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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – September 10, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

In Theaters 3.6.20

This weekend has yet another slew of films ready for release. They include an anthology tale of myths local to New Salem that end very badly for the locals, a documentary about one of the boldest solo climbers in the world, a drama where events spiral out of control very quickly when a group of friends agree to do a favor for the woman they all adore, and much more!

The Alpinist (PG-13)

Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. The free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. With no cameras and no margin for error, Leclerc’s approach is the essence of solo adventure.

Directed by Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen

Starring: Marc-André Leclerc, Brette Harrington, Peter Mortimer, Alex Honnold, Reinhold Messner

Release date: September 10

Bad Candy

On Halloween night in New Salem, Radio DJs Chilly Billy (Corey Taylor) and Paul (Zach Galligan) tell a twisted anthology of terrifying local myths that lead to a grim end for small-town residents.

Directed by Scott B. Hansen, Desiree Connell

Starring: Zach Galligan, Corey Taylor, Derek Russo, Kevin Wayne, Haley Leary

Release date: September 14 (Limited)

The Card Counter (R)


Redemption is the long game in Paul Schrader’s THE CARD COUNTER. Told with Schrader’s trademark cinematic intensity, the revenge thriller tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of his past.

Directed by Paul Schrader

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Tiffany Haddish, Ekaterina Baker

Release date: September 10

Malignant (R)

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.

Directed by James Wan

Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Ingrid Bisu

Release date: September 10

Queenpins (R)

A pair of housewives create a $40 million coupon scam.

Directed by Aron Gaudet, Gita Pullapilly

Starring: Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Bebe Rexha, Joel McHale

Release date: September 10

Small Engine Repair (R)

Events spin wildly out of control when three lifelong friends agree to do a favor on behalf of the brash young woman they all adore.

Directed by John Pollono

Starring: Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham, Ciara Bravo, Jordana Spiro, Josh Helman

Release date: September 10

Time Is Up

An accident will force ‘Vivien’ and Royan to come to a stop and reclaim their lives, one minute at the time, and finally start living in a present that perhaps will prove to be more exciting than any predefined.

Directed by Elisa Amoruso

Starring: Bella Thorne, Benjamin Mascolo, Sebastiano Pigazzi, Roberto Davide, Emma Lo Bianco

Release date: September 9 (Limited)

What new movies are you looking forward to seeing soon?

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – September 3, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann
In Theaters 3.6.20

Plenty of new movies are coming out just in time for the Labor Day holiday weekend! You have an action film about an ancient sword that ties the fates of two complete strangers, a drama about a woman who realizes she might have something to do with the horrors that threaten her family and the entire world, Marvel’s first feature film about an Asian superhero, and much more!

The Gateway (R)

A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.

Directed by Michele Civetta

Starring: Frank Grillo, Olivia Munn, Keith David, Taryn Manning, Shea Whigham

Release date: September 3 (Limited)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (PG-13)

Shang-Chi, the master of unarmed weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

Starring: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Meng’er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh

Release date: September 3

We Need To Do Something

After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world, apart.

Directed by Sean King O’Grady

Starring: Lisette Alexis, John James Cronin, Pat Healy, Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw

Release date: September 3

Wild Indian

Two men learn to confront a traumatic secret they share involving the savage murder of a schoolmate.

Directed by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.

Starring: Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Colton Knaus, Kirstyn Anderson, Kate Bosworth

Release date: September 3

Yakuza Princess (R)

The heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate forges an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates. She must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.

Directed by Vicente Amorim

Starring: MASUMI, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Kenny Leu, Eijiro Ozaki

Release date: September 3

Zone 414 (R)

Set in the near future in a colony of state-of-the-art humanoid robots. When its creator’s daughter goes missing, he hires private investigator David Carmichael, to bring her home. David teams up with Jane, a highly advanced and self-aware A.I., to track down the missing daughter. Moving through the dangerous iron jungle, they rapidly piece together the mystery, uncovering a crime that leads them to question the origins of Zone 414 and the true purpose behind the “City of Robots.”

Directed by Andrew Baird

Starring: Travis Fimmel, Guy Pearce, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Ned Dennehy, Colin Salmon

Release date: September 3

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – July 16, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

This week’s new releases make quite a unique trio. There’s a thriller about six people that unwittingly find themselves locked in a series of escape rooms and must do their best to survive, a documentary investigating the house that inspired the film The Conjuring, and the sequel to the 1996 classic Space Jam, this time starring basketball star LeBron James!

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (PG-13)

Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before.

Directed by Adam Robitel

Starring: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Thomas Cocquerel, Holland Roden

Release date: July 16

The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home

The world-famous house that inspired The Conjuring film has recently been sold and is now open to paranormal investigations. With special access, a small group of filmmakers and paranormal investigators are allowed to move into the famously haunted home for two weeks in hopes of capturing evidence. During this time the group will be experiencing, investigating, and documenting every moment. Will they be able to make it through their stay? Do malevolent spirits still haunt this home, or is it something more sinister?

Directed by Kendall Whelpton, Vera Whelpton

Starring: Kendall Whelpton, Vera Whelpton, Cory Heinzen, Brian Murray, Richel Stratton

Release date: July 16

Space Jam: A New Legacy (PG)

NBA superstar LeBron James teams up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes for this long-awaited sequel.

Directed by Malcom D. Lee

Starring: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis, Sonequa Martin-Green

Release date: July 16

Have you started heading back to movie theaters? What’s the best movie you’ve seen recently?

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – April 2, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

In Theaters 3.6.20

This week sees the release of a few interesting movies, including two with very different takes on people suddenly performing miracles, two literal monsters going head-to-head with humans caught in the middle, and more!

Every Breath You Take (R)

A psychiatrist, whose client commits suicide, finds his family life disrupted after introducing her surviving brother to his wife and daughter.

Directed by Vaughn Stein

Starring: Michelle Monaghan, Sam Claflin, Casey Affleck, Emily Alyn Lind, India Eisley

Release date: April 2

The Girl Who Believes In Miracles (PG)

Unlike most people, young Sara Hopkins is willing to take God at His word. So when she hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. What begins with a mysteriously healed bird leads to people suddenly cured of their misery and misfortune all over town. But the overwhelming crush of notoriety and press attention soon takes its toll on Sara. Will her family be able to save their miracle girl before it’s too late?

Directed by Richard Correll

Starring: Mira Sorvino, Kevin Sorbo, Peter Coyote, Tommi Rose, Austyn Johnson

Release date: April 2

Godzilla vs. Kong (PG-13)

The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another – the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong – with humanity caught in the balance.

Directed by Adam Wingard

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri

Release date: March 31 (Also available on HBO MAX)

The Unholy (PG-13)

A hearing-impaired girl is visited by the Virgin Mary and can suddenly hear, speak, and heal the sick. As people flock to witness her miracles, terrifying events unfold. Are they the work of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister?

Directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos

Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, William Sadler, Cary Elwes, Kate Aselton

Release date: April 2

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – March 26, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

In Theaters 3.6.20

This week sees a number of interesting movies premiere in theaters. We have an action film wherein a bystander that helps a woman who is being harassed become the target of a drug lord, a drama about 20 German girls that disappear on a trip with their teacher shortly before the start of World War II, a film about the night fans of recently deceased band The Smiths take over a local radio station, and more!

Nobody (R)

A bystander who intervenes to help a woman being harassed by a group of men becomes the target of a vengeful drug lord.

Directed by Ilya Naishuller

Starring:  Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Ironside

Release date: March 26

The Seventh Day (R)

A renowned exorcist who teams up with a rookie priest for his first day of training. As they plunge deeper into hell on earth, the lines between good and evil blur, and their own demons emerge.

Directed by Justin P. Lange

Starring: Guy Pearce, Keith David, Stephen Lang, Robin Bartlett, Hannah Alline

Release date: March 26

Shoplifters of the World (NR)

1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.

Directed by Stephen Kijak

Starring: Helena Howard, Elena Kampouris, James Bloor, Nick Krause, Joe Manganiello

Release date: March 26

Six Minutes to Midnight (PG-13)

UK, Aug. 15, 1939: 17 days before WWII, an English teacher and his camera disappear on a coastal boarding school with 20 German teen girls. Miller gets the job 6 days later, secretly trying to find out what happened.

Directed by Andy Goddard

Starring: James D’Arcy, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard, Jim Broadbent, David Schofield

Release date: March 26

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – February 26, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Many theaters are still not open in the US. Some have had to close again due to health restrictions being put back in place or simply due to a lack of people coming in. While many big-name movies are pushing their release dates back even further, or choosing to premiere overseas first, a number of movies are still determined to make their way to theaters.

This weekend sees a trio of new movies released – a horror movie that takes place within a Jewish Orthodox community, a thriller about the world of opioids, and a new animated adventure about the dynamic duo of Tom and Jerry!

Crisis

Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.

Directed by Nicholas Jarecki

Starring: Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriquez

Release date: February 26

Tom and Jerry

Adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera property, which reveals how Tom and Jerry first meet and form their rivalry.

Directed by Tim Story

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Tom, Jerry, Colin Jost

Release date: February 26 (Also available on HBO MAX)

The Vigil

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas’ electrifying feature debut.

Directed by Keith Thomas

Starring: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Lynn Cohen, Fred Melamed

Release date: February 26

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – February 5, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Many theaters are still not open in the US. Some have had to close again due to health restrictions being put back in place or simply due to a lack of people coming in. While many big-name movies are pushing their release dates back even further, or choosing to premiere overseas first, a number of movies are still determined to make their way to theaters.

Some areas have seen restrictions loosen, which means some theaters are tentatively reopening. This week’s releases bring the directorial debut of Viggo Mortensen, a film about war photographer W. Eugene Smith, two romantic films, and more!

Falling (R)

John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father Willis from Los Angeles who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.

Directed by Viggo Mortensen

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Sverrir Gudnason, Laura Linney, Carina Battrick

Release date: February 5

Little Fish

A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.

Directed by Chad Hartigan

Starring: Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell, Soko, Raúl Castillo, David Lennon

Release date: February 5

Minamata (R)

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Directed by Andrew Leviatas

Starring: Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Katherine Jenkins

Release date: February 5

The Reckoning

Evelyn, a young widow haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph, is falsely accused of being a witch by her Landlord after she rejects his advances.

Directed by Neil Marshall

Starring: Joe Anderson, Sean Pertwee, Charlotte Kirk, Steven Waddington, Ian Whyte

Release date: February 5

Two of Us

Pensioners Nina and Madeleine have hidden their deep and passionate love for many decades, but their bond is put to the test when they are suddenly unable to move freely between each other’s apartments.

Directed by Filippo Menghetti

Starring: Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker, Jérôme Varanfrain, Muriel Bénazéraf

Release date: February 5

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – October 23, 2020

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Many theaters are still not open in the US. Some have had to close again due to health restrictions being put back in place or simply due to a lack of people coming in. While many big-name movies are pushing their release dates back even further, or choosing to premiere overseas first, a number of movies are still determined to make their way to theaters.

This week in new releases we have a bit of variety with an adaptation of a romance novel, a supernatural horror film, and a thriller about two paramedics that discover a new drug with horrifying effects.

After We Collided (R)

Based on the 2014 romance novel of the same name, this follows the love life of two young adults.

Directed by Roger Kumble

Starring: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Louise Lombard, Dylan Sprouse, Candice King

Release date: October 23

The Empty Man (R)

On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.

Directed by David Prior

Starring: James Badge Dale, Stephen Root, Joel Courtney, Marin Ireland, Rasneet Kaur

Release date: October 23

Synchronic (R)

Two New Orleans paramedics’ lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.

Directed by Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

Starring: Jamie Dornan, Anthony Mackie, Katie Aselton, Ally Ioannides, Bill Oberst Jr.

Release date: October 23

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – October 2, 2020

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Many theaters are still not open in the US. Some have had to close again due to health restrictions being put back in place or simply due to a lack of people coming in. While many big-name movies are pushing their release dates back even further, or choosing to premiere overseas first, a number of movies are still determined to make their way to theaters.

The season for scary movies is gaining even more traction this week, as there are three new movies to fit that bill this week. There is also a film about Winston Churchill’s group of female spies in WWII; a film about what happens when a couple goes to a cabin to unplug from the world, only to find it suddenly under attack; as well as a classic coming-of-age love story.

12 Hour Shift

Bodies start to pile up when a drug-user nurse and her cousin try to find a replacement kidney for an organ trafficker.

Directed by Brea Grant

Starring: Angela Bettis, David Arquette, Chloe Farnworth, Mick Foley, Kit Williamson

Release date: October 2

2067

One man’s journey to the future to save a dying world.

Directed by Seth Larney

Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Leeanna Walsman, Deborah Mailman, Sana’a Shaik

Release date: October 2

A Call to Spy (PG-13)

In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency – SOE – to recruit and train women as spies.

Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher

Starring: Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, Linus Roache, Rossif Sutherland

Release date: October 2

Possessor Uncut

Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies – ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.

Directed by Brandon Cronenberg

Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Bean, Tuppence Middleton

Release date: October 2

Save Yourselves! (R)

A young Brooklyn couple heads to an upstate cabin to unplug from their phones and reconnect with each other. Blissfully unaware of their surroundings, they are left to their own devices as the planet falls under attack.

Directed by Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson

Starring: Sunita Mani, John Reynolds, Ben Sinclair, John Early, Jo Firestone

Release date: October 2

Spontaneous (R)

Get ready for the outrageous coming-of-age love story about growing up…and blowing up. When students in their school begin exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

Directed by Brad Duffield

Starring: Katherine Langford, Piper Perabo, Charlie Plummer, Chelah Horsdal, Rob Huebel

Release date: October 2

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – September 18, 2020

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann
In Theaters 3.6.20

Many theaters are still not open in the US. Some have had to close again due to health restrictions being put back in place or simply due to a lack of people coming in. While many big-name movies are pushing their release dates back even further, or choosing to premiere overseas first, a number of movies are still determined to make their way to theaters.

There are quite a few movies out this week, and you can certainly tell that the Halloween season is starting, because many of them fall into the horror/thriller category. Also out is a film about a young man who does not let the horrors that his grandfather committed define who he is, and goes on to take part in the Civil Rights Movement.

About Endlessness

With ABOUT ENDLESSNESS, Roy Andersson adds to his cinematic oeuvre with a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendour and banality.

Directed by Roy Andersson

Starring: Bengt Bergius, Anja Broms, Marie Burman, Amanda Davies, Tatiana Delaunay

Release date: September 18

Alone

A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.

Directed by John Hyams

Starring: Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald, Jonathan Rosenthal, Laura Duyn

Release date: September 18

The Nest (R)

Life for an entrepreneur and his American family begin to take a twisted turn after moving into an English country manor.

Directed by Sean Durkin

Starring: Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Anne Reid, Charlie Shotwell, Adeel Akhtar

Release date: September 18

No Escape (R)

A social media personality travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful VLOG. Always pushing the limits and catering to a growing audience, they enter a cold world of mystery, excess, and danger.

Directed by Will Wernick

Starring: Holland Roden, Denzel Whitaker, Keegan Allen, Ronen Rubinstein, Pasha D. Lychnikoff

Release date: September 18

The Secrets We Keep (R)

In post-WWII America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.

Directed by Yuval Adler

Starring: Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Chris Messina, Amy Seimetz, Jackson Dean Vincent

Release date: September 16

Son of the South

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A grandson of a Klansman comes of age in the deep south and eventually joins the Civil Rights Movement. Based on the Bob Zellner’s autobiography “The Wrong Side of Murder Creek.”

Directed by Barry Alexander Brown

Starring: Sienna Guillory, Lucy Hale, Julia Ormond, Lucas Till, Brian Dennehy

Release date: September 16

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