Masters of the Universe

Directed by: Travis Knight
Studio: Amazon MGM Studios

In MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, Director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor (Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela (Camila Mendes) and Duncan/Man-At-Arms (Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.

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Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson,
Kristen Wiig, Jared Leto, Idris Elba
Adventure | Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
PG-13 (for sequences of violence/action, some suggestive material, and language)
USA (English)
140 minutes

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Scary Movie 6

Directed by: Mike Tiddes
Studio: Paramount Pictures | Miramax

The next installment in the “Scary Movie” franchise. Cindy Campbell and her friends — Ray Wilkins and siblings Shorty and Brenda Meeks — reunite when the same masked killer from the first film resurfaces. Along the way, they slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t.

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Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kenan Thompson, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Kim Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Damon Wayans Jr., Heidi Gardner
Comedy | Horror
R (for crude sexual content, graphic nudity, strong violence, and drug content and language throughout)
USA (English)
96 minutes

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Carolina Caroline

Directed by: Adam Carter Rehmeier
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

Desperate to escape her small West Texas town, Caroline Daniels runs away with a charismatic con man who takes her on a romantic crime spree through the American South. But as confidence games escalate into more elaborate heists, Caroline transforms into a criminal icon and notorious bank robber, ultimately internalizing the central truth of every con: There’s no lie more convincing than the one you tell yourself.

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Samara Weaving, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick, Jon Gries
Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Not Rated
USA (English)
105 minutes

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Office Romance

Directed by: Ol Parker
Studio: Netflix

Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein lead a raunchy romantic comedy about a secret office romance and the trouble two workaholics get in when they start thinking with their hearts. Lopez plays Jackie Cruz, the powerful CEO of a major airline who runs a tight ship — including a strict no-office-romance policy. That policy gets very tested when a new, bumbling workaholic attorney (Goldstein) joins her team.

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Jennifer Lopez, Brett Goldstein, Betty Gilpin, Amy Sedaris, Tony Hale, Bradley Whitford, Edward James Olmos
Comedy | Romance
R (for graphic nudity, sexual material, and language throughout)
USA (English)
112 minutes

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Savage House

Directed by: Peter Glanz
Studio: Republic Pictures

In 18th-century England, Savage House follows Sir Chauncey Savage (Richard E. Grant), a gloriously unscrupulous social climber propped up by debt and bravado. When invited to host the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Chauncey and his razor-sharp wife, Lady Savage (Claire Foy), launch a bid to impress. As preparations spiral into duels, decadence and bloodshed, their performance careens out of control — a darkly comic satire of class, spectacle, and the art of appearing important.

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Claire Foy, Richard E. Grant, Jack Farthing, Bel Powley, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Richard McCabe, Vicki Pepperdine, Pip Torrens
Comedy | Drama | International
R (for sexual content, violent content and language)
UK (English)
113 minutes

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Chum

Directed by: Jonathan Zuck
Studio: IFC Films

Members of a wedding party in Malta encounter a bloodthirsty shark and a sinister fisherman who turns their celebration into a deadly trap. Forced between open water and a relentless human predator, the friends soon find themselves in a desperate fight for survival as secrets come to light and loyalties get tested.

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Alice Eve, Eric Michael Cole, Elle Haymond, Sarah Siadat, Jim Klock
Horror | Thriller
Not Rated
USA | Malta (English)
87 minutes

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Earth, Wind & Fire
(To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World)

Directed by: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Studio: HBO Max

Acclaimed producer, director, and musician Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson tells the story of the legendary nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning band Earth, Wind & Fire, tracing their genesis through late founding member Maurice White, chronicling their evolution, highs and lows, and relevance from the 1970s into the present day while exploring the deep philosophical and spiritual meaning behind their message and music. Constantly reinventing and adapting to the changing times, White pushed the limits of creativity and theatricality, occasionally at the expense of personal relationships, but always in service to his elaborate showmanship and the music.

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Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, H.E.R., Flea
Documentary | Music
TV-MA
USA (English)
119 minutes

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The Passenger

Directed by: Vadim Perelman
Studio: Vertical

A Somali-American airport shuttle driver (Djimon Hounsou) in Minneapolis illegally takes a stranded twenty-something (Kodi Smit-McPhee) to Chicago to visit his dying mother. En route, he discovers his passenger is not who he seems — trapping him in a terrifying situation he can’t escape.

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Djimon Hounsou, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Thriller
Not Rated
USA | Canada (English)
92 minutes

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Seven Snipers

Directed by: Sandra Sciberras
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment

A retired elite sniper (Radha Mitchell) and her daughter (Annabel Wolfe) live a quiet life in the remote Australian countryside. That peace is shattered when a ruthless warlord (Tim Roth) from her past returns for retribution. Calling in her old crew, she prepares to defend her family.

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Radha Mitchell, Tim Roth, Ioan Gruffudd, Ryan Kwanten, Annabel Wolfe, Lee Tiger Halley, Damien Ryan, Bianca Wallace, Charles Cottier, Pacharo Mzembe
Action | International | Thriller
R (for violence/bloody images and language)
Australia (English)
87 minutes

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Trainsporting (30th Anniversary)

Directed by: Danny Boyle
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

Smart, funny, sickly and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero for our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never dreamed of, TRAINSPOTTING is the story of Mark and his so-called friends — a bunch of losers, liars, psychos, thieves and junkies. Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of their friendship as they proceed, seemingly inevitably, towards self-destruction. Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate — but then again, does he really want to “choose life”? Returning to theaters in a 4K Digital Restoration supervised by director Danny Boyle.

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Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald
Crime | Drama | International
R
UK (English)
93 minutes

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Underland

Directed by: Rob Petit
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories

Oscar-nominee Sandra Hüller narrates this cinematic adaptation of Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book, Underland. The documentary voyages into worlds rarely glimpsed by human eyes to explore the world beneath our feet — one not of fear and darkness, but rather of knowledge and wonder to be found nowhere else. Beginning in the shallow soils beneath an old ash tree, we travel alongside several “astronauts of the underworld” into ancient sacred caves, flooded storm drains, melting glaciers, underwater burial chambers and a deep underground laboratory built to solve the mysteries of the Universe.

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Sandra Hüller (narrator), Bradley Garrett
Documentary | Adventure | History | Mystery
Not Rated
USA | UK (English)
79 minutes

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Signal One

Directed by: Jonathan Sobol
Studio: Radial Entertainment

A brilliant scientist meets the inventor of a high-tech machine that can communicate with extraterrestrial life. But contact comes with consequences that soon threaten the very survival of the human race. When tech billionaire Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid) hires the brilliant computer scientist Annika (Isabelle Fuhrman), she ventures to an isolated facility run by the brilliant, nihilistic creator of LITTLEMOUTH — a machine which can communicate with alien intelligence.

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Isabelle Fuhrman, Josh Hutcherson, David Thewlis, Dennis Quaid, Kiera Allen, Raoul Bhaneja
International | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Not Rated
Canada (English)
87 minutes

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Groundswell

Directed by: Josh Tickell & Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Studio: Prime Video

Groundswell is the stirring final chapter of a groundbreaking documentary trilogy following Kiss the Ground and Common Ground — a sweeping cinematic journey across 5 continents narrated by Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson. At the heart of this film is regeneration, a practical and proven set of farming practices that build living soil, store vast amounts of carbon deep underground, and produce more nutrient-dense food on the same acre of land. Across the globe, farmers, scientists, Indigenous leaders, and visionaries are already proving it at scale, quietly reversing three interconnected crises racing toward humanity: climate change, species extinction, and catastrophic soil loss.

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Demi Moore (narrator), Woody Harrelson (narrator), Jaden Smith, Adrian Grenier, Jason Momoa, Ian Somerhalder
Documentary
PG (for thematic elements including some suicide references, and a brief smoking image)
USA (English)
94 minutes

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The Birdcage (30th Anniversary)

Directed by: Mike Nichols
Studio: Fathom Entertainment

In this hysterical comedy, Armand and Albert have built the perfect life for themselves tending to their gaudy Miami nightclub. But their pastel tranquility is shaken when Armand’s son announces that he’s getting married to the daughter of ultra-conservative Senator Keeley — and they’re all getting together for dinner! Can Armand and Albert transform themselves into Mr. and Mrs. Family Values in time? It’ll take the performance of their lives! This special 30th anniversary Fathom screening includes exclusive insight from critic and historian Leonard Maltin.

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Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski
Comedy
R (for language and some sex-related humor)
USA (English)
117 minutes

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She’s The He

Directed by: Siobhan McCarthy
Studio: Obscured Releasing

Just before graduation, best friends Ethan and Alex pose as trans women in a last-ditch effort to quell gay rumors about them. It’s all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. As the school year ends, the two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age.

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Misha Osherovich, Nico Carney, Suzanne Cryer, Malia Pyles, Mark Indelicato, Emmett Preciado, Tatiana Ringsby, Kyle Butenhoff, Emma Orr, Aparna Nancherla
Comedy
Not Rated
USA (English)
82 minutes

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The Little Sister

Directed by: Hafsia Herzi
Studio: Strand Releasing

Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one’s identity feels impossible?

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Nadia Melliti, Park Ji-min, Amina Ben Mohamed, Melissa Guers
Drama | International
Not Rated
France | Germany (French, Arabic)
108 minutes

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Another World

Directed by: Tommy Ng Kai Chung
Studio: GKIDS

After death, before reincarnation, the souls of the deceased transit through a fantastical realm known as Another World. Gudo is a spirit that helps to guide these transient souls to their reincarnation. While guiding a young girl named Yuri, he learns that humans have emotions he does not understand. Tasked by Goddess Mira to help Yuri control her rage and prevent her transformation into a monster, Gudo embarks on a perilous mission.

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Chung Suet-Ying, Christy Choi Hiu-Tung, Louis Cheung, Kay Tse On-Kei
Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy | International
Not Rated
Hong Kong (Cantonese)
110 minutes

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Jinsei

Directed by: Ryuya Suzuki
Studio: Greenwich Entertainment

Our hero (voiced by rapper ACE COOL), called by a different name in each chapter of his life, becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, a leader, and an oracle in this hundred-year chronicle spanning the past, present, and future. Through a chance encounter with a transfer student, he trains to become an idol, starting his search for self-identity and a journey toward greatness beyond superstardom. Written, directed, edited, and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki over eighteen months, JINSEI (meaning “life” in Japanese) is an anime tour-de-force.

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ACE COOL, Taketo Tanaka, Shohei Uno, Tsubaki Nekoze
Animation | Drama | International
Not Rated
Japan (Japanese)
93 minutes

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The Accidental Spy

Directed by: Anthony Wonke
Studio: Buffalo 8

The stranger-than-fiction story of Blerim Skoro, a former gangster recruited by the CIA and FBI in the aftermath of 9/11 to infiltrate Al-Qaeda. Over the course of more than a decade, Skoro operated as an undercover asset across the Middle East, Europe, and South Asia, gathering intelligence on terror networks while risking his life to protect his family.

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Blerim Skoro
Documentary
Not Rated
USA | UK (English)
97 minutes

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The Last Whale Singer

Directed by: Reza Memari
Studio: Viva Kids

When a monstrous creature escapes from a melting iceberg, a self-doubting teenage humpback whale must face his fears and dive into the darkest depths with his friends, to discover a mystical song that can save the oceans from destruction.

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Vincent Tong, Jen Viens, Bruce Dinsmore, Chimwemwe Miller
Animation | Family | International
PG (for some mild action/peril, rude humor, and thematic elements)
Germany | Czech Republic | Canada (English)
91 minutes

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The Easy Kind

Directed by: Katy Chevigny
Studio: Persimmon

EC, a renegade singer-songwriter, navigates the personal and professional complexities of midlife — including an industry that has never fully embraced her. A semi-autobiographical portrait starring country singer Elizabeth Cook as a fictionalized version of herself, the film charts the highs and lows of an artist who refuses to take the easy kind.

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Elizabeth Cook, Melissa Jackson, Zebedee Row, Donal Brophy, Catherine Curtin, Susie Essman, David Letterman, Karen Allen, Charles Esten
Drama | Music
Not Rated
USA | Netherlands (English)
94 minutes

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Wildwood, NJ (1994 Re-Release)

Directed by: Ruth Leitman & Carol Weaks Cassidy
Studio: American Genre Film Archive

Shot on dreamy Super-8 by an all-women crew, this classic Nineties documentary shines a charming light on the lives of women from the last great New Jersey carnival town. From go-go dancers to girls who work as vampires in the boardwalk haunted house, the film moves beyond big hair and press-on nails to look into the souls of women raised on the boardwalk’s rides, neon lights, and beaches. Returning to theaters in a restored print from AGFA.

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Zakaria Abdel Rahim
Documentary
Not Rated
USA (English)
60 minutes

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The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act

Directed by: Gooseworx
Studio: Fathom Entertainment

The viral internet sensation “The Amazing Digital Circus” comes to its long-awaited conclusion in a feature-length theatrical release! This “Last Act” combines episode 8 with the all-new, hour-long episode 9 for fans to see before anyone else in the world. With Caine gone and the circus dark, the cast are left with only the mistakes and traumas of their pasts to keep them company. As the prospect of eternity closes in around them, they discover the truth about the Digital Circus and its history. Will they come to terms with what they uncover, or will they make… the other choice?

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Lizzie Freeman, Michael Kovach, Amanda Hufford, Marissa Lenti, Sean Chiplock, Ashley Nichols, Alex Rochon, Gooseworx
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Not Rated
USA | Australia (English)
93 minutes

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Love Letter (1998 Re-Release)

Directed by: Shunji Iwai
Studio: Film Movement

Hiroko Watanabe lives in Kobe and has lost her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, in a mountain climbing accident two years prior. On a whim, she writes a letter to his childhood home — an address that no longer exists — only to receive a mysterious reply. What follows is a tender, surprising correspondence that unravels a lost story of first love set against the snowy landscapes of Hokkaido.

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Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Miki Sakai, Takashi Kashiwabara
Drama | International | Romance
PG (for brief mild language)
Japan (Japanese)
117 minutes

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