JANUARY 26, 2024
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Sometimes I Think About Dying
Directed By: Rachel Lambert
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Lost on the dreary Oregon coast, Fran finds solace in her cubicle, listening to the constant hum of officemates and occasionally daydreaming to pass the time. She is ghosting through life, unable to pop her bubble of isolation, when a friendly new coworker, Robert, persistently tries to connect with her. Though it goes against every fiber of her being, she may have to give this guy a chance.
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Meg Stalter, Brittany O’Grady, and Bree Elrod
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Rating: PG-13 (for thematic material, some language and brief drug material)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 91 minutes
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Miller’s Girl
Directed By: Jade Halley Bartlett
Studio: Lionsgate
A talented young writer (Jenna Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Martin Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web. As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while straining to preserve their individual sense of purpose and the things they hold most dear.
Starring: Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Bashir Salahuddin, Gideon Adlon, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Christine Adams
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Rating: R (for sexual content, language throughout, some teen smoking and drinking)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Cold Copy
Directed By: Roxine Helberg
Studio: Vertical
Cold Copy is a character-driven thriller that tackles one of the most pertinent issues of our day: our enslavement to narrative. It follows journalism student Mia Scott as she tries to win over the ruthless and influential Diane Heger — tiger of an interviewer and host of The Night Report — to get a segment aired on the show. But Diane’s influence and Mia’s thirst for success are a terrible cocktail, and under Diane’s eye, Mia soon feels compelled to play fast and loose with the truth, twisting the tragic story of her innocent subject, cocky teen Igor Nowak to make it pop. The film is a dance between two women, one who has constructed the perfect mask of cold, calculated success, and one who believes the only way to succeed is to mimic it. Ultimately, it explores the irreparable damage done by our growing desire to ‘construct’ ourselves and the world around us, a world where narrative now supersedes truth.
Starring: Bel Powley, Tracee Ellis Ross, James Tupper, Ekaterina Baker, Nesta Cooper, and Jacob Tremblay
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R (for language and some nudity)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 96 minutes
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Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color
Directed By: Takashi Yamazaki
Studio: Toho International
Japan, devastated after the war, faces a new threat in the form of Godzilla. How will the country confront this impossible situation?
Starring: Minami Hamabe, Sakura Ando, Ryunosuke Kamiki, and Kuranosuke Sasaki
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | International | Sci-Fi
Rating: PG-13 (for creature violence and action)
Country: Japan (Japanese)
Runtime: 124 minutes
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Tõtem
Directed By: Lila Avilés
Studio: Sideshow + Janus Films
In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, Sol begins to understand the gravity of the celebration this year and watches as her family does the same. This poignant and emotionally expansive film from Lila Avilés (The Chambermaid) cements her skill at directing dynamic ensemble performances in her stunning sophomore effort.
Starring: Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Marañón, Marisol Gasé, Saori Gurza, and Teresita Sánchez
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Mexico | France | Denmark | Netherlands (Spanish & English)
Runtime: 95 minutes
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Junction
Directed By: Bryan Greenberg
Studio: VMI Worldwide
Junction addresses the modern day opioid crisis in America, and asks how did this happen, from three different points of view. The CEO of a pharmaceutical company, a doctor, and a patient.
Starring: Sophia Bush, Michaela Conlin, Ryan Eggold, Jamie Chung, Josh Peck, Griffin Dunne, Bryan Greenberg, and Eddie Kaye Thomas
Genre: Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 98 minutes
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The Underdoggs
Directed By: Charles Stone III
Studio: Amazon MGM Studios
Jaycen “Two Js” Jennings (Snoop Dogg) is a washed-up ex-professional football star who has hit rock bottom. When Jaycen is sentenced to community service coaching the Underdoggs, an unruly pee-wee football team in his hometown of Long Beach, California, he sees it as an opportunity to rebuild his public image and turn his life around. As Jaycen works to transform the foul-mouthed Underdoggs into top-notch champions, he reconnects with his past, including an old flame and few of his ex-teammates and rediscovers his love of the game.
Starring: Snoop Dogg, Tika Sumpter, Andrew Schulz, Mike Epps, Kal Penn, Kandi Burruss and George Lopez
Genre: Comedy | Sport
Rating: R (for pervasive language, sexual references, drug use, and some underage drinking)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Beautiful Wedding
Directed By: Roger Kumble
Studio: Voltage Pictures
Picking up where Beautiful Disaster left off, Abby and Travis wake up after a crazy night in Vegas as accidental newlyweds. With their best friends in tow and Abby’s six-figure poker winnings, they travel to Mexico, where they can enjoy a wild, lavish honeymoon. But as chaos follows “Trabby” at every turn, they must decide if they belong together — or if this marriage is another disaster waiting to happen.
Starring: Dylan Sprouse, Virginia Gardner, Steven Bauer, Rob Estes, and Libe Barer
Genre: Comedy | Romance
Rating: R (for sexual content, nudity, and language throughout)
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Bad Hombres
Directed By: John Stalberg Jr.
Studio: Screen Media Films
Desperate to provide for his family, undocumented immigrant Cesar is hired alongside day-laborer Alfonso to work for Donnie, a brute who is also a psychopathic criminal. Now finding themselves entangled in the aftermath of a botched drug deal, Cesar and Alfonso must band together to survive. Luckily, Alfonso has a criminal past of his own that might be what he and Cesar need to make it out alive.
Starring: Diego Tinoco, Hemky Madera, Thomas Jane, Luke Hemsworth, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Xzavier Estrada, and Nick Cassavetes
Genre: Crime | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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The Seeding
Directed By: Barnaby Clay
Studio: Magnet Releasing
A man finds himself trapped in a desert canyon with a woman living off-grid who is captive to a pack of sadistic boys.
Starring: Scott Haze, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alex Montaldo, Charlie Avink, Thatcher Jacobs, and Chelsea Jurkiewicz
Genre: Horror | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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The Storm
Directed By: Zhigang Yang
Studio: CMC Pictures
A torrential rain leads you into a colorful world of traditional Chinese ink art. A century-old sunken ship emerges, mysterious theater troupes come to life again. With countless masks worn by people and a world filled with intricate changes, what kind of bizarre story is unfolding?
Starring: —
Genre: Animation | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: China (Chinese)
Runtime: 102 minutes
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Alienoid: Return of the Future
Directed By: Dong-hoon Choi
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment
Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Hiam Abbass returns home with her daughter, in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
Starring: Ryu Jun-Yeol, Kim Tae-ri, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Eui-sung, and Lee Hanee
Genre: Action | Fantasy | International | Sci-Fi
Rating: Not Rated
Country: South Korea (Korean)
Runtime: 122 minutes
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Trunk: Locked In
Directed By: Marc Schießer
Studio: Prime Video
Medical student Malina wakes up disoriented and realizes to her horror that she’s locked inside the trunk of a speeding car. With her cellphone as her only link to the outside world and its battery draining rapidly, she wages a desperate, nail-biting battle for survival. With each passing minute, Malina unravels the truth about her abduction and is confronted with harrowing revelations from her past. Even if she makes it — she will never be the same.
Starring: Sina Martens, Luise Helm, Artjom Gilz, and Charles Rettinghaus
Genre: Drama | International | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Germany (German & English)
Runtime: 96 minutes
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Mambar Pierrette
Directed By: Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam
Studio: Icarus Films
The city of Douala is in trepidation for the start of the new school year. A long line of customers come to Mambar Pierrette, the neighborhood dressmaker, to have their clothes ready for imminent social events and ceremonies. More than just a sewer, Pierrette becomes the confidant of her customers, of a generation. But when the rain starts pouring down and threaten to flood her workshop — one of several successive misfortunes — Pierrette will have to stay afloat.
Starring: Pierrette Aboheu Njeuthat, Marguerite Mbakop, Duval Franklin Nwodu Chinedu, Léonce Sonia Bangoub, and Chamard Yotchou
Genre: Drama | International
Rating: Not Rated
Country: Cameroon | Belgium (French)
Runtime: 93 minutes
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Maya
Directed By: Julia Verdin
Studio: Freestyle Digital Media
When 15-year-old Maya seeks to escape her alcoholic mother’s abusive boyfriend, she meets a man online and falls into a sex-trafficking scheme. She must realize the difference between love and manipulation to return to those who truly care.
Starring: Patricia Velasquez, Rumer Willis, Rena Owen, Anthony Montgomery, Cherie Jimenez, and Seri DeYoung
Genre: Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 104 minutes
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What Doesn’t Float
Directed By: Luca Balser
Studio: Circle Collective
A diverse group of New Yorkers feel pushed to their breaking points by circumstances beyond their control, and each character must make a decision.
Starring: Pauline Chalamet, Cindy De La Cruz, Larry Fessenden, Roger Howarth, and Keith Poulson
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 69 minutes
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State Organs
Directed By: Raymond Zhang
Studio: RooYee Films Production
When two youths mysteriously disappeared in China, their families embarked on a perilous 20-year journey to search for them. Along the way, they uncovered a most secretive crime and a grassroots movement that inspired a nation.
Starring: Michelle Zhang, Will Huang, Wendy Lan, George Zheng, Theresa Chu, and Steven Huang
Genre: Documentary | International
Rating: R (for strong violence, language and some sexual material)
Country: Canada (Chinese & English)
Runtime: 76 minutes
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Badland Hunters
Directed By: Myeong-haeng Heo
Studio: Netflix
Years after Seoul turns into an apocalyptic wasteland, a tough huntsman takes matters into his own hands when a teenager he’s close to is abducted by a mad doctor who conducts experiments on humans.
Starring: Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young and Roh Jeong-eui
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | International | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Country: South Korea (Korean)
Runtime: 107 minutes
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Beyond the Lake
Directed By: Domenic Porcari
Studio: Good Deed Entertainment
The seemingly picturesque life of an ex-musician musician turns upside down when the woman who caused him to quit music moves in down the street.
Starring: David Socolar, Allison Elaine, Megan Mockensturm, and Domenic Porcari
Genre: Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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Planetquake
Directed By: Monroe Robertson
Studio: The Asylum
A tectonic shift deep below the Mariana Trench causes a series of ever-escalating earthquakes that could break apart the Earth.
Starring: Erica Duke, Michael Paré, Phillip Andre Botello, Candace Kita, and Anthony Jensen
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Hundreds of Beavers
Directed By: Mike Cheslik
Studio: SRH
A slapstick epic about a frostbitten battle between JEAN KAYAK and DIABOLICAL BEAVERS–hundreds of them–who stand between him and survival.
Starring: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Doug Mancheski, and Luis Rico
Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English)
Runtime: 108 minutes
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Wildlife: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse
Directed By: Eric Parkinson
Studio: Hannover House
Inspired by the # 1 worldwide hit song by Michael Martin Murphey — and the legend of the Cherokee ghost horse — WILDFIRE tells a story of redemption and forgiveness as a young girl deals with her guilt following the tragic death of her parents. With the family facing financial ruin, the survivors move from Texas to Oklahoma to live with the Grandma Bette on her horse farm outside of Tahlequah. Emotionally lost and distraught, young Samantha finds peace from the attention she receives from a mysterious wild horse that seems to be following her as she walks home from school each day. Eventually, Samantha is able to contact and ride the horse — and with training help from a champion rodeo cowgirl — she enters competitive rodeo barrel racing and begins to accept her new situation. But her guilt remains, as Samantha hides the dark secret that she feels responsible for her parents’ death. She cannot forgive herself. With the help of a local Cherokee spiritual leader and the wisdom of the town’s local pastor, Samantha comes to realize a greater truth and a solace to her worries. Was the horse real? Or was it a spiritual messenger to help guide Samantha? Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse combines a tale of native spirituality with Christian doctrine and values to create an enchanting film for all audiences.
Starring: Anne Heche, Cara Jade Myers, Mo Brings Plenty, and Adrian Paul
Genre: Family
Rating: Not Rated
Country: USA (English & Cherokee)
Runtime: 105 minutes
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