols and, little by little, starts to unlock secrets concerning her father’s past, setting in motion the mechanisms of a somber plan imagined since the very day she was born.

Starring: Freya Tingley, Simon Abkarian, James Faulkner, Rutger Hauer, Catherine Schaub-Abkarian, and Matt Barber

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THE DAWN

Directed By: Brandon Slagle
Studio: Vertical Entertainment

Official Synopsis: Following the murder of her family at the hands of her father in the wake of World War I, a young woman is sent to live in a convent. However, the demons that plagued her father follow, reawakening the nightmares of her past.

Starring: Devanny Pinn, Stacey Dash, Ryan Kiser, David Goryl, Heather Wynters, Teilor Grubbs, and Jonathan Bennett

Genre: Horror | Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 90 minutes

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LIBERATION

Directed By: Chang Xiaoyang & Li Shaohong
Studio: China Lion Film Distribution

Official Synopsis: Based on real life events, the film is set in January 1949 and focuses around a group of soldiers involved in the final stages of the Battle of Pingjin.

Starring: Wallace Chung, Heng Fu, Philip Keung, Yilun Sheng, Qiang Wang, Xun Wang, and Mi Yang

Genre: Drama | International
Country: China (Chinese)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 104 minutes

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REALITY QUEEN!

Directed By: Steven Jay Bernheim
Studio: High Octane Pictures

Official Synopsis: Director Steven Jay Bernheim’s satirical comedy revolves around the exploits of London Logo (Julia Faye West), a vapid blonde heiress and celebutante struggling to retain her place in the limelight. The narrative is framed by the attempts of a fictional BBC journalist (Kate Orsini) to make sense of London’s outrageous antics and the culture of celebrity in contemporary America.

Starring: Julia Faye West, Denise Richards, Mike Tyson, Kate Orsini, and John Witherspoon

Genre: Comedy
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 84 minutes