Deadpool & Wolverine
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures | Marvel Studios
Deadpool’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal, Wolverine, to complete the mission and save his world from an existential threat.
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Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Aaron Stanford, and Matthew Macfadyen
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
R (for strong bloody violence and language throughout, gore and sexual references)
USA | Canada | Australia | New Zealand (English)
127 minutes
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Mothers’ Instinct
Directed by: Benoît Delhomme
Studio: NEON
Set in the early ’60s, best friends and neighbors Alice (Jessica Chastain) and Celine (Anne Hathaway) both live an idyllic traditional lifestyle with manicured lawns, successful husbands, and sons of the same age. Life’s perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond a psychological battle of wills begins as the maternal instinct reveals its darker side.
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Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Josh Charles
Drama | Thriller
Not Rated
USA | Belgium | France | UK (English)
94 minutes
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Didi
Directed by: Sean Wang
Studio: Focus Features
In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.
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Izaac Wang, Shirley Chen, Chang Li Hua, and Joan Chen
Comedy | Drama
R (for language throughout, sexual material, and drug and alcohol use – all involving teens)
USA (English & Mandarin)
98 minutes
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The Fabulous Four
Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Studio: Bleecker Street
If three’s a crowd, four’s a party! THE FABULOUS FOUR is an uproarious comedy about a group of life-long friends (Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally, and Sheryl Lee Ralph) who travel to Key West, Florida, to be bridesmaids in the surprise wedding of their best college girlfriend Marilyn (Bette Midler). Over the course of one outrageous trip, sisterhoods are rekindled, the past resurfaces, and there are enough sparks, raunch, and romance to change all their lives in unexpected ways.
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Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Bruce Greenwood, Timothy V. Murphy, and Michael Bolton
Comedy
R (for some sexual material, drug use and language)
USA (English)
99 minutes
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The Beast Within
Directed by: Alexander J. Farrell
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment
After a series of strange events leads her to question her family’s isolated life on a fortified compound deep in the English wilds, 10-year-old Willow follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of the ancient forest. But upon witnessing her father undergo a terrible transformation, she too becomes ensnared by the dark ancestral secret they’ve tried so desperately to conceal.
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Kit Harington, Ashleigh Cummings, James Cosmo, Caoilinn Springall, and Ian Giles
Horror | International
R (for some violent content and language)
UK (English)
97 minutes
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The Girl In The Pool
Directed by: Dakota Gorman
Studio: Quiver Distribution
On his birthday, Tom’s life collapses when his mistress is found dead in his pool. Terrified of the consequences, and desperate to protect his family, he conceals the truth, triggering a chaotic night that threatens to unravel his perfect life.
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Freddie Prinze Jr., Monica Potter, Tyler Lawrence Gray, Gabrielle Haugh, and Kevin Pollak
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
89 minutes
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Starve Acre
Directed by: Daniel Kokotajlo
Studio: Brainstorm Media
When their son starts acting strangely, a couple unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside.
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Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark, Erin Richards, Robert Emms, and Sean Gilder
Drama | Horror | International
Not Rated
UK (English)
98 minutes
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The Good Half
Directed by: Robert Schwartzman
Studio: Utopia
Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother’s funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.
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Nick Jonas, Brittany Snow, David Arquette, Alexandra Shipp, Matt Walsh, and Elisabeth Shue
Comedy | Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
96 minutes
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Sleep No More (Director’s Cut)
Directed by: Antonia Bogdanovich
Studio: Iris Indie International
Two brothers struggle to survive as their alcoholic father gambles away their money, leading them into the dangerous world of counterfeit money.
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Gbenga Akinnagbe, Tobin Bell, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ashley Hamilton, and Rebecca Romijn
Crime | Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
87 minutes
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Swan Song
Directed by: Chelsea McMullan
Studio: Greenwich Entertainment
An immersive, behind-the-scenes look at one of the world’s leading ballet companies as it mounts a new production of Swan Lake. Ballet icon Karen Kain, on the eve of her retirement, directs the National Ballet of Canada. The film weaves together intimate scenes of the creative process and the dancers’ personal lives.
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Jurgita Dronina, Shaelynn Estrada, and Karen Kain
Documentary | International
Not Rated
Canada (English)
100 minutes
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Dead Sea (Flycatcher)
Directed by: Phil Volken
Studio: Vertical
Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a trio of friends are rescued by a captain of a fishing vessel, with no idea of the terrifying fate that awaits them.
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Dean Cameron, Isabel Gravitt, Koa Tom, Garrett Wareing, Alexander Wraith and Genneya Walton
Crime | Horror | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
88 minutes
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Mountain Queen:
The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
Directed by: Lucy Walker
Studio: Netflix
The first Nepali woman to summit and descend Mount Everest, now a single mom working at a Connecticut Whole Foods, heads back to Everest to make a better life for her two daughters.
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Shiny Dijmarescu, Sunny Dijmarescu, Lhakpa Sherpa, and Nima Sherpa
Documentary
R (for some language)
USA (English & Nepali)
105 minutes
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The Last Breath
Directed by: Joachim Hedén
Studio: RLJ Entertainment
Finding the long-lost wreck of the warship USS Charlotte has been the lifelong pursuit of Levi (Julian Sands), an aging expat running a tourist dive business in the British Virgin Islands together with recent college dropout Noah (Jack Parr). When the USS Charlotte emerges for the first time in eighty years after a tropical storm, Noah’s friends visiting the island insist for them all to do a once-in-a-lifetime dive on the newly discovered wreck before it’s handed over to the authorities. The dream dive rapidly turns into a nightmare as they become trapped in the darkness of the Charlotte’s interior, thirty meters down and with a dwindling air supply. And then they discover that they are not alone.
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Julian Sands, Alexander Arnold, Kim Spearman, Jack Parr, Erin Mullen, and Arlo Carter
Horror | Thriller
R (for language and bloody/grisly images)
USA (English)
96 minutes
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The Arctic Convoy
Directed by: Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
Studio: Magnet Releasing
In 1942, the leader of a convoy carrying vital military supplies to a Norwegian outpost decides to proceed through treacherous, enemy infested waters despite the recall of their military escort. Fighting for their lives against German air and naval forces, the 35 civilian merchant ships brave brutal Arctic seas to bring much needed support to soldiers on the front lines.
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Tobias Santelmann, Anders Baasmo, Heidi Ruud Ellingsen, Preben Hodneland, and Adam Lundgren
Action | Drama | History | Thriller | War
Not Rated
Norway (Norwegian, English, & Swedish)
108 minutes
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Rhinegold
Directed by: Fatih Akin
Studio: Strand Releasing
Xatar’s path from the ghetto to the top of the music charts is a dramatic adventure story. From the hell of an Iraqi prison, Giwar Hajabi came to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and landed at the very bottom. There were opportunities, but many more stumbling blocks. In no time, he went from a petty criminal to a big-time dealer. Until a shipment goes missing. To settle his debts with the cartel, Giwar plans a legendary gold heist.
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Elke Haltaufderheide, Rüdiger Kirschstein, Gunther Malzacher, Alice Treff, and Petra Maria Grühn
Drama | International
Not Rated
West Germany (German)
91 minutes
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Storm Crashers
Directed by: Gonzalo Gutiérrez
Studio: Viva Kids
11-year-old Alfonso, heir of Don Quixote, and his 3 imaginary and musical rabbits join Pancho and Victoria, to save their beloved town of La Mancha from a huge storm.
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Karol Sevilla, Carla Peterson, Facundo Reyes, Cassie Glow, and Micke Moreno
Animation | Adventure | Family | International
PG (for action/peril)
Argentina | Germany (Spanish & English)
88 minutes
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Only The River Flows
Directed by: Wei Shujun
Studio: KimStim
1990s small town China. A woman’s body washes up in the local river. The chief of police, Ma Zhe, is tasked with heading up the investigation. An obvious perp leads to a hasty arrest, though the mystery lingers in Ma Zhe’s mind. What kind of darkness is truly at play here? Director Wei Shujun’s murky throwback film noir, gritty, textured film grain captures the pulpy proceedings. Torrents of rain envelop the characters as they descend into madness in pursuit of the truth. Equal parts atmospheric tour-de-force and beguiling puzzler, Only the River Flows is a masterfully styled ode to a bygone cinematic era and a sharp-edged portrait of provincial paranoia. The film, starring Zhu Yilong, is based on Yu Hua’s popular short novel Mistakes by the River.
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Yilong Zhu, Chloe Maayan, Tianlai Hou, Tong Linkai, and Chu Bu Hua Jie
Crime | Drama | International | Mystery | Thriller
Not Rated
China (Chinese)
101 minutes
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A Greyhound Of A Girl
Directed by: Enzo D’Alò
Studio: Good Deed Entertainment
Mary is 11 years old and has an insuppressible passion for cooking: she dreams of becoming a great chef. Her grandmother, Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its pesky obstacles, and facing them turns into quite an adventure. Mary thus begins a journey across the barriers of time, in which four generations of women come together and get to know each other truly and deeply. A delicate coming-of-age story, sprinkled with irony.
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Charlotte Infussi D’Amico, Brendan Gleeson, Mia O’Connor, Maricla Affatato, Charlene McKenna, Maria Pia Di Meo, and Sharon Horgan
Animation | Drama | Family | International
Not Rated
Luxembourg | Italy | Ireland | UK | Estonia | Germany | Latvia (English, Luxembourgish, Italian, & German)
85 minutes
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Mapantasula (1989 Re-Release)
Directed by: Oliver Schmitz
Studio: Film Movement
During demonstrations in apartheid-era South Africa, the police arrest Panic (Thomas Mogotlane), a “mapantsula” or petty gangster, while rounding up activists. His interrogation reveals the motivation for his involvement in the township riots. Once only concerned with partying, alcohol and his own interests, Panic finds himself being irreversibly pulled into the fray. Now, he is forced to choose between his personal freedom and taking a stand in the fight against the oppressive apartheid government.
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Thomas Mogotlane, Marcel van Heerden, Thembi Mtshali, Dolly Rathebe, and Peter Se-Puma
Crime | Drama | International
Not Rated
South Africa | UK | Australia (Zulu, Sotho, Afrikaans, & English)
100 minutes
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