A look at how musical groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas & the Papas birthed the beginnings of the Laurel Canyon music scene and how the echo of these artists’ creations reverberated across the world.
A story of enduring love between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse, Marianne Ihlen. Filmmaker Nick Broomfield chronicles their relationship, from the early days in Greece to how their love evolved when Leonard became a successful musician.
Director: Nick Broomfield Cast: Leonard Cohen, Judy Collins, Helle Goldman Language: English, Norwegian Genre: Music, Documentary Rating: R for some drug material, sexual references and brief nudity Run time: 1 hour 45 minutes
A modern Mark Twain style adventure story, THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON tells the story of Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church). A strange turn of events pairs him on the road with Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), a small time outlaw on the run, who becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whisky, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), a kind nursing home employee charged with Zak’s return, to join them on their journey.
The film follows a Chinese family who, when they discover their beloved Grandmother has only a short while left to live, decide to keep her in the dark and schedule an impromptu wedding to gather before she passes. Billi, feeling like a fish out of water in her home country, struggles with the family’s decision to hide the truth from her grandmother.
Director: Lulu Wang Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Gil Perez-Abraham Language: English, Mandarin Genre: Comedy Rating: PG for thematic material, brief language and some smoking Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
A woman utilizes ancient beekeeping traditions to cultivate honey in the mountains of Macedonia. When a neighboring family tries to do the same, it becomes a source of tension as they disregard her wisdom and advice.
One day in 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, British intelligence specialist Katharine Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the United States is enlisting Britain’s help in collecting compromising information on U.N. Security Council members to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press.
Director: Gavin Hood Cast: Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes Language: English Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War Rating: R for language Run time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Brittany Forgler is a hilarious, friendly, hot mess of a New Yorker who always knows how to have a good time, but at 27, her late-night adventures and early-morning walks-of-shame are starting to catch up to her. When she stops by a Yelp-recommended doctor’s office in an attempt to score some Adderall, she finds herself slapped with a prescription she never wanted. Forced to face reality for the first time in a long time, Brittany laces up her Converse and runs one sweaty block. The next day, she runs two. Soon she runs a mile. Brittany finally has direction–but is she on the right path?
Director: Paul Downs Colaizzo Cast: Jillian Bell, Jennifer Dundas, Patch Darragh Language: English Genre: Comedy, Drama Rating: Rated R for language throughout, sexuality and some drug material Run time: 1 hour 45 mins
Grace couldn’t be happier after she marries the man of her dreams at his family’s luxurious estate. There’s just one catch — she must now hide from midnight until dawn while her new in-laws hunt her with guns, crossbows and other weapons.
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Cast: Samara Weaving, Andie MacDowell, Mark O’Brien Language: English Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Rating: R for violence, bloody images, language throughout, and some drug use Run time: 1 hour 35 minutes
This fall, the worldwide phenomenon DOWNTON ABBEY, becomes a grand motion picture event, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
Thirty years after starring in “The Wizard of Oz,” beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
Writer director Taika Waititi (THOR: RAGNAROK, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE), brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, JOJO RABBIT, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis as JoJo) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
Director: Taika Waititi Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Roman Griffin, Taika Waititi Language: English Genre: Comedy, Drama, War Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, violence, and language Run time:
In LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ’70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; an early advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her incredible voice was lost to Parkinson’s disease, but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever. With moving performance footage and appearances by collaborators including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne, LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE celebrates an artist whose desire to share the music she loved made generations of fans fall in love with her – and the sound of her voice.
Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Cast: Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Dolly Parton Language: English Genre: Documentary Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language and drug material Run time:
From her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad, the story of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman is told.
Director: Kasi Lemmons Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Joe Alwyn Language: English Genre: Biography, Drama, History Rating: Not Yet Rated Run time:
Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Director: Ron Howard Cast: Spike Lee, Stevie Wonder, Princess Diana Language: English Genre: Documentary Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language and a war related image Run time: 1 hour 55 minutes
In LUCY IN THE SKY, Natalie Portman plays astronaut Lucy Cola, who returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space — and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.
Director: Noah Hawley Cast: Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Dan Stevens Language: English Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi Rating: R for language and some sexual content Run time:
Based on real events, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fanni and children that keeps his spirit alive.
Director: Terrence Malick Cast: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist Language: English, German Genre: Biography, Drama, War Rating: Not Yet Rated Run time: 2 hours 55 minutes
Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Mark Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world’s largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
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Director: Todd Haynes Cast: Anne Hathaway, Mark Ruffalo, William Jackson Harper Language: English Genre: Biography, Drama, History Rating: Run time:
Jimmie and his best friend Mont try to reclaim the house built by Jimmie’s grandfather, launching them on a poignant odyssey that connects them to their past, even as it tests their friendship and sense of belonging in the place they call home.
Director: Joe Talbot Cast: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover Language: English Genre: Drama Rating: R for language, brief nudity and drug use Run time: 2 hours
Fresh out of prison, a Scottish woman juggles her job and two children while pursuing her dream of becoming a country music star. She soon gets her chance when she travels to Nashville, Tenn., on a life-changing journey to discover her true voice.
Director: Tom Harper Cast: Jessie Buckley, Matt Costello, Jane Patterson Language: English Genre: Drama, Music Rating: R for language throughout, some sexuality and brief drug material Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
After he’s attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid bookkeeper Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei (Alessandro Nivola), and hardcore brown belt Anna (Imogen Poots), Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence for the first time in his life. But when he attends Sensei’s mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of fraternity, brutality and hyper-masculinity, presenting a journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor. Audacious and offbeat, The Art of Self-Defense is an original dark comedy that takes toxic masculinity to absurd extremes.
Director: Riley Stearns Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots Language: English Genre: Comedy Rating: R for violence, sexual content, graphic nudity and language Run time: 1 hour 45 minutes
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.
Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM provides us all a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet.
Director: John Chester Cast: John Chester, Molly Chester Language: English Genre: Documentary Rating: PG for mild thematic elements Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite
right. The moon hangs large and low in the sky, the hours of daylight
are becoming unpredictable, and animals are beginning to exhibit unusual
behaviors. News reports are scary, and scientists are concerned, but no
one foresees the strangest and most dangerous
repercussion that will soon start plaguing Centerville: the dead rise
from their graves and feast on the living, and the citizens must battle
to survive.
The greatest zombie cast ever disassembled starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Selena Gomez, Carol Kane, Austin Butler, Luka Sabbat and Tom Waits. Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Director: Jim Jarmusch Cast: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton Language: English Genre: Comedy, Horror Rating: R for zombie violence/gore, and for language Run time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Concert footage from 1972 of Aretha Franklin performing songs from the best-selling gospel album at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles.
Director: Sydney Pollack, Alan Elliott Cast: Aretha Franklin, Reverand James Cleveland, C.L. Franklin Language: English Genre: Documenatry, Music Rating: G Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
Director: Werner Herzog, Andre Singer Cast: Yuri Andropov, James Baker, Leonid Brezhnev Language: English, German, Russian, Polish Genre: Documentary Rating: NR Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Juliette Binoche and Guillame Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas for this wry, slyly seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer begins blurring the line between fact and fiction, using his real-life love affairs — including a passionate fling with an actress who happens to be married to his editor — as fodder for his explosive new novel. Balancing dry wit with keen observations on the tensions between art, commerce, and technology, Non-Fiction is a buoyant, breezy delight from a master director at his most effortlessly brilliant.
Director: Olivier Assayas Cast: Guillaume Canet, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Macaigne Language: English Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Rating: R for some language and sexuality/nudity Run time: 1 hour 50 minutes
The poet Emily Dickinson’s persona, popularized since her death, has been that of a reclusive spinster – a delicate wallflower, too sensitive for this world. In this humorous drama, Molly Shannon captures the vivacious, irreverent side of Emily Dickinson that was covered up for years – most notably Emily’s lifelong romantic relationship with another woman (Susan Ziegler). After Emily’s death, a rivalry emerges when her brother’s mistress (Amy Seimetz) along with editor T.W. Higginson (Brett Gelman) published a book of Emily’s poems. Unique and surreal, WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY sheds new light on the life one of our most celebrated poets.
Director: Madeleine Olnek Cast: Molly Shannon, Susan Ziegler, Amy Seimetz Language: English Genre: Comedy, History Rating: PG-13 for sexual content Run time: 1 hour 25 minutes
A shy teenager dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition.
Director: Max Minghella Cast: Elle Fanning, Agnieszka Grochowska, Archie Madekwe Language: English Genre: Drama, Music Rating: PG-13 for some suggestive content, and for teen drinking and smoking Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.
Director: Claire Denis Cast: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin Language: English Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi Rating: R for disturbing sexual and violent content including sexual assault, graphic nudity, and for language Run time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a convict in a rural Nevada prison who struggles to escape his violent past, is required to participate in an “outdoor maintenance” program as part of his state-mandated social rehabilitation. Spotted by a no-nonsense veteran trainer (Bruce Dern) and helped by an outgoing fellow inmate and trick rider (Jason Mitchell), Roman is accepted into the selective wild horse training section of the program, where he finds his own humanity in gentling an especially unbreakable mustang.
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Cast: Gideon Adlon, Connie Britton, Matthias Schoenaerts Language: English Genre: Drama Rating: Not Yet Rated Run time:
As a young student, J.R.R. Tolkien finds love, friendship and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts. These early life experiences soon inspire Tolkien to write the classic fantasy novels “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
Director: Dome Karukoski Cast: Lily Collins, Nicholas Hoult, Genevieve O’Reilly Language: English Genre: Biography, Drama Rating: PG-13 for some sequences of war violence Run time:
Never-before-seen footage and audio recordings take you straight into the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embark on a historic trip to the moon.
Director: Trevor Nunn Cast: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore Language: English Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance Rating: R for brief sexuality/nudity Run time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small. These two people will try to find love.
Director: Noble Jones Cast: John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil Language: English Genre: Drama, Romance Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language and some suggestive material Run time: 2 hours
A shy film student begins finding her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man. She defies her protective mother and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship which comes dangerously close to destroying her dreams.
Director: Joanna Hogg Cast: Tilda Swinton, Richard Ayoade, Tom Burke Language: English Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance Rating: R for some sexuality, graphic nudity, drug material and language Run time: 2 hours
In “The Public” an unusually bitter Arctic blast has made its way to downtown Cincinnati and the front doors of the public library where the action of the film takes place. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, some homeless patrons turn the building into a shelter for the night by staging an “Occupy” sit in. What begins as an act of civil disobedience becomes a stand-off with police and a rush-to-judgment media constantly speculating about what’s really happening. This David versus Goliath story tackles some of our nation’s most challenging issues, homelessness and mental illness and sets the drama inside one of the last bastions of democracy-in-action: your public library.
Director: Emilio Estevez Cast: Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater Language: English Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, nudity, language, and some suggestive content Run time: 2 hours
From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi (“MERU”) and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin comes National Geographic Documentary Film’s FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock… the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park… without a rope. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold’s climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge, Honnold enters his story in the annals of human achievement. FREE SOLO is both an edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of an athlete who exceeded our current understanding of human physical and mental potential. The result is a triumph of the human spirit.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Cast: Alex Honnold Language: English Genre: Documentary Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
A free-spirited divorcee spends her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. She soon finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with the joys of budding love and the complications of dating.
Director: Sebastian Lelio Cast: Julianne Moore, Sean Astin Language: English Genre: Drama, Romance Rating: R for sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use Run time: 1 hour 42 minutes
In 1946 Rachael Morgan arrives in the ruins of Hamburg to be reunited with her husband, Lewis, who is a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. As they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an unexpected decision: They will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.
Director: James Kent
Cast: Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Clarke
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Rating: R for sexual content/nudity, and violence including some disturbing images
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A man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
Director: Joe Penna Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir Language: English Genre: Adventure, Drama Rating: PG-13 for language and some bloody images Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
The film follows Laura (Cruz) on her travels from Argentina to her small home town in Spain for her sister’s wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion. Amid the joyful reunion and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted. In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed.
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín
Language: English, Spanish
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Rating: R for some language
Run time: 2 hours 15 minutes
In early 1970s Harlem, daughter and wife-to-be Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
Director: Barry Jenkins Cast: Regina King, Stephan James Language: English Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance Rating: R for language and some sexual content Run time: 2 hours
Animated and Live Action shorts are here. This is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, Feb. 24th.
Cold War is a passionate love story between a man and a woman who meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatefully mismatched and yet condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in 1950s Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris, it’s the tale of a couple separated by politics, character flaws and unfortunate twists of fate – an impossible love story in impossible times.
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Cast: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc Language: Polish Genre: Music, Drama, Romance Rating: R for some sexual content, nudity and language. Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
A sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) doesn’t think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is Greta (Isabelle Huppert), an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two become fast friends – but Greta’s maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta’s life is what it seems in this suspense thriller from Academy Award (R)-winning director Neil Jordan.
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Isabelle Huppert
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Rating: R for some violence and disturbing images
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Celebrity biographer Lee Israel makes her living profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.
Director: Marielle Heller Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant Language: English Genre: Drama Rating: R for language including some sexual references, and brief drug use Run time: 1 hour 47 minutes
The most personal project to date from Academy Award (R)-winning director and writer Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Children of Men, Y Tu Mama Tambien), ROMA follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a young domestic worker for a family in the middle-class neighborhood of Roma in Mexico City. Delivering an artful love letter to the women who raised him, Cuarón draws on his own childhood to create a vivid and emotional portrait of domestic strife and social hierarchy amidst political turmoil of the 1970s. Cuarón’s first project since the groundbreaking Gravity in 2013.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira Language: Spanish, English Genre: Drama Rating: R for graphic nudity, some disturbing images, and language Run time: 2 hours 15 minutes
The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.
Director: Mimi Leder
Cast: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Kathy Bates
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: PG-13 for some language and suggestive content
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A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, HOTEL MUMBAI vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-Nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, “Homeland”) is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.
Director: Anthony Maras Cast: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer Language: English Genre: Drama, History, Thriller Rating: R for disturbing violence throughout, bloody images, and language Run time: 2 hours 5 minutes
A man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown in hopes of making it out alive.
Director: Joe Penna
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13 for language and some bloody images
Run time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Under the guidance of acclaimed South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, five orphaned children from Swaziland collaborate to craft an original fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character, Liyana, is brought to life in innovative animated artwork as she embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. The children’s real and imagined worlds begin to converge, and they must choose what kind of story they will tell – in fiction and in their own lives. This inspiring tale of perseverance is a tribute to creativity, the strength of the human spirit, and the healing power storytelling.
Teenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all — good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist and athlete. When Nic’s addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father does whatever he can to save his son and his family.
Director: Felix Van Groeningen
Cast: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: R for drug content throughout, language, and brief sexual material
Run time: 2 hours
Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate is a journey inside the world and mind of a person who, despite skepticism, ridicule and illness, created some of the world’s most beloved and stunning works of art. This is not a forensic biography, but rather scenes based on Vincent van Gogh’s (Academy Award (R) Nominee Willem Dafoe) letters, common agreement about events in his life that present as facts, hearsay, and moments that are just plain invented.
Director: Julian Schnabel
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac
Language: French, English
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: PG-13 for some thematic content
Run time: 1 hour 50 minutes
In the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Delves
Language: English
Genre: Biography, History
Rating: R for strong sexual content, nudity and language
Run time: 2 hours
Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth 1. Each young Queen beholds her “sister” in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within court imperil both thrones – and change the course of history.
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.
Director: Brett Haley
Cast: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Music
Rating: PG-13 for some drug references and brief language
Run time: 1 hour 35 minutes
New York photographer Ronit Krushka flies to London after learning about the death of her estranged father. Ronit is returning to the same Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for her childhood attraction to Esti, a female friend. Their fortuitous and happy reunion soon reignites their burning passion as the two women explore boundaries of faith and sexuality.
Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the drama centers on a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson, and Samuel West.
Sawyer Valentini relocates from Boston to Pennsylvania to escape from the man who’s been stalking her for the last two years. While consulting with a therapist, Valentini unwittingly signs in for a voluntary 24-hour commitment to the Highland Creek Behavioral Center. Her stay at the facility soon gets extended when doctors and nurses begin to question her sanity. Sawyer now believes that one of the staffers is her stalker — and she’ll do whatever it takes to stay alive and fight her way out.
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Rating: R for disturbing behavior, violence, language, and sex references
Run time: 1 hour 37 minutes
Aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, aka Patti Cake$, is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown where her life is falling apart. Patti tries to reach the big time in the hip-hop scene with original and affecting music. Cheered on by her grandmother and only friends, Jheri and Basterd, Patti also shoulders her mother’s heartaches and misfortunes.
Director: Geremy Jasper
Cast: Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Rating: R for language throughout, crude sexual references, some drug use and a brief nude image
Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
An ensemble comedy following three couples stuck in the web of a jaded filmmaker looking to prove that marriage should be a seven-year contract with an option to renew. From the acclaimed director of In A World comes I Do…Until I Don’t featuring an all-star cast of Lake Bell, Ed Helms, Mary Steenburgen, Paul Reiser, Wyatt Cenac, and Dolly Wells.
Director: Lake Bell
Cast: Lake Bell, Ed Helms, Mary Steenburgen
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R for sexual material and language
Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
After Isaac’s blind girlfriend walks out on him, his life goes into free fall, and he directs an unhinged staging of Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” attends the Passover Seder from hell, and attempts to woo a new flame.
Following the death of her mother and a series of self-inflicted setbacks, young Ingrid Thorburn escapes a humdrum existence by moving out West to befriend her Instagram obsession, a Los Angeles socialite named Taylor Sloane. After a quick bond is forged between these unlikeliest of buddies, the facade begins to crack in both women’s lives — with comically malicious results.
Director: Matt Spicer
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr.
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: R for language throughout, drug use, some sexual content and disturbing behavior
Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes
An account of the Ferguson uprising as told by the people who lived it. The filmmakers look at how the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown inspired a community to fight back and sparked a global movement.
After graduating from college and moving to an apartment, young Thomas Webb befriends an alcoholic neighbor who dispenses worldly wisdom alongside shots of whiskey. Webb’s world soon comes crashing down when he learns that his father is having an affair with a beautiful and seductive woman. Determined to break up the relationship, Thomas winds up sleeping with her, launching a chain of events that will change everything that he thinks he knows about his family and himself.
WIND RIVER is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) who teams up with a local game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past (Jeremy Renner) to investigate the murder of a local girl on a remote Native American Reservation in the hopes of solving her mysterious death. Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, WIND RIVER also stars Gil Birmingham, Jon Bernthal, Julia Jones, Kelsey Asbille, and James Jordan.
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Cast: Kelsey Asbille, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones
Language: English
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Rating: R for strong violence, a rape, disturbing images, and language
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: PG-13 for some thematic material
Runtime: 2 hours 5 min
Based on a memoir, four siblings must learn to take care of themselves as their responsibility-averse, free-spirit parents both inspire and inhibit them. When sober, the children’s brilliant and charismatic father captured their imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Meanwhile, their mother abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want to take on the work of raising a family.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Brie Larson, Naomi Watts
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content involving family dysfunction, and for some language and smoking
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