New Releases

The sequel to the 2001 Best Picture winner is set 20 years later, in roughly 200 AD, with Rome on the brink of collapse, its leaders and citizens consumed with the need for the bloody entertainment of the gladiators in the Coliseum. Ridley Scott directs again and ups the ante on the adrenaline and t  …

A pitch-dark, jaw-drop comedy anthology starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Joe Alwyn, and several other top-notch actors, Kinds of Kindness is broken into three short films, which are loosely connected by a mysterious character who goes by the initials R.M.F. (played by the film’s Oscar-winning dir  …

They didn’t advertise the plot of this Ryan Gosling-Emily Blunt action romance (probably because it features the stars of Barbenheimer), but it’s a got a great premise:  A stunt man is facing a career-ending injury when he’s tasked with finding a missing movie star and winning back his ex …all whi  …

A visual adrenaline rush and a reason to head to theaters, The New Empire is a campier take on the MonsterVerse that traces the roots of the ancient battle of the Titans that brought man and monster together — revealing the origins of Skull Island and Hollow Earth.  All new monsters are introduced  …

A critical darling reminiscent of Taratino’s bloody Western noirs, the darkly comedic thriller follows a young knife salesman who lands at a remote diner, only to be taken hostage by a pair of bank robbers. From Nick Schager at the Daily Beast:  “A tense, fatalistic saga of bad luck and worse decisi  …

Kristen Stewart stars as a reclusive gym manager who falls hard for a female bodybuilder stopping through town en route to Vegas to chase big dreams. Their lusty romance sets off a cascade of violence in this adrenaline pumping drama that also stars Ed Harris, Jen Malone, Katy O’Brian, Anna Baryshni  …

The highly-praised Timothy Chalamet and Zendaya led blockbuster is now streaming across VOD platforms. The sequel to the 2021 adaptation of the iconic novel, Part Two works as a standalone — and a lure for non sci-fi fans who are curious to jump into this cinematic “art house” spectacle that has a  …

Set in 1889, Eugenie (Juliette Binoche) is a cook in the kitchen of the celebrated gourmet Dodin (Benoît Magimel), until their mutual admiration turns into a romantic relationship and an paralleled culinary partnership. When Eugenie insists on her freedom over marriage, Dodin tries something he has  …

His music inspired peace movements and spread messages of unity across Africa. It also launched reggae as a genre around the world, and turned him into a symbol.  In 1999, the BBC declared “One Love” the song of the Millennium.  This is a film released in theaters to give people a combination of rou  …

A thoughtful, often gripping, timely indie film that explores the lives of a father and his teenage daughter forced to live in a storage unit in Ohio, as their pasts and present present new challenges on the fringes of a wealthy college town. Starring Tim Blake Nelson and directed by his son Henry N  …

A Cannes Camera d’Or for best first film, the story follows Thien, a 30-something who leaves Saigon for his hometown after his sister-in-law dies suddenly, leaving his five-year-old nephew an orphan. During a visit to his hometown in search of a his long lost brother, Thien reconnects with an ex who  …

After her husband passes suddenly, a Jordanian mother is expected to hand over the house to her brother-in-law, and resorts to faking a pregnancy to try and hold on to her inheritance and her daughter’s stability in this entertaining, fast-paced drama earning critical praise for its “look into women  …

Japan’s nominee for this year’s Best International Feature Oscar, Perfect Days follow a late middle-aged man in Tokyo who transcends his job as a lavatory cleaner through a series of unexpected encounters, small moments, and fresh perspectives as he flashes back to some of the more regretted memorie  …

A historical drama set in 1755 Denmark, The Promised Land follows an impoverished Danish man (Mads Mikkelsen) who’s granted a “royal warrant” to help build a colony for the king, which requires farming uninhabitable land. Thieves, robber barons, disdainful overlords, and romance intervene in his pur  …

The movie that’s getting credit for bringing rom-com audiences back to theaters has arrived on streaming — albeit for more than the price of a movie ticket ($20).  Consider this a date night or roommate watch, as it’s launched these two stars into the big leagues — and it’s edgier than it looks. N  …

A murder accusation can be just the ticket for a struggling young actress seeking fame and glory in 1930s Paris. That’s the premise of this farcical French comedy that’s a hit with critics despite its broader humor and theatrics. It”s clever in a way that will resonate today, but decorated in nosta  …

A novelist (Jeffrey Wright) fed up with Black entertainment that relies on offensive stereotypes uses a pen name to write a “Black book” to prove his point — only to find himself thrown into the middle of the madness he is skewering. From the BBC: “It’s such an entertaining film that it’s easy to o  …

One of the more female friendly and kid friendly Marvel movies of recent years, The Marvels brings together a supertrio that includes Carol from Captain Marvel (2019), Kamala from Ms. Marvel (2022), and Monica from WandaVision — who team up to take on a Kree revolutionary known as Dar-Benn.  Nick F  …

A young, married couple are living a peaceful life on a secluded farm when a stranger arrives and tells the husband (Paul Mescal) he will be sent to space, while his wife (Saoirse Ronan) will be left in the company of a robot who looks just like her husband. Adapted from the sci-fi/psychological thr  …