Once again the weekend approaches, and with it comes plenty of new movies. This week’s new releases include a documentary about the long career of Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin, an adventure film about a girl who lives on a remote island and journeys to reunite a wounded baby animal with the rest of its kind, a dark satire about the lengths new celebrities are willing to go to in order to keep and attain fame in the age of social media and influencer culture, and much more!
The Accountant 2 (R)
Christian Wolff applies his brilliant mind and illegal methods to reconstruct the unsolved puzzle of a Treasury chief’s murder.
Directed by Gavin O’Connor
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Allison Robertson
Release date: April 25
Bears on a Ship
Stranded travelers opt for a sea journey to the US during a Mexican airline strike, unaware that two man-eating bears are also on the ship
Directed by Eduardo Castrillo
Starring: Krystal Shay, Kevin Duffy, Erin Nolan, Clint Beaver, Rudy Ledbetter
Release date: April 25
Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality
Explores the life of soon-to-be Saint Carlo Acutis and his approach to the modern digital world. It also follows high school students on a pilgrimage to Italy, encouraging them to disconnect from technology and reflect on Carlo’s impact.
Directed by Tim Moriarty, Christian Surtz
Starring: Chris Stefanick, Alex Jones, Rod Dreher, Antonia Acutis, Andrea Acutis
Release date: April 27
Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie (R)
Exploring their 5-decade career performing stand-up, making records, and starring in hit films. It covers their lives, comedy partnership, and lasting influence on pop culture.
Directed by David Bushell
Starring: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin
Release date: April 25
Four Letters of Love
Based on Niall Williams’ best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart.
Directed by Polly Steele
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, Gabriel Byrne, Dónal Finn, Olwen Fouéré
Release date: April 25
The Legend of Ochi (PG)
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
Directed by Isaiah Saxon
Starring: Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, Razvan Stoica
Release date: April 25
The Shrouds (R)
Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.
Directed by David Cronenberg
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Jennifer Dale
Release date: April 25
Skill House
A dark satire of social media and influencer culture, unflinching take on fame and what new celebrities are willing to do to attain it.
Directed by Josh Stolberg
Starring: Neal McDonough, 50 Cent, Caitlin Carmichael, Leah Pipes, Paige VanZant
Release date: April 25
Until Dawn (R)
A group of friends trapped in a time loop, where mysterious foes are chasing and killing them in gruesome ways, must survive until dawn to escape it.
Directed by David F. Sandberg
Starring: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo, Belmont Cameli
Release date: April 25
