APRIL 8, 2022
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Directed By: Jeff Fowler
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba and Jim Carrey
Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Rating: PG (for action, some violence, rude humor, and mild language)
Country: USA | Japan (English)
Runtime: 122 minutes
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Directed By: Michael Bay
Studio: Universal Pictures
Ambulance
In this breakneck thriller from director-producer Michael Bay, decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million. With his wife’s survival on the line, Will can’t say no. But when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate brothers hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop clinging to life and ace EMT Cam Thompson onboard. In a high-speed pursuit that never stops, Will and Danny must evade a massive, city-wide law enforcement response, keep their hostages alive, and somehow try not to kill each other, all while executing the most insane escape L.A. has ever seen.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, and Garret Dillahunt
Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Rating: R (for intense violence, bloody images and language throughout)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 136 minutes
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Directed By: Janus Metz
Studio: Amazon Studios
All the Old Knives
When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham (Chris Pine) is assigned to root out the mole from among his former officemates at the agency’s Vienna station. His investigation takes him from Austria to England to California, where he is reunited with his one-time colleague and ex-lover Celia Harrison (Thandiwe Newton). The pair are forced to blur the lines between profession and passion in this riveting tale of global espionage, moral ambiguity, and deadly betrayal.
Starring: Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, and Jonathan Pryce
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R (for sexuality/nudity, violence and language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Directed By: Andrea Arnold
Studio: IFC Films
COW
Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold returns with an intimate portrait of one dairy cow’s life. The film highlights the beauty and challenges cows face, and their great service to us all.
Starring: Lin Gallagher
Genre: Documentary | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 94 minutes
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Directed by: Mayim Bialik
Studio: Quiver Distribution
As They Made Us
Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love. Her father Eugene has a degenerative condition that he and his wife Barbara refuse to accept, and her brother Nathan has been estranged from the family for decades. A self-appointed fixer, Abigail tries to mend her complicated family before it’s too late.
Starring: Candice Bergen, Dustin Hoffman, Simon Helberg and Dianna Agron
Genre: Drama
Rating: R (for language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 96 minutes
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Directed By: Grant S. Johnson
Studio: Saban Films
Agent Game
In this riveting spy thriller, no one is safe. Harris (Dermot Mulroney), a CIA interrogator at an Agency black site, finds himself the target of a rendition operation after being scapegoated for an interrogation gone horribly wrong. As the team tasked to bring Harris in begins to question their orders — and each other –Olsen (Mel Gibson), a senior intelligence officer, and his subordinate, Visser (Annie Ilonzeh), raise the stakes. Now, it’s up to Harris and some newfound allies to uncover the truth and turn the tables.
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Adan Canto, Katie Cassidy, Annie Ilonzeh, Rhys Coiro, Barkhad Abdi, Jason Isaacs, and Mel Gibson
Genre: Action | Thriller
Rating: R (for violence and language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Directed By: Jessica Hester
Studio: Cinedigm
COAST
Set in a Central Californian farming community, COAST revolves around 16-year-old Abby, who is desperate to escape the trappings of small-town life. When she falls for the lead singer of a touring rock band, Abby must decide whether to leave her family and friends behind in search of a better life.
Starring: Melissa Leo, Ciara Bravo, Cristela Alonzo, and Mia Rose Frampton
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 96 minutes
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Directed By: Valérie Lemercier
Studio: Roadside Attractions
ALINE
With the support of her family and the man she loves, the 14th child of a modest family will become the most famous singer in the world.
Starring: Valérie Lemercier, Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud, and Roc Lafortune
Genre: Biography | Comedy | Drama | International | Music
Rating: PG-13 (for some suggestive material and brief language)
Country: France | Canada (French & English)
Runtime: 128 minutes
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Directed By: Sergei Loznitsa
Studio: Film Movement
DONBASS
In eastern Ukraine, society begins to degrade as the effects of propaganda and manipulation begin to surface in this post-truth era.
Starring: Tamara Yatsenko, Irina Zayarmiuk, Grigory Masliuk, and Olesya Zhurakivska
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Germany | Ukraine | France | Netherlands | Romania | Poland (Russian, Ukrainian, & English)
Runtime: 122 minutes
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Directed By: Tony Rammos
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
Ride Till I Die
Three bull riders risk their bodies competing in the sport they love for a chance at winning a championship. For one man, nearing the end of his twenty-five year career, he will continue to chase that elusive title or die trying.
Starring: Ricky Ringer, Ricky Ringer Jr., Ernie Courson, and Marilee Ringer
Genre: Documentary | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Canada (English)
Runtime: 98 minutes
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Directed By: Thomas Robsahm & Aslaug Holm
Studio: Lightyear Entertainment
A-ha: The Movie
It follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?
Starring: A-Ha, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar, and Magne Furuholmen
Genre: Documentary | Biography | International | Music
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Norway | Germany (English, Norwegian, & German)
Runtime: 109 minutes
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Directed By: Eugen Jebeleanu
Studio: Film Movement
Poppy Field
“Poppy Field” follows the struggle of a young Romanian gendarme, Cristi, who tries to find the balance between two apparently opposing parts of his identity: that of a man working in a macho hierarchical environment and that of a closeted gay person who tries to keep his personal life a secret. While his long-distance French boyfriend, Hadi, is visiting him, Cristi is called in for an intervention at a movie theatre, where an ultra-nationalist, homophobic group has interrupted the screening of a queer film. After one of the protesters threatens to out him, Cristi spirals out of control.
Starring: Conrad Mericoffer, Alexandru Potocean, Radouan Leflahi, and Cendana Trifan
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Romania (Romanian, English, French, & Arabic)
Runtime: 82 minutes
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Directed By: Ted Braun
Studio: Greenwich Entertainment
¡Viva Maestro!
When conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s international tours are disrupted by deadly protests across his native Venezuela, one of the world’s finest and most beloved musicians faces a daunting set of challenges — to his commitment to the mentor who changed his life, to friends and musicians he’s led since his teens, and to his belief in art’s transformative capacity. Viva Maestro!, the uplifting and timely new documentary from acclaimed director Ted Braun, follows Dudamel around the world as he responds to unexpected and imposing obstacles with stirring music-making that celebrates the power of art to renew and unite.
Starring: Alejandro Carreno, Gustavo Dudamel, Nathaly Al Gindi, and Elly Saúll Guerrero
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English & Spanish)
Runtime: 99 minutes
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Directed By: Ramon Zürcher & Silvan Zürcher
Studio: The Cinema Guild
The Girl and the Spider
Lisa is moving out. Mara is left behind. As boxes are shifted and cupboards built, abysses begin to open up and an emotional roller coaster is set in motion. A tragicomic catastrophe film. A poetic ballad about change and transience.
Starring: Henriette Confurius, Liliane Amuat, Ursina Lardi, and Flurin Giger
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Switzerland (German)
Runtime: 99 minutes
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Directed By: Daniel Keith
Studio: Cohen Media Group
Love in Kilnerry
The elderly residents of a small remote town panic when they are told that their chemical plant could cause an extreme increase in their libido.
Starring: Daniel Keith, Kathy Searle, Roger Hendricks Simon, James Patrick Nelson, Sybil Lines, Sheila Stasack, and Tony Triano
Genre: Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Directed By: Jonathan Southard
Studio: Fathom Events
High Expectations
Jack Davis (Taylor Gray) finds himself adrift after his father, the legendary Coach Davis (Kelsey Grammer), cuts him from his renowned soccer club, the Carolina Mantis. Estranged from his father, at odds with his brother, Mantis All-Star goalie Sam (Adam Aalderks), and desperate for purpose, Jack turns to his ex-girlfriend Sophia (Ally Brooke). Jack is inspired by her tough love and unwavering pursuit to become a recording artist. He tackles his depression and takes one last shot at his lifelong dream, by trying out for a rival soccer club. Can Jack finally prove that he is worthy of his dad’s love? Can he forgive and believe in second chances?
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Taylor Gray, Ally Brooke, and Josh Ventura
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA | Iceland (English)
Runtime: 115 minutes
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Directed By: Alek Lev
Studio: Double Exposure Distribution
What?
WHAT? is a black and white, silent (and signing) comedy about a struggling deaf actor, sick of agreeing to increasingly humiliating tasks just to get a role, who decides to take matters into his own – hands.
Starring: John Maucere, Josh Breslow, Josep Daniel Rosello, and Marina Longares Escrichs
Genre: Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English & American Sign Language)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Directed By: Mani Sandoval
Studio: Fathom Events
The Case for Heaven
A compelling argument is made not only with interviews of those (not necessarily Believers) who had Near Death Experiences, but an interview with a Cambridge neurologist who explains the “something” that ordinary neurons cannot define.
Starring: John Burke, Steve Caballero, Francis Chan, and Sharon Dirckx
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 113 minutes
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