MARCH 17, 2023
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Directed By: David F. Sandberg
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!” is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.
Starring: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou and Helen Mirren
Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller
Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of action and violence, and language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 130 minutes
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Directed By: Matt Ruskin
Studio: 20th Century Studios + Hulu
Boston Strangler
Loretta McLaughlin becomes the first journalist to connect the Boston Strangler murders. As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole.
Starring: Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, Chris Cooper, David Dastmalchian, and Morgan Spector
Genre: Crime | Drama | History | Thriller
Rating: R (for some violent content and language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 112 minutes
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Directed By: Vasilis Katsoupis
Studio: Focus Features
Inside
Nemo, a high-end art thief, is trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn’t go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, and Eliza Stuyck
Genre: Drama | International | Thriller
Rating: R (for language, some sexual content and nude images)
Country: UK | Germany | Belgium | Switzerland | Greece (English)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Directed By: Matt Smukler
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Wildflower
A coming-of-age film that follows Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can’t quite agree on the best way to help.
Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Dash Mihok, Charlie Plummer, Alexandra Daddario, Reid Scott, Erika Alexander, Samantha Hyde and Jacki Weaver
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Rating: R (for some language, teen drinking and a sexual reference)
Country: USA | Canada (English)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Directed By: Paul Weitz
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Moving On
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcolm McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda’s character reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman learns to make peace with the past and each other.
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Roundtree, and Catherine Dent
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R (for language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 85 minutes
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Directed by: Ryan Lacen
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
All The World Is Sleeping
As a young girl in New Mexico, Chama strived to be different from her Mother. Now in her 20’s, she’s found herself falling into a similar cycle of generational addiction. This struggle threatens her balance as a mother to her own daughter. As Chama tries to keep it all together, a harrowing accident will spiral her out of control causing her daughter to be taken from her custody. With nothing left, she’ll have to confront her past in order to fight for a future — one that can either guide her closer to getting her daughter back or lead her deeper into this dangerous cycle.
Starring: Melissa Barrera, Jackie Cruz, Kristen Gutoskie, Luis Bordonada, and Jorge Garcia
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 110 minutes
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Directed by: Remy Grillo
Studio: XYZ Films
The Resurrection of Charles Manson
A young couple create an audition tape for an up-and-coming Charles Manson film. However, when they choose an eclectic desert Airbnb as the perfect backdrop, the dark events of the audition material slowly slip into their reality as they find themselves intertwined in an occult leader’s sinister plot.
Starring: Frank Grillo, Jaime King, Sarah Dumont, Katherine Hughes, and Will Peltz
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Rating: R (for language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 78 minutes
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Directed by: Lola Quivoron
Studio: Music Box Films
Rodeo
Hot tempered and fiercely independent, Julia finds escape in a passion for motorcycles and the high-octane world of urban ‘Rodeos’ — illicit gatherings where riders show off their bikes and their latest daring stunts. After a chance meeting at a Rodeo Julia finds herself drawn into a clandestine and volatile clique and, striving to prove herself to the ultra-masculine group, she is faced with a series of escalating demands that will make or break her place in the community.
Starring: Gabriela Muskala, Lukasz Simlat, Malgorzata Buczkowska, Piotr Skiba, and Halina Rasiakówna
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: France (French)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Directed by: Louis Garrel
Studio: Janus Films
The Innocent
When Abel learns that his 60-year-old mother Sylvie is about to marry a man in prison he freaks out. With the help of his best friend, Clémence, he will do whatever it takes to protect her. But meeting Michel, his new stepfather, may well offer him a new perspective…
Starring: Louis Garrel, Roschdy Zem, Noémie Merlant, and Anouk Grinberg
Genre: Comedy | Crime | International | Romance
Rating: Not Rated
Country: France (French)
Runtime: 99 minutes
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Directed by: Herbert James Winterstern
Studio: Saban Films
Supercell
Baseball-size hail, violent winds, and churning tornadoes make supercells deadly, and when William Brody was a boy, his father — a legendary storm-chaser — was killed by one. Now, the family business belongs to Zane Rogers (Alec Baldwin), a reckless tour operator who sees dollar signs where others see storm clouds. When his destiny arrives in the form of one of the most powerful storms on record, William leaves his mom (Anne Heche) and home behind to team up with his father’s ex-partner, Roy Cameron (Skeet Ulrich), barely surviving a tornado yet determined to chase one of nature’s most terrifying creations: the bear’s cage.
Starring: Skeet Ulrich, Anne Heche, Daniel Diemer, Jordan Kristine Seamón and Alec Baldwin
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
Rating: PG-13 (for language, some peril and smoking)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Directed by: Steffen Geypens
Studio: Netflix
Noise
The film tells the story of Matt, an influencer and young parent to newborn Julius, who discovers a dark secret from his dementing father’s past. He starts an in-depth investigation, which consequently opens a Pandora’s box of secrets and unravels more family dramas than anticipated. Matt’s wife, Liv, is deeply concerned and will do everything in her power not to lose him, but is it too late?
Starring: Ward Kerremans, Sallie Harmsen, Johan Leysen, Jennifer Heylen, Daphne Wellens, and Lize Feryn
Genre: Drama | International | Mystery | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Belgium | Netherlands (Dutch)
Runtime: 89 minutes
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Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Studio: Niu Vision Media
Full River Red
12th century China, during the Song Dynasty, set against a brewing rebellion by the Jin people against the Imperial Court. Two hours before a crucial diplomatic meeting between the Song Prime Minister Qin Hui and a high level Jin delegation, the Jin Ambassador is murdered. An important letter destined for the Emperor is stolen from him. As the search for the letter unfolds, alliances are formed, secrets are revealed, and no one can stop the truth that is destined to leave its mark in history.
Starring: Shen Teng, Jackson Yee, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Wang Jiayi and Yue Yunpeng
Genre: Comedy | Drama | History | International | Mystery
Rating: Not Rated
Country: China (Mandarin & Sign Languages)
Runtime: 159 minutes
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Directed by: Austin Bragg & Meredith Bragg
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
An unsettled writer with a fantastic mustache, ROGER SHARPE (Mike Faist), finds solace and confidence in one thing he has mastered: pinball. When a police raid destroys the only machines he can find in 1970s New York City, he learns the game is illegal. Roger reluctantly joins forces with the Music and Amusement Association to overturn the ban while falling in love with ELLEN (Crystal Reed), an artist and single mother. Roger’s path to save pinball ultimately rescues him. He and Ellen overcome their pasts and take a shot at love. Roger learns what it means to take a chance–and that commitment is the most rewarding gamble of all.
Starring: Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, Dennis Boutsikaris, Christopher Convery, Connor Ratliff, Mike Doyle, and Bryan Batt
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 91 minutes
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Directed By: Marcella Cytrynowicz
Studio: Buffalo 8
American Cherry
A psychological thriller-romance about a mysterious, troubled boy (Hart Denton) who meets an impressionable girl (Sarah May Sommers) in their small town. Together they embark on a romance where his love turns into obsession as he tries to protect her from her dysfunctional family — he makes her a video diary that confesses an intricate story of love, mental illness, and the tragic consequences if left untreated.
Starring: Leonor Varela, Matty Cardarople, Hart Denton, Larsen Thompson, and Ava Torres
Genre: Drama | Romance | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Directed By: Mickey Reece
Studio: Cinedigm
Country Gold
George Jones invites an up and coming country music superstar out on the town in Nashville the night before George is to be cryogenically frozen in 1994.
Starring: Laurie Cummings, Cate Jones, Mickey Reece, Connie Franklin, and Ben Hall
Genre: Comedy | Fantasy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 84 minutes
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Directed By: Robin Barnwell
Studio: BBC Select
Mariupol: The People’s Story
Told and filmed by the people of Mariupol, this is the deeply personal story of the destruction of a modern European city. The film follows a handful of residents as they film themselves from the start of the invasion to the devastation of their city two months later. Those featured lived through the devastation, recording what was happening around them after most international journalists had left. It is a story of war crimes and suffering but also a story of amazing courage, incredible daring in escape and of undaunted spirit.
Starring: —
Genre: Documentary | International | War
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Directed By: Anna Chi
Studio: Freestyle Digital Media
The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu
Aware that her time is running short, irascible Wu family matriarch Lily (Lisa Lu) is eager to repair the strained relationship with her adult daughter Mary (Michelle Krusiec) and help her shy 18-year-old granddaughter Emma (Rochelle Ying) find her voice. As her final wish, she persuades longtime friend Charlotte (Joely Fisher), Emma and Emma’s best friend Karen (Tiffany Wu) to spring her from her L.A. nursing home and take a wild road trip up the California coast to a special place from her past. Along the way, long-held secrets are revealed and Mary and Emma each come to understand the painful choices their mothers made in this funny and touching multi-generational story about family, forgiveness and being true to oneself.
Starring: Lisa Lu, Michelle Krusiec, Rochelle Ying, Adrian Pasdar, Eugenia Yuan, and Tiffany Wu
Genre: Drama | Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 88 minutes
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Directed By: Lawrence Fowler
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
The Ghost Within
A young woman revisits her family home desperate to discover her sister Evie’s murderer 20 years before. After a series of terrifying encounters with Evie’s ghost at 09:09pm, Margot knows she must fight to learn the truth once and for all.
Starring: Michaela Longden, Rebecca Phillipson, Tom Millen, Victor Mellors, and Simon Davies
Genre: Horror
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Directed By: Ofir Raul Graizer
Studio: Menemsha Films
America
An Israeli swimming tutor living in Chicago returns to Israel after 10 years of absence to bury his father. An encounter with a beloved childhood friend and his newly engaged girlfriend will set a series of events in motion that will affect everyone’s lives. A story set between a flower shop and an ancient monastery, between a swimming pool in Chicago and the Mediterranean, between life and death – and somewhere in the middle.
Starring: Oshrat Ingadashet, Michael Moshonov, Ofri Biterman, Moni Moshonov, Irit Sheleg, and Evelyn Kaplun
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Israel | Germany | Czech Republic (Hebrew)
Runtime: 127 minutes
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