OCTOBER 13, 2023
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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Directed By: Sam Wrench
Studio: AMC Theatres Distribution
The cultural phenomenon continues on the big screen! Immerse yourself in this once-in-a-lifetime concert film experience with a breathtaking, cinematic view of the history-making tour.
Starring: Taylor Swift, Amanda Balen, Taylor Banks, Karen Chuang, Audrey Douglass, and Tori Evans
Genre: Music
Rating: PG-13 (for some strong language & suggestive material)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 168 minutes
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Anatomy Of A Fall
Directed By: Justine Triet
Studio: Neon
For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is not just an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel’s death but an unsettling psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.
Starring: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, and Jehnny Beth
Genre: Crime | Drama | International | Thriller
Rating: R (for some language, sexual references and violent images)
Country: France (French, English, & German)
Runtime: 150 minutes
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The Mill
Directed By: Sean King O’Grady
Studio: Hulu
A businessman mysteriously wakes up in an open-air prison cell with only an old grist mill. Forced to work as a beast of burden, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child.
Starring: Lil Rel Howery, Pat Healy, Karen Obilom, Patrick Fischler, and Getchie Argetsinger
Genre: Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 106 minutes
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The Mission
Directed By: Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss
Studio: National Geographic Documentary Films
In 2018, a shocking event made headlines around the world: a young American missionary, John Chau, was killed by arrows while attempting to contact one of the world’s most isolated Indigenous peoples on remote North Sentinel Island. THE MISSION uncovers the gripping story beyond the headlines. Through exclusive interviews and with unprecedented access to Chau’s secret plans, personal diaries, and video archives, THE MISSION examines the mythology of exploration that inspired him, the evangelical community that supported his quest, and reveals his own father’s heartbreak as Chau’s youthful thirst for adventure became a fatal obsession.
Starring: Lawrence Kao and David Shih
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG-13 (for full nudity, some violent content, thematic elements and sexual references)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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In My Mother’s Skin
Directed By: Kenneth Dagatan
Studio: Amazon Studios
Set in the Philippines at the end of World War II, In My Mother’s Skin follows the story of Tala, a 14-year-old daughter of a textile merchant who lives in a war-worn colonial house with her sickly mother Ligaya and younger brother Bayani. When Tala’s father mysteriously leaves once more to barter for his family’s freedom with the Japanese, his family finds themselves alone in their isolated forest mansion, awaiting his return. With Ligaya’s condition rapidly deteriorating, Tala seeks out a mysterious fairy who has promised to protect her. Happy to oblige, the fairy gives Tala a magical insect to cure her dying mother. This initially provides Ligaya with relief, but later leads to disastrous consequences that force Tala to make a distressing decision.
Starring: Beauty Gonzalez, Felicity Kyle Napuli, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, James Mavie Estrella, and Angeli Bayani
Genre: Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller | War
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Philippines | Singapore | Taiwan (Filipino & Tagalog)
Runtime: 97 minutes
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In The Fire
Directed By: Conor Allyn
Studio: Saban Films
A doctor from New York (Amber Heard) travels to a remote plantation in the 1890s to care for a disturbed boy who seems to have inexplicable abilities. She begins treating the child, but in doing so ignites a war of science versus religion with the local priest who believes the boy is possessed by the Devil and is the reason for all the village’s woes.
Starring: Amber Heard, Eduardo Noriega and Lorenzo McGovern Zaini
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R (for some violent content and brief sexuality)
Country: USA | Italy (English)
Runtime: 87 minutes
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Dangerous Waters
Directed By: John Barr
Studio: Brainstorm Media
A sailing adventure spirals out of control in this tightly wound-survival thriller. 19-year-old Rose (Odeya Rush) lives a tough, small-town life in Florida with her single mother Alma (Saffron Burrows). Their luck seems to take a turn when Alma’s new businessman boyfriend, Derek (Eric Dane), whisks them away on a sailing adventure to Bermuda. While at sea, Derek’s “business” is revealed to be less than legitimate when their boat is attacked by savage villains, set on fire, and Alma is viciously killed. Distraught and persecuted by Derek and The Captain (Ray Liotta), Rose unearths a primal instinct of survival and a terrifying need for vengeance. She will not yield until those responsible for her mother’s murder are dead.
Starring: Ray Liotta, Odeya Rush, Saffron Burrows, Eric Dane, and Sala Baker
Genre: Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 101 minutes
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The Road Dance
Directed By: Richie Adams
Studio: Music Box Films
Kirsty Macleod (Hermione Corfield) dreams of a better life away from the isolation that suffocates her in a small village on an island in the Outer Scottish Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover Murdo (Will Fletcher) conscripted for service in the First World War, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honor the evening before they depart, and it’s on this fateful evening that Kirsty’s life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.
Starring: Hermione Corfield, Morven Christie, Mark Gatiss, and Sean Gilder
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: UK (English)
Runtime: 116 minutes
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Fantastic Machine
Directed By: Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck
Studio: Strand Releasing
The camera is a fantastic machine. Filmmakers Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck once again turn their cameras directly on society, this time to explore, explain and expose how our unchecked obsession with image has grown to change our human behavior. From Camera Obscura and the Lumieres Brothers all the way to Youtube and the world of social media, the film chronicles how we went from capturing the image of a backyard to a multi-billion- euro content industry in just 200 years.
Starring: Chris Anderson, Felix Bergsson, Ulrika Bergsten, Sidney Bernstein, Joe Biden, Karen Bowerman, and Tom Brokaw
Genre: Documentary | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Denmark | Sweden (Swedish, English, French, German, & Arabic)
Runtime: 88 minutes
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Once Within A Time
Directed By: Godfrey Reggio & Jon Kane
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Celebrated director Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi) returns after ten years with a new experimental film unlike any other from his already daring career: a bardic fairy tale about the end of the world and the beginning of a new one, tinged with apocalyptic comedy, rapturous cinematography, unforgettable vistas, and the innocence and hopes of a new generation. Featuring an electrifying score composed by Reggio’s longtime collaborator Philip Glass with additional vocals from Sussan Deyhim and co-directed by veteran editor and filmmaker Jon Kane, ONCE WITHIN A TIME is the indie revelation of the year.
Starring: Mike Tyson, Tara Khozein, Apollo Garcia Orellana, Brian Belott, and John Flax
Genre: Comedy | Fantasy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 52 minutes
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15 Cameras
Directed By: Danny Madden
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
When Cam and Sky bought their duplex, it seemed like the perfect investment opportunity for the young couple; a starter home, a mortgage offset by renters, and even a guest room for Sky’s sister, Carolyn. But as Sky and Cam slowly uncover hidden cameras and secrets of the duplex’s previous owner, obsession consumes their marriage and they both fall into destructive forms of voyeurism. When new tenants move in downstairs, their fixation with observing others has deadly consequences and they are forced to confront the very things they have been consumed by.
Starring: Will Madden, Angela Wong Carbone, James Babson, Jim Cummings, Skyler Bible, Hilty Bowen,Shirley Chen, and Courtney Dietz
Genre: Horror
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 89 minutes
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Divinity
Directed By: Eddie Alcazar
Studio: Utopia
DIVINITY centers on two mysterious brothers, who abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps them launch a journey of self-discovery.
Starring: Bella Thorne, Scott Bakula, Stephen Dorff, Caylee Cowan, Moises Arias, Karrueche Tran, Michael O’Hearn, and Emily Willis
Genre: Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 88 minutes
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Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House
Directed By: Andrew Renzi
Studio: Hulu
Follows the story of Russ McKamey. The Navy Veteran turned master of horror, who lures horror enthusiasts into his web.
Starring: Melissa Everly, Gabi Hardiman, Russ McKamey, Kris Smith, and Brandon Vance
Genre: Documentary | Crime | Horror
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 87 minutes
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Dark Harvest
Directed By: David Slade
Studio: MGM
Dark Harvest is a chilling tale set in a cursed town, where every Halloween becomes a brutal battle for survival. During the fall of 1963, the terrifying legend Sawtooth Jack rises from the cornfields and makes its way toward town, where gangs of eighteen-year-old boys stand ready to slaughter the murderous scarecrow before midnight. Among the boys is Richie, a rebellious outcast yearning to break free from the town’s curse, driven by his brother’s victory the year before. As the hunt progresses, secrets are revealed, leading Richie to a shocking discovery and a fateful decision that could break the vicious cycle once and for all.
Starring: Casey Likes, Emyri Crutchfield, Dustin Ceithamer, Elizabeth Reaser, Jeremy Davies, and Luke Kirby
Genre: Fantasy | Horror
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Dear David
Directed By: John McPhail
Studio: Lionsgate
Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Encouraged by his boss to continue the “Dear David” thread, Adam starts to lose his grip on what is online… and what is real. Based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis.
Starring: Justin Long, Andrea Bang, Augustus Prew, Rachel Wilson, and Tricia Black
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Rating: R (for violent content, language and a sexual reference)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 94 minutes
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The Stolen Valley
Directed By: Jesse Edwards
Studio: Blue Fox Entertainment
Unable to pay for her mother’s medical treatment, Lupe Reyes, a Mexican-Navajo mechanic, ventures to Alta Valley to seek financial help from her estranged father, Carl. On the way, she befriends Maddy Monroe, an outlaw cowgirl on the run from a Mexican mob boss. When they finally meet Carl, his vile crimes are revealed, including his illegal trades and the mistreatment of Lupe’s distant Navajo family. In order to save her mother, Lupe must defend herself, her heritage, and overthrow the insidious exploitation of her people and their land.
Starring: Briza Covarrubias, Allee Sutton Hethcoat, Micah Fitzgerald, Paula Miranda, and Danny Arroyo
Genre: Action | Western
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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The Puppetman
Directed By: Brandon Christensen
Studio: Shudder
The Puppetman, a convicted killer on death row always maintained his innocence and that it was an evil force controlling his body as he slaughtered his victims. Now Michal, the killer’s daughter, begins to suspect that there may be some truth to her fathers claim when those around her begin to die in brutal ways. She must try and break the curse of The Puppetman before all her loved ones are killed.
Starring: Michael Paré, Alyson Gorske, Caryn Richman, Angel Prater, Jayson Therrien, and Zachary Le Vey
Genre: Horror
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 80 minutes
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Herd
Directed By: Steven Pierce
Studio: Dark Sky Films
When Jamie Miller and her wife, Alex Kanai, try to save their failing marriage by going on a canoe trip in rural Missouri, they find themselves stranded after an accident. Alex breaks her leg during a canoe flip and they must slowly make their way to the nearest small town for help. Upon arriving they find it has been overrun by virus-infected “Heps” and extreme right wing local militias who are battling them. The leader of one of the groups, “Big John Gruber”, shuttles them to safety at his bunker where they are welcomed by a seemingly friendly group of locals, but after witnessing personal and gruesome horrors, the women know they must escape. Jamie and Alex now find themselves on the run, caught between the group that saved them, a competing militia, and the growing infected Hep threat.
Starring: Ellen Adair, Mitzi Akaha, Jeremy Holm, Timothy V. Murphy, Corbin Bernsen, Amanda Fuller, and Dana Snyder
Genre: Action | Horror
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 97 minutes
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Silver Dollar Road
Directed By: Raoul Peck
Studio: Amazon Studios
From Academy-Award Nominee Raoul Peck, Silver Dollar Road follows the story of the Reels family as told by the matriarch Mamie Reels Ellison and her niece Kim Renee Duhon, two fierce women defending their rights and fighting to protect their ancestor’s land and their brothers and uncles Melvin and Licurtis, who were incarcerated for eight years for refusing to leave their homes — becoming two of the longest serving inmates for civil contempt in the country. This documentary, based on the 2019 ProPublica article, highlights the ways the legal system is exploited to limit land ownership in the Black community and further contributes to the racial wealth gap.
Starring: Mamie Reels Ellison and Kim Renee Duhon
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG (for thematic content, language and brief smoking)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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The Elderly
Directed By: Fernando González Gómez & Raúl Cerezo
Studio: Dark Star Pictures
Rosa commits suicide, which is the catalyst for the progressive physical and mental deterioration of Manuel, her elderly husband. Mario, his son, decides to bring him to live with his family, despite the fierce opposition of his new wife, who’s expecting a baby. Naia, his teenage granddaughter, is the only one who trusts Manuel, whose dementia is getting worse and worse by the day. The family’s new living situation will continue to go rapidly downhill, until it literally becomes a matter of life and death, leading to a dramatic denouement, which will take place on the hottest night of the century.
Starring: Zorion Eguileor, Gustavo Salmerón, Paula Gallego, Irene Anula, and Juan Acedo
Genre: Horror | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Spain (Spanish)
Runtime: 95 minutes
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Awareness
Directed By: Daniel Benmayor
Studio: Amazon Studios
Living on the outskirts of society, a rebellious teen manipulates minds with his ability to generate visual illusions. When one of his cons goes awry, he becomes the target of two rival organizations that want to exploit his powers.
Starring: Carlos Scholz, Pedro Alonso, María Pedraza, Óscar Jaenada, and Lela Loren
Genre: International | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Spain (Spanish)
Runtime: 112 minutes
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The Smell Of Money
Directed By: Shawn Bannon
Studio: Beyond The Pines
A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery, Elsie Herring and her community fight for the right to clean air, water, and the life they were promised. The Smell of Money is the true story of everyday people versus corporate titans, in a battle with life or death consequences.
Starring: Elsie Herring
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 84 minutes
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The Bell Keeper
Directed By: Colton Tran
Studio: Screen Media Films
A group of friends goes to a campsite with a mysterious bell that summons a murderer if you ring it at midnight. Their plan to debunk the myth goes awry as they discover that the truth is stranger — and far more frightening — than fiction.
Starring: Randy Couture, Kathleen Kenny, Reid Miller, Mike Manning, Cathy Marks, and Bonnie Aarons
Genre: Action | Horror
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 92 minutes
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