UPCOMING MOVIE RELEASES 2024

Wicked opens in theaters November 2024

A one of a kind comprehensive listing of film on screen and at home that includes independent filmmakers.  

Including upcoming theatrical film, video, streaming and Digital (all platforms) release listings. Check this page often as we are constantly adding new listings from studios. Check out the available film trailers with each of the listings.

JUNE 2024

June 3, 2024

Jesus Thirsts: the Miracle of the Eucharist- Select Theaters (June 3, 4,5) https://youtu.be/IuEuodrM1sc?si=cBBRfD_qoGIyXO_M

JESUS THIRSTS: THE MIRACLE OF THE EUCHARIST takes viewers on a global journey to uncover the transformative power of the Eucharist. Through discussions with Catholic leaders and heartfelt personal narratives, the film unveils the Eucharist as Jesus Christ Himself, eagerly desiring to fulfill our spiritual thirst with His boundless love.

June 4, 2024

Shadow Land- Digital  https://youtu.be/TlT8-3_EPW4?si=xVeIQt0sFzFMZK0P

SHADOW LAND Former President Wainwright (Jon Voight), haunted by dreams of an assassination plot, discovers a conspiracy to discredit his presidency as part of an international scheme. With his trusted advisor, they embark on a mission to uncover the truth, navigating a dangerous path that could expose a global crisis, all while fighting to restore his legacy.

 

 

Insane Like Me?- VOD          https://youtu.be/W5TqHsNi6jg?si=qwOR0f-WnCH_k4bY

INSANE LIKE ME? is a supernatural thriller about a combat veteran who returns home after a tour of duty overseas. He becomes the lead suspect in his girlfriend’s disappearance and is subsequently wrongly convicted and incarcerated. Nine years later he is released from the mental asylum, he returns home to find the truth and settle the score. POSTER

 

June 7, 2024

Trim Season- Theaters 

TRIM SEASON Jobless and searching for purpose, Emma and a group of young people from Los Angeles drive up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California. Cut off from the rest of the world, they soon realize that Mona – the seemingly amiable owner of the estate – is harboring secrets darker than any of them could imagine. It becomes a race against time for Emma and her friends to escape the dense woods with their lives.

 

Bad Boys: Ride or Die- Theaters https://youtu.be/hRFY_Fesa9Q?si=j8cuT-T_5ZDdIUJN

BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE Detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) investigate corruption within the Miami PD when their late Captain Conrad Howard is posthumously accused of being involved with the Romanian Mafia, but a setup turns them into fugitives, forcing them to work outside the law in order to solve the case.

Heroes Shed No Tears- Theaters https://youtu.be/tz4qAmgvsCQ?si=dHn86yOTDrvlg_q9

HEROES SHED NO TEARS soldier-of-fortune Chan Chung, the leader of an elite Chinese commando force enlisted by the Thai government to capture General Samton, a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. After a successful raid on the general’s headquarters, the mercenaries cross into Vietnam and encounter a barbaric colonel (Lam Ching Ying), who is determined to stop them at any cost. Now pursued by both Samton’s henchmen and the colonel’s troops, the heroes flee for the border of Thailand, outmanned and outgunned by their enemies.

June 11, 2024

Wild Eyed and Wicked- TVOD, Digital https://youtu.be/BJQenyEQzxM?si=OiKCdsPFixdMTxAB

WILD EYED AND WICKED follows Lily Pierce (Molly Kunz) in her attempt to strike back at the medieval creature that’s haunted her family for generations. In order to do so, she must reconnect with her estranged father, Gregory (Michael X. Sommers), a disgraced history professor, and learn how to draw upon a time of steel and blade when armor-clad knights rode out and dueled monsters to the death. The story of Lily Pierce is inspired by Writer Elizabeth Foxwood’s experiences helping herself and others build paths to recovery regarding trauma and mental health battles, all part of her world as a medical doctor in NYC and Pennsylvania.

June 10, 2024

The Old Oak- Prime Video    https://youtu.be/D1rbgF4BpJ4?si=HbDqdl0ip4Wpf1zz

THE OLD OAK  a deeply moving drama about loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope. The Old Oak is the last pub standing in a once thriving mining village in northern England, a gathering space for a community that has fallen on hard times. There is growing anger, resentment, and a lack of hope among the residents, but the pub and its proprietor TJ are a fond presence to their customers. When a group of Syrian refugees move into the floundering village, a decisive rift fueled by prejudices develops between the community and its newest inhabitants. The formation of an unexpected friendship between TJ and a young Syrian woman named Yara opens up new possibilities for the divided village.

June 14, 2024

Inside Out 2- Theaters              https://youtu.be/LEjhY15eCx0?si=Muj5pj9rQCRD_FnC

INSIDE OUT 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

 

 

Reverse the Curse- Theaters https://youtu.be/UBosYy-Qz8g?si=sdAl2Q1INpKTBPhY

REVERSE THE CURSE follows Ted (Marshall-Green), a failed writer-turned-Yankees Stadium peanut slinger who moves back home after learning of the failing health of his Red Sox-obsessed father, Marty (David Duchovny). While Marty strives to make amends for his past, his health drops abruptly whenever his beloved Sox lose a game. To keep his dad’s spirits up, Ted takes matters into his own hands and manufactures a winning streak with the help of a crew of dad’s neighborhood pals. In the process, Ted strikes up a bond with Marty’s charming “Death Specialist,” Marianna (Beatriz), and the prospect of a new love reignites his ambitions.

Fresh Kills- Theaters  https://youtu.be/8DjqSdteMD0?si=-wtpYVh3bOKF9KqS

FRESH KILLS brings late 1980s Staten Island to vivid life through the lens of Rose Larusso (Emily Bader), an inquisitive young girl who discovers her father (Domenick Lombardozzi) is an emerging mafia kingpin. Rose’s growing desire to break free from the path set before her soon threatens her existence and alienates her from her closest allies: her mother Francine (Jennifer Esposito), her sister Connie (Odessa A’zion), and her aunt Christine (Annabella Sciorra).

 

 

Love’s Whirlpool- VOD, Digital https://youtu.be/67zajbSJkvE?si=O5aQF7f5MVXobanL

LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL Six strangers meet at an underground sex club in Japan for a night of anonymous pleasure. While first-timers and regulars collide, each member’s attitude towards sex and satisfaction becomes challenged as their kinks and inhibitions begin to reveal more than they were initially willing to let on. Adapted from the critically acclaimed play of the same name.

 

 

Cora Bora- Theaters

CORA BORA Cora (Meg Stalter) goes home to win back her girlfriend, and soon realizes it’s much more than her love life that needs salvaging.

Queendom- VOD https://youtu.be/BiMTbx_l7NQ?si=shTfvisBu8GSd3Hp

QUEENDOM Jenna, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, dresses in otherworldly costumes made from junk and tape, and protests the government on the streets of Moscow. Born and raised on the harsh streets of Magadan, a frigid outpost of the Soviet gulag, Gena is only 21. She stages radical performances in public that become a new form of art and activism. By doing that, she wants to change people’s perception of beauty and queerness and bring attention to the harassment of the LGBTQ+ community. The performances – often dark, strange, evocative, and queer at their core – are a manifestation of Gena’s subconscious. But they come at a price.

June 18, 2024

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution- Netflix https://youtu.be/dEZX9LNX3BA?si=cO0LRrzHuB5JQIFd

OUTSTANDING: A COMEDY REVOLUTION  feature-length documentary to examine the history of queer stand-up comedy. The documentary considers the importance of LGBTQ+ stand-up as an instrument for social change over the past five decades, actively reflecting and challenging cultural norms and values. Ultimately, the film reveals that queer comedians — whether they intended to or not — helped change the world, one joke at a time.

 

Here to Climb- HBO/MAX https://youtu.be/hAOT4wCgJw8?si=fTS2Bc-dSFOX3BMc

HERE TO CLIMB The documentary follows professional climber Sasha DiGiulian rising from child prodigy to a champion sport climber, as she ultimately makes her mark by taking her talents to the biggest walls on the planet with a series of bold, first female ascents. Confronting both physical and mental obstacles head on, Sasha charts her own course in a sport where a path didn’t exist, enabling her passion to become a viable profession.

June 19, 2024

Black Barbie: A Documentary- Netflix  https://youtu.be/UGeXbzwXevs?si=Mi6lagR8P8vwOurp

BLACK BARBIE celebrates the momentous impact three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand as we know it. Through these charismatic insiders’ stories, the documentary tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be in 1980, examining the importance of representation and how dolls can be crucial to the formation of identity and imagination.

June 21, 2024

 Janet Planet- Theaters   https://youtu.be/_aBF_v0gvpQ?si=izx4_kSkZOgYC3Ps

JANET PLANET    In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet and her spellbinding nature. In her solitary moments, Lacy inhabits an inner world so extraordinarily detailed that it begins to seep into the outside world.

 

 

Bread & Roses- Apple TV+

BREAD & ROSES offers a powerful window into the seismic impact on women’s rights and livelihoods after Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021. The film follows three women, in real time, as they fight to recover their autonomy. Mani captures the spirit and resilience of Afghan women through a raw depiction of their harrowing plight.

Trigger Warning- Netflix

TRIGGER WARNING a skilled Special Forces commando (Jessica Alba) takes ownership of her father’s bar after he suddenly dies, and soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown.

 

 

What Remains- Theaters https://youtu.be/Sk9GqHw9Fuc?si=-geuB5mLEosS9vxj

WHAT REMAINS During the 1990s, at a Scandinavian psychiatric hospital, a man known as Mads Lake confessed to multiple murders and was convicted. However, the uneasy triumvirate of Mads, therapist Anna Rudebeck and policeman Soren Rank, all have a vested interest in unearthing the truth, as a deepening co-dependency threatens to consume them all. Inspired by true events.\

Thelma- theaters https://youtu.be/uY93F2EAHD8?si=x3BmmJl6cgY6CuK4

THELMA Thelma Post isn’t your average 93-year-old grandmother – she’s tenacious, determined, and on a mission. After getting conned by a scammer pretending to be her grandson, she teams up with a friend (and his motorized scooter) on a wild adventure for to take back what’s hers.

 

Blackwater Lane- Theaters, Digital https://youtu.be/nwtUswJKRs4?si=h-ea0MRBiUvaZJmg

BLACKWATER LANE in this horror/thriller After witnessing a tragedy on a dangerous country road, Cass is visited by a ghostly presence and begins to question her sanity. As these otherworldly experiences intensify, Cass is driven closer to the brink until she begins to assemble the pieces of a horrific plot against her.

 

 

Cora Bora- Theaters https://youtu.be/rPOw5ljZPH4?si=5aFkNElme-Xw9kR-

CORA BORA Follows Cora, who feels that her relationship is not going well. She goes back home to win her girlfriend back but she will realize that it’s much more than her love life that needs salvaging

June 22, 2024

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple- HBO Docks https://youtu.be/eJivd-zDtEI?si=3UrfWEXoMPZSGD2o

STEVIE VAN ZANDT: DISCIPLE  Stevie Van Zandt, known as New Jersey’s most famous consigliere to Bruce Springsteen and Tony Soprano, takes center stage in this feature documentary. Featuring a wealth of never-before-seen footage, the film traces Van Zandt’s career as a producer, musician, songwriter, activist, actor, and more, from the clubs of Asbury Park, N.J. to arenas and stadiums, to the Bada Bing Club and the Underground Garage.

June 24, 2024

Ultraman: Rising- Netflix  https://youtu.be/_YGosxAnZ4Q?si=ORhX0EjdKRAFV6bx

ULTRAMAN: RISING With Tokyo under siege from rising monster attacks, baseball star Ken Sato reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle of Ultraman. But the titanic superhero meets his match when he reluctantly adopts a 35-foot-tall, fire-breathing baby kaiju. Sato must rise above his ego to balance work and parenthood while protecting the baby from forces bent on exploiting her for their own dark plans.

June 25, 2024

The Mattachine Family- Blu-ray https://youtu.be/67zajbSJkvE?si=O5aQF7f5MVXobanL

THE MATTACHINE FAMILY begins at a moment of significant change for Thomas (Tortorella). The child he and his husband, Oscar (Di Pace), fostered has been reunited with his birth mother and now the couple have competing ideas about their future. With Oscar away filming a TV show, Thomas embarks on a personal odyssey that connects him to his friends, family, and the past to explore what it means to make a family.

Roll With It- DVD, Digital https://youtu.be/RrXNmZEVDM8?si=zzVq8-3HWuhAvvX-  

ROLL WITH IT is a music-filled and heartfelt comedy built around southern comedy icon Chonda Pierce, who is beloved for her gut-level honesty and pointed humor. If laughter is the best medicine, Chonda’s character Bonnie Taylor could use an extra dose or two. Not only is she dealing with an unexpected demotion at her job at the Biscuit Barrel and a young new boss willing to match her snark-for-snark, she also discovers her house will be on the auction block by month’s end if she can’t come up with $20,000 in back taxes. With her only hope being the grand prize in a karaoke contest, and with the support of her faith, family, and friends that are family, Bonnie must decide if she’s willing to sing for the first time without her late husband by her side to save the home they raised their family

June 28, 2024

Daddio- Theaters    https://youtu.be/PJrr2amlFyc?si=-3rZ9o5jf7RIz3YR

DADDIO New York City. JFK airport. A young woman (Dakota Johnson) jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi, the cabbie (Sean Penn) throws the vehicle into drive as the two head out into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversation resulting in a single, epic remarkable journey

Kinds of Kindness- Theaters https://youtu.be/NGOL2_mI9Hw?si=secWGx4YjTWAX592

KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

 

Horizon: An American Saga: Chapter 1- Theaters   https://youtu.be/V1KaJvDMlNc?si=Tp4FNFsZJyt-z7EF

HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA: CHAPTER 1 explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

 

 

Midas- Theaters    https://youtu.be/SgiDWP1GjwA?si=KZFeyN5gZ0_z0tcH

MIDAS Recent college grad Ricky Pryce feels stuck delivering food orders while supporting his sick mother. He’s soon invited to attend a friends mixer where he meets Claire Brent, daughter of the MIDAS Health Insurance CEO. His lies of attending Harvard meant to win her over end up landing him a job at MIDAS — the same company that laid off his mother. After a few weeks on the job, Ricky realizes he can’t keep up the facade for much longer, and devises a plan to set up fraudulent payouts to fund his mother’s surgery, enlisting help from his friends Victor and Sunita, who have their own financial woes.

 

A Quiet Place: Day One- Theaters     https://youtu.be/j2HKj8ZOvJg

A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE In Day One — set long before the events of the first films — Nyong’o plays Sam, a woman swept up in the violent madness of the alien invasion as she runs for her life — both from ravenous monsters who hunt and track based on sound and panic-stricken humans fighting to survive at any cost.

 

A Family Affair- Netflix

A FAMILY AFFAIR A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman (Joey King), her mother (Nicole Kidman), and her movie star boss (Zac Efron) as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. POSTER

 

Make A Wish- VOD, DVD https://youtu.be/tdeQoUNqJxs?si=AwjjiS-umt8poGtR

MAKE A WISH is a coming-of-age story about a boy (Kaan) who wants to know how wishes come true, Kaan leads a very beautiful and happy life in the countryside until one day when he learns that his family will move to Istanbul. This news upsets him. He does not want to leave his friends and his beloved rowing team behind. Kaan needs to do something to stop this journey. Finally, he finds the solution in a book that his aunt has given him as a gift, called “Make a Wish” about a boy, Berke, who is bullied at school and learns to confront and overcome his tormentors. Berke lives in the magical, golden citadel town of Mardin (a UNESCO heritage site on Turkey’s Syrian border). Through this book, Kaan uncovers the secret of how to make his wishes come true. It encourages him to think that whatever he wants is already his and by ‘making a wish’ he can choose it to be part of his reality. It makes Kaan believe that he is the master of his own destiny.

Gassed Up- Theaters, VOD  https://youtu.be/4nl7C2yw-xA?si=xZcWLdpbsUVstC_Z

GASSED UP Ash, who is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab, gets caught up with an organized crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant. (Trailer contains vulgar language).

 

JULY 2024

July 2, 2024

Boneyard- Digital, VOD    https://youtu.be/GS5OoPsRkKs?si=Z7PjnFsJ_3CfJsGV

BONEYARD When the skeletal remains of eleven women and girls are discovered in the New Mexico desert, an extensive investigation is launched. Inspired by true crime stories, this chilling crime-thriller follows Detective Ortega (Brian Van Holt), Police Chief Carter (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson), and Agent Petrovick (Mel Gibson) in a multi-agency effort to identify and apprehend the killer. As each of their agendas and methods clash, a tangled web of intrigue casts suspicion in all directions

 

Minnesota Mean- VOD, DVD https://youtu.be/eO5aNn6RG4k?si=x4gNOLZF_TKAzjK3

MINNESOTA MEAN takes viewers into the thrilling world of roller derby, following the lives of six badass women as they chase after the ultimate prize, the Hydra. When the team’s top player gets sidelined with an injury, the question looms large: can they still clinch the victory? This isn’t a typical sports tale—it’s a raw and real look at the tough, independent women at the core of roller derby. A triumphant tale of grit and determination that shows how fierce women navigate a sport that demands teamwork as they juggle the demands of roller derby without giving up on their personal dreams.

July 3, 2024

Despicable Me 4- Theaters https://youtu.be/sCwAOm7fCSg?si=egvanHhbhiuR7gDK

In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4. Gru (Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and their girls —Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan)—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. In this chapter Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.

 

 

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F- Netflix https://youtu.be/qBG3iyr5N70?si=eDpKASlvwQ8jQX0a

BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.

July 4, 2024

Kill- Theaters                https://youtu.be/cVyNeDYu9Kk?si=7-g-CVJbzD7BxPLy

KILL When army commando Amrit (Lakshya) finds out his true love Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves led by the ruthless Fani (Raghav Juyal) begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on himself in a death-defying kill-spree to save those around him — turning what should have been a typical commute into an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride

 

Space Cadet- Prime Video  https://youtu.be/6wL3evhiN5k?si=CrQrEja92Eg8QCbC

SPACE CADET Tiffany “Rex” Simpson (Emma Roberts) has always dreamed of going to space, but life isn’t going quite as planned. Determined to turn things around, she aims high and with the embellishing touch of her supportive best friend Nadine (Poppy Liu), her “doctored” application lands her in NASA’s ultra-competitive astronaut training program. In over her head, Rex relies on her quick wits, moxie and determination to get to the top of her class. NASA program directors Pam (Gabrielle Union) and Logan (Tom Hopper) certainly take notice, but can this Florida girl get through training and into the cosmos before she blows her cover?

July 5, 2024

Maxxxine- Theaters  https://youtu.be/y0uS3t6nFgY?si=oy1AaW7M9yNCRXlM  

MAXXINE In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) finally gets her big break. However, as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Los Angeles, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

 

 

A Man of Reason- theaters https://youtu.be/Bz62tSUhpE8?si=59oS9irkPOaGAntN

A MAN OF REASON After spending a decade in prison, a hitman learns that he has a daughter and just wants a chance at a normal life. But his former mob boss wants him back at any cost, sending merciless assassins after him.

 

America- Select Theaters      https://youtu.be/c1oO9fG86b0?si=B2UX0x1OEjZiQKEv 

AMERICA Eli (Michael Moshonov) is a former champion swimmer from Israel now giving swimming lessons in Chicago. When he learns his estranged father has died, he dutifully returns to Tel Aviv to sort out his father’s affairs. There he reconnects with his childhood friend and former swimming partner Yotam (Ofri Biterman) who lives with his fiancée Iris (Oshrat Ingadashet). There is a palpable, secret attraction between the two men they are loathe to discuss in this lyrical and understated love triangle.

 

July 9, 2024

The Mandela Effect Phenomenon- Digital https://youtu.be/4vE-nzOUEZY

THE MANDELA EFFECT PHENOMENON Something mind-blowing is happening, where half the people swear reality’s been altered, like they’re from another timeline. Millions claim movies are different, and TV show titles, celebrities’ names, logos and brands, other cultural touchstones and even the Bible are not what they once were. Is a supernatural force “Editing” history?

 

 

Thine Ears Shall Bleed- Digital https://youtu.be/sEnCdfn7jGM?si=m3KmHGLgrxnpDR_G

THINE EARS SHALL BLEED In the 1860’s American West, a minister and his family are traveling in a covered wagon when they hear a mysterious sound from the woods. Believing the sound to be God, they worship it, until they realize the sound is something much darker

 

Unsung Hero- VOD, Blu-ray, DVD https://youtu.be/_mYkDJ1vBg4?si=fx6jNjXFzhU4Vp6o

UNSUNG HERO Based on a remarkable true story, Unsung Hero follows Helen (Daisy Betts) and her husband David Smallbone (Joel Smallbone) as they move their family from Down Under to the States with nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music. As Helen and David set out to rebuild their lives, they begin to realize the musical prowess in their children, who would go on to become two of the most successful acts in inspirational music history: five-time GRAMMY Award®-winning artists for KING + COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James.

Ennio- Digital, DVD

ENNIO

July 12, 2024

Fly Me to the Moon- Theaters https://youtu.be/lW7enw6mFxs?si=OGhpsPr1IhWEncD8

FLY ME TO THE MOON is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as back-up and the countdown truly begins

The Outlaws- VOD, Digital https://youtu.be/ICWDuNmftHg?si=Qfta9BMJ9IheH3s4

THE OUTLAWS A group of outlaws awaken to find their hard-earned bag of loot from a daring train heist is empty. A high-stakes interrogation begins as each cowboy becomes the focus in an attempt to unmask the thief among them. With no witnesses and only unforgiving wilderness around, tension mounts as each bandit struggles to clear their name before bullets fly.

 

 

The Blues Under the Skin- Theaters  https://youtu.be/F7OiHt0cRWU?si=wRPFlaqSq1NLma17

THE BLUES UNDER THE SKIN Blurring the line between documentary and fiction, The Blues Under the Skin dramatizes the tumultuous relationship of a young couple (Onike Lee and Roland Sanchez) as they struggle to overcome the barriers of poverty and prejudice that keep them from finding happiness together. Virtually unseen in the U.S., The Blues Under the Skin is a thrilling rediscovery, an untapped treasury of musical performances that not only captures a vanishing musical form, but offers a priceless glimpse of Black life in the rural South in the 1970s.

Made In England: The Films Of Powell And Pressburger

MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER Drawing on a rich array of archive material, Martin Scorsese explores in full the collaboration between the Englishman Michael Powell and the Hungarian Emeric Pressburger – two romantics and idealists, who thrived in the face of adversity during World War II but were eventually brought low by the film industry of the 1950’s. Scorsese celebrates their ability to create “subversive commercial movies” and describes how deeply their films have influenced his own work.

 

Cora Bora- VOD https://youtu.be/rPOw5ljZPH4?si=5aFkNElme-Xw9kR-

CORA BORA Cora (Meg Stalter) goes home to win back her girlfriend, and soon realizes it’s much more than her love life that needs salvaging.

 

July 19, 2024

Chronicles of a Wandering Saint-Theaters https://youtu.be/wXtFdpwxoag?si=YFFTSL2WQR4j84Td

CHRONICLES OF A WANDERING SAINT In a tiny rural village in Argentina, Rita Lopez, a pious yet insatiably competitive woman, decides that staging a miracle could be her ticket to sainthood. After discovering a lost statue in the back room of her chapel, she convinces her neglected but loving husband to help her orchestrate the grand reveal that will finally anoint her as the most admired woman in town. But before the unveiling, a jarring turn of events illuminates the hidden magic of her world, forcing her to reevaluate everything she once took for granted.

 

The Hyperborean- VOD, DVD https://youtu.be/RGCkarxY-Zg?si=HpYaBA9EummjnWp5 

THE HYPERBOREAN When a seasoned crisis manager injects himself into a dysfunctional family, and their faltering whiskey company, he must navigate through a public relations nightmare involving a triple homicide, an Arctic ice mummy, and a batch of intergalactic moonshine.

The Abandon- Theaters  https://youtu.be/KPrao47fD8A?si=e9F1-TVvHt25p7oR

THE ABANDON Injured U.S. soldier Miles Willis (Jonathan Rosenthal) awakens after witnessing a blinding white light on a battlefield in Iraq to discover he is trapped in a mysterious cube armed only with his combat gear. His dire situation escalates as the cube begins to change with violent shifts in gravity and the appearance of cryptic writing on the walls. As Miles begins to question his sanity, he finds a lifeline – a voice on the other end of his satellite phone who claims to be a prisoner in a similar space. As the walls close in, these two strangers must put their heads together if they are to outwit their captors and unlock this deadly puzzle.

Mother, Couch- Select Theaters https://youtu.be/Znu2_4vAD4s?si=38MGyJANxcCNlloY

MOTHER, COUCH The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch (Ellen Burstyn) suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches. Reluctantly assembled, her three estranged children – David (Ewan McGregor), Gruffudd (Rhys Ifans), and Linda (Lara Flynn Boyle) – must figure out how to escape this bizarre predicament. With the help of the store managers, Marco & Marcus (F. Murray Abraham), and their daughter Bella (Taylor Russell) the siblings embark on a mind-bending odyssey that forces them to face life-altering truths about their own lives and upbringing.

Twisters- Theaters https://youtu.be/Jm27YjLnPHc?si=I0U0h3L9ewltrJPB

TWISTERS Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Anthony Ramosto test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better. As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

 

July 23, 2024

The Good Half- Theaters https://youtu.be/nBoKlnaf_Bc?si=lMPWMbU_Iyz0CpST

THE GOOD HALF Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother’s funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.

 

 

The Linguini Incident- Blu-ray, DVD https://youtu.be/7Yrq5oA98qY?si=xBg8Djr8qc1aD_3r

THE LINGUINI INCIDENT is a romantic caper about a perennially underpaid waitress named Lucy (Arquette) and Monte (Bowie), a mysterious, charming (and very in debt) bartender. Lucy is seriously in need of cash and Monte needs to marry someone, anyone, by the end of the week… or else. Together they join forces — along with Lucy’s lingerie designing best friend, Viv (Balint) — to rob their terminally hip New York City restaurant and solve their financial woes. However these three are far from master criminals and they soon learn that in robberies, as in love, things never go as planned.

The Strangers- Blu-ray/DVD

THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in THE STRANGERS ― CHAPTER 1, the chilling first entry of this horror feature-film series from master director Renny Harlin.

 

 

Midnight Taxi- VOD, Digital  https://youtu.be/A4cw2eH7qoc?si=X21ua9ODgN7HfEe8

MIDNIGHT TAXI Driving a Black Cab night after night is a quiet and simple life for Eddie Carter, but when Eddie’s daytime sleep schedule is disturbed by construction work next door, he finds his nighttime shifts requiring more coffee and exhaustion setting in. After pulling over for a break one night, he awakens to a terrifying situation: ahead of his cab is the body of a murdered woman.  After this gruesome discovery and reporting it to the police, Eddie tries to move on by the sight and his tiredness haunts him. The following night he awakens from a dream of the murder scene to find that he has started sleepwalking again, a condition he suffered from as a child. Panic creeps in as he realises that there is a chance he may have been involved in the woman’s murder.

July 25, 2024

The Story of G.I. Joe- Blu-ray/DVD https://youtu.be/u0XDlHb8w2U?si=uip8ZwzS0l-3hgaG

THE STORY OF G.I. JOE portrays the camaraderie and bond between soldiers, a timeless tribute to unsung heroes who fought and bled for freedom. Experience the raw emotion and gritty realism of this war drama, beautifully restored in high definition. It is more than a movie; it is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit.

July 26, 2024

Getting It Back: The story Of Cymande – Select Theaters

GETTING IT BACK: THESTORY OF CYMANDE Cymande, a group of Black British musicians who all came to the U.K. from the Caribbean as children, released three brilliant albums in quick succession in the early 1970s and were embraced in the USA. But in the U.K., they faced a music business beset by prejudice against homegrown Black talent and were largely ignored. They originally split in 1975, but their music lived on, as successive generations of artists and fans found and embraced their songs. Hip Hop, House, Drum and Bass, R&B, Rare Groove, and crate-digging communities all saw something in the songs of Cymande that inspired them. This stranger than fiction documentary explores the band’s profound impact and enduring legacy.

Swan Song- Theaters, Amazon, Apple TV https://youtu.be/B6YRt-aX4IE?si=ZH0yDoJLMAlE8VDy

SWAN SONG immerses viewers inside one of the world’s leading ballet companies as it mounts a legacy-defining new production of Swan Lake, directed by ballet icon Karen Kain on the eve of her retirement. The verité-driven feature documentary closely follows Kain and a group of young dancers drawn from the National Ballet of Canada’s ranks, weaving Swan Lake’s dramatic creation process with intimate scenes from the subjects’ personal lives as they push toward one of the most significant opening nights in their company’s history.

 

Deadpool & Wolverine- Theaters     https://youtu.be/uJMCNJP2ipI?si=zW0s3DiwOy8RK0uG

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE  After hanging up his katanas and red-leather suit, Wade Wilson (Reynolds) is prepared to live the simple life. But when the Time Variance Authority, the multiverse organization dedicated to protecting the sacred timeline, plucks him out of his reality, Wade realizes he still has a greater purpose.- Entertainment Weekly

 

AUGUST 2024

August 2, 2024

Cuckoo- Theaters          https://youtu.be/GDsboqjQq8o?si=0uAN15PKpKCzxqnr

CUCKOO Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.

August 9, 2024

Borderlands- Theaters  https://youtu.be/lU_NKNZljoQ?si=pr7-vBeXD_XFQcS3

BORDERLANDS  Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis (Curtis), the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Black), a wiseass robot. Together, these unlikely heroes must battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other.

It Ends With Us- Theaters  https://youtu.be/DLET_u31M4M?si=c4cfjKcEF4I4flgg

IT ENDS WITH US the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

The Instigators- Apple TV+ https://youtu.be/X5oqpxi3U7M?si=DCRTyONn3mXtXFwC

THE INSTIGATORS Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) are reluctant partners: a desperate father and an ex-con thrown together to pull off a robbery of the ill-gained earnings of a corrupt politician. But when the heist goes wrong, the two find themselves engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos, pursued not only by police, but also backwards bureaucrats and vengeful crime bosses. Completely out of their depth, they convince Rory’s therapist (Hong Chau) to join their riotous getaway through the city, where they must put aside their differences and work together to evade capture—or worse

 

August 15, 2024

Jackpot- Prime Video 

JACKPOT In the near future, a “Grand Lottery” has been newly established in California—the catch: Kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (John Cena) who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize. However, Noel must face off with his slick rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also seeks to collect Katie’s commission at all costs.

August 16, 2024

Horizon: An American Sage: Chapter 2 – Theaters  https://youtu.be/V1KaJvDMlNc?si=Tp4FNFsZJyt-z7EF

HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGE: CHAPTER 2 (continues) explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

 

The Union- Netflix 

THE UNION Mike (Mark Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way.

August 23, 2024

Place of Bones- Digital  https://youtu.be/zuSGMAL7TI8?si=aPS1T8DDd3XM_MqJ

PLACE OF BONES On a remote ranch, a mother (Heather Graham) and her daughter fight for survival when a wounded outlaw seeking refuge brings a notorious bank robber and his ruthless gang, all desperate to reclaim a stolen fortune, right to their doorstep in this action-packed horror western.

Crow- Theaters     https://youtu.be/djSKp_pwmOA?si=IxhkZ8tuDyZPDDPS

CROW Soulmates Eric (Skarsgard) and Shelly (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.

SEPTEMBER 2024

September 6, 2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice- Theaters  https://youtu.be/oxLBJjclzLE?si=ltNZ1SRljVpPdfEK

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s (Winona Ryder) life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

The House is Mine- Theaters https://youtu.be/sljURUzdRIs?si=f3Ey_pM–k4mOZuj

THE HOUSE IS MINE Brandy returns to horror to face off against Kathryn Hunter, the wickedest mother-in-law of them all, from directors Sam and Max Eggers.

September 13, 2024

The Killers GameTheaters  https://youtu.be/ZHK6WghyWGY?si=52kwE4CZlP28kURM

THE KILLER’S GAME In the new action-comedy THE KILLER’S GAME, when top hitman Joe Flood (Dave Bautista) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend (Sofia Boutella), he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it’s too late.

 

September 13, 2024

Speak No Evil- Theaters  https://youtu.be/FjzxI6uf8H8?si=QVs4o-DbkWlLcacg

SPEAK NO EVIL When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare. an intense suspense thriller for our modern age. Stars James McAvoy in a riveting performance as the charismatic, alpha-male estate owner whose untrammeled hospitality masks an unspeakable darkness.

September 17, 2024

Caligula: the ultimate cut 4K- Theaters 

CALIGULA Tormented by the murder of his family, the young, wary Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather Tiberius (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the declining Roman Empire as it descends into a spiral of depravity, destruction and madness. Restoring the complete performances of McDowell and O’Toole along with fellow film legends Helen Mirren and John Gielgud, this extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle, based on the original narrative as conceived by writer Gore Vidal, had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Box Set Edition- Numbered & Limited

September 27, 2024

Lee- Theaters  https://youtu.be/lEbhoqgpqPE?si=JwlRkAqWxr46MZKO

LEE portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller (Kate Winslett). Miller’s singular talent and unbridled tenacity resulted in some of the 20th century’s most indelible images of war, including an iconic photo of Miller herself, posing defiantly in Hitler’s private bathtub. Miller had a profound understanding and empathy for women and the voiceless victims of war. Her images display both the fragility and ferocity of the human experience. Above all, the film shows how Miller lived her life at full throttle in pursuit of truth, for which she paid a huge personal price, forcing her to confront a traumatic and deeply buried secret from her childhood.

OCTOBER 2024

October 18, 2024

Smile 2- Theaters         https://youtu.be/Fy7kaI3GKzo                 

SMILE 2 About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

NOVEMBER 2024

November 15, 2024

Heretic- Theaters https://youtu.be/O9i2vmFhSSY?si=C9pkcAwiy27Gpwtx

HERETIC  a spine-chilling psychological horror from writer-director duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East. According to the trailer it’s about two young women who show up at a house trying to convince the owner about theology  only to be challenged for their faith.

Red One- Theaters      https://youtu.be/U8XH3W0cMss?si=FVAGviP121h1lkVd

RED ONE After Santa Claus – Code Name: RED ONE – is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

November 27, 2024

Wicked- Theaters  https://youtu.be/YPCqTI0PVV0?si=-vt0OvZFXg_VrlyN

WICKED the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

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Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com