DECEMBER 18, 2020
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MONSTER HUNTER
Directed By: Paul W.S. Anderson
Studio: Sony Pictures
Behind our world, there is another — a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported from our world to the new one, the unflappable lieutenant receives the shock of her life. In a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers and unstoppable, terrifying attacks, Artemis teams up with a mysterious hunter who has found a way to fight back.
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Tip “T. I.” Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, Jin Au-Yeung and Ron Perlman
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Country: China | Germany | Japan | USA (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of creature action and violence throughout)
Runtime: 99 minutes
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MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Created By: George C. Wolfe
Studio: Netflix
Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother of the Blues”. Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play.
Starring: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts
Genre: Drama | Music
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements, some suggestive/sexual references and language)
Runtime: 94 minutes
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GREENLAND
Directed By: Ric Roman Waugh
Studio: STXfilms
In 2024 a pandemic ravages the world and its cities. Centering on a handful of people as they navigate the obstacles currently hindering society: disease, martial law, quarantine, and vigilantes.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, David Denman, and Hope Davis
Genre: Action | Drama | Thriller
Country: USA | UK (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of disaster action, some violence, bloody images and brief strong language)
Runtime: 119 minutes
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THE FATHER
Directed By: Amy Miller Gross
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams
Genre: Drama | International
Country: UK | France (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for some strong language, and thematic material)
Runtime: 97 minutes
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SISTER OF THE GROOM
Directed By: Reginald Hudlin
Studio: Saban Films
Audrey attempts to stop her brother from marrying a young French woman during their rescheduled wedding weekend in the Hamptons, which happens to be the same weekend she turns 40. Sister-in-laws-to-be from two very different cultures and stages of life clash and struggle to connect and get along. Because of this tension, Audrey loses control and attempts to undermine the wedding, only to realize she can’t stand in the way of true love.
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Jake Hoffman, Mathilde Ollivier
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for language, drug use, some sexual content and brief nudity)
Runtime: 92 minutes
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FATALE
Directed By: Deon Taylor
Studio: Lionsgate
After a wild one-night stand, Derrick (Michael Ealy), a successful sports agent, watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers that the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything for, is a determined police detective (Hilary Swank) who entangles him in her latest investigation. As he tries desperately to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career, and even his life. FATALE is a suspenseful and provocative psychological thriller and an unpredictable game of cat and mouse where one mistake can change your life.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter and Geoffrey Owens
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for violence, sexual content and language)
Runtime: 102 minutes
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BREACH
Directed By: John Suits
Studio: Saban Films
On the cusp of fatherhood, a junior mechanic aboard an interstellar ark to New Earth must outwit a malevolent cosmic terror intent on using the spaceship as a weapon.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Johnny Messner, Thomas Jane, and Rachel Nichols
Genre: Action | International | Sci-Fi
Country: Canada (English)
Rating: R (for language throughout and some bloody violence)
Runtime: 92 minutes
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THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER
Directed By: Taylor Morden
Studio: 1091 Pictures
A documentary on the last remaining Blockbuster Video in Bend, Oregon.
Starring: Sandi Harding, Kevin Smith, Ione Skye, Doug Benson, Paul Scheer, Jamie Kennedy, and Ron Funches
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 84 minutes
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AUDREY: MORE THAN AN ICON
Directed By: Helena Coan
Studio: Universal Pictures
Audrey Hepburn won her first Academy Award at the age of 24 and went on to become one of the world’s greatest cultural icons: a once-in-a-generation beauty, and legendary star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, whose style and pioneering collaboration with Hubert de Givenchy continues to inspire. But who was the real Audrey Hepburn? Malnourished as a child, abandoned by her father and growing up under Nazi occupation in Holland, Hepburn faced a life-long battle with the traumas of her past, which thwarted her dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, and cast a shadow over her personal life. Yet she found inner peace using her superstardom for good as a global ambassador for UNICEF and bringing her life full circle; first a victim of war, then a source of relief to millions.
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Alessandra Ferri, and Francesca Hayward
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 90 minutes
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THE RESCUE
Directed By: Dante Lam
Studio: CMC Pictures
A rescue unit within the Chinese Coast Guard are forced to overcome their personal differences to resolve a crisis.
Starring: Eddie Peng, Wang Yanlin, Xin Zhilei, Lan Yingying, Wang Yutian, and Xu Yang
Genre: Action | International
Country: China (Mandarin)
Rating: R (for disaster-related bloody/disturbing images)
Runtime: 139 minutes
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LOUIS VAN BEETHOVEN
Directed By: Niki Stein
Studio: Film Movement
Eight-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven, called “Louis”, is already known as a musical prodigy. He learns to go his own way – much to the dismay of the people around him. Some years later, he meets Mozart during times of political upheaval. Facing times of family tragedies and unrequited love, he almost gives up. Louis makes it to Vienna to study under Haydn in 1792, and the rest is history. At the end of his life, the master is isolated by loss of loved ones and hearing.
Starring: Tobias Moretti, Colin Pütz, Anselm Bresgott, and Ulrich Noethen
Genre: Biography | History | International | Music
Country: Germany | Czech Republic (German)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 120 minutes
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BAD IMPULSE
Directed By: Michelle Danner
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a suburban husband and father buys a cutting edge home security system, only to find that it slowly destroys that which he most wants to protect.
Starring: Grant Bowler, Sonay Walger, Paul Sorvino, James Landry Hebert, and Dan Lauria
Genre: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 99 minutes
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HUNTER HUNTER
Directed By: Shawn Linden
Studio: IFC Midnight
HUNTER HUNTER follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the act, Joseph leaves his family behind to track the wolf. Anne and Renée grow increasingly anxious during Joseph’s prolonged absence and struggle to survive without him. When they hear a strange noise outside their cabin, Anne hopes it is Joseph but instead finds a man named Lou (Nick Stahl), who has been severely injured and left for dead. The longer Lou stays and Joseph is away, the more paranoid Anne becomes, and the idea of a mysterious predator in the woods slowly becomes a threat much closer to home.
Starring: Camille Sullivan, Summer H. Howell, Devon Sawa, and Nick Stahl
Genre: Horror | International | Thriller
Country: Canada (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 93 minutes
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SKYLINES
Directed By: Liam O’Donnell
Studio: Vertical Entertaiment
When a virus threatens to turn the now earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids against humans, Captain Rose Corley must lead a team of elite mercenaries on a mission to the alien world in order to save what’s left of humanity.
Starring: Lindsey Morgan, Rhona Mitra, James Cosmo, and Alexander Siddig
Genre: Action | Adventure | International | Sci-Fi
Country: France (English)
Rating: R (for violence and language)
Runtime: 113 minutes
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HELLO WORLD
Directed By: Shawn Wildermuth
Studio: Hello World Film
Code is everywhere. Every phone call you make, every website you visit, and even every car you drive has software powering it. Software development has been clocked in a cloud of magic that keeps most people out of the career. The film delves into the history of software development that started as a woman-led industry but has evolved into a majority white male and Asian dominated industry. It tackles the tough topic of why women as well as black and latinx people don’t pursue software careers. The film aims to shine a light on how amazing a career in software can be. The reality is that now is a great time to diversity the ranks of software development, not just for the typical social reasons, but also because it makes better software and can be a generational change for many.
Starring: Shawn Wildermuth, Jake Dan Attis, Glenn Block, and Donovan Brown
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 78 minutes
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THE REASON
Directed By: Randall Stevens
Studio: Universal Pictures
When a mysterious man appears in a small town, unexplained miracles start to occur, changing the lives of everyone he meets. There’s a mother whose five-year-old boy has leukemia, two doctors – one an atheist haunted by his past, the other a brilliant young oncologist who places all her hope in the power of modern medicine – and a blind pastor whose son hasn’t spoken a single word in 38 years. All of them will be brought together by the presence of this stranger, who teaches them the true meaning of faith and hope.
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr., Tatyana Ali, Beverly Todd, and Kelly Carlson
Genre: Drama | Family
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 82 minutes
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BUTTONS: A CHRISTMAS TALE
Directed By: Tim Janis
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Buttons: A Christmas Tale is the magical, musical story that shows believing can be the greatest gift of all. Follow the heartwarming journey of two orphan girls whose only wish is to find a home for Christmas. With a little help from their guardian angels (screen legends Dick Van Dyke and Angela Lansbury), they discover that miracles really can happen when you find the power to believe. From director Tim Janis, this inspiring holiday film for the whole family features an all-star cast including Jane Seymour, Roma Downey and Abigail Spencer, and is narrated by Kate Winslet and Robert Redford, with a special song by Sir Paul McCartney.
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jane Seymour, Roma Downey, Abigail Spencer, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Robert Redford, and Kate Winslet
Genre: Drama | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG (for thematic elements)
Runtime: 115 minutes
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MAX CLOUD
Directed By: Martin Owens
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment
When teen gamer Sarah opens a portal into her favorite side-scroller, she becomes trapped in an intergalactic prison, home to the galaxy’s most dangerous villains. To escape, she must finish the game…or remain a 16-bit character forever.
Starring: Scott Adkins, Isabelle Allen, Tommy Flanagan, John Hannah, and Fran Drameh
Genre: Action | Comedy | International | Sci-Fi
Country: UK (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 88 minutes
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ZOMBIE BRO
Directed By: May Grehan
Studio: Indican Pictures
Francine is a normal ten-year-old girl living with a not-so-normal family. Teddie, her older brother, is a zombie. When Francine catches her brother, biting someone, she doesn’t know what to do. But when people all around Francine start turning into zombies, desperate times call for desperate measures, and the family tries to stop the apocalypse armed with her father’s impressive blowgun collection and not-so-impressive policeman’s expertise, they must work together to save the town!
Starring: Lauren Grego, Anthony Taufa, Cooper Flynn, and Karina Bracken
Genre: Comedy | Family | Fantasy | International
Country: Australia (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 83 minutes
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