JANUARY 15, 2021
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THE DIG
Directed By: Simon Stone
Studio: Netflix
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past resonate in the face of it’s uncertain future.
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes and Monica Dolan
Genre: Biography | Drama | History | International
Country: UK (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for brief sensuality and partial nudity)
Runtime: 112 minutes
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THE MARKSMAN
Created By: Robert Lorenz
Studio: Open Road Films
Hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simply wants to be left alone as he fends off eviction notices and tries to make a living on an isolated stretch of borderland. But everything changes when Hanson, an ex-Marine sharpshooter, witnesses 11-year-old migrant Miguel (Jacob Perez) fleeing with his mother Rosa (Teresa Ruiz) from drug cartel assassins led by the ruthless Mauricio (Juan Pablo Raba). After being caught in a shoot-out, a dying Rosa begs Jim to take her son to safety to her family in Chicago. Defying his cop daughter Sarah (Katheryn Winnick), Jim sneaks Miguel out of the local U.S. Customs and Border Patrol station and together, they hit the road with the group of killers in pursuit. Jim and Miguel slowly begin to overcome their differences and begin to forge an unlikely friendship, while Mauricio and his fellow assassins blaze a cold-blooded trail, hot on their heels. When they finally meet on a Midwestern farm, a fight to the death ensues as Jim uses his military skills and code of honor to defend the boy he’s come to love.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick, Juan Pablo Raba, and Teresa Ruiz
Genre: Action | Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for violence, some bloody images and brief strong language)
Runtime: 108 minutes
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DON’T TELL A SOUL
Directed By: Alex McAulay
Studio: Saban Films
While stealing money to help their sick mother (Mena Suvari), teen brothers Matt and Joey (Fionn Whitehead and Jack Dylan Grazer) are surprised by Hamby (Primetime Emmy® Award nominee (Rainn Wilson), a security officer who gives chase and is then trapped in a well. Over the next few days, Joey and Hamby forge an uneasy relationship. Hamby tells Joey he’ll keep quiet if Joey sets him free. But Hamby holds another secret, one that will threaten Joey and his family, in this twist-filled, cat-and-mouse thriller.
Starring: Jack Dylan Grazer, Fionn Whitehead, Rainn Wilson and Mena Suvari
Genre: Drama | Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for language, some violence, teen drug use and a sexual reference)
Runtime: 83 minutes
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THE WHITE TIGER
Directed By: Ramin Bahrani
Studio: Netflix
Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India. Cunning and ambitious, our young hero jockeys his way into becoming a driver for Ashok (Rajkummar Rao) and Pinky (Priyanka Chopra-Jonas), who have just returned from America. Society has trained Balram to be one thing — a servant — so he makes himself indispensable to his rich masters. But after a night of betrayal, he realizes the corrupt lengths they will go to trap him and save themselves. On the verge of losing everything, Balram rebels against a rigged and unequal system to rise up and become a new kind of master.
Starring: Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Genre: Crime | Drama
Country: USA | India (English)
Rating: R (for language, violence and sexual material)
Runtime: 125 minutes
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MLK/FBI
Directed By: Samuel D. Pollard
Studio: IFC Films
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an American hero: a bridge-builder, a shrewd political tactician, and a moral leader. Yet throughout his history-altering political career, he was often treated by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies like an enemy of the state. In this virtuosic documentary, award-winning editor and director Sam Pollard lays out a detailed account of the FBI surveillance that dogged King’s activism throughout the ’50s and ’60s, fueled by the racist and red-baiting paranoia of J. Edgar Hoover. In crafting a rich archival tapestry, featuring some revelatory restored footage of King, Pollard urges us to remember that true American progress is always hard-won.
Starring: James Comey, Beverly Gage, and Martin Luther King
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 104 minutes
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BUTCHERS
Directed By: Adrian Langley
Studio: Red Hound Films
After the death of their mother, brothers Owen and Oswald Watson are two vicious men left to their own bloody devices in the back country. Their twisted fetishes and lust for violence blossom when strangers wander into their dark realm and soon the cleavers are chopping up fresh meat for the wretched flesh-eating creature, they’ve got locked up with them.
Starring: Simon Phillips, Michael Swatton, Julie Mainville, Anne-Carolyne Binette, and James Hicks
Genre: Horror | International
Country: Canada (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 93 minutes
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SKYFIRE
Directed By: Simon West
Studio: Screen Media Films
A young scientist (Hannah Quinlivan) invents a cutting-edge volcanic warning system and returns to the tropical island where her mother tragically died, hoping she can prevent future deaths. The island is now home to the world’s only volcano theme park and resort, the brainchild of its reckless owner Jack (Jason Isaacs). Chaos soon erupts when the once dormant volcano starts to rumble. It’s a battle with nature to get off the island while fiery death and destruction rains down from the mountain.
Starring: Wang Xueqi, Hannah Quinlivan, Shawn Dou, and Jason Isaacs
Genre: Action | International
Country: China (Mandarin)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 97 minutes
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THE DELIVERED
Directed By: Thomas Clay
Studio: Quiver Distribution
In 1657 England, Fanny Lye transcends her oppressive marriage to discover a new world of possibilities — but at a great personal cost. Living a life of Puritan stricture with her husband and young son, Fanny’s world is shaken to its core by the unexpected arrival of a young couple closely pursued by a ruthless sheriff and his deputy.
Starring: Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, and Freddie Fox
Genre: Drama | History | International | Thriller
Country: UK | Germany (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 112 minutes
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SOME KIND OF HEAVEN
Directed By: Lance Oppenheim
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
SOME KIND OF HEAVEN explores life inside the palm tree-lined streets of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community, in central Florida, often referred to as the “Disneyland for Retirees.” While most residents have bought into its packaged positivity, we meet four people striving to find happiness and meaning amidst all the sunshine and golf carts.
Starring: Anne Kincer, Reggie Kincer, Dennis Dean, and Barbara Lochiatto
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 83 minutes
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AMERICAN SKIN
Directed By: Nate Parker
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
After witnessing his son murdered by a white police officer who goes uncharged, Marine veteran Lincoln ‘Linc’ Jefferson takes justice into his own hands in a series of events he hopes will finally lead to justice for his son.
Starring: Nate Parker, Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi, Shane Paul McGhie, Milauna Jackson and Beau Knapp
Genre: Drama
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for language throughout and some violence)
Runtime: 89 minutes
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ACASA, MY HOME
Directed By: Radu Ciorniciuc
Studio: HBO Romania
In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.
Starring: Gica Enache, Vali Enache, Rica Enache, and Mihaela Murgoci
Genre: Documentary
Country: Romania | Germany (English & Romanian)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 86 minutes
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LOVE SARAH
Directed By: Eliza Schroeder
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Determined to fulfill her late mother’s dream of opening a bakery in charming Notting Hill, 19-year-old Clarissa enlists the help of her mother’s best friend Isabella and her eccentric estranged grandmother Mimi. These three generations of women will need to overcome grief, doubts and differences to honor the memory of their beloved Sarah while embarking on a journey to establish a London store filled with love, hope and colorful pastries from all over the world.
Starring: Celia Imrie, Shannon Tarbet, Shelley Conn, Rupert Penry-Jones, and Bill Paterson
Genre: Comedy | Drama | International | Romance
Country: UK (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 98 minutes
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FLINCH
Directed By: Cameron Van Hoy
Studio: Ardor Pictures
Joe Doyle (Daniel Zovatto) is a young hitman, like his father before him, who lives with his mother Gloria (Academy Award nominee Cathy Moriarty). By day he follows his victims, getting to know their every move, by night he watches old movies and browses social media. While chasing his new target, city council member Ed Terzian (Tom Segura), Doyle falls for the councilman’s assistant Mia (Tilda Cobham-Hervey). When she accidentally witnesses the murder of her boss, Doyle becomes conflicted about what he should do with her — so he takes her back to his house until he can figure things out. Concerned only for her son’s life, Gloria wants Mia dead, while Doyle’s employer, Lee (David Proval), and his son, James (Buddy Duress), pressure Doyle about the missing girl. Doyle comes to find there is more than meets the eye with Mia, making it nearly impossible for Doyle to navigate the most trying conundrum of his life: caring about someone else.
Starring: Cathy Moriarty, Daniel Zovatto, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, David Proval, Buddy Duress, and Tom Segura
Genre: Crime
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 92 minutes
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THE WAKE OF LIGHT
Directed By: Renji Philip
Studio: Axis Pacific Filmworks
Mary has spent her entire life caring for her widowed father after he suffered a stroke when she was a little girl. One day Mary meets Cole, a young man passing through her small town on a cross-country road trip, who falls for Mary and asks her to join him on his journey. Now Mary must choose between her deep-felt responsibility to her father or a chance at love.
Starring: Rome Brooks, Matt Bush, William Morton, Tyler Steelman, Sandra Seeling, and Paula Rhodes
Genre: Drama | Romance
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for some suggestive material)
Runtime: 85 minutes
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BLOODY HELL
Directed By: Alister Grierson
Studio: The Horror Collective
When a bank heist goes awry, Rex Coen spends eight years in prison. Upon release, and now infamous in his hometown Rex to flee the country, in search of a better life. But he lands in a new hell. Waking up drugged, beaten, and tied up… Rex turns to his personified Conscience, which he conjured up to help him cope with his horrific past. Together, they must race against time to free themselves from a twisted family hiding a dark secret.
Starring: Ben O’Toole, Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Ashlee Lollback, Matthew Sunderland, Jack Finsterer, and Travis Jeffery
Genre: Action | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Country: USA | Australia (English)
Rating: R (for bloody violence, gore, and language throughout)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO
Directed By: Lynne Sachs
Studio: —
Over a period of 35 years, filmmaker Lynne Sachs shot film, videotape, and digital images of her father, a pioneering businessman, in an attempt to understand the web that connects a child to her parent and a sister to her siblings.
Starring: Julia Buchwald-Sachs, Ira Sachs Sr., Adam Sachs, Dana Sachs, and Evan Sachs
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 74 minutes
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MY LITTLE SISTER
Directed By: Stéphanie Chuat & Véronique Reymond
Studio: Film Movement
Lisa (Nina Hoss), once a brilliant playwright, has grown apart from her twin brother Sven since putting aside her writing and moving with her family to Switzerland. Sven was once himself a famous stage actor, and when he is diagnosed with aggressive leukemia in Berlin, Lisa is determined to help. Doing everything in her power to help Sven recover, as well as to bring him back to the stage, she puts aside her own life, even risking her relationship with her husband. As her marriage falls apart, Sven awakens in her the inspiration to be creative and to feel alive again.
Starring: Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, Marthe Keller, and Jens Albinus
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland (German, French, & English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 99 minutes
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HORIZON LINE
Directed By: Mikael Marcimain
Studio: STX Films
A couple flying on a small plane to attend a tropical island wedding must fight for their lives after their pilot suffers a heart attack.
Starring: Alexander Dreymon, Keith David, Allison Williams, Pearl Mackie, and Jumayn Hunter
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for some strong language, bloody injury images, suggestive material/partial nudity, smoking and brief drug use)
Runtime: 92 minutes
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BEYOND HELL
Directed By: Allan Murray
Studio: Dark Spirit Films
After trying a new version of the drug Changa, Maryssa finds herself transported to a hell dimension where the demon, Belial, latches on to her. Through Maryssa, Belial begins killing her friends one by one in horrific ways!
Starring: Sean Rey, Sebastian Deery, Kearsten Johansson, Dominque Smith, Jonathan Robbins, and Chris Kapeleris
Genre: Fantasy | Horror | International
Country: Canada (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 89 minutes
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THE BID
Directed By: Maurquis Boone
Studio: GVN Releasing
Two Philadelphia rappers, Maurquis Boone and Richard Harris get framed by an overzealous police officer. The duo are sent to prison and forced to fight the unjust prison system from the inside.
Starring: Richard Harris, Maurquis Boone, Carlos Davis, and Allen Sherrod
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 90 minutes
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