Coming & Current Unreviewed Movies

F9: The Fast Saga

USA Theaters: June 25, 2021 (wide release)

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

“Killer threesome”

USA Theaters: June 16, 2021 (wide release)

Three years after the events of the original film, bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) continues his friendship with assassin Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) as they embark on a new adventure to save Sonia (Salma Hayek), Darius’s wife, from new threats.

Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.)— Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Richard E. Grant, Tom Hopper, Frank Grillo / Director: Patrick Hughes

Infinite

June 10, 2021 (Internet streaming on Paramount+ —following delays from its original theatrical date of August 7, 2020, due to the coronavirus)

Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg) discovers that his hallucinations are actually visions from past lives. Believing that he is the only one in the world burdened with other people’s complete memories nearly leads to his self-destruction, until the troubled man stumbles upon a centuries-old secret society of similar individuals (other ‘Infinites’) and dares to join their ranks to help save thee world.

This film is based on The Reincarnationist Papers, a novel by D. Eric Maikranz.

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS— Director: Antoine Fuqua / Producer: Di Bonaventura Pictures / Writer: John Lee Hancock / Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dylan O'Brien, Rupert Friend, Jason Mantzoukas, Sophie Cookson, Toby Jones

Editor’s Note: REINCARNATION—Does the Bible support this belief in any way? Answer

Spirit Untamed

“Adventure awaits”

North American Theaters: June 4, 2021 (wide release)

Lucky Prescott’s life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.

Dreamworks Animation and Universal Pictures— Featuring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Isabela Merced, Mckenna Grace, Julianne Moore, Walton Goggins, Eiza González / Director: Elaine Bogan, Ennio Torresan

The Tomorrow War

July 2, 2021 (Amazon Prime Video)

A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.

The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

Skydance Media, New Republic, Amazon Studios— Starring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J. K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Keith Powers / Director: Chris McKay

The Boss Baby: Family Business

“Playtime is over”

North American Theaters: July 2, 2021 (wide release), and simultaneously streaming on Peacock

The Templeton brothers have become adults and drifted away from each other, but a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach is about to bring them together again—and inspire a new family business.

Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)— Starring: Amy Sedaris, James Marsden, Jeff Goldblum, Alec Baldwin, Lisa Kudrow, Eva Longoria, Ariana Greenblatt, Jimmy Kimmel, James McGrath / Director: Tom McGrath

The Forever Purge

“The rules are broken”

North American Theaters: July 2, 2021 (wide release)

The 5th and final installment of ‘The Purge’ film series

Universal Pictures / Brand: Blumhouse Productions — Starring: Josh Lucas, Will Patton, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Ana de la Reguera, Veronica Falcón / Director: Everardo Gout

Black Widow

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USA Theaters: July 9, 2021 (also on Disney+ Premier)

Space Jam: A New Legacy

North American Theaters: July 16, 2021

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

“Winning was just the beginning”

North American Theaters: July 16, 2021

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.

After surviving a series of harrowing, deadly escape rooms designed by Minos Escape Rooms Corporation, Zoey and Ben are determined to bring it to justice for the personally witnessed deaths of those who hadn't survived them. On their way to confront Minos in New York City, they are unexpectedly trapped with several other survivors of other escape rooms. They must all work together to get through yet another gauntlet of Minos’ more elaborate and dangerous escape rooms if they are to have any hope of putting a stop to its murderous games once and for all.

Sony Pictures— Starring: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Isabelle Fuhrman, Thomas Cocquerel, Holland Roden, Carlito Olivero, Indya Moore | Director: Adam Robitel

Midnight in the Switchgrass

“Can they stop a serial killer who can't stop himself?”

North American Theaters: July 23, 2021

An FBI agent and Florida State officer team up to investigate a string of unsolved murder cases.

Based on the true story of Texas' most dangerous serial killer. FBI agent Karl Helter (Bruce Willis) and his partner Rebecca Lombardi (Megan Fox) are very close to busting a sex-trafficking ring. When they realize their investigation has crossed the path of a brutal serial killer, they team up with Texas Ranger Byron Crawford (Emile Hirsch) who has years on this case. When Rebecca herself is abducted by their target and her life hangs in the balance, Karl and Byron have precious few hours to piece together the last clues and put an end to the infamous ‘Truck Stop Killer’.

Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.)— Starring: Bruce Willis, Megan Fox, Emile Hirsch, Machine Gun Kelly, Jackie Cruz, Michael Beach, Lukas Haas, Colson Baker, Lydia Hull | Director: Randall Emmett

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

“Every warrior has a beginning.”

USA Theaters: July 23, 2021

SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS stars Henry Golding as the superhero Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage after saving the life of their heir apparent. Upon arrival in Japan, the Arashikage teach Snake Eyes the ways of the ninja warrior while also providing something he’s been longing for: a home. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes’ honor and allegiance will be tested—even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.

Based on the iconic G.I. Joe character, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins also stars Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow, Úrsula Corberó as The Baroness, Samara Weaving as Scarlett, Haruka Abe as Akiko, Tahehiro Hira as Kenta and Iko Uwais as Hard Master.

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS | Brand: Hasbro | Starring: Henry Golding (as Snake Eyes), Samara Weaving, Andrew Koji, Úrsula Corberó, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira, Iko Uwais / Director: Robert Schwentke

Old

“It’s only a matter of time”

North American Theaters: July 23, 2021

This summer, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded tropical beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly - reducing their entire lives into a single day.

It’s a perfect beach day, or so thought a family, a young couple, a few tourists, and a refugee. All of them end up in the same secluded, idyllic cove filled with rock pools and sandy shore, encircled by green, densely vegetated cliffs. But all is not as it seems; this utopia hides a dark secret. First, there is the dead body of a woman found floating in the crystal-clear water. Then, there is the odd fact that all the children are aging rapidly. Soon everybody is growing older every half hour and there doesn't seem to be any way to escape the cove. Based on the graphic novel Sandcastle (2013) by Pierre Oscar Levy.

Universal Pictures— Starring: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Alex Wolff, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Embeth Davidtz, Emun Elliott, and Kathleen Chalfant / Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Jungle Cruise

USA Theaters: July 30, 2021 (wide release)

Set during the early 20th century, a wisecracking riverboat captain named Frank takes an intrepid scientist named Dr. Lily Houghton and her brother on a mission down the Amazon to find the Tree of Lifewhich is believed to possess healing powers. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila—his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities—possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers, a competing German expedition, and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest. But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank and their fate—and mankind’s—hangs in the balance.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall / Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Stillwater

“A daughter’s last hope. A father’s only chance. / Secrets run deep.”

USA Theaters: July 30, 2021

A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his daughter who has been arrested for murder.

Bill Baker (Matt Damon), an American oil-rig roughneck in Stillwater, Oklahoma, learns that his estranged daughter Allison (Abigail Breslin), while studying for a year in Marseille, has been falsely arrested pending trial and charged with murdering her girlfriend Lina. He travels there to visit her in prison and discovers that she has all but exhausted her legal options.

He moves permanently to France and builds a new life for himself, making it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter. He struggles to clear her name, contending with the language barrier, cultural differences, and a complex and unfamiliar legal system based on the 1994 Code Pénal. He is aided by a French woman, Virginie (Camille Cottin), and her 8-year-old daughter Maya.

As the pressure mounts, he must decide just how far he’s willing to go.

Amblin Partners / DreamWorks Pictures / Focus Features, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal/Comcast— Starring: Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Camille Cottin, Deanna Dunagan / Director: Tom McCarthy

The Green Knight

“When honor was everything. When courage made kings.”

USA Theaters: July 30, 2021

A fantasy re-telling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, ‘The Green Knight’ tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Gawain contends with ghosts, giants, thieves, and schemers in what becomes a deeper journey to define his character and prove his worth in the eyes of his family and kingdom by facing the ultimate challenger. From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table.

A24— Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Barry Keoghan / Director: David Lowery

The Suicide Squad

“They're dying to save the world”

North American Theaters: August 6, 2021 (and simultaneously on HBO Max)

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

HBO Max— Starring: Margot Robbie, Sylvester Stallone, Idris Elba, Joel Kinnaman, John Cena, Alice Braga, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Nathan Fillion, Taika Waititi, Pete Davidson, David Dastmalchian / Director: James Gunn

Respect

USA Theaters: August 13, 2021

The life story of legendary R&B singer, Aretha Franklin, following the rise of her career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.

According to the Director, ‘Respect’ spotlights Aretha’s faith, saying her career ‘started' and ‘finished with the Church.’

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)— Starring: Jennifer Hudson (as Aretha Franklin), Forest Whitaker (as Franklin’s father C.L.), Tate Donovan, Tituss Burgess, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Mary J. Blige, Saycon Sengbloh / Director: Liesl Tommy

Free Guy

“Life’s too short to be a background character”

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USA Theaters: August 13, 2021

“Free Guy” is reportedly about the rise of an idealist in a world that is very cynical and dark.

This comedy features a bank teller who realizes he is a background character in an open-world video game called Free City where he has been robbed every single day for 27 days.

In the open world video game Free City, an amalgamation of Grand Theft Auto and Fortnite, Guy (Reynolds) is a non-player character (NPC) working as a bank teller. Thanks to a code developed by programmers Milly (Comer) and Keys (Keery) inserted into Free City by the publisher Antoine (Waititi), Guy becomes aware of his world being a video game, and takes steps to make himself the hero, creating a race against time to save the game before the developers can shut it down.

Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way…before it is too late.

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company— Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Jodie Comer, Utkarsh Ambudkar / Director: Shawn Levy

PAW Patrol: The Movie

“Our fate is in their paws”

North American Theaters: August 20, 2021 (wide release) and simultaneously on Paramount+ streaming

Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS— Starring: Dax Shepard, Randall Park, Kim Kardashian, Iain Armitage | Director: Cal Brunker

The Protégé

“Made for vengeance”

North American Theaters: August 20, 2021

From the studio who brought you ‘John Wick’ and the director of ‘Casino Royale’

Anna (Maggie Q) is an assassin raised by Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) after he discovered her in the aftermath of a massacre in Saigon. For years, they traversed the globe and completed high-profile contracts. But when he is murdered, Anna must return to Vietnam to track down his killer, and, in the process, teams up with a mysterious figure from her past (Michael Keaton) in an uneasy alliance to bring the killer to justice.

(Filmed in Bucharest, London and Da Nang)

Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.)— Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Robert Patrick, Gong Li / Director: Martin Campbell—“Casino Royale” (2006)

Reminiscence

“Don’t look back”

North American Theaters: August 20, 2021 (wide release) with simultaneous release on the HBO Max streaming service for 1 month

A scientist discovers a way to relive your past and uses the technology to search for his long lost love / Nicolas Bannister (Hugh Jackman), a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. He is a private investigator of the mind who navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Rebecca Ferguson). What begins as a simple matter of lost and found becomes a passionate love affair. But when a different client’s memories implicate Mae in a series of violent crimes, Bannister must delve through the dark world of the past to uncover the truth about the woman he fell for. He must ultimately answer the question: how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?

Producer: Legendary Pictures / Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandie Newton, Brett Cullen, Natalie Martinez, Angela Sarafyan, Cliff Curtis, Daniel Wu / Director: Lisa Joy / Producers: Jonathan Nolan, Michael De Luca, etc.

Finch

August 20, 2021 (Apple TV+)

A man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family as Tom Hanks stars in a powerful and moving adventure of one man’s quest to ensure that his beloved canine companion will be cared for after he’s gone.

Finch (Hanks) is a robotics engineer and one of the few survivors of a cataclysmic solar event that has left the world a wasteland. But Finch, who has been living in an underground bunker for decade, has built a world of his own that he shares with his dog, Goodyear.

Now, though, Finch is terminally ill. With time running out, he creates a robot (Caleb Landry Jones —‘Get Out,’ ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’) to watch over Goodyear when he no longer can. As the trio embarks on a perilous journey into a desolate American West, Finch strives to show his creation, who names himself Jeff, the joy and wonder of what it means to be alive and to teach him to become human enough to take care of Goodyear. And Goodyear himself must learn to accept and trust his new master.

In the tradition of classic Amblin films, FINCH promises to be an epic-scale adventure anchored by a moving exploration of how complicated it is to be human and the unbreakable bond between people and their companions, both canine and created.

Amblin Partners, Apple TV+ / Producer: Amblin Entertainment / Starring: Tom Hanks, Skeet Ulrich, Laura Harrier, Caleb Landry Jones, Samira Wiley / Director: Miguel Sapochnik

Candyman

“Dare to say his name”

USA Theaters: August 27, 2021

CANDYMAN is described as a ‘spiritual sequel’ to Bernard Rose’s 1992 horror film ‘Candyman’ that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. It centers on a struggling artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) who begins to lose his sanity after discovering the story of the Candyman, which he initially uses as artistic inspiration.

For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Us’) and his partner, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ ‘The Photograph’), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.

With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini-Green old-timer (Colman Domingo; HBO’s ‘Euphoria,’ ‘Assassination Nation’) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

Universal Pictures— Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Vanessa Williams, Tony Todd, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett / Director: Nia DaCosta

Cinderella

September __, 2021 (Amazon Prime Video)

The film is a musically-driven new take on the traditional story. Cinderella (Camila Cabello) is an ambitious young woman whose dreams are bigger than the world will allow. With the help of her Fab G (Billy Porter) she musters the courage to make her dreams come true.

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures— Starring: Camila Cabello (Cinderella), Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Billy Porter, James Corden, Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel, Nick Galitzine, etc. / Story by James Corden / Director: Kay Cannon

Based on the Marvel Comics hero Shang-Chi, a young Kung-Fu master learns his father is the world’s worst criminal.

North American Theaters: September 3, 2021 (wide release)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Brand: Marvel Comics — Starring: Simu Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, Florian Munteanu, Ronny Chieng / Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Clifford the Big Red Dog

USA Theaters: September 17, 2021

A young girl’s love for a tiny puppy named Clifford, makes the dog grow to an enormous size.

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS— Starring: Sienna Guillory, Rosie Perez, Kenan Thompson, John Cleese / Director: Walt Becker

North American Theaters: September 24, 2021 (wide release)

Sequel to the 2018 film “Venom”

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures / Brand: Marvel Entertainment — Starring: Tom Hardy (as Eddie Brock / Venom), Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Stephen Graham, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott / Director: Andy Serkis

“Only one family ruled the streets of Jersey in the summer of ‘67”

USA Theaters: September 24, 2021

A look at the formative years of the fictional New Jersey Italian-American gangster, Tony Soprano

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Michael Gandolfini (as Tony Soprano), Jon Bernthal (as Giovanni “Johnny Boy” Soprano), Vera Farmiga (as Livia Soprano), Alessandro Nivola, Ray Liotta, Corey Stoll / Director: Alan Taylor

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

North American Theaters: October 1, 2021

When Van Helsing's mysterious invention, the ‘Monsterfication Ray,’ goes haywire, Drac and his monster pals are all transformed into humans, and Johnny becomes a monster! In their new mismatched bodies, Drac, stripped of his powers, and an exuberant Johnny, loving life as a monster, must team up and race across the globe to find a cure before it's too late, and before they drive each other crazy. With help from Mavis and the hilariously human Drac Pack, the heat is on to find a way to switch themselves back before their transformations become permanent.

This is the final chapter of the ‘Hotel Transylvania’ franchise.

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures— Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Brian Hull, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Jim Gaffigan, Molly Shannon / Directors: Derek Drymon, Jennifer Kluska

Dune

USA Theaters: October 1, 2021

Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy.

Set in the distant future, DUNE tells the story of Paul Atreides, whose family accepts control of the desert planet Arrakis. As the only producer of a highly-valuable resource, control of Arrakis is highly contested among the noble families. After Paul and his family are betrayed, the story explores themes of politics, religion, and man’s relationship to nature as Paul leads a rebellion to restore his family’s control of Arrakis.

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company / Producer: Legendary Entertainment / Starring: Timothee Chalamet (as Paul Atreides), Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica), Oscar Isaac (Duke Leto Atreides), Stellan Skarsgard (Baron Vladimir Harkonnen), Charlotte Rampling (Gaius Helen Mohiam), Zendaya, Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, David Dastmalchian / Director: Denis Villeneuve —“Sicario,” “Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”

“Back on the big scream”

North American Theaters: October 1, 2021 (wide release)

The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. Sequel to the 2019 animated film, 'The Addams Family'.

United Artists Releasing, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Annapurna Pictures— Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Charlize Theron, Oscar Isaac, Bill Hader, Bette Midler, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg / Directord: Greg Tiernan | Conrad Vernon | Laura Brousseau | Kevin Pavlovic

No Time to Die

USA Theaters: October 8, 2021

In NO TIME TO DIE, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)— Starring: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, with Jeffrey Wright, with Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes as ‘M’ / Director: Cary Fukunaga (Cary Joji Fukunaga)

USA Theaters: October 15, 2021 (wide release)

In 14th-century France, knight Jean de Carrouges and his squire Jacques Le Gris are ordered by King Charles VI to fight to the death after Carrouges accuses Le Gris of raping his wife.

THE LAST DUEL is based on the book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager.

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company— Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Harriet Walter / Director: Ridley Scott

Halloween Kills

USA Theaters: October 15, 2021 (wide release)

The continuing saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode in this next chapter of the Halloween series.

Universal Pictures / Producer: Blumhouse Productions / Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Anthony Michael Hall, Judy Greer, Dylan Arnold, Kyle Richards / Director: David Gordon Green

“Best friend forever* (*battery life may vary)”

North American Theaters: October 22, 2021 (wide release)

Set in a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children’s best friends, ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who finds that his robot buddy doesn’t quite work.

This is the story of Barney, an awkward middle-schooler and Ron, his new walking, talking, digitally-connected device. Ron’s malfunctions are set against the backdrop of the social media age which launch them on a journey to learn about true friendship.

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company— Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner, Thomas Barbusca / Directors: Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine

USA Theaters: October 22, 2021 (wide release)

A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequences.

Focus Features, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal/Comcast— Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor Joy, Diana Rigg, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Rita Tushingham / Director and Screenwriter: Edgar Wright

“In the beginning…”

North American Theaters: November 5, 2021 (wide release)

After an unexpected tragedy following the events of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019), the Eternals—an immortal alien race created by the Celestials who have secretly lived on Earth for over 7,000 years (shaping its history and civilizations)—reunite to protect humanity from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.

Budget: $200-million

Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Starring: Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Kumail Nanjiani, Barry Keoghan, Brian Tyree Henry / Producer: Kevin Feige / Director: Chloé Zhao

USA Theaters: November 11, 2021 (wide release)

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures— Director: Jason Reitman / Starring: Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, Bokeem Woodbine

North American Theaters: November 12, 2021 (wide release)

A young boy and his working class family experience the tumultuous late 1960s.

Focus Features, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal/Comcast— Starring: Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Judi Dench / Director: Kenneth Branagh

Top Gun: Maverick

USA Theaters: November 19, 2021 (wide release)

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late best friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”

Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS—Starring: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilmer, Jon Hamm, Miles Teller, Ed Harris, Monica Barbaro, Jean Louisa Kelly / Director: Joseph Kosinski—“TRON: Legacy” (2010), “Oblivion” (2013), “Only the Brave” (2017)

North American Theaters: November 19, 2021 (wide release) (with simultaneous release on HBO Max)

A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Will Smith (as Richard Williams), Aunjanue Ellis (as Brandi Williams), Demi Singleton (as Serena Williams), Saniyya Sidney (as Venus Williams), Dylan McDermott, Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, / Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green

North American Theaters: November 24, 2021 (wide release)

A young Colombian girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures— Starring: Stephanie Beatriz / Director: Jared Bush | Byron Howard | Charise Castro Smith

North American Theaters: November 24, 2021 (wide release)

Set in 1998, this ‘Resident Evil’ origin story explains the secrets of the Spencer Mansion and Raccoon City. Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company's exodus left the city a wasteland… with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever… changed… and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.

Screen Gems, a division of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment— Starring: Hannah John-Kamen, Kaya Scodelario, Neal McDonough, Robbie Amell, Avan Jogia, Tom Hopper, Lily Gao, Donal Logue / Director: Johannes Roberts

West Side Story

USA Theaters: December 10, 2021 (wide release)

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, WEST SIDE STORY explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.

WEST SIDE STORY is produced and directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner. The film has been adapted for the screen from the original 1957 Broadway musical, which was written by Arthur Laurents with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and concept, direction and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Tony Award® winner Justin Peck will choreograph the musical numbers in the film. Also leading the production are Tony Award®-winning producer Kevin McCollum and Academy Award®-nominated producer Kristie Macosko Krieger.

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company / Producer: Amblin Entertainment / Director: Steven Spielberg / Starring: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno

North American Theaters: December 17, 2021 (wide release)

A continuation of “Spider-Man: Far From Home”

Sony Pictures— Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori / Director: Jon Watts

“Where will your dreams take you?”

North American Theaters: December 22, 2021 (wide release)

Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.

Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures— Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Reese Witherspoon, Nick Kroll, Scarlett Johansson, Bobby Cannavale, Bono, Pharrell Williams, / Director: Garth Jennings

North American Theaters: December 22, 2021 (wide release)

Follow-up to the 2019 feature film in which the Crawley family and Downton staff received a royal visit from the King and Queen of Great Britain.

Focus Features, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal/Comcast— Starring: Laura Haddock, Maggie Smith, Dominic West, Michelle Dockery, Hugh Dancy , Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, etc. / Director: Simon Curtis

North American Theaters: December 22, 2021 (wide release)

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company— Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jessica Henwick, Priyanka Chopra, Neil Patrick Harris / Director: Lana Wachowski

The King's Man

USA Theaters: December 22, 2021

As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency.

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a division of The Walt Disney Company— Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Charles Dance, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Stanley Tucci / Director: Matthew Vaughn

North American Theaters: December 22, 2021 (wide release)

1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, before he is killed in action in Baghdad, authors a journal for his son intended to tell him how to live a decent life despite growing up without a father.

This film is based on Dana Canedy's memoir “A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor,” which describes a 200-page journal penned by her fiancé, 1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, for their son. The 48-year-old soldier was killed in Baghdad in October, one month shy of finishing his tour of duty. He had left for the Middle East before his son was born.

Sony Pictures— Starring: Michael B. Jordan (as Charles Monroe King), Tamara Tunie, Robert Wisdom, Chanté Adams (as Dana Canedy) / Director: Denzel Washington

North American Theaters: December 23, 2021 (wide release)

This lives of two sisters living in France are torn apart at the onset of World War II as they struggle to survive and resist the Nazi occupation of France. The screenplay is based on Kristin Hannah’s novel The Nightingale which was inspired by the story of a Belgian woman, Andrée de Jongh, who helped downed Allied pilots to escape Nazi territory.

TriStar Pictures, a division of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment— Starring: Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning / Director: Mélanie Laurent

“Five rival agents. One elite team. / From the studio that brought you Jason Bourne”

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North American Theaters: January 7, 2022 (wide release)

A dream team of formidable female stars come together in a hard-driving original approach to the globe-trotting espionage genre in THE 355.

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason ‘Mace’ Brown will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie, former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah, and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while also staying one-step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng, who is tracking their every move. As the action rockets around the globe from the cafes of Paris to the markets of Morocco to the wealth and glamour of Shanghai, the quartet of women will forge a tenuous loyalty that could protect the world-or get them killed.

Note: The number 355 was a code for one of the first recorded female spies, employed by George Washington in the American Revolution (1765-1783).

Universal Pictures— Starring: Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger, Penélope Cruz, Lupita Nyong'o, Bingbing Fan, Sebastian Stan, Edgar Ramírez / Director: Simon Kinberg

Deep Water

USA Theaters: January 14, 2022

A well-to-do husband (Ben Affleck) who allows his wife (Ana de Armas) to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.

Based on novel by Patricia Highsmith

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company— Starring: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Kristen Connolly, Finn Wittrock / Director: Adrian Lyne

North American Theaters: January 14, 2022

The world’s deadliest assassin (Harrelson) and New York’s biggest screw-up (Hart) are mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental. Chaos soon follows as the assassin’s world comes crashing down on Hart.

Sony Pictures— Starring: Woody Harrelson, Kevin Hart, Lela Loren, Kaley Cuoco, Ellen Barkin / Director: Patrick Hughes

USA Theaters: January 28, 2022 (wide release)

Biochemist Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures / Producer: Marvel Entertainment / Starring: Jared Leto, Michael Keaton, Jared Harris, J.K. Simmons, Matt Smith, Tyrese Gibson, Adria Arjona / Director: Daniel Espinosa

Death on the Nile

USA Theaters: February 11, 2022

Agatha Christie mystery / While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company / Producer: The Estate of Agatha Christie / Director: Kenneth Branagh / Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Annette Bening, Russell Brand

North American Theaters: February 11, 2022

Music superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian are getting married before a global audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she decides to marry Charlie, a stranger in the crowd, instead.

Kat Valdez is half of the sexiest celebrity power couple on Earth with hot new music supernova Bastian. As Kat and Bastian’s inescapable hit single, ‘Marry Me,’ climbs the charts, they are about to be wed before an audience of their fans in a ceremony that will stream across multiple platforms. Divorced high-school math teacher Charlie Gilbert has been dragged to the concert by his daughter Lou and his best friend Parker Debbs.

When Kat learns, seconds before the ceremony, that Bastian has cheated on her with her assistant, her life turns left as she has a meltdown on stage, questioning love, truth, and loyalty. As her gossamer world falls away, she locks eyes with a stranger-a face in the crowd. If what you know lets you down, then perhaps what you don’t know is the answer, and so, in a moment of inspired insanity, Kat chooses to marry Charlie.

What begins as an impulsive reaction evolves into an unexpected romance. But as forces conspire to separate them, the universal question arises: Can two people from such different worlds bridge the gulf between them and build a place where they both belong?

his film is based on a graphic novel written by Bobby Crosby.

Universal Pictures— Starring: Jennifer Lopez (as Kat Valdez), Owen Wilson, Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman, Jimmy Fallon / Director: Kat Coiro

“A hero will rise. Eventually. / The biggest underdog story ever”

North American Theaters: February 18, 2022 (wide release)

In a world where monster wrestling is a global sport and monsters are superstar athletes, teenage Winnie seeks to follow in her father’s footsteps by coaching a loveable underdog monster into a champion.

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS— Starring: Will Arnett, Terry Crews, Ben Schwartz, Tony Danza, Geraldine Viswanathan, Rebecca Quin, / Director: Hamish Grieve

North American Theaters: February 18, 2022

This story is a prequel to the PlayStation video games, starring Holland as a younger Nathan Drake, showing us details of how he came to meet and befriend Sully. In an Indiana Jones-esque adventure, he searches for the lost treasure of El Dorado. A descendant of explorer Sir Francis Drake, Nathan has to face off rival hunters and mutated creatures in his dangerous journey to learn the treasure’s true secrets. He believes that he knows where the fabled golden South American city is located after learning it from a cursed statue. On his journey to find the ancient city, he’s involved in some adventurous situations as he gets a rival hunter and is attacked by some creatures. The fray, is ratcheted up several notches when creatures—actually mutated descendants of Spaniards and Nazis—begin attacking those hoping to learn the treasure’s true secrets.

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures— Starring: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali / Director: Dan Trachtenberg