What a selection of movies that are debuting this weekend! Between films debuting in theaters and on streaming services, there are a dozen new movies out this week. There is off-the-walls-bonkers comedy about a rag-tag group of characters pursuing a 500-pound black bear that goes on a murderous rage after unintentionally ingesting drugs, a drama about a self-destructive teenager sent to care for his feisty alcoholic grandmother as punishment, an animated adventure about three mummies in present-day London as they search for an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, and much more!
Alcarràs
The life of a family of peach farmers in a small village in Catalonia changes when the owner of their large estate dies and his lifetime heir decides to sell the land, suddenly threatening their livelihood.
Directed by Carla Simón
Starring: Josep Abad, Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Albert Bosch, Xènia Roset
Release date: February 24
Bruiser
A 14-year-old boy turns to a charismatic loner for help after being beaten up, in director Miles Warren’s searing feature debut about fathers, families, and the effects of fighting.
Directed by Miles Warren
Starring: Jalyn Hall, Trevante Rhodes, Shamier Anderson, Shinelle Azoroh, Frank Oakley III
Release date: February 24 (Hulu)
Call Me Chihiro
Chihiro works at a small beachside bento shop, Nokonoko Bento, and becomes a popular figure in the city.
Directed by Rikiya Arimura
Starring: Kasumi Arimura, Lily Franky, Itsuki Nagasawa, Jun Fubuki, Miwako Ichikawa
Release date: February 23 (Netflix)
Cocaine Bear (R)
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converges in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks
Starring: Ray Liotta, Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Rhys
Release date: February 24
God’s Time
Dev and Luca race through New York to stop Regina, on a righteous mission to murder her ex-boyfriend.
Directed by Daniel Antebi
Starring: Jared Abrahamson, Segun Akande, Harry Bouvy, Liz Caribel, Dion Costelloe
Release date: February 24
Jesus Revolution (PG-13)
The true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970’s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California.
Directed by Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle
Starring: Jonathan Roumie, Nicholas Cirillo, Kelsey Grammer, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Joel Courtney
Release date: February 24
Juniper
When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his life around.
Directed by Matthew J. Saville
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Marton Csokas, Geroge Ferrier, Edith Poor, Cameron Carter-Chan
Release date: February 24
Loudmouth
It tells the story of Rev. Al Sharpton, painting an intimate portrait of a tireless warrior who has never ducked a fight in his mission to transform the status quo.
Directed by Josh Alexander
Starring: Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Al Sharpton
Release date: February 25
Mummies (PG)
It follows three mummies as they end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.
Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha
Starring: Sean Bean, Joe Thomas, Eleanor Tomlinson, Santiago Winder, Hugh Bonneville
Release date: February 24
My Happy Ending (R)
Follows a famous star who finds herself in a British hospital room with three other women who help her.
Directed by Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon
Starring: Tom Cullen, Andie McDowell, Miriam Margolyes, Tamsin Greig, Sally Phillips
Release date: February 24
We Have a Ghost (PG-13)
Finding a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home turns Kevin’s family into overnight social media sensations. But when Kevin and Ernest investigate the mystery of Ernest’s past, they become a target of the CIA.
Directed by Christopher Landon
Starring: Tig Notaro, Jennifer Coolidge, David Harbour, Anthony Mackie, Faith Ford
Release date: February 24 (Netflix)
The Welder
Roe and Eliza, a young couple on a weekend getaway, come face-to-face with the harrowing experiments of a former doctor bent on curing the social blight of racism.
Directed by David Liz
Starring: Camila Rodríguez, Vincent De Paul, Roe Dunkley, Crist Moward, Antony Vazquez
Release date: February 24
