JANUARY 22, 2021
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OUR FRIEND
Directed By: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined
Starring: Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson, and Casey Affleck
Genre: Drama
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for language)
Runtime: 124 minutes
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BABY DONE
Created By: Curtis Vowell
Studio: Madman Films
When Zoe (Rose Matafeo) and Tim (Matthew Lewis) find out they are having a baby, they resolve to not let parenthood change them. Tim runs towards being a dad, while Zoe runs away from being a mum. Terrified that her life won’t be her own anymore, Zoe is still determined to tick off a list of their wildest dreams before the baby arrives. Zoe’s increasing denial about her impending birth pushes her, and her relationship, to the limit.
Starring: Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis, Emily Barclay, Rachel House, and Nic Sampson
Genre: Comedy | International
Country: Neew Zealand (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 91 minutes
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NO MAN’S LAND
Directed By: Conor Allyn
Studio: IFC Films
Border vigilante Bill Greer (Frank Grillo) and his son Jackson (Jake Allyn) are on patrol when Jackson accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. Bill tries to take the blame but Texas Ranger Ramirez (George Lopez) sees through the lie, spurring Jackson to flee south on horseback across the Rio Grande to become a gringo “illegal alien” in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson journeys across deserts and mountains to seek forgiveness from the dead boy’s vengeful father (Jorge A. Jimenez), as he falls in love with the land he was taught to hate.
Starring: Frank Grillo, Jake Allyn, George Lopez, Andie MacDowell, Alex MacNicoll, Jorge A. Jiménez and Andres Delgado
Genre: Action | Adventure | International | Thriller | Western
Country: Mexico (English & Spanish)
Rating: PG-13 (for some strong violence and language)
Runtime: 114 minutes
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PSYCHO GOREMAN
Directed By: Steven Kostanski
Studio: RLJE Films
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord who was entombed on Earth millions of years ago after a failed attempt to destroy the universe. They nickname the evil creature Psycho Goreman (or PG for short) and use the magical amulet they discovered to force him to obey their childish whims. It isn’t long before PG’s reappearance draws the attention of intergalactic friends and foes from across the cosmos and a rogues’ gallery of alien combatants converges in small-town suburbia to battle for the fate of the galaxy.
Starring: Nita-Josée Hanna, Owen Myre, Adam Brooks, Alexis Hancey, and Matthew Ninaber
Genre: Comedy | Horror | International | Sci-Fi
Country: Canada (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 99 minutes
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IDENTIFYING FEATURES
Directed By: Fernanda Valadez
Studio: Kino Lorber
A mother travels across Mexico in search for her son who authorities say died while trying to cross the boarder into the United States.
Starring: Mercedes Hernández, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela, and Ana Laura Rodríguez
Genre: Drama | International
Country: Mexico | Spain (Spanish, North American Indian, & English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 95 minutes
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BORN A CHAMPION
Directed By: Alex Ranarivelo
Studio: Lionsgate
Dennis Quaid (THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW) and Sean Patrick Flanery (THE BOONDOCK SAINTS) headline this powerful martial arts action film about the love for family and the drive for greatness. After a blood-soaked jujitsu match in Dubai, fighting legend Mickey Kelley (Flanery) falls to superstar Blaine. But years later, an online video proves that Blaine cheated, and the world demands a rematch. Can the aging underdog get back into shape in time to vanquish his foe, get revenge, and claim his prize?
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Dennis Quaid and Katrina Bowden
Genre: Action | Drama | Sport
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for language throughout)
Runtime: 112 minutes
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ATLANTIS
Directed By: Valentyn Vasyanovych
Studio: Grasshopper Films
A prize-winner at the Venice Film Festival and Ukraine’s official selection for the 2021 Academy Awards, Atlantis is a gorgeous and visionary sci-fi drama. Eastern Ukraine, 2025. A desert unsuitable for human habitation. Water is a dear commodity brought by trucks. A Wall is being build-up on the border. Sergiy, a former soldier, is having trouble adapting to his new reality. He meets Katya while on the Black Tulip mission dedicated to exhuming the past. Together, they try to return to some sort of normal life in which they are also allowed to fall in love again.
Starring: Andriy Rymaruk, Liudmyla Bileka, Vasyl Antoniak, and Lily Hyde
Genre: Drama | International | Sci-Fi
Country: Ukraine (Ukrainian & English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 106 minutes
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YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY
Directed By: Amjad Abu Alala
Studio: Film Movement
Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village’s holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil’s father can’t stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.
Starring: Islam Mubarak, Mustafa Shehata, Moatasem Rashed, Bonna Khalid, and Talal Afifi
Genre: Drama | International
Country: Sudan | France | Egypt | Germany | Norway | Qatar (Arabic)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 103 minutes
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76 DAYS
Directed By: Hao Wu & Weixi Chen
Studio: MTV Documentary Films
Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.
Starring: —
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA | China (Mandrin)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 93 minutes
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BROTHERS BY BLOOD
Directed By: Jérémie Guez
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
In the City of Brotherly Love, eight-year-old Peter Flood helplessly watches on as his little sister is killed by a neighbor’s reckless driving. Tormented with grief and resentment, his father finds revenge as the only solution, leaving lasting generational wounds. Thirty years later, Peter still wrestles with the guilt he feels over his sister’s death and his father’s vengeance. As he tries to distance himself from the criminal family business, his cousin, Michael, becomes more powerful in the hierarchy. Bonded by blood, neither man can escape violence as they are dragged further into a chilling cycle of betrayal and retribution.
Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Joel Kinnaman, Maika Monroe, Paul Schneider, Nicholas Crovetti and Ryan Phillippe
Genre: Action | Crime | Drama
Country: France | Belgium | USA (English)
Rating: R (for pervasive language, some violence, sexual references and brief drug use)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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THE HUMAN FACTOR
Directed By: Dror Moreh
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
The epic behind-the-scenes story of the United States’ 30-year effort to secure peace in the Middle East. Recounted from the unique perspective of the American mediators on the frontlines.
Starring: Gamal Helal, Martin Indyk, Daniel Kurtzer, and Robert Malley
Genre: Documentary | International
Country: UK | Israel (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for some violence/bloody images)
Runtime: 108 minutes
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Preparations To Be Together For An Unknown Period Of Time
Directed By: Lili Horvát
Studio: Greenwich Entertainment
Márta, a 40-year-old neurosurgeon, falls in love. She leaves her shining American career behind and returns to Budapest to start a new life with the man. But the love of her life claims that they have never met before.
Starring: Natasa Stork, Viktor Bodó, Benett Vilmányi, and Zsolt Nagy
Genre: Drama | International | Romance
Country: Hungary (Hungarian & English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 95 minutes
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NOTTURNO
Directed By: Gianfranco Rosi
Studio: Creative Europe Media
Filmed over three years on the borders between Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria and Lebanon, Notturno captures the everyday life that lies behind the continuing tragedy of civil wars, ferocious dictatorships, foreign invasions and the murderous apocalypse of ISIS. Gianfranco Rosi (SACRO GRA, Venice Golden Lion Winner, FIRE AT SEA, Berlin Golden Bear winner and Oscar (R) nominee) constructs a sublime cinematic journey through the region finding peace and light within the chaos and despair in the aftermath of war. A mosaic of intimate moments and luminous images, Notturno is a profound and urgent cinematic achievement, from a master of the documentary form.
Starring: —
Genre: Documentary | International
Country: Italy | France | Germany (Arabic & Kurdish)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 100 minutes
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