NOVEMBER 10, 2023
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The Marvels
Directed By: Nia DaCosta
Studio: Marvel Studios + Walt Disney Pictures
Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team-up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as “The Marvels.”
Starring: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, and Samuel L. Jackson
Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Rating: PG-13 (for action/violence and brief language)
Country: USA (English & Urdu)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Dream Scenario
Directed By: Kristoffer Borgli
Studio: A24
Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom, in this wickedly entertaining comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself) and producer Ari Aster.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula and Dylan Baker
Genre: Comedy | Horror
Rating: R (for language, violence and some sexual content)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 102 minutes
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Manodrome
Directed By: John Trengove
Studio: Lionsgate
Ralphie (Academy Award® nominee Jesse Eisenberg) is a man wrestling with outside forces and the demons within when he meets a mysterious family of men who welcome him as one of their own. As Ralphie struggles to define himself, pressure mounts and a powder keg is lit that will blow a hole in the lives of everyone he touches. Joining Eisenberg is an all-star cast including Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody and the unforgettable Odessa Young. Experience a thrilling film about one man’s discovery that there is nowhere to hide from yourself.
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody, Odessa Young, Sallieu Sesay, Philip Ettinger, Ethan Suplee, Evan Jonigkeit and Caleb Eberhardt
Genre: Drama | Thriller
Rating: R (for violence, sexual content, language, graphic nudity and some drug use)
Country: USA | UK (English)
Runtime: 95 minutes
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The Dirty South
Directed By: Matthew Yerby
Studio: Cineverse
Sue Parker (Willa Holland) finds herself in a desperate battle to save her family’s struggling business, which is on the brink of collapse due to her father’s neglect. When a handsome drifter (Shane West) comes into town she sees him as the only chance to prevent their bar from falling into the hands of a ruthless local tycoon (Dermot Mulroney). What starts as a simple plan to save her family, quickly spirals into larceny, lawlessness and deadly consequences.
Starring: Willa Holland, Shane West and Dermot Mulroney
Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 107 minutes
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It’s A Wonderful Knife
Directed By: Tyler MacIntyre
Studio: RLJE Films + Shudder
A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality.
Starring: Jane Widdop, Joel McHale, Katharine Isabelle and Justin Long
Genre: Comedy | Horror | Mystery
Rating: R (for bloody violence, drug use and language)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Perfect Days
Directed By: Wim Wenders
Studio: MUBI
Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Yumi Asô, Tokio Emoto, Sayuri Ishikawa, Tomokazu Miura, and Arisa Nakano
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Japan | Germany (Japanese & English)
Runtime: 123 minutes
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Share?
Directed By: Ira Rosensweig
Studio: XYZ Films
A man struggles to survive after awakening alone, trapped in a society connected only by a primitive computer network, where the ability to entertain is the only currency. Grappling with a flickering, faulty memory of his life before, the film’s nameless protagonist (Melvin Gregg) discovers that his unseen audience seems to reward most highly his moments of humiliation and pain. Building off this realization, he crafts a self-destructive comedic persona that allows him to not just survive, but thrive in his new world. Rewarded with “socialization” via video feeds, the man develops relationships with other inhabitants, including a cantankerous veteran of the system (Bradley Whitford), and two women (Alice Braga and Danielle Campbell) who confront him with opposed worldviews. Should he accept his confinement and try to find some form of happiness within it, or fight a seemingly unwinnable war with the system that imprisons him?
Starring: Melvin Gregg, Bradley Whitford, Danielle Campbell, Alice Braga, Sydney Breithaupt, and Jenna Hogan
Genre: Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 80 minutes
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Adventure of the Naked Umbrella
Directed By: Gerald Brunskill
Studio: Level 33 Entertainment
Convicted arsonist Sam Wanoutsky is hosting his conspiracy podcast, “The Naked Umbrella,” when his trailer home explodes and burns to the ground. Convinced he’s been set up, Sam hits the road with his parole officer hot on his tail.
Starring: Tom Arnold, Richard Riehle, Jeremy Davies, Taryn Manning, Vinny Balbo, Cindy Vela, and Rylee Marshall
Genre: Action | Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 97 minutes
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This Much We Know
Directed By: L. Frances Henderson
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Grieving the suicide of a friend, L. Frances Henderson heads to Las Vegas, the suicide capitol of the nation, to seek answers. There she learns about the shocking death of a local teenager who leaped from the roof of the city’s tallest casino. While investigating the suicide epidemic further, she finds that the city is also burdened by a national problem scrambling to bury decades of nuclear excess in a nearby mountain. Artfully maneuvering between two stories burgeoning with existential questions, THIS MUCH WE KNOW masterfully links these seemingly disparate subjects of self-annihilation and environmental issues into something supernatural, unforgettable, and transcendent.
Starring: L. Frances Henderson
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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Your Lucky Day
Directed By: Daniel Brown
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment
After a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation, the witnesses must decide exactly how far they’ll go–and how much blood they’re willing to spill–for a cut of the $156 million.
Starring: Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza, Sterling Beaumon, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Jason Wiles, Sebastian Sozzi, Spencer Garrett and Jason O’Mara
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R (for strong violence, language throughout and some sexual material/graphic nudity)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 89 minutes
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Walden
Directed By: Mick Davis
Studio: Uncork’d Entertainment
Walden Dean is a stenographer, whose mind witnessed all types of injustices in the courtroom. After discovering he has a terminal illness, repressed anger deep within him surfaces — taking justice into his own hands in the most gruesome ways imaginable.
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Shane West, Kelli Garner, Tania Raymonde, David Keith, and Steve Coulter
Genre: Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 102 minutes
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Showdown at the Grand
Directed By: Orson Oblowitz
Studio: SHOUT! STUDIOS
A proud movie theater owner, George Fuller (Terrence Howard), must defend his family business from corporate developers alongside a legendary action star, Claude Luc Hallyday (Dolph Lundgren) as art imitates life in a showdown for the ages.
Starring: Terrence Howard, John Savage, Amanda Righetti and Dolph Lundgren
Genre: Action | Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 92 minutes
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Stamped from the Beginning
Directed By: Roger Ross Williams
Studio: Netflix
Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams brings Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s New York Times bestseller to the screen with Stamped From the Beginning. Published in 2016, Dr. Kendi’s National Book Award winner chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history.
Starring: Ibram X. Kendi, Angela Davis, Autumn Womack, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Brittney Cooper, Carol Anderson, Dorothy Roberts, Elizabeth Hinton, Honorée Jeffers, Imani Perry, Jennifer L. Morgan, Kellie Carter-Jackson, Lynae Vanee, Ruha Benjamin and Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
Genre: Documentary
Rating: R (for some violent content, language, drug content and nude images – all involving racism)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 91 minutes
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Kane
Directed By: Blair Moore
Studio: Saban Films
In the dangerous world of crime, Benny serves under Abe, a crime boss with multiple personalities. When a gang war erupts with the notorious Frankie, Benny must confront the deadliest persona within Abe, Kane. With the next 24 hours predicted to be filled with violence, Benny questions his loyalty and contemplates joining Frankie. As the battle intensifies and secrets unravel, Benny faces a choice that could shake the criminal empire to its core. “Split Allegiance” is a gripping dark thriller that explores the blurred lines of loyalty and identity in a treacherous underworld.
Starring: Tammin Sursok, Nathan Phillips, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Holly Brisley, and Jake Ryan
Genre: Crime | Drama | International | Thriller
Rating: R (for violent content and pervasive language)
Country: Australia (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Youth (Spring)
Directed By: Bing Wang & Hui Mao
Studio: Icarus Films
Zhili, 150 km from Shanghai. In this city dedicated to textile manufacturing, young people come from all the rural regions crossed by the Yangtze River. they are in their early twenties, share dormitories and eat in the corridors. They work tirelessly to be able one day to raise a child, buy a house or set up their own workshop. Between them, friendships and love affairs are made and unmade according to the seasons, bankruptcies and family pressures.
Starring: Liming
Genre: Documentary | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: France | Luxembourg | Netherlands (Chinese)
Runtime: 212 minutes
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Orlando, My Political Biography
Directed By: Paul B. Preciado
Studio: Sideshow + Janus Films
“Come, come! I’m sick to death of this particular self. I want another.” Taking Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando: A Biography as its starting point, academic virtuoso turned filmmaker Paul B. Preciado has fashioned the documentary, Orlando, My Political Biography, as a personal essay, historical analysis, and social manifesto which premiered and took home four prizes at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. For almost a century, Woolf’s eponymous hero/heroine has inspired readers for their gender fluidity across physical and spiritual metamorphoses over a 300-year lifetime. Preciado casts a diverse cross-section of more than twenty trans and non-binary individuals in the role of Orlando as they perform interpretations of scenes from the novel, weaving into Woolf’s narrative their own stories of identity and transition. Not content to simply update a seminal work, Preciado interrogates the relevance of Orlando in the continuing struggle against anti-trans ideologies and in the fight for global trans rights.
Starring: Arthur, Emma Avena, Amir Baylly, Jenny Bel’Air, and La Bourette
Genre: Documentary | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: France (French)
Runtime: 98 minutes
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As We Know It
Directed By: Josh Monkarsh
Studio: Buffalo 8
In the late ’90s, James Bishop is dealing with a complicated breakup with the help of his best friend, while trying to finish his book before the impending zombie apocalypse.
Starring: Taylor Blackwell, Mike Castle, Oliver Cooper, Pam Grier, Danny Mondello, and Chris Parnell
Genre: Comedy | Horror | Romance
Rating: R (for language throughout, some bloody images and sexual references)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 84 minutes
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A Light Never Goes Out
Directed By: Anastasia Tsang
Studio: Orchid Tree Media
Directed by Anastasia Tsang, A LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT is Hong Kong’s Official Selection for Best International Feature at the 96th Oscars. It stars the legendary Sylvia Chang, for which she took the 59th Annual Golden Horse Best Actress (Asia’s version of the Oscars). It revolves around a woman attempting to reinvigorate the neon signs of Hong Kong after her husband’s passing, while nurturing his apprentice in his absence.
Starring: Sylvia Chang, Simon Yam, Henick Chou, and Cecilia Choi
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Hong Kong (Cantonese)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Screwdriver
Directed By: Cairo Smith
Studio: Buffalo 8
Blindsided by divorce, a young woman seeks refuge in the home of an old high school friend and his wife. As their hospitality gives way to surreal manipulation, she falls into a delirious tailspin, grappling with her health and her sanity.
Starring: AnnaClare Hicks, Charlie Farrell, Milly Sanders, and Matt Munroe
Genre: Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 95 minutes
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Bella
Directed By: Bridget Murnane
Studio: BAM Moves
The film, Bella, is about the life, influence and impact of California-based artist and activist Bella Lewitzky. Described as “…one of the greatest American dancers of our age,” (Walter Terry). Bella Lewitzky was a talented, strong, out-spoken individual, who dedicated her creative life to protect the rights of every American. Designated one of America’s irreplaceable dance treasures by the Dance Heritage Coalition and awarded the national medal of arts, Lewitzky’s life demonstrates how a “uniquely Californian” artist with vision and tenacity can change the lives of her fellow citizens.
Starring: Carmen De Lavallade, Jeff Rona, Bella Lewitzky, Walter Kennedy, and Sean Greene
Genre: Documentary
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 98 minutes
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The Gravity
Directed By: Cédric Ido
Studio: Dark Star Pictures
A mysterious alignment of planets sets the sky ablaze and worries all the inhabitants of the city. A band of teenagers, The Ronins, rule the city and see this planetary event as the possibility of a new era. Daniel (Max Gomis), Joshua (Steve Tientcheu) and Christophe (Jean-Baptiste Anoumon), three childhood friends who have been separated by drug dealing and prison, must unite to confront this gang. After that night, when the sky turned blood red, nothing will ever be the same again….
Starring: Max Gomis, Jean-Baptiste Anoumon, Steve Tientcheu, Olivier Rosemberg, Thierry Godard, and Hafsia Herzi
Genre: Drama | International | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: France (French)
Runtime: 85 minutes
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Jacob the Baker
Directed By: Gev Miron
Studio: Buffalo 8
When a young, skeptical reporter is assigned to interview the author of a bestselling book series, she discovers the incredible story of how Jacob, a fictional character, provides help and hope to countless people around the world.
Starring: Noah Benshea, Dara Emery, Kathrine Kohl, Liron Levo, Marta Pozzan, Minjun Kwak, Kenny Johnston, Abel Lysenko, and Ian Fisher
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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