Theatrical Releases: Jurassic World: Rebirth

Jurassic World: Rebirth

Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Studio: Universal Pictures

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.

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Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ed Skrein
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence/action, bloody images, some suggestive references, language and a drug reference)
USA | Canada | Malta (English)
134 minutes

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The Old Guard 2

Directed by: Victoria Mahoney
Studio: Netflix

Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous (and impeccably choreographed) rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Allison Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of A.I. Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (Violet McGraw), now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma’s overprotective rules. Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno; Ahsoka, Pacific Rim: Uprising), the ultimate killer infiltration spy. But as Amelia’s self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans. Or in keeping them around. With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal. As their paths collide, the original A.I. bitch is about to meet her match.

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Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngô, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Henry Golding, Uma Thurman
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller
R (for sequences of graphic violence, and some language)
USA (English)
105 minutes

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Heads of State

Directed by: Ilya Naishuller
Studio: Amazon MGM Studios

In the action-comedy Heads of State, UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) and U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) have a public rivalry that jeopardizes their countries’ “special relationship.” But when they become targets of a ruthless foreign adversary, they must set aside their differences and begrudgingly rely on each other. After being shot down in Air Force One, Clarke and Derringer are forced to go on a dangerous, multinational run pursued by enemies intent on killing them. With the help of MI6 agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must work together to thwart a global conspiracy that threatens the free world.

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John Cena, Idris Elba, Priyanka Chopra, Jack Quaid, Paddy Considine, Stephen Root, Carla Gugino
Action | Thriller
PG-13 (for sequences of strong violence/action, language and some smoking)
USA (English)
116 minutes

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This Is Spinal Tap
(41st Anniversary)

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Studio: Fathom Events | Bleecker Street

“This Is Spinal Tap” shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

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Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick, Bruno Kirby, Ed Begley Jr., Fran Drescher, Dana Carvey
Comedy | Music
R
USA (English & Japanese)
82 minutes

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Pretty Thing

Directed by: Justin Kelly
Studio: SHOUT! STUDIOS

A successful executive begins a torrid affair with a younger man who becomes obsessed with her.

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Alicia Silverstone, Karl Glusman, Tammy Blanchard, Catherine Curtin
Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
98 minutes

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40 Acres

Directed by: R.T. Thorne
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere… so long as they repel the occasional raiding party. Former soldier Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, training them to fight (and, yes, kill). But now Hailey’s eldest Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor) is a young man, and when he meets a young woman (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy.

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Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O’Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah Robinson
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
R (for strong bloody violent content and language)
Canada (English & Cree)
113 minutes

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Hearts of Darkness:
A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse

Directed by: Fax Bahr, Eleanor Coppola, & George Hickenlooper
Studio: Rialto Pictures

In the late 1970s, as renegade filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola struggles to complete an epic allegory of the Vietnam War, “Apocalypse Now,” his wife, Eleanor, films his daily travails with a camera of her own. The documentary based on her footage details the difficulties of the large production — from weather-related delays in the Philippines to star Martin Sheen’s heart attack while filming — and it provides unprecedented behind-the-scenes clips of one of Hollywood’s most-acclaimed films.

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Dennis Hopper, Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, George Lucas, Eleanor Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Laurence Fishburne
Documentary
R (for language)
USA (English)
96 minutes

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Videoheaven

Directed by: Alex Ross Perry
Studio: Cinema Conservancy

Sociocultural hub, consumer mecca, and source of existential dread; the video rental store forever changed the way we interact with movies. With narration by Maya Hawke over footage culled from hundreds of sources (from TV commercials to blockbuster films), Alex Ross Perry’s VIDEOHEAVEN tells the story of an industry’s glorious, confusing, novel, sometimes seedy, but undeniably seismic impact on American movie culture.

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Maya Hawke
Documentary | History
Not Rated
USA (English)
173 minutes

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Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado

Directed by: Alberto Belli
Studio: Nickelodeon Studios | Paramount+

In this brand-new family movie, the world’s greatest explorer and her friends will trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient treasure of Sol Dorado to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.

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Samantha Lorraine, Jacob Rodriguez, Daniella Pineda, Gabriel Iglesias
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
R (for language and some violence)
USA (English)
96 minutes

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Kill The Jockey

Directed by: Luis Ortega
Studio: Music Box Films

Once-renowned jockey Remo Manfredi (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) has run out of track. Perpetually inebriated, hopped up on horse drugs, and in hock to a minor mafioso, Remo seems to have a death wish. His girlfriend and fellow jockey Abril (Úrsula Corberó) is pregnant, but more invested in the libidinous equestrian underworld than in their drab domestic existence. Remo’s only hope of getting out of debt and starting a new life is riding on Mishima, a thoroughbred specially imported from Japan for his next big race. When Mishima leaps over the fence, Remo winds up in the hospital with a life-threatening concussion. Hunted by the mob and replaced in Abril’s bed by the alluring Ana (Mariana Di Girolamo), Remo dons a disguise and finds himself as herself, wandering the streets of Buenos Aires in a striking mink coat and going by the name Dolores. A wild and surreal crime comedy from Luis Ortega (El Angel), Kill the Jockey explores the fluidity of identity, desire, and animal magnetism in a wholly original and unpredictable register.

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Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print

Directed by: Cecilia Aldarondo, Alice Gu, & Salima Koroma
Studio: HBO Documentary Films | Max

Launched in 1972, Ms. revolutionized the feminist movement, bringing new ideas to kitchen tables across the country, and starting provocative conversations about everything from politics to porn. In this feature documentary, three award-winning directors select iconic cover stories to explore the complexities of creating a magazine that is unafraid of wrestling with challenging and often polarizing issues within and beyond the feminist community. Now, more than 50 years later, the magazine’s founders and star contributors reveal the untold story of this trailblazing publication–how it defied the odds, transformed its readers, and continually fought to uphold its bold ideals in the face of resistance.

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Patricia Carbine, Marcia Ann Gillespie, Suzanne Braun Levine, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Gloria Steinem
Documentary
TV-MA
USA (English)
110 minutes

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The Twin

Directed by: J.C. Doler
Studio: Vertical

After the tragic loss of his son, Nicholas (Logan Donovan) struggles with his grief and a strained relationship with his wife Charlie (Aleksa Palladino). Under the watch of psychiatrist Dr. Beaumont (Robert Longstreet), Nicholas begins experiencing terrifying visions of a shadowy figure that looks like himself. As reality unravels, Nicholas must confront his past and the supernatural force haunting him before it consumes him completely.

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Logan Donovan, Aleksa Palladino, Robert Longstreet, Shannon Cochran
Horror
Not Rated
USA (English)
103 minutes

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blur: Live at Wembley Stadium

Directed by: Toby L.
Studio: Greenwich Entertainment

A cinematic concert film immortalizing blur’s biggest shows to date. Highlights include The Narcissist and St Charles Square from the recent acclaimed #1 album, ‘The Ballad of Darren’, as well as There’s No Other Way, Popscene, Beetlebum, Trimm Trabb, Villa Rosie, Coffee & TV, Under the Westway, Out of Time, To the End, Parklife, Song 2, This is a Low, Girls & Boys, Tender, and The Universal.

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Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Phil Daniels, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
Documentary | International | Music
Not Rated
UK (English)
128 minutes

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Malice

Directed by: Mukuan Lai & Wenyi Yao
Studio: Niu Vision Media

Journalist Ye Pan is looking for the truth behind a puzzling double fall. During her investigation, she reports nurse Li Yue and mother You Xi as suspects, which triggers public outcry and the situation gradually gets out of control.

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Zhang Xiaofei, Mei Ting, Chen Yusi, Yang Enyou, Huang Xuan, Li Gengxiz
Drama
Not Rated
China (Mandarin)
110 minutes

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Guitar Lessons

Directed by: Aaron James Sorensen
Studio: Freestyle Digital Media

A 15-year-old Metis boy inherits an old guitar from the father he never knew, and is determined to learn how to play. He reaches out to a cantankerous oilman and the two bond over lessons.

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Kirsten Lankesterm, Roseanne Supernault, Marie Zydek, Aaron James, Corb Lund, Lianna Makuch
Comedy | Drama | International
Not Rated
Canada (English)
110 minutes

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Shark Whisperer

Directed by: J.P. Stiles, Harrison Macks, & James Reed
Studio: Netflix

Marine conservationist and social media activist Ocean Ramsey fearlessly swims with sharks in this documentary deep dive into her mission to protect them.

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Ocean Ramsey, Keoni TeTawa Bowthorpe, Juan Oliphant
Documentary
PG-13 (for brief strong language and some bloody images)
USA (English)
90 minutes

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Eternal

Directed by: Ulaa Salim
Studio: Dark Star Pictures

Young climate change scientist, Elias falls in love with an aspiring singer, Anita. But when an opportunity arises for him to join a mission researching a dangerous climate change phenomenon–a mysterious fracture on the ocean floor–he chooses career over love. Years later, during his mission, he experiences a vision of what his life could have been like if he made a different choice–and soon Elias becomes obsessed with having what could’ve been.

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Simon Sears, Nanna Øland Fabricius, Anna Søgaard Frandsen, Viktor Hjemsø, Magnus Krepper
Drama | International | Sci-Fi
Not Rated
Denmark | Iceland | Norway (Danish, English, & Swedish)
113 minutes

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Daniela Forever

Directed by: Nacho Vigalondo
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment

Grieving the loss of his girlfriend Daniela, Nicolás is consumed by sorrow. He sees a glimmer of hope when he’s offered a chance to participate in a groundbreaking sleep therapy that simulates reality. But as dream and memory blur, he must confront what healing really means–and whether he’s ready to let go. From visionary filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal), Daniela Forever is a sci-fi journey through love, loss, and illusion.

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