MARCH 3, 2023
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Directed By: Michael B. Jordan
Studio: MGM Studios
Creed III
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter who has nothing to lose.
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, and Phylicia Rashad
Genre: Drama | Sport
Rating: PG-13 (for intense sports action, violence and some strong language)
Country: USA (English, Spanish, & American Sign Language)
Runtime: 116 minutes
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Directed By: Guy Ritchie
Studio: Lionsgate
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
In the film, super spy Orson Fortune must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds. Reluctantly teamed with some of the world’s best operatives, Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star Danny Francesco to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world.
Starring: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone and Hugh Grant
Genre: Action | Comedy | Thriller
Rating: R (for language and violence)
Country: UK | China | Turkey | USA (English & Chinese)
Runtime: 114 minutes
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Directed By: Michael Maren
Studio: Saban Films
A Little White Lie
Shriver, a down-on-his-luck handyman who has never read a book in his life, is mistaken for a famous writer that has been in hiding for over 20 years. With nothing to lose, he accepts an invitation to attend a college literary festival and finds himself surrounded by adoring fans and an English professor who captures his heart. Shriver must do whatever it takes for his shot at love in this fish-out-of-water comedy.
Starring: Michael Shannon, Kate Hudson, Don Johnson, and Zach Braff
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R (for language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Directed By: Jamie Dack
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Seventeen-year-old Lea spends her summer break aimlessly tanning in her backyard with her best friend, tiptoeing around her needy mother, and getting stoned with a group of boys from school. This monotony is interrupted by a chance encounter with Tom, an older man who promises an alternative to Lea’s unsatisfying adolescent life. But as things progress between them, red flags about Tom’s life begin to surface, and Lea chooses to ignore them. Under Tom’s influence, Lea begins to see her mom as unfit and her friends as a waste of her time. Isolated from those around her, Lea discovers Tom’s true intentions and finds herself in a situation that she never could have imagined.
Starring: Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, Gretchen Mol, Auden Thornton, Armani Jackson, Kenny Johnston, and Quinn Frankel
Genre: Drama
Rating: R (for disturbing material, sexual violence, sexual content, drug/alcohol use, and language – all involving teens)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 110 minutes
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Directed By: Kurt Wimmer
Studio: RLJE Films
Children of the Corn
Possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, twelve-year-old Eden recruits the other children in her small town to rise up and take control. Tired of having to pay the price for their parents’ mistakes, Eden leads the kids on a bloody rampage, killing the adults and anyone who opposes her. With all the adults jailed or dead, it comes down to one high schooler who won’t go along with the plan and becomes the town’s only hope of survival.
Starring: Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey and Bruce Spence
Genre: Horror
Rating: R (for violence and bloody images)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Directed by: Matt Nable
Studio: Saban Films
Transfusion
To protect his son, an ex-special forces operative (Sam Worthington) plunges into the criminal underground for one final mission in this muscular, emotionally charged thriller.
Starring: Sam Worthington, Phoebe Tonkin, Matt Nable, Susie Porter, and Jessica Napier
Genre: Crime | Drama | International | Thriller
Rating: R (for violence, language throughout, teen drinking and drug use)
Country: Australia (English)
Runtime: 106 minutes
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Directed by: Thom Harp
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
The Donor Party
Jaclyn wants a baby. But after a messy divorce and fruitless years of online dating, she realizes she doesn’t need a husband to become a mother. She and her best friends hatch a plan to get her pregnant at a very special party.
Starring: Malin Akerman, Rob Corddry, Jerry O’Connell, Erinn Hayes, Ryan Hansen, Patty Guggenheim, Rizwan Manji, Jon Daly, and Cedric Yarbrough
Genre: Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Directed by: Robert Connolly
Studio: Amor Media
Blueback
Follows Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue grouper while diving. When Abby realizes that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist Mum, Dora, and takes on poachers to save her friend.
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Radha Mitchell, Liz Alexander, Ariel Donoghue, Clarence Ryan, Pedrea Jackson, Erik Thomson, Eddie Baroo and Eric Bana
Genre: Drama | Family | International
Rating: PG (for some thematic elements, peril and brief mild language)
Country: Australia (English)
Runtime: 102 minutes
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Directed by: Alex Heller
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
The Year Between
Inspired by true events, THE YEAR BETWEEN is the story of Clemence Miller, a college sophomore who is forced to move back home after having a mental breakdown. Faced with a surprising diagnosis of bipolar disorder and a jarring return to the Illinois suburbs, Clemence has to learn how to live with her well-meaning but frustrated family and find balance in a world that seems hellbent on thwarting her.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, J. Smith-Cameron, Wyatt Oleff, Emily Robinson, and Alex Heller
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 94 minutes
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Directed by: Stephen Belber
Studio: Small Batch Studio Entertainment
What We Do Next
When Elsa Mercado (Michelle Veintimilla) is released from prison after serving 16 years for killing her father, New York City Councilwoman Sandy James (Karen Pittman) and corporate attorney Paul Jenkins (Corey Stoll) are forced to grapple with their involvement in the original crime. WHAT WE DO NEXT is a timely emotional thriller sitting at the intersection of race, class and criminal justice.
Starring: Corey Stoll, Karen Pittman and Michelle Veintimilla
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 77 minutes
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Directed by: Teodora Ana Mihai
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
La Civil
Story of Cielo, a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
Starring: Arcelia Ramírez, Álvaro Guerrero, Jorge A. Jimenez, Ayelén Muzo, and Juan Daniel García Treviño
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Belgium | Romania | Mexico (Spanish)
Runtime: 140 minutes
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Directed by: Maggie Peren
Studio: Kino Lorber
The Forger
Cioma Schönhaus, a 21-year-old Jewish man, escapes the Gestapo and saves lives thanks to his ability to forge passports. His other talent is forging his own identity
Starring: Louis Hofmann, Jonathan Berlin, Luna Wedler, Nina Gummich, André Jung, and Marc Limpach
Genre: Biography | Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Germany | Luxembourg (German)
Runtime: 116 minutes
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Directed by: Christopher A. Micklos & Jay Sapiro
Studio: Indican Pictures
The Headmistress
A debt-ridden teacher gets a lucky break when she inherits an abandoned lakefront inn! She takes a group of potential buyers to visit the property where the unfortunate investors discover a dark, sinister secret that threatens them all. A malignant supernatural force determined to keep them there forever!
Starring: Ayden Skye, Katherine Bellantone, Tom Dacey Carr, Hunter O’Harrow, and DeChantel Kosmatka
Genre: Horror
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 89 minutes
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Directed By: Helmut Dosantos
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Gods Of Mexico
With visually stunning landscapes and immersive sound, GODS OF MEXICO is a poetic survey of the vast landscapes and rich diversity of several communities of rural Mexico. Using richly saturated color and hypnotic black-and-white interludes, filmmaker Helmut Dosantos takes viewers through salt pans, deserts, highlands, jungle, and underground mines–paying tribute to those who fight to preserve their cultural identity amidst the shadows of modernization.
Starring: —
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: —
Runtime: 97 minutes
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Directed By: Naomi Kawase
Studio: Film Movement
Still The Water
On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko will attempt to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.
Starring: Nijirô Murakami, Junko Abe, Miyuki Matsuda, Tetta Sugimoto, and Makiko Watanabe
Genre: Drama | International | Romance
Rating: Not Rated
Country: France | Japan | Spain (Japanese)
Runtime: 121 minutes
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Directed By: Amanda Kramer
Studio: Utopia
Give Me Pity!
Sissy St. Claire graces the small screen for her first ever television special, an evening full of music and laughter, glamour and entertainment! But Sissy’s live event quickly begins to curdle into a psychedelic nightmare of vanity, insecurity and delusional ambition, provoked by the glowering presence of a mysterious masked man.
Starring: Cricket Arrison, M. Diesel, Reshma Gajjar, and Tess Hewlett
Genre: Comedy | Musical | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 80 minutes
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Directed By: Greg Swinson & Ryan Thiessen
Studio: Welcome Villain Films
Hunt Her, Kill Her
HUNT HER, KILL HER follows a lone night shift janitor during her first night on the job who finds herself in an unexpected fight for survival when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders. As their disturbing motives become clearer, she must use her crafty instincts and barbaric violence to make it through the night alive.
Starring: Natalie Terrazzino, JC Oakley III, Larry Bunton, Trevor Tucker, Philip Zimny, and Hunter Tinney
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 89 minutes
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Directed By: Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Studio: Array Releasing
Split At The Root
When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a Facebook post by a mom in Queens coalesced into a movement as thousands of like-minded women across the US refused to stand by quietly. Immigrant Families Together was born; a rapid response group committed to doing what the government couldn’t — or wouldn’t do: reunite parents with their children separated by the Zero Tolerance Policy.
Starring: —
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 96 minutes
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