Friday Releases: Snow White

Snow White

Directed by: Marc Webb
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

A princess joins forces with seven dwarfs to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother the Evil Queen. A live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.

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Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew Burnap, Tituss Burgess, Martin Klebba
Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance
PG (for violence, some peril, thematic elements and brief rude humor)
USA (English & German)
109 minutes

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Ash

Directed by: Flying Lotus
Studio: RLJE Films | Shudder | XYZ Films

When a woman wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed, she must decide if she can trust the man sent to rescue her. But as their investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events, he begins to wonder how innocent she really is….

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Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott, Beulah Koale, Flying Lotus
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
R (for bloody violence, gore and language)
USA (English)
95 minutes

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The Alto Knights

Directed by: Barry Levinson
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures

The film follows two of New York’s most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city’s streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

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Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, Michael Rispoli
Biography | Crime | Drama | History
R (for violence and pervasive language)
USA (English)
120 minutes

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The Assessment

Directed by: Fleur Fortune
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

THE ASSESSMENT follows Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel), a successful couple who hope to become parents in a near future where resources are extremely limited and the government keeps firm control over reproduction. They are assigned an assessor named Virginia (Alicia Vikander), who moves into their home for seven days to evaluate whether they deserve to move forward in their parenting journey. What Mia and Aaryan are hoping is a routine test quickly unravels into a psychological nightmare, forcing them to question the very foundations of their society and what it truly means to be human.

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Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen, Himesh Patel, Indira Varma, Minnie Driver
Drama | International | Sci-Fi
R (for sexual content, language, suicide, sexual assault and brief nudity)
Germany (English)
109 minutes

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Magazine Dreams

Directed by: Elijah Bynum
Studio: Briarcliff Entertainment

Killian Maddox is consumed by his dream of becoming a world famous bodybuilder and one day gracing the cover of fitness magazines. He lives a lonely, regimented life, and his relentless drive for perfection only pushes him deeper towards self destruction, but beneath his tenacious pursuit of superstardom lies a desperate, aching need for human connection. As he battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons, MAGAZINE DREAMS explores the lengths one man will go in his haunting quest for recognition in a world that often overlooks him.

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Jonathan Majors, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, Harrison Page, Harriet Sansom Harris, Mike O’Hearn
Drama
R (for violent content, drug use, sexual material/nudity and language)
USA (English)
124 minutes

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O’Dessa

Directed by: Geremy Jasper
Studio: Searchlight Picture | Hulu

A farm girl in search to recover a cherished family heirloom. She travels to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love. To save his soul, she must put the power of destiny to the ultimate test.

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Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett, Regina Hall, Mark Boone Junior
Drama | Music | Musical
PG-13 (for violent content, strong language, drug material, suggestive material and thematic content)
USA | Brazil (English)
106 minutes

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Locked

Directed by: David Yarovesky
Studio: The Avenue

From producer Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) comes a relentless horror-thriller where luxury becomes deadly. When Eddie (Bill Skarsgård) breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William (Anthony Hopkins), a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.

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Bill Skarsgård, Anthony Hopkins, Ashley Cartwright, Michael Eklund, Navid Charkhi
Horror | Thriller
R (for strong violent content/bloody images, language throughout, and brief drug use)
USA (English)
95 minutes

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Bob Trevino Likes Me

Directed by: Tracie Laymon
Studio: Roadside Attractions

When lonely 20-something Lily Trevino accidentally befriends a stranger online who shares the same name as her own self-centered father, encouragement and support from this new Bob Trevino could change her life.

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Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Lauren ‘Lolo’ Spencer, Rachel Bay Jones, Ted Welch
Comedy | Drama
PG-13 (for brief strong language, and thematic elements)
USA (English)
102 minutes

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Tyler Perry’s Duplicity

Directed by: Tyler Perry
Studio: Amazon MGM Studios | Prime Video

High-powered attorney Marley (Kat Graham) faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the shooting of her best friend Fela’s (Meagan Tandy) husband (Joshua Adeyeye). With the help of her boyfriend (Tyler Lepley) — a former cop turned private investigator — Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.

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Kat Graham, Meagan Tandy, Tyler Lepley, RonReaco Lee, Nick Barrotta
Drama | Mystery
R (for language and violence)
USA (English)
109 minutes

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McVeigh

Directed by: Mike Ott
Studio: DECAL

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.

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Alfie Allen, Brett Gelman, Ashley Benson, Anthony Carrigan, Tracy Letts
Drama | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
90 minutes

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Popeye the Slayer Man

Directed by: Robert Michael Ryan
Studio: Vantage Media

A curious group of friends sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to investigate the legend of the “Sailor Man,” who is said to haunt the factory and local docks.

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Jason Robert Stephens, Sarah Nicklin, Angela Relucio, Scott Swope, Elena Juliano
Horror
Not Rated
USA (English)
88 minutes

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Secret Mall Apartment

Directed by: Jeremy Workman
Studio: Wheelhouse Creative

In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and kept it going for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret mall apartment became an incredibly meaningful act for all the participants, at once an act of defiance against local gentrification, a boundary-pushing work of public/private art, and a 750 square foot space that sticks it to the man.

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Michael Townsend, Colin Bliss, Adriana Valdez-Young, Andrew Oesch, James J.A. Mercer
Documentary
Not Rated
USA (English)
91 minutes

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Hood Witch

Directed by: Saïd Belktibia
Studio: Dark Sky Films

A woman earns a living by smuggling exotic animals and illegal goods, developing a mobile app that links users with mystical marabout healers, but one of the user’s consultations takes a tragic turn facing a violent backlash.

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Golshifteh Farahani, Amine Zariouhi, Jérémy Ferrari, Denis Lavant, Issaka Sawadogo
Action | Drama | Horror | International | Thriller
Not Rated
France (French)
95 minutes

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Misericordia

Directed by: Alain Guiraudie
Studio: Sideshow | Janus Films

The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake), who returns with a sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, his latest follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie (Félix Kysyl), an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to his hometown after the death of his beloved former boss, a bakery owner. Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor’s family, including his kind-hearted widow (Catherine Frot) and venomously angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while making an increasingly surprising–and ultimately beneficial–friendship with an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay). In Guiraudie’s quietly carnal world, violence and eroticism explode with little anticipation, and criminal behavior can seem like a natural extension of physical desire. The French director is at the top of his game in Misericordia, again upending all genre expectations.

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Layla

Directed by: Amrou Al-Kadhi
Studio: Gravitas Ventures

Layla is a struggling Arab drag queen whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. When their performance at a belittling corporate Pride event turns into a transgressive takedown, they are surprised to catch the eye of marketing executive Max, whose attentions sweep Layla off their feet. The two start an intoxicating romance, but as Layla starts to alter who they are in order to keep Max’s interest, they both have to face uncomfortable truths.

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Bilal Hasna, Louis Greatorex, Safiyya Ingar, Terique Jarrett
Comedy | Drama | International | Romance
Not Rated
UK (English & Arabic)
100 minutes

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AUM: The Cult at the End of the World

Directed by: Ben Braun & Chiaki Yanagimoto
Studio: Greenwich Entertainment | Submarine Deluxe

The shocking story of Aum Shinrikyo, the doomsday cult that unleashed a deadly nerve gas in Tokyo’s subway system in 1995. Founded by disillusioned yoga teacher Shoko Asahara, Aum transformed into a terrorist organization while Japan’s police and media turned a blind eye. Featuring rare archival footage and an interview with one of Asahara’s former high-ranking disciples.

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Shoko Asahara
Documentary | Crime
Not Rated
USA (English & Japanese)
106 minutes

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Revelations

Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
Studio: Netflix

A pastor and a detective, driven by their beliefs, pursue a missing person case, with the pastor seeking retribution after a divine revelation identifies the culprit who abducted his son.

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Ryu Jun-yeol, Shin Hyeon-bin, Shin Min-jae
Crime | Drama | International | Mystery | Thriller
Not Rated
South Korea (Korean)
122 minutes

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Midas Man

Directed by: Joe Stephenson
Studio: Menemsha Films

Meet Brian Epstein, a man who lived a thousand lives in a few short years, a visionary who transformed music history. From running a Liverpool record store to shaping the sound of a generation, Epstein’s journey is a rollercoaster of ambition, passion, and relentless pursuit of greatness. Jacob Fortune-Lloyd stars as the mastermind behind The Beatles’ meteoric rise, navigating a whirlwind of unprecedented fame, cultural revolution, and personal demons. But behind the glitz and glamour lies a man seeking acceptance and love in a world not ready. Midas Man peels back the curtain on the swinging ’60s, revealing the triumphs, heartbreaks, and secrets of the man who changed the face of music forever. Step into Brian’s world, where every touch turns to gold, but the most precious treasure remains just out of reach.

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Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Darci Shaw, Ed Speleers, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Eddie Marsan, Emily Watson
Biography | Drama | International | Music
Not Rated
UK (English)
112 minutes

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Being Maria

Directed by: Jessica Palud
Studio: Kino Lorber

Maria Schneider (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a promising, young French actress. When she gets the lead in a feature film directed by an acclaimed Italian filmmaker and starring one of America’s most beloved actors, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Her collaborators, director Bernardo Bertolucci and star Marlon Brando (Matt Dillon) seem to be bringing out the best in Maria, sharing a warm rapport and mentorship with the 19-year old girl. Until one day, when the two men conspire to shoot a crucial sex scene as a harrowing assault without letting Maria in on the plan. The film goes on to be lauded as a fearless artistic breakthrough, but for Maria, it’s the beginning of a living hell. Based on the behind-the-scenes true story of the making of Last Tango in Paris, Jessica Palud’s sensitive biopic centers Maria’s story for the first time.

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Anamaria Vartolomei, Matt Dillon, Giuseppe Maggio, Yvan Attal, Marie Gillain
Biography | Drama | History | International
Not Rated
France (French)
100 minutes

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Quisling: The Final Days

Directed by: Erik Poppe
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

Five years of occupation during WW2 ends in Norway. Vidkun Quisling is in prison for treason and is to be held accountable for his actions. Can a priest help him find peace of mind? Can the traitor with big thoughts about himself repent?

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Gard B. Eidsvold, Anders Danielsen Lie, Lisa Carlehed, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Arthur Hakalahti
Biography | Drama | History | International | War
Not Rated
Norway (Norwegian & Russian)
146 minutes

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The Heirloom

Directed by: Ben Petrie
Studio: Factory 25

A desperate filmmaker is seized by inspiration when he and his girlfriend adopt a traumatized rescue dog.

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Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Matt Johnson, Leah Doz
Comedy | International
Not Rated
Finland (English & Spanish)
87 minutes

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Breaking 10

Directed by: Joe Zohar
Studio: Buffalo 8

Breaking 10 chronicles the pursuit of athletic excellence and personal growth as it follows amateur triathlete Justin Hibbert in his attempt to complete a full Ironman in under 10 hours, an accomplishment tried by many and achieved by few.

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Justin Hibbert, Danielle Kang, Sarah Crowley, Thomas Gorman, Trippe Hale
Documentary
Not Rated
USA (English)
93 minutes

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The Twister: Caught in the Storm

Directed by: Alexandra Lacey
Studio: Netflix

It is graduation day in Joplin, Missouri. As the Class of 2011 collect their diplomas, their hometown is hit by a rare EF-5 tornado. Believing it could be the end of the world, a group of teenagers find themselves in the eye of the storm.

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Mike Bettes, Cecil Cornish, Will Norton, Barack Obama, Anderson Cooper
Documentary | International
Not Rated
UK (English)
89 minutes

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High Ground

Directed by: James Bamford
Studio: Republic Pictures

When a mysterious prisoner lands in his jail, a border town sheriff faces the wrath of a brutal cartel in this action-packed thriller starring Charlie Weber, Katherine McNamara, and Academy Award® winner Jon Voight.

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Charlie Weber, Jon Voight, Katherine McNamara, Henry Thomas, James Oliver Wheatley
Thriller
R (for strong violence, and language)
USA | Bulgaria (English)
90 minutes

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Lost Joy

Directed by: Jordan Laemmlen
Studio: Freestyle Digital Media

Jane’s getaway with her partner to the woods goes south when a stranger arrives and questions the integrity of their relationship, causing her to doubt whether she has a full grasp on reality or not.

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Winter Bassett, Jordan Laemmlen, Vincent Catalina, Alexander Stavrou, Stephen Januzik
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
65 minutes

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Any Day Now

Directed by: Eric Aronson
Studio: Blue Harbor Entertainment

Steve (Taylor Gray) is a night watchman in his early 20s but his life is already getting away from him: his band is falling apart, he owes a ton of money, and he’s in love with his best friend’s girl. When Marty Lyons (Paul Guilfoyle) comes along and ropes Steve into a world of misfits, oddballs, and lost souls as dirty as the Charles River, Steve wonders if this is a change for the better of if he’s about to make the worst mistake of his life.

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Paul Guilfoyle, Taylor Gray, Alexandra Templer, Armando Rivera, Shawn Fitzgibbon, David Pridemore
Comedy | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
81 minutes

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A Cursed Man

Directed by: Liam Le Guillou
Studio: RobbinsCage

Documentary filmmaker Liam Le Guillou enters the world of witchcraft: and the occult, searching for an answer to the question “is magic real?” Seeking out some of the world’s most powerful dark magic practitioners, Le Guillou will ask the unthinkable — will they put a Curse on him. Meeting with Witches in California, Voodoo practitioners in New Orleans, Tantrics in India, and even a Satanist Shaman in Mexico, the filmmaker exposes himself to some of the world’s darkest magic. On his Journey, Le Guillou meets with psychologists, and scientists studying the real world eﬀects of magic and the power of belief. As the consequences of his request begin to hit home, Le Guillou seeks out help from the very witches that warned him of his actions, forcing him to question the nature of reality in this dangerous, never-before-seen, dark social experiment.

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Divine Prince Ty Emmecca, Liam Le Guillou
Documentary
Not Rated
USA (English)
98 minutes

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Appalachian Dog

Directed by: Colin Henning
Studio: Buffalo 8

Post-War Appalachia oversees the tense reunion between a tailor husband and seamstress wife. Trying to stitch their old life back together, time and again it threatens to fall apart — with each of them pulling at the thread.

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Georgia Morgan, Hayleigh Hart Franklin, Brooke Elizabeth, Colin Henning
Drama | Romance
Not Rated
USA (English)
100 minutes

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Centered: Joe Lieberman

Directed by: Jonathan Gruber
Studio: Hidden Light Institute

From director Jonathan Gruber (Upheaval, Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos, Follow Me, Life Is a Banquet), Centered: Joe Lieberman chronicles the remarkable career of Senator Joe Lieberman, a principled and bipartisan politician who navigated the tumultuous world of American politics with unwavering integrity. Lieberman, who nearly became the first Jewish Vice President of the United States, was known for putting principles and country above party. This film highlights Lieberman’s extraordinary journey and 40+ years of public service. It reveals his deep commitment to the American people and serves as a timely reminder of the importance of leaders engaging in dialogue with one another–guided by civility, moderation, and a shared pursuit of unity.

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Joe Lieberman
Documentary
Not Rated
USA (English)
77 minutes

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Odyssey

Directed by: Garrett Stiger
Studio: Global Digital Releasing

Six boys test their brains and talents against students in Odyssey of the Mind, a creative problem-solving competition. The teens build a robot to tell a story about exclusion and mental health. But how does their solution measure up?

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Ruben Barbero, Nathan Chu, Braylon Ervin, Jaytin Sampat, Michelle Sampat
Documentary
Not Rated
USA (English)
102 minutes

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