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Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star in a new (non-linear) love story from A24 Studios!

An accidental encounter brings two people living very different lives into contact with one another. From there, Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh) nurture a decades-long relationship replete with all the hallmarks of sharing a life together – romantic escapades, buying a home, starting a family. But, all the good of their happy life is challenged when the couple discovers that Almut has ovarian cancer and will need to undergo treatment if she hopes to survive. Now that their time together might just be finite, Almut, Tobias, and their daughter must try to make every moment together count for something.

Directed by John Crowley (Brooklyn), this touching film is a stark reminder not to take life for granted.

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107 MIN

Jason Schwartzman stars as Ben Gottleib, an aging Jewish man who serves as cantor to the congregation of his synagogue – a role which is responsible for leading the chanting and choral components during religious rituals, and which requires years of rigorous education. All is not well in Ben’s life, though: he’s lost not only his voice, but also his wife to a freak accident and, as a result, his will to live. Like all good Jewish families, Ben’s two mothers attempt to salve his wounds by setting him up with the daughter of the local rabbi; however, he has a chance encounter with Carla, his grade school music teacher (played by the magnificent Carol Kane), who, like Ben, is also a widower and may have just what it takes to help Ben find some harmony again.

The latest film from Nathan Silver, Between the Temples is a dram-edy that explores life, love, loss, and languishing through the lens of tradition and unorthodoxy. Critics have praised the on-screen chemistry between Schwartzman and Kane, as well as the excellent performances from the supporting cast which includes Robert Smigel, Dolly de Leon, and Caroline Arnold.

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Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) writes and directs a fresh, new film adaptation of the timeless tale of Nosferatu!

When a young woman becomes the focus of desire of the strange Count Orlok, she soon discovers that he is actually one of the most terrifying creatures known to humanity — a vampire who is the epitome of evil. As the gothic tale of obsession unfolds, the true depths of horror are revealed.

This moody, modern take on the classic horror story stars Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, and Nicholas Hoult.

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132 MIN

Demi Moore stars as “Elizabeth Sparkle”, a well-known TV personality who is unceremoniously fired from her job on her 50th birthday. With her good looks fading and finding herself in a mid-life crisis, Elizabeth encounters an entrepreneur who has a serum which he promises will return Elizabeth to how she looked in her 20’s. There’s a caveat, however: Elizabeth is told that “without exception”, she must change her body every seven days. When she fails to adhere to this important instruction, Elizabeth’s life (and body) begin to fall apart…literally!

This audacious body-horror film with a feminist bent was directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) and stars Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.

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140 MIN

In the cut-throat world of the skincare industry, “reputation is everything.” So says Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks), an L.A. facialist who has big plans to launch her own line of beauty care products in an attempt to finally achieve the fame and fortune embodied by the American Dream. When a rival, Angel Vergara (Luis Gerardo Méndez), opens a shop across the street Goldman soon finds herself embroiled in a fight for dominance. Making matters worse, Vergara seems to be playing a dirty game, forcing Goldman to question how far she’s willing to go to keep her brand on top. She’ll discover that the skin she started with won’t be the same as what she ends up with.

Directed by Austin Peters, this exciting thriller is an exploration of the demands of success and the lengths to which people will go in order to be the best. The supporting cast features solid performances from Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Serenity, Castle), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick, Catch-22), and MJ Rodriguez (Nurse Jackie, Luke Cage).

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97 MIN

Dìdi, the directorial debut from writer/director Sean Wang, is a playful coming-of-age tale set in the late-2000’s that follows a young Taiwanese-American boy during the final summer moments before he starts high school. His family ties are strong, but there’s only so much a maturing young man can learn from parents and grandparents…namley, how to flirt, have fun, and find his own path in life.

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94 MIN

By early 1965, Bob Dylan had helped revive the traditions of American folk music, had rocketed to stardom, and was considered by many to be the “voice of his generation” due to the massive popularity of his anti-war protest anthems. However, March of that year saw the release of his ground-breaking LP Brining It All Back Home — an attempt to move beyond the confines of the stereotypical folk-singer-with-acoustic-and-harmonica by featuring an electrified rock band as his ensemble. Moreover, Dylan performed live with a rock band later that year at the Newport Folk Festival. Both of these events stirred great controversy among followers of pop culture who felt betrayed by Dylan seemingly turning his back on the traditional songs that made him successful. However, had he not made these moves, the history of music would unarguably be quite different.

This is the subject matter of A Complete Unknown, a new bio-pic — based on the book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald — about Dylan during this tumultuous time in his career. Timothée Chalamet stars in the lead role with a fantastic supporting cast playing several iconic personalities from that time period in Dylan’s life. There have been several bio-pics about Dylan over the years, but none have been specifically devoted to examining this seminal turning point in his career.

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120 MIN

Coming hot on the heels of the resounding success of Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos is back with a new film starring an ensemble cast that includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Willem Dafoe.

Lanthimos has constructed Kinds of Kindness around the principle of a “triptych” – three separate segments that follow characters dealing with existentially challenging situations: A man strives to out-maneuver the path that life has predetermined for him, a police officer and his wife wrestle with uncertainty after she suspiciously returns from an alleged drowning incident, and a woman goes in search of an unorthodox spiritual guide as the result of a prophesy.

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164 MIN

Mia Goth returns to reprise her role as aspiring (adult) film star Maxine “Max” Minx in Maxxxine, the third installment of Ti West’s critically-acclaimed “X” franchise of slasher-horror films from A24 Studios.

The year is 1985 and Max has survived the (classic slasher film-style) massacre on a rural Texas farm and is still seeking fame on the big screen. She finally gets her big break; however, this time there’s a serial killer known as the “Night Stalker” preying upon young starlets on the streets of L.A. Not only that, but Max’s newfound notoriety also threatens to expose her checkered past. It remains to be seen whether reaching the top of the ladder of success will be worth the price.

A direct sequel to X, this latest film peers behind the curtain of the Hollywood film industry and features a supporting cast that includes Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire), pop musician Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), and the-man-who’s-in-every-movie Kevin Bacon.  It’s not only a modern homage to legendary horror films of the past, it is also a love letter to the 80’s – a groundbreaking decade for entertainment and pop culture in general. Following the resounding success of its two predecessors, Maxxxine is almost guaranteed to be a hit with fans and critics alike!

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103 MIN

The future looks bleak for Mickey Barnes, so he decides to sign up to become an “expendable”, a menial laborer who gets cloned and sent to an off-world colony on the icy planet of Niflheim. Mickey’s clones take on several dangerous (and lethal) jobs. Each time a clone dies, another is produced and the tough work continues. On one assignment, however, one of Mickey’s clones – “Mickey 17” – encounters trouble and is presumed dead when it fails to come back from the job. In the meantime, “Mickey 18” has already been produced and set to work. When the two clones encounter one another, they wrestle with the existential undercurrents of being disposable cogs in a corrupt and compassionless planetary government.

From writer/director Bog Joon-ho (Snowpiercer, Parasite) comes a wild new sci-fi thriller with a sense of humor, based on the novel by Edward Ashton.

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139 MIN