Theatrical Releases: A Minecraft Movie

A Minecraft Movie

Directed by: Jared Hess
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits–Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks)–find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Jack Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative… the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.

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Freaky Tales

Directed by: Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden
Studio: Lionsgate

Four interconnected stories set in 1987 Oakland, CA. will tell about the love of music, movies, people, places and memories beyond our knowable universe.

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Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, Keir Gilchrist, Tom Hanks
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama
R (for strong bloody violence, language throughout including slurs, sexual content and drug use)
USA | Canada (English)
107 minutes

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The Luckiest Man In America

Directed by: Samir Oliveros
Studio: IFC Films

In 1984, a man named Michael Larson appeared on a popular game show called PRESS YOUR LUCK. Unfortunately for the producers, Michael was about to make history. In trying to beat the system, he caused one of the strangest moments on television.

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Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, Brian Geraghty, Patti Harrison, Haley Bennett, Damian Young, Lilli Kay, James Wolk, Shaunette Renée Wilson, David Rysdahl, Ricky Russert, David Strathairn, Johnny Knoxville, Maisie Williams
Thriller
R (for language)
USA | Colombia | Canada | Chile (English)
90 minutes

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Hell Of A Summer

Directed by: Billy Bryk & Finn Wolfhard
Studio: NEON

Hell of a Summer follows 24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg (Fred Hechinger), who arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers. What he doesn’t know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one.

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Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Bryk, Wolfhard, Pardis Saremi, Rosebud Baker, Adam Pally
Comedy | Horror | Mystery
R (for horror violence, language throughout, and some sexual references)
USA | Canada (English)
88 minutes

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Eric LaRue

Directed by: Michael Shannon
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

Michael Shannon directs an adaptation of Brett Neveu’s 2002 play about a mother coping with the fallout after her son murders three of his high school classmates. Janice (Judy Greer) is struggling; she moves through life as if in a haze, unable to let go of her anger and frustration. While her husband (Alexander Skarsgård) has found refuge at a new church, Janice finds it hard to seek solace in her faith despite her pastor’s pleas to heal her wounds by meeting with the mothers of her son’s victims. As Janice ponders what that meeting could achieve for her and her community, Eric LaRue asks audiences to witness the frayed emotional ripples that violent acts can engender.

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Judy Greer, Paul Sparks, Alexander Skarsgård, Alison Pill, Tracy Letts
Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
119 minutes

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A Nice Indian Boy

Directed by: Roshan Sethi
Studio: Blue Harbor Entertainment

When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.

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Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Zarna Garg, Harish Patel, Peter S. Kim
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Not Rated
USA (English)
96 minutes

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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Directed by: Tolga Karaçelik
Studio: Brainstorm Media

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.

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Britt Lower, Sydney Cole Alexander, Steve Buscemi, John Magaro, Ward Horton, Anthony Michael Lopez
Comedy | Drama
Not Rated
USA | Turkey (English)
102 minutes

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The Chosen: Last Supper – Part 2

Directed by: Dallas Jenkins
Studio: Fathom Events

As Jesus speaks to a massive crowd, the religious leaders attempt to trap him in his own words. Afraid of public outcry–and further embarrassment–Caiaphas resolves to arrest Jesus quietly at night. Only one problem: no one knows how to find him… but they may know someone who can help.

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Jonathan Roumie, Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James
Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
172 minutes

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William Tell

Directed by: Nick Hamm
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

1307, the Holy Roman Empire is in turmoil. As its grip on Europe loosens, new dynasties such as the Austrian Habsburg Family encroach on new lands, desperate for power. Switzerland, the once peaceful country, is overwhelmed and bows under the Austrian might. When the local huntsman William Tell sees a farmer begging for help after murdering a cruel Austrian governor, he reluctantly agrees to guide him to a safe location. But as he meets with more comrades along the way, Tell realizes that this act of violence is a larger sign of what’s to come with the growing Swiss resistance. Tell is drawn into the madness when the cruel Austrian Viceroy Gessler orders him to shoot an apple from his son’s head for refusing to bend the knee to Austrian authority. Once Tell’s family has been threatened, there is no turning back. Tell not only commits to joining the resistance but ends up leading the fight against the Austrian forces. Scarred by his own experience in the depravity and destitution of war during the Crusades, he comes to realize what matters most: his family and preserving his country’s independence for future generations.

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When Fall Is Coming

Directed by: François Ozon
Studio: Music Box Films

Michelle is enjoying a peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her longtime friend Marie-Claude. When her Parisian daughter Valérie drops off her son Lucas to spend school vacation with his grandma, Michelle, stressed out by her daughter, serves her toxic mushrooms for lunch. Valérie quickly recovers, but forbids her mother from seeing her grandson anymore. Feeling lonely and guilty, Michelle falls into a depression… until Marie-Claude’s son gets out of prison.

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Hélène Vincent, Josiane Balasko, Pierre Lottin, Garlan Erlos, Sophie Guillemin
Comedy | Drama | International
Not Rated
France (French)
104 minutes

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High Art (1998 Re-Release)

Directed by: Lisa Cholodenko
Studio: October Films

Syd (Radha Mitchell), a low-level editor at a photography magazine eager to establish herself, discovers her neighbor is the once-celebrated downtown photographer Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy). Although Syd lives with her boyfriend (Gabriel Mann), she is drawn to Lucy, who has a volatile relationship with her heroin-addicted girlfriend, Greta (Patricia Clarkson). As Syd starts sleeping with Lucy, she is pulled into a glamorous but dangerous art-world scene, full of drugs and unexpected pleasures.

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Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson, Gabriel Mann, Charis Michelsen, David Thornton
Drama | Romance
R (for strong sexuality, pervasive drug use and language)
USA | Canada (English)
101 minutes

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Gazer

Directed by: Ryan J. Sloan
Studio: Metrograph Pictures

Afflicted with a rare and fatal condition that affects her ability to perceive time and causes sudden blackouts, single mother Frankie Rhodes relies on self-recorded cassette tapes to help her navigate the world. Desperate to make ends meet while she fights for custody of her young daughter, she accepts a risky but high-paying job from a mysterious woman, which draws her into a world of paranoid conspiracies that threatens to swallow her whole.

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Ariella Mastroianni, Renee Gagner, Jack Alberts, Marianne Goodell
Mystery | Thriller
R (for language and some violent content/bloody images)
USA (English)
114 minutes

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The Grove

Directed by: Acoryé White & Patrycja Kepa
Studio: Anchored Lens Productions

When Terrance, a Black Ops soldier, goes under an experiment to create a better life for him and his fiancée Alice, his homecoming turns tragic when he stops taking medication, descending into feral madness.

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Acoryé White, Carl Anthony Payne II, Psalms, Haley Sims
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
108 minutes

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Marcie’s

Directed by: John Helde
Studio: Gravitas Ventures

Marcie has a dream: to own Ed’s Tavern, where she’s bartender and den mother to a devoted small-town community. But when a developer sets his sights on Ed’s wooded land, Marcie’s future is upended. As she rallies her people, she finds that an endangered bird may hold the key to preventing the loss of the tavern and saving her community.

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Jenn Ruzumna, Miski Farah Ali, Reginald André Jackson, Ryan Sanders, Aaron Blakely, Alycia Delmore
Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
113 minutes

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Wake Up

Directed by: Anouk Whissell & Yoann-Karl Whissell
Studio: Blue Fox Entertainment

A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security guard with a gruesome passion for primitive hunting. As the night fills with violence and terror, the teenagers find themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.

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Turlough Convery, Benny O. Arthur, Jacqueline Moré, Tom Gould, Alessia Yoko Fontana
Action | Horror
Not Rated
France | Canada (English)
83 minutes

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Párvulous: Children of the Apocalypse

Directed by: Isaac Ezban
Studio: Firebook Entertainment

In a dystopian future ravaged by a viral apocalypse, three young brothers–Salvador, Oliver, and Benjamin–find themselves isolated in a remote cabin deep within the woods. As they navigate this desolate world, they harbor a dark and disturbing secret in their basement, a presence they must feed to ensure their own survival.

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Carla Adell, Mateo Ortega Casillas, Leonardo Cervantes, Farid Escalante Correa
Horror | International
Not Rated
Mexico (Spanish)
119 minutes

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A Man and A Woman
(1966 Re-Release)

Directed by: Claude Lelouch
Studio: Allied Artists Pictures

Jean-Louis (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a widower who has become a single father after his wife’s suicide, and Anne (Anouk Aimée) is a widow and single mother still reeling from the accidental death of her husband. When the two cross paths at their children’s boarding school, both are wary, but they soon form a friendship that is quickly charged with romance. Yet the pair continue to struggle to overcome their past tragedies as they try to begin a new relationship.

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Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Barouh, Valérie Lagrange, Antoine Sire
Drama | International | Romance
Not Rated
France (French, English, Spanish)
102 minutes

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The Hermit of Treig

Directed by: Lizzie MacKenzie
Studio: Monkey Wrench Films

A meticulous diarist and avid photographer, Ken Smith has spent the past four decades in the Scottish Highlands, living alone in a log cabin nestled near Loch Treig, known as ‘the lonely loch’. He has no electricity or running water. He lives off the land, fishing for his supper, chopping wood, and even brewing his own tipple. Filmed over 10 years, director Lizzie Mackenzie poetically captures Ken’s profound, spiritual relationship with the wilderness: “If you love the land, it loves you back”. Now in his 70s, Ken reflects upon the reasons he turned his back on society, the vulnerability of old age and the awe and wonder of a life lived in nature in this humorous, transcendent and life affirming feature documentary.

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Ken Smith
Documentary | International
Not Rated
UK (English)
79 minutes

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Ed Kemper

Directed by: Chad Ferrin
Studio: Epic Pictures

The horrifying true story of Ed Kemper, a cunning and sadistic serial killer shaped by childhood abuse, whose charm masked his grotesque obsession with murder, mutilation, and the ultimate act of revenge on his mother.

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Lew Temple, Cassandra Gava, Robert Miano, Brinke Stevens, Rico E. Anderson
Biography | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
93 minutes

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Midnight in Phoenix

Directed by: Anthony Bawn
Studio: Breaking Glass Pictures

A vibrant local drag queen known for her dazzling performances and infectious charm. One night after her show, she catches the eye of Ezra, a charismatic admirer who sweeps her off her feet. Their whirlwind romance ignites a passionate connection filled with laughter and adventure.

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Dueal Andrews, Richardson Pierre, Brentley Willis, Lydia Corbin, Tyree Ballard
Drama | Musical | Romance
Not Rated
USA (English)
— minutes

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Can’t Look Away:
The Case Against Social Media

Directed by: Matthew O’Neill & Perri Peltz
Studio: Jolt

Can’t Look Away is a gripping documentary that exposes the dark side of social media and its devastating impact on young users. Directors Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz take viewers inside the high-stakes legal battle to hold tech companies accountable for the harm caused by their negligence and dangerous algorithms. Based on investigative reporting by Bloomberg News’ Olivia Carville, the film follows the Social Media Victims Law Center fighting for justice for families whose children suffered tragic consequences linked to social media use. As families seek justice, Can’t Look Away underscores the urgent need for industry reform and serves as both a wake-up call about the dangers of social media–and a call to action to protect future generations.

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Laura Marquez-Garrett, Glenn Draper, Matthew Bergman, Marsha Blackburn, Richard Blumenthal
Documentary | News
Not Rated
USA (English)
75 minutes

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Saint Catherine

Directed by: Gonzalo Mellid, Raffael Oliveri, Juan de Dios Garduño, Hana Kazim, Michael Escobedo
Studio: Vertical

An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.

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Raymond E. Lee, Pachi Lucas, Julia Kraiselburd, Emilia Mayo, Adriana Torrebejano, Alberto Tierrez
Horror | International
Not Rated
Argentina | New Zealand (English)
86 minutes

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Nora

Directed by: Anna Campbell
Studio: Blonde Dog Productions

Transitions can be tricky. Returning to her hometown after abandoning her music career, Nora finds it difficult to settle into the new demands of suburban motherhood. When her husband goes on tour and leaves her solo-parenting their precocious six-year-old, Nora is forced to evaluate her current circumstances and the dreams she left behind. A visceral portrait of a woman in transition, Anna Campbell’s directorial debut expertly cuts together Nora’s musical imagination with her day-to-day responsibilities — interweaving vibrant fantasy sequences set to an upbeat indie rock soundtrack. Featuring performances by Campbell, Lesley Ann Warren, Kate Miner, Jay Walker, and Nick Fink as well as original music by The Airborne Toxic Event’s Noah Harmon, NORA is an honest look at the pressures created by modern motherhood and the tension between a mother’s dreams and those she has for her family.

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Anna Campbell, Nick Fink, Nancy Hale, Briana Lane, Max Lesser
Comedy | Drama | Music
Not Rated
USA (English)
88 minutes

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Henry Fonda for President

Directed by: Alexander Horwath
Studio: The Film Desk

A personal essay about the United States, viewed through the life and work of a movie actor. Henry Fonda and the roles he played merge into a dazzling and conflicted figure. A very private man who thought he had “no good answers to anything” becomes the unlikely motor of a parallel history. His voice, recorded during his last interview in 1981, and his onscreen avatars guide us through America’s past and present — on a road trip from the village of Fonda, NY, across the Midwest to the Pacific; from 1651 to the 1980s and the presidency of another movie actor. It takes many places and times and characters to imagine an invisible republic — the United States of Fonda.

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Robert De Niro, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Jodie Foster, John Hurt, Peter O’Toole, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek
Documentary | Drama | International
Not Rated
Austria | Germany (German & English)
184 minutes

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