MARCH 11, 2022
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Directed By: Domee Shi
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures + Pixar Animation
Turning Red
In “Turning Red”, Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren’t enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she “poofs” into a giant red panda!
Starring: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, and James Hong
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Rating: G (for thematic material, suggestive content and language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Directed By: Shawn Levy
Studio: Netflix
The Adam Project
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self for a mission to save the future.
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Walker Scobell, Catherine Keener, and Zoe Saldaña
Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13 (for violence/action, language and suggestive references)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 106 minutes
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Directed By: Anthony Hayes
Studio: Screen Media Films
Gold
In the not too distant future, two drifters (Zac Efron, Anthony Hayes) traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found, and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their bounty with one man leaving to secure the necessary tools. The other man remains and must endure harsh desert elements, ravenous wild dogs, and mysterious intruders, while battling the sinking suspicion that he has been abandoned to his own fate.
Starring: Zac Efron, Susie Porter, and Anthony Hayes
Genre: Action | International | Thriller
Rating: R (for language and some violent content)
Country: Australia (English)
Runtime: 97 minutes
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Directed By: Rob Schroeder
Studio: Magnet Releasing
Ultrasound
After his car breaks down, Glen spends one hell of an odd night with a married couple, setting into motion a chain of events that alter their lives plus those of several random strangers.
Starring: Vincent Kartheiser, Chelsea Lopez, Breeda Wool, Tunde Adebimpe, Rainey Qualley, Chris Gartin, and Bob Stephenson
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Directed by: Andrew Gaynord
Studio: Super LTD Entertainment
All My Friends Hate Me
Pete is cautiously excited about reuniting with his college crew for a birthday weekend. But, one by one, his friends slowly turn against him. Is he being punished, is he paranoid, or is he part of some sick joke?
Starring: Georgina Campbell, Joshua McGuire, Christopher Fairbank, Dustin Demri-Burns, and Tom Stourton
Genre: Comedy | Horror | International
Rating: R (for language throughout, drug use and brief graphic nudity)
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Directed By: Mickey Keating
Studio: RLJE Film + Shudder
OffSeason
Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s grave site has been vandalized, Marie quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that something is not quite right in this small town. She must unveil the mystery behind her mother’s troubled past in order to make it out alive.
Starring: Jocelin Donahue, Joe Swanberg, Richard Brake, and Melora Walters
Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 83 minutes
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Directed By: Kim Bass
Studio: Collide Distribution
Tyson’s Run
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father’s approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.
Starring: Major Dodson, Amy Smart, Rory Cochrane, and Barkhad Abdi
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG (for thematic elements and some language including offensive slurs)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Directed By: Alejandro Hidalgo
Studio: Saban Films
The Exorcism of God
An American priest working in Mexico is possessed during an exorcism and ends up committing a terrible act. Eighteen years later, the consequences of his sin come back to haunt him, unleashing the greatest battle within.
Starring: Joseph Marcell, María Gabriela de Faría, Will Beinbrink, and Raquel Rojas
Genre: Drama | Horror
Rating: R (for disturbing and violent content, sexual content/nudity and some language)
Country: USA | Mexico | Venezuela (English)
Runtime: 98 minutes
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Directed By: Jordy Sank
Studio: Blue Fox Entertainment
I Am Here
Ella is not your average 98-year-old. Her magnetic personality makes her past even more surprising. Follow this spirited South African Holocaust survivor as she reveals her astonishing life journey and unwavering appreciation of life.
Starring: Ella Blumenthal
Genre: Documentary | Animation | Biography
Rating: PG-13 (for Holocaust-related thematic content, disturbing images and violence)
Country: South Africa (English, Yiddish, & Hebrew)
Runtime: 73 minutes
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Directed By: Rachel Carey
Studio: Level 33 Entertainment
Deadly Cuts
Hair stylists in a working-class Dublin hair salon become accidental vigilantes and community heroes as they take on the gang members and gentrifiers threatening their community.
Starring: Angeline Ball, Ericka Roe, Lauren Larkin, Shauna Higgins, and Aidan McArdle
Genre: Comedy | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Ireland (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Directed By: Adrian Langley
Studio: Launch Releasing
Ash & Dust
Two small town couples find themselves caught up in a game of death at the hands of a vicious gang after they discover a mysterious box buried long ago.
Starring: Michael Swatton, John Andrews, Anne-Carolyne Binette, and Nick Biskupek
Genre: Crime | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Canada (English)
Runtime: 85 minutes
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Directed By: Abel Sanchex & Andres Alegria
Studio: Juno Films
A Song for Cesar
“Song for Cesar, the Movement and the Music” is a documentary built around the music, musicians, artists, and other important supporters who were instrumental in assisting Cesar Chavez and the UFW grow this movement.
Starring: Dolores Huerta, Carlos Santana, Maya Angelou, and Joan Baez
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 109 minutes
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Directed By: Patricia Rozema
Studio: Kino Lorber
I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing
Scatterbrained Polly gets a job as a secretary in Gabrielle’s art gallery. Polly aspires to be a professional photographer, and idolizes Gabrielle for her artistic ability. When Gabrielle rekindles an old romantic relationship with the younger painter Mary, Polly becomes jealous, and discovers Gabrielle is not who she claims to be.
Starring: Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, and Ann-Marie MacDonald
Genre: Comedy | Drama | International
Rating: R (for brief strong language)
Country: Canada (English)
Runtime: 81 minutes
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Directed By: Harry Wootliff
Studio: Picturehouse
True Things
In a sleepy seaside town, benefit claims worker Kate is seduced after a chance grin from an ex-con with dyed blonde hair. Despite pressure from her friends and family to find some stability, she dives headfirst into romance.
Starring: Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke, and Hayley Squires
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 102 minutes
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Directed By: Hiroshi Akabane
Studio: HS Productions
The Cherry Bushido
Shizuka, a college student, is recruited by a group named the “Japan Salvation Conference” for a mission. She and her pals leave their astral bodies and head for the spirit world to face the Great Demon of Hades that aims to destroy Japan.
Starring: Fumika Shimizu, Hiroaki Tanaka, Rin Kijima, and Rina Narita
Genre: Drama | Fantasy | International
Rating: PG-13 (for some violence)
Country: Japan (Japanese)
Runtime: 125 minutes
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Directed By: Ivaylo Hristov
Studio: Film Movement
Fear
Svetla, a widow who lost her job recently is living next to the Bulgarian-Turkish border. There are many cases of refugees in her village due to it’s location. One day she meets a refugee from Africa and this changes her life.
Starring: Svetlana Yancheva, Michael Flemming, Stoyan Bochev, and Ivan Savov
Genre: Drama | International | Romance
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Bulgaria (Bulgarian & English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Directed By: Delmar Washington
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Outsiders
When high school student Jaylen Brown finds himself under suspicion after his classmate disappears during a party, prejudice quickly begins to boil to the surface of his small southern town as all fingers point toward him. Working against the clock to clear his own name, he begins to unravel a massive web of secrets that all point to otherworldly forces at play.
Starring: Cooper van Grootel, Taryn Manning, Clark Backo, Shane West, and Bill Engvall
Genre: Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: R (for some language)
Country: USA | Australia (English)
Runtime: 85 minutes
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Directed By: Bradley Charlton
Studio: Crazy Goose Productions
Fading Petals
A young woman appears at a sickly older woman’s home in order to assist her. Despite their misgivings, the two slowly open up to one another. However, their affinity is short lived when truths are revealed as matters spiral out of control.
Starring: Charlotte Reidie, Melanie Revill, and Tom Metcalf
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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