Friday Releases: Love Hurts & Heart Eyes

Love Hurts

Directed by: JoJo Eusebio
Studio: Universal Pictures

Ke Huy Quan stars as Marvin Gable, a realtor working the Milwaukee suburbs, where ‘For Sale’ signs bloom. Gable receives a crimson envelope from Rose (Oscar® winner Ariana DeBose; West Side Story, Argylle), a former partner-in-crime that he had left for dead. She’s not happy. Now, Marvin is thrust back into a world of ruthless hitmen, filled with double-crosses and open houses turned into deadly warzones. With his brother Knuckles (Daniel Wu; Tomb Raider, Warcraft), a volatile crime lord, hunting him, Marvin must confront the choices that haunt him and the history he never truly buried.

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Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Lio Tipton, Rhys Darby, André Eriksen, Sean Astin
Action | Comedy
R (for strong/bloody violence and language throughout)
USA (English)
83 minutes

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Heart Eyes

Directed by: Josh Ruben
Studio: Screen Gems

For the past several years, the “Heart Eyes Killer” has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe….

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Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, Jordana Brewster
Comedy | Horror | Mystery
R (for strong violence and gore, language and some sexual content)
USA | New Zealand (English)
97 minutes

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Kinda Pregnant

Directed by: Tyler Spindel
Studio: Netflix

When Lainy’s plan to settle down and start a family falls apart, she puts on a fake baby bump, tells a lie, and accidentally falls for her dream guy.

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Amy Schumer, Will Forte, Jillian Bell, Lizze Broadway, Damon Wayans Jr.
Comedy | Drama
R (for sexual content, language throughout and drug use)
USA (English)
97 minutes

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Bring Them Down

Directed by: Chris Andrews
Studio: MUBI

Starring Oscar-nominee Barry Keoghan (Saltburn, The Banshees of Inisherin) and Christopher Abbott (Possessor, Sanctuary), BRING THEM DOWN is a tense and gripping thriller about two warring families set against the harsh landscape of rural west Ireland. When the ongoing rivalry between farmers Michael (Abbott) and Jack (Keoghan) suddenly escalates, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered. From first-time filmmaker Christopher Andrews and co-starring Colm Meaney, Paul Ready and Nora-Jane Noone, this is a fierce, muscular debut that signals a bold new cinematic voice.

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Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Aaron Heffernan, Conor McNeill, Susan Lynch, Colm Meaney
Drama | International | Thriller
R (for language throughout, violent content, some grisly images and brief drug use)
Ireland | UK | Belgium (English)
106 minutes

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Parthenope

Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Studio: A24

Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a monumental and deeply romantic story of a lifetime.

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Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta, Isabella Ferrari
Drama | Fantasy | International
R (for strong sexual content/graphic nudity, and language)
Italy | France (Italian, Neapolitan, English)
136 minutes

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Parasite (2019 Re-Release)

Directed by: Bong Joon Ho
Studio: NEON

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

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Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon, Lee Jung-eun
Drama | International | Thriller
R (for language, some violence and sexual content)
South Korea (Korean, English)
132 minutes

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I Love You Forever

Directed by: Cazzie David & Elisa Kalani
Studio: Utopia

The current dating landscape is bleak at best, and no one is more aware of this than Mackenzie, a disillusioned 25-year old law student whose love life consists of non-committal hookups and situationships from hell. When she has a “real life meet-cute” with Finn, a handsome and charming journalist, she starts to believe true love may actually exist. However, when the honeymoon phase wanes and the cracks begin to show, Mackenzie is forced to come to terms with whether or not she is to blame or if her love is actually too good to be true.

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Sofia Black-D’Elia, Ray Nicholson, Jon Rudnitsky, Oliver Cooper, Cazzie David
Comedy | Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
89 minutes

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Renner

Directed by: Robert Rippberger
Studio: Seismic Releasing

Renner, a reclusive computer genius driven by a need for control, designs an A.I. named Salenus to help him overcome his crippling social anxieties and find love. Encouraged by Salenus, Renner forms a connection with his alluring neighbor Jamie, but their relationship starts to unravel when she begins to interact with the A.I. As dark secrets and betrayals begin to surface, Salenus’s influence on Renner takes a malicious turn, leaving him entangled in the devastating consequences of his invention.

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Marcia Gay Harden, Violett Beane, Frankie Muniz, Taylor Gray, Craig Lamar Traylor, Estes Tarver
Sci-Fi | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
90 minutes

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When I’m Ready

Directed by: Andrew Johnson
Studio: Quiver Distribution

As asteroids threaten to wipe out all life on Earth, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip to see her grandmother one last time before they all perish. Along the way, the young couple encounter lost souls from different backgrounds, each looking for something very different out of the end.

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Andrew Ortenberg, June Schreiner, Thalia Besson, Dominique Booth, Lauren Cohan, Dermot Mulroney
Romance
Not Rated
USA (English)
107 minutes

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Dark Nuns

Directed by: Kwon Hyeok-jae
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment

After learning that the priest cannot arrive in time to save a young boy possessed by a powerful evil spirit, two nuns take on the dangerous forbidden exorcism ritual themselves in direct violation of the Church’s sacred order–putting both their lives and their immortal souls in grave danger.

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Song Hye-kyo, Jeon Yeo-been, Lee Jin-wook, Moon Woo-jin
Horror | International | Mystery | Thriller
Not Rated
South Korea (Korean)
114 minutes

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Jazzy

Directed by: Morrisa Maltz
Studio: Vertical

In the follow up to her award-winning film The Unknown Country, filmmaker Morrisa Maltz captures the joys and heartbreaks of childhood friendship as young Jazzy navigates the challenges of growing up with her peers in South Dakota.

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Jasmine Bearkiller Shangreaux, Syriah Foohead Means, Lily Gladstone
Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
86 minutes

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Are You There?

Directed by: Kim Noonan
Studio: Dark Sky Films

Paranormal psychology student Rosa Gonzalez lights a summoning ritual candle, and asks, “Are you there?” Those three words ignite a life-and-death battle of 20 questions. As the candle melts down, so does her chance for survival. Each time she attempts to escape the challenge, she is thrown into a new nightmare of her own making, as she is forced to relive her childhood trauma, sending her to the brink of madness. Rosa discovers she already knows the answer that will save her… she just has to ask the right question… but some questions are best left unanswered.

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Laura Sollet, Eva Meyerson, Madison Geiger, Mbeng Klovis, Chase Bridges
Horror | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
88 minutes

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Suze

Directed by: Dane Clark & Linsey Stewart
Studio: Tribeca Films

When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty-nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter’s heartbroken ex-boyfriend, whom she can’t stand.

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Michaela Watkins, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Sorika Wolf, Sara Waisglass, Charlie Gillespie
Comedy | Drama | International
Not Rated
Canada (English)
93 minutes

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No Chains No Masters

Directed by: Simon Moutairou
Studio: Distrib Films

Massamba and his daughter Mati, slaves on Eugène Larcenet’s plantation, hatch a daring plan to escape slavery, braving numerous obstacles in their pursuit of freedom.

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Ibrahima M’Baye, Camille Cottin, Anna Diakhere Thiandoum, Félix Lefebvre, Vassili Schneider
Drama | International
Not Rated
France (French)
98 minutes

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Kidnapping Inc.

Directed by: Bruno Mourral
Studio: Dark Star Pictures

The son of a wealthy presidential candidate has just been kidnapped. The kidnappers are demanding a hefty ransom. Doc and Zoe are two amateur gangsters — and soccer freaks — who must deliver the young man to their ruthless boss. Impulsive Zoe accidentally kills the candidate’s son. Faced with a terrible fate for killing their hostage, Doc and Zoe stumble upon Patrick and his nine-month-pregnant wife, Laura. The young couple must, at all costs, catch a flight out of Haiti to give birth in the US to get citizenship for their baby. Patrick’s great misfortune is that he looks exactly like the senator’s dead son. In the midst of a heated election and a Barça-Real classico match, Doc and Zoe find themselves at the center of a political conspiracy.

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A Knight’s War

Directed by: Matthew Ninaber
Studio: DREAD

A fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.

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Jeremy Ninaber, Kristen Kaster, Matthew Ninaber, Kristen MacCulloch
Action | Fantasy | Horror
Not Rated
Canada | USA (English)
103 minutes

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Twin Flame

Directed by: Bolaji Tijani-Qudus
Studio: Buffalo 8

After his parents’ passing, Siji is determined to break free from the poverty in Nigeria. However, as his future begins to take shape, Siji finds himself in a difficult situation.

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Korede Lawal, Phebe Adah, Baaj Adebule, Bimbo Ademoye, Idia Aisien
Comedy | Romance
Not Rated
USA | Nigeria (English)
110 minutes

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The 4 Points

Directed by: Raul Perez
Studio: Buffalo 8

Growing up in The 4 Points area of Los Angeles, a two man LAPD task force are assigned to address the rising violence in The 4 Points. Things get dark as they investigate the most recent gangland murders.

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Dustin Harnish, Dominique Marsell, Dorien Wilson, Ruben Pla, Paul Logan
Crime | Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
113 minutes

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A Woman Is A Woman
(1961 Re-Release)

Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
Studio: Rialto Pictures

A stripper who’s desperate to become a mother accepts her reluctant boyfriend’s suggestion that she be impregnated by his best friend.

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Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henri Attal, Karyn Balm
Comedy | Drama | International | Romance
Not Rated
France | Italy (French)
84 minutes

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The Thinking Game

Directed by: Greg Kohs
Studio: IRL Movie Club

Chronicles visionary scientist Demis Hassabis’ relentless pursuit to crack artificial general intelligence, a journey of extraordinary perseverance.

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Demis
Documentary | Sci-Fi
Not Rated
USA (English)
84 minutes

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Paint Me A Road Out Of Here

Directed by: Catherine Gund
Studio: Aubin Pictures

Featuring artists Faith Ringgold and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE uncovers the whitewashed history of Faith’s masterpiece “For the Women’s House” and follows its 50-year journey from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum in a heartbreaking, funny & true parable for a world without mass incarceration.

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Faith Ringgold, Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter
Documentary
Not Rated
USA (English)
90 minutes

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