MAY 13, 2022
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Directed By: Keith Thomas
Studio: Universal Pictures
Firestarter
For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family’s location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.
Starring: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, Michael Greyeyes, and Gloria Reuben
Genre: Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: R (for violent content)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 94 minutes
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Directed By: Jerrod Carmichael
Studio: Annapurna Pictures
On The Count of Three
From Annapurna Pictures (Spring Breakers, Sorry to Bother You, Booksmart) and Orion Pictures, Jerrod Carmichael makes his directorial debut and stars in On the Count of Three, a darkly comic feature about two best friends, Val (Carmichael) and Kevin (Christopher Abbott), on the last day of their lives.
Starring: Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, J. B. Smoove, Lavell Crawford, and Henry Winkler
Genre: Comedy | Drama | International
Rating: R (for violence, suicide, pervasive language and some sexual references)
Country: Canada (English)
Runtime: 86 minutes
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Directed By: Scott McGehee & David Siegel
Studio: Bleecker Street
Montana Story
From the acclaimed writer/directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (What Maisie Knew, The Deep End) comes a neo-Western with an emotional tremor hiding beneath it. Two estranged siblings (Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague) return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop.
Starring: Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague, Gilbert Owuor, Kimberly Guerrero, and Eugene Brave Rock
Genre: Drama
Rating: R (for language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 113 minutes
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Directed By: Ninja Thyberg
Studio: Neon
Pleasure
Bella Cherry arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an adult film star, but she soon learns that fame won’t come easy as she harnesses her ambition and cunning to rise to the top of this mesmerizing and singular world.
Starring: Sofia Kappel, Revika Anne Reustle, Evelyn Claire, Chris Cock, Dana DeArmond and Kendra Spade
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Sweden | Netherlands | France (English & Swedish)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Directed by: Chris Sivertson
Studio: Screen Media Films
Monstrous
A terrifying new horror awaits Laura (Christina Ricci) and her seven-year-old son Cody when they flee her abusive ex-husband and try to settle into a new life in an idyllic and remote lakeside farmhouse. Still traumatized, their physical and mental well-being are pushed to the limit as their fragile existence is threatened.
Starring: Christina Ricci, Santino Barnard, Don Durrell, and Colleen Camp
Genre: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Rating: PG-13 (for terror, thematic elements and brief violence)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 89 minutes
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Directed By: Naveen A. Chathapuram
Studio: DECAL Releasing
The Last Victim
In this stylized neo-western thriller, a group of modern-day outlaws and their terrifying leader are pursued by a local sheriff (Ron Perlman), after committing a horrific crime in a desolate southwest town. When a professor and her husband cross paths with the criminals, everyone is drawn into a spiral of violence and retribution where morality becomes ambiguous, and survival is the only option.
Starring: Ali Larter, Ralph Ineson, Ron Perlman, Kyle Schmid, Dakota Daulby, Camille Legg, and Tom Stevens
Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller | Western
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Directed By: Jared Cohn
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Vendetta
When his daughter is brutally murdered and legal justice looks unlikely, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Theo Rossi, and Mike Tyson
Genre: Action | Thriller
Rating: R (for violence, language throughout and some sexual material/nudity)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 96 minutes
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Directed By: Chadd Harbold
Studio: Lionsgate
Private Property
Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes involved with her new gardener, Ben. As he gives her the attention and sensitivity she craves, they start to fall for each other. But Ben is not what he seems.
Starring: Ashley Benson, Shiloh Fernandez, Logan Miller, Frank Whaley, and Jay Pharoah
Genre: Drama | Thriller
Rating: R (for some violence, language and sexual references)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 87 minutes
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Directed By: Andrew Dominik
Studio: Trafalgar Releasing
This Much I Know To Be True
Explores the creative relationship and songs from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ last two studio albums, “Ghosteen” and “Carnage”.
Starring: Earl Cave, Nick Cave, Andrew Dominik, and Warren Ellis
Genre: Documentary | International | Music
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Directed By: Eskil Vogt
Studio: IFC Films
The Innocents
During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren’t looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.
Starring: Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, and Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim
Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Norway | Sweden | Denmark | Finland | France | UK (Norwegian)
Runtime: 117 minutes
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Directed By: James Nunn
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Shark Bait
A group of friends enjoying a weekend steal a couple of jetskis racing them out to sea, ending up in a horrific head-on collision. They struggle to find a way home with a badly injured friend while from the waters below predators lurk.
Starring: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, and Malachi Pullar-Latchman
Genre: International | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 87 minutes
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Directed By: Sebastian Godwin
Studio: Brainstorm Media
Homebound
A trip to the countryside turns frightening for a father and his new fiancee when they arrive to find his ex-wife missing and the kids acting strange.
Starring: Tom Goodman-Hill, Aisling Loftus, Raffiella Chapman, and Hattie Gotobed
Genre: Drama | Horror | International | Mystery
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 71 minutes
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Directed By: Brian Cates
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Family Camp
When two polar-opposite families are forced to camp together, the dads struggle to hold onto their families and marriages as they compete for the coveted camp trophy.
Starring: Tommy Woodard, Eddie James, Leigh-Allyn Baker, and Gigi Orsillo
Genre: Comedy | Family
Rating: PG (for some action and thematic elements)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Directed By: Jack Fessenden
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Foxhole
Unfolding over the span of 36 hours in three separate wars–The American Civil War, World War I, and Iraq–“Foxhole” follows a small group of soldiers trapped in a confined space as they grapple with morality, futility, and an increasingly volatile combat situation.
Starring: James Le Gros, Andi Matichak, Alex Hurt, and Alex Breaux
Genre: Drama | War
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 95 minutes
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Directed By: Ollie Aslin & Gary Lennon
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
Castro’s Spies
Castro’s Spies tells the thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban intelligence agents sent undercover to the US in the 1990s.
Starring: René González, Gerardo Hernández, Fernando González, and Ramón Labañino
Genre: Documentary | History | International | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Ireland (English & Spanish)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Directed By: Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
A film that not only captures the signature annual music and cultural event that has been called America’s greatest festival in all of its beauty and glory, but also delves deep into the rich culture of The Big Easy.
Starring: Jimmy Buffett, Gary Clark Jr., Al Green, Herbie Hancock, Tom Jones, Aaron Neville, Katy Perry, and Pitbull
Genre: Documentary | Music
Rating: PG-13 (for brief language and some suggestive material)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 94 minutes
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Directed By: Noam Tomaschoff
Studio: Momentum Studios
Tankhouse
After being blacklisted from the NYC theatre industry, two Upper East Side New Yorkers, Tucker and Sandrene, decide their only course of action is to move to Fargo, ND and start a theatrical revolution.
Starring: Tara Holt, Stephen Friedrich, Richard Kind, and Christopher Lloyd
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R (for some sexual references)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 94 minutes
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Directed By: Tomer Heymann
Studio: Heymann Brothers Films
Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life
Jonathan Agassi is one of the world’s most successful gay porn stars. This is a rare and intimate look at the world of porn and escorting, as well as on a unique relationship between a mother and son.
Starring: Jonathan Agassi and Michael Lucas
Genre: Documentary | Biography | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Germany | Israell | UK (English & Hebrew)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Directed By: Georgis Grigorakis
Studio: Strand Releasing
DIGGER
A father and a son long lost. Love and hate. Digging deep into mud to find their roots. Revenge and Redemption. A Western, revisited.
Starring: Vangelis Mourikis, Argyris Pandazaras, Sofia Kokkali, and Theo Alexander
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: PG (for some action and rude humor)
Country: Greece | France | Germany (Greek)
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Directed By: Kyle Saylors
Studio: Fathom Events
No Vacancy
A jaded reporter is demoted to a rural news station, where she befriends a recovering addict and gets involved with a church’s plans to transform an old motel into housing for homeless families.
Starring: Sean Young, Dean Cain, T.C. Stallings, and Patty Lambert
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Directed By: —
Studio: Fathom Events
The Harbingers of Things to Come
Takes audiences on an epic journey to uncover this stunning mystery. The harbingers that appeared in the last days of an ancient nation that have now appeared on American soil. What all these things reveal about what is still to come.
Starring: Jonathan Cahn
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 89 minutes
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