Theatrical Releases: Sinners & The Legend of Ochi

Sinners

Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Studio: Warner Bros Pictures

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Delroy Lindo
Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller
R (for strong bloody violence, sexual content and language)
USA (English)
137 minutes

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The Legend of Ochi

Directed by: Isaiah Saxon
Studio: A24

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

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Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, Willem Dafoe
Adventure | Family | Fantasy
PG (for violent content, a bloody image, smoking, thematic elements and some language)
USA | Finland | UK (English)
96 minutes

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The Ugly Stepsister

Directed by: Emilie Blichfeldt
Studio: IFC Films | Shudder

In a twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will go to any lengths to catch the Prince’s eye. ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ is the gory tale of the blood and sweat, grit and gold that goes into making Elvira the belle of the ball.

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It Feeds

Directed by: Chad Archibald
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

A young girl insists that a malevolent entity is feeding on her, and her anguished father desperately struggles to protect his own daughter. To save the girl before she is consumed completely, a clairvoyant therapist must confront her own personal demons.

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Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Greene, Sara Garcia, Mark Taylor, Juno Rinaldi
Horror
Not Rated
USA (English)
101 minutes

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The Shrouds

Directed by: David Cronenberg
Studio: Sideshow | Janus Films

Karsh, a creative entrepreneur who lost his spouse, develops a machine designed to communicate with deceased individuals.

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Diane Kruger, Vincent Cassel, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt
Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
R (for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some violent content
France | Canada (English & Hungarian)
119 minutes

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The Wedding Banquet

Directed by: Andrew Ahn
Studio: Bleecker Street

From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee’s expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. The Wedding Banquet is a poignant and heartfelt reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive.

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Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung
Comedy | Romance
R (for language and some sexual material/nudity)
USA (English)
102 minutes

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Sneaks

Directed by: Rob Edwards & Christopher Jenkins
Studio: Briarcliff Entertainment

SNEAKS follows the adventures of Ty, a misguided designer sneaker who doesn’t know life outside the comforts of his velvet-lined shoe box. After his sister is stolen by a shady collector, Ty must venture into NYC to find and rescue her. In his adventure, Ty meets a rag-tag group of footwear friends from all walks of life who help him find the courage to step outside of his shoe box and find his “sole-mate.”

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Anthony Mackie, Martin Lawrence, Swae Lee, Chloe Bailey, Macy Gray, Ella Mai, Mustard, Roddy Ricch, Quavo, Young Miko, Amirah Hall, Kiana Ledé, Bobbito Garcia, Sam Jay, Sky Brown, Rayssa Leal, Rico Rodriguez, Keith David, Chris Paul, Laurence Fishburne
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
PG (for some action, scary images and rude humor)
USA | India | UK (English)
92 minutes

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Pride & Prejudice
(20th Anniversary)

Directed by: Joe Wright
Studio: Focus Features

In this adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) lives with her mother, father and sisters in the English countryside. As the eldest, she faces mounting pressure from her parents to marry. When the outspoken Elizabeth is introduced to the handsome and upper-class Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), sparks fly. Although there is obvious chemistry between the two, Darcy’s overly reserved nature threatens the fledgling relationship.

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Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Carey Mulligan, Kelly Reilly, Rupert Friend, Tom Hollander
Drama | Romance
PG (for some mild thematic elements)
USA | UK | France (English)
129 minutes

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All The Lost Ones

Directed by: Mackenzie Donaldson
Studio: Epic Pictures

In a dystopian and climate-ravaged future America torn apart by civil war, a group hiding in a remote cabin become the target of a ruthless rebel militia leader and his platoon, viciously hunted in a fight for survival.

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Jasmine Mathews, Vinessa Antoine, Devon Sawa, Steven Ogg, Douglas Smith, Lochlyn Munro
Drama | International | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War
R (for bloody violence and some language)
Canada (English)
106 minutes

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The Death of Snow White

Directed by: Jason Brooks
Studio: Atlas Distribution

Hunted by her evil step-mother, Snow White must overcome the horrors of the dark forest and make unlikely friends with 7 murderous dwarves in this dark retelling of the classic fairy tale.

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Sanae Loutsis, Chelsea Edmundson, Tristan Nokes, Meredith Binder, Risa Mei
Fantasy | Horror
Not Rated
USA (English)
110 minutes

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The President’s Wife

Directed by: Léa Domenach
Studio: Cohen Media Group

Long the woman-behind-the-man, Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve) arrives at the presidential Elysée Palace in 1995 frustrated and all but cast off by her newly elected husband, Jacques (Michel Vuillermoz). Having always worked in his shadow to help his ascent to the presidency, Madame Chirac now fully expects to finally get the place in the political elite she believes she deserves. In Léa Domenach’s whip-smart feature film debut based on true events, Madame Chirac’s rise from invisible political spouse to major media figure–as calculated as it was inevitable–is chronicled with equal parts reverence and wit, driven by Deneuve’s wryly memorable central performance.

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Colorful Stage! the Movie:
A Miku Who Can’t Sing

Directed by: Hiroyuki Hata
Studio: GKIDS

COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing is an animation film by studio P.A. WORKS featuring an all-new Hatsune Miku and the first film with the iconic Virtual Singer. Based on HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE!, a game about high school students finding their true feelings through music in an alternate world called “SEKAI” with the help of Hatsune Miku. Ichika is a high school musician who can enter a mysterious place called “SEKAI,” where she and her friends express their innermost emotions through music alongside Hatsune Miku. One day after giving a live performance, Ichika meets a new Miku that she has never seen before. No matter how hard this new Miku tries to sing, she struggles connecting with the hearts of her listeners. Miku must rely on the help of others to find a way to sing again.

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Akina, Yu Asakawa, Naoto Fuga, Saki Fujita, Ai Furihata
Animation | International | Music
PG (for thematic elements, brief action/peril and language)
Japan (Japanese)
105 minutes

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MuMu

Directed by: Mo Sha
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment

Mu Mu, a joyful 7-year-old, grows up in a loving deaf community with her father, Xiao Ma. Their peaceful life is disrupted when her estranged mother, Xiao Jing, returns, pushing Mu Mu into the hearing world. As Mu Mu struggles to connect, she discovers that love and communication go beyond words.

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Liya Ai, Yao Huang, Luoan Li, Vivienne Tien, Wenkang Yuan, Ruonan Zhang, Yixing Zhang
Drama | International
Not Rated
China (Chinese)
111 minutes

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Rob1n

Directed by: Lawrence Fowler
Studio: Vertical | Fowler Media

When a widowed robotics expert channels the grief of losing his eleven-year-old son into creating ‘Robin’, a fully functioning robotic doll, it finally seems he has found someone to keep him company in his lofty mansion. Following his estranged nephew and fiancé’s unexpected return to the manor, a series of terrifying events leave the young couple soon suspecting that Robin will do whatever it takes to have his creator all to himself.

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Leona Clarke, Michaela Longden, Victor Mellors, Gareth Tidball, Maximillian Cherry
Horror | International | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Not Rated
UK (English)
90 minutes

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Queens of Drama

Directed by: Alexis Langlois
Studio: Altered Innocence

An outrageous lesbian pop musical satire inspired by the pop frenzy of the early 2000s, Queens of Drama charts the rise and fall of new star Mimi Madamour and her passionate, rage-fueled love affair with punk icon Billie Kohler. Over the course of half a century we follow these drama queens as they top the charts and set sail on the course of mad queer love. Featuring an iconic cast, including Asia Argento and Alma Jodorowsky, and containing hit songs like ‘Don’t Touch’ by Yelle and ‘Fisted to the Heart’, this film vividly dissects the turbulence of toxic relationships–whether between fans and their idols or within passionate queer love affairs. Director Alexis Langlois brings his trademark glittercore pop-punk aesthetic to create a vibrant, unforgettable spectacle of music and passion.

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Louiza Aura, Gio Ventura, Alma Jodorowsky, Thomas Poitevin, Drag Couenne, Asia Argento
Comedy | International | Musical | Romance
Not Rated
Belgium | France (French)
114 minutes

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Sod & Stubble

Directed by: Ken Spurgeon
Studio: Purdie Distribution

The adventures and adversities of a family pioneering on the plains of Kansas. Based on the best-selling biography by John Ise.

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Barry Corbin, Buck Taylor, Bailey Chase, Mary Beth McDonough, Darby Hinton
Drama | Western
Not Rated
USA (English)
102 minutes

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Grassland

Directed by: William Bermudez & Sam Friedman
Studio: Gravitas Ventures

Executive Produced by Academy Award Winner Common, Grassland is a critically acclaimed, riveting social justice thriller highlighting the perils of cannabis incarceration. The story follows a single Latina mother whose illegal cannabis business is jeopardized when her young son befriends their new neighbors — a white boy and his police officer grandfather.

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Jeff Kober, Rachel Ticotin, Mía Maestro, Rachel Stubington, Ravi Cabot-Conyers
Drama | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
88 minutes

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Dead Mail

Directed by: Joe DeBoer & Kyle McConaghy
Studio: Shudder

On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled “dead letter” investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men’s home where Jasper lives. When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper’s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it….

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Sterling Macer Jr., John Fleck, Tomas Boykin, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson
Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
106 minutes

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Neil Young: Coastal

Directed by: Daryl Hannah
Studio: Trafalgar Releasing

Take a journey with maverick musician Neil Young in this personal, behind-the-scenes doc as he cruises the coast on his recent solo tour. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker and Young’s wife, Daryl Hannah, Coastal offers a glimpse behind the curtain of this unguarded iconoclast, as he navigates a return to the stage post-Covid — from his everyday observations on the bus to his candid, wry banter with his audience. The illuminating film also features songs rarely, if ever played live, performed in breathtakingly beautiful theaters.

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Neil Young
Documentary | Music | Biography
Not Rated
USA (English)
105 minutes

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Invention

Directed by: Courtney Stephens
Studio: Neurotika Haus

In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device. Featuring archive from actress Callie Hernandez’s actual late father, INVENTION explores the process of grieving a complicated parent, and the filmmaking itself becomes a part of the process.

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Callie Hernandez, Sahm McGlynn, James N. Kienitz Wilkins, Tony Torn, Lucy Kaminsky, Joe Swanberg
Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
72 minutes

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1-800-On-Her-Own

Directed by: Dana Flor
Studio: 8 Above

In the early 90s, Ani DiFranco crashed onto the music scene as a thundering new voice. Unapologetically bisexual, political, and feminist, Ani became a worldwide phenomenon when she founded the first “woman-run non-corporate queer-happy” label, Righteous Babe records, beating the male-dominated music industry at their own game. The press called her “an entrepreneurial wonder” and “the industry’s worst nightmare.” Ani simply called herself a folk singer, dedicated to art, activism and staying true to herself, no matter the cost. The fiery portrait, 1-800-ON-HER-OWN takes you on a wild cinematic road trip through Ani DiFranco’s punk-folk past to her life today as a passionate activist and groundbreaking indie rock star. Throughout the ride, she’s brutally honest, famously foul-mouthed and totally hilarious. Her daily challenges resonate as an enduring, inspiring musical icon and a relatable contemporary “everywoman” with her own epic fails and hard-won victories.

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Ani DiFranco
Documentary | Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
77 minutes

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Killer of Sheep (1978 Re-Release)

Directed by: Charles Burnett
Studio: Kino Lorber

In Watts, an urban and mostly African-American section of Los Angeles, Stan (Henry Gayle Sanders) spends his days toiling away at a local slaughterhouse. His macabre profession seeps into his personal life as he struggles to keep his family afloat and content. Other life situations also prove to be difficult, since it seems that dark intentions lurk within the people he meets outside his family. The layers of stress cause Stan to question whether a better quality of life is possible.

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Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy, Angela Burnett, Jack Drummond
Drama
Not Rated
USA (English)
80 minutes

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Light of the Setting Sun

Directed by: Vicky Du
Studio: Meerkat Media

A Taiwanese-American filmmaker confronts her family’s silence around the cycles of violence that have persisted since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949. LIGHT OF THE SETTING SUN is a poetic family portrait of enduring resilience, and the courage it takes to create one’s self.

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Not Rated
USA (English)
73 minutes

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Horchata with Oat Milk

Directed by: Christian Leyva
Studio: Neighborhood Watche

A wannabe micro-influencer praying for viral fame, and his freshly out-of-prison brother juggle a half-baked cupcake heist, their crazy uncle’s wild schemes, and a Quinceañera teetering on disaster-all to save their family’s home.

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Augie Duke, Andrew Fultz, Cristian E. Gutierrez, Anthony L. Fernandez, Alexander Adrian Gibson
Comedy
Not Rated
USA (English)
85 minutes

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