The Long Walk: Directed by Francis Lawrence. With Judy Greer, Mark Hamill, Ben Wang, Garrett Wareing. A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as “The Long Walk,” where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot.
The Phoenician Scheme: Directed by Wes Anderson. With Benicio Del Toro, Truman Hanks, Steve Park, Scott Shepherd. Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.
Eddington: Directed by Ari Aster. With Joaquin Phoenix, Deirdre O’Connell, Emma Stone, Micheal Ward. In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
Kadukka: Directed by S.S. Murugarasu. With Vijay Gowrish, Adarsh Madhikanth, KVN Manimegalai, Kongu Manjunathan. Two friends in a quiet village compete for the same girl’s affection. Their friendship becomes a comedic battle of charm and tricks, but she’s got an unexpected twist in this fun-filled romantic comedy.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps: Directed by Matt Shakman. With Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.
The Hypnosis: Directed by Ernst De Geer. With Asta Kamma August, Herbert Nordrum, Andrea Edwards, David Fukamachi Regnfors. A hypnotherapist sees Vera throw off the trappings of civilized behavior. For an event she attends with André, Vera’s behavior holds a mirror up to the faux-authenticity, virtue signaling and hypocrisy of her fellow entrepreneurs.
When in Rome: Directed by Niclas Bendixen. With Bodil Jørgensen, Kristian Halken, Rolf Lassgård, Davide Iachini. To celebrate a lifelong marriage, Gerda and Kristoffer travel to Rome to relive the city where Gerda was once an aspiring art student. When they run into her former teacher and lover Johannes, Gerda is reminded of the life she used to live, and Kristoffer is sidelined while Gerda wanders the streets of the Eternal City in search of her long-lost youth.
Universal Language: Directed by Matthew Rankin. With Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Amir Amiri, Faraz Anoushah Pour. An absurdist triptych of seemingly unconnected stories finds a mysterious point of intersection in this tale set somewhere between Winnipeg and Tehran.
Hey Joe: Directed by Claudio Giovannesi. With James Franco, Francesco Di Napoli, Giulia Ercolini, Aniello Arena. An American veteran who got involved with a young woman from Naples during World War II returns to the same city in the early 1970s to meet his son, who has no interest in his father.
C.I.C. – Central de Inteligência Cearense: Directed by Halder Gomes. With Tóia Ferraz, Edmilson Filho, Alana Ferri, Falcão. A secret agent from the Ceará Intelligence Center is Brazil’s last hope to recover stolen data about a top-secret project, that threatens to destroy the country’s beaches.
