Coming & Current Unreviewed Movies

The Marksman

North American Theaters: January 15, 2021

Chaos Walking

“No one escapes the noise”

Open: January 22, 2021

Lionsgate—Director: Doug Liman—“Edge of Tomorrow” (2014) / Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Nick Jonas, Ray McKinnon, Cynthia Erivo

In the near future, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) has been brought up to believe that a viral germ has killed all women in a colony world and unleashed The Noise, the special ability to read people’s and animals’ minds—a visual, background jabber that literally portrays each man’s thoughts and feelings for all to see—in a stream of images, words, and sounds. Later, he comes upon a patch of silence and soon discovers the source of the silence and the last thing he ever expected: a mysterious woman named Viola Eade (Daisy Ridley). On the run, they learn more about the true history of the New World.

This film is based upon the book The Knife of Never Letting Go.

The Little Things

“Some things never let us go.”

North American Theaters: January 29, 2021 (wide release)

Greenland

DVD: February 9, 2021

STX Entertainment—Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Ford, David Denman, Scott Glenn / Director: Ric Roman Waugh

A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet’s fragments, the Garrity’s experience the best and worst in humanity while they battle the increasing panic and lawlessness surrounding them. As the countdown to global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

Cinderella

North American Theaters: February 5, 2021

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

A modern musical version of the classic fairy tale “Cinderella.”

February 19, 2021 (Disney+)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures—Director: Lena Khan

The adventures of a young girl and a squirrel with superpowers.

Flora Belle Buckman, a self-proclaimed cynic, spends her time reading comic books and struggling to understand her parents’ recent divorce. She is jolted into action when the neighbor runs over a squirrel with a vacuum cleaner. The squirrel’s brush with death causes him to develop superpowers, allowing him to understand humans and become smarter. Flora then names the squirrel Ulysses after the vacuum cleaner accident. Flora explains to Ulysses that he must use his newfound powers to right wrongs, fight injustice, ‘or something.’ Ulysses decides to write on Flora’s mother’s typewriter, revealing he can write poetry.

This film is based on the children’s novel Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by American author Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by K.G. Campbell.

North American Theaters: February 19, 2021 (limited) + plus video on demand / DVD: February 23, 2021

Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.)—Starring: Jason Clarke (as Richard “Rick” Bowden, the “Jurassic Narc”), Nick Robinson, Alexandra Shipp, Jimmi Simpson, Katie Aselton, Lexi Rabe, Daniel Stewart, Darrell Britt-Gibson and Paul Walter Hauser / Director: Tiller Russell

Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells narcotics, while DEA agent Rick Bowden (nicknamed the ‘Jurassic Narc’) goes undercover to bring him down.

Based on larger-than-life true events, Silk Road focuses on the young, affluent and highly motivated entrepreneur Ross Ulbricht (Robinson), whose ambitious goal is to launch the Internet’s first completely anonymous and unregulated marketplace. With Ulbricht’s passion for the possibilities his invention offers the world, his site—the Silk Road—becomes the world’s fastest-growing drug market, catching the focus of disgraced DEA agent Rick Bowden (Clarke). A dinosaur with a habit for substance abuse and blowing cases, Bowden once had street savvy in dark corners but is unprepared for the dark web as he struggles through tutorials on how to use the Internet. As both men’s private lives erode, with Bowden in over his head and Ross’ growing paranoia driving unthinkable choices, they cling to their jobs in an elaborate game of cat-and-mouse that have both asking how far their idealism can take them.

Tom and Jerry

USA Theaters: February 26, 2021 (wide release)

“Never underestimate a nobody”

USA Theaters: February 26, 2021

Universal Pictures—Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, J.P. Manoux / Director: Ilya Naishuller

A bystander who intervenes to help a woman being harassed by a group of men becomes the target of a vengeful drug lord.

Odenkirk, who stars in NOBODY, plays an overlooked suburban dad no one would look at twice. But when two thieves break into his house, the crime fires up unknown rage within him, sending him on a path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

North American Theaters: March 5, 2021 (wide release) and Disney+ Premier Access

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures—Starring: Awkwafina, Kelly Marie Tran / Directors: Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada

In a realm known as Lumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon. In this world, humans and dragons once lived together in harmony. However, sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land and the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. 500 years later, these beasts have resurfaced. Now, a lone warrior named Raya must track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good.

“A sequel is in the heir.”

North American Theaters: March 5, 2021

Amazon Prime Video—Starring: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Tracy Morgan, Wesley Snipes, James Earl Jones, Louie Anderson, Vanessa Bell Calloway / Director: Craig Brewer

The African monarch Akeem (Eddie Murphy) learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir to the throne of Zamunda and build a relationship with his son.

This is a sequel to the 1988 comedy COMING TO AMERICA.

The King's Man

USA Theaters: March 12, 2021 (wide release)

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

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.

The Courier

USA Theaters: March 19, 2021 (wide release)

Roadside Attractions, a division of Lionsgate Films—Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Eysteinn Sigurðarson, Jessie Buckley / Director: Dominic Cooke

The true story of Cold War spy Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his Russian source who try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Wynne is a British businessman recruited as an MI-6 agent. He helps the CIA penetrate the Soviet nuclear programme. Soviet spy Oleg Penkovsky (codenamed Ironbark) passes crucial intelligence to the West that helps defuse the dangerous situation.

Godzilla vs. Kong

“One will fall”

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USA Theaters: March 26, 2021

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company—Starring: Eiza González, Millie Bobby Brown, Alexander Skarsgård, Rebecca Hall, Jessica Henwick, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, Ziyi Zhang, Brian Tyree Henry / Director: Adam Wingard—“Blair Witch,” “The Guest”

As the gigantic Kong meets the unstoppable Godzilla, the world watches to see which one of them will become King of the Monsters.

USA Theaters: April 2, 2021

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, James Corden / Director: Will Gluck

“Thomas and Bea are now married and living with Peter and his rabbit family. Bored of life in the garden, Peter goes to the big city, where he meets shady characters and ends up creating chaos for the whole family. Unable to stay out of trouble, Peter Rabbit embarks on a series of adventures with a new bunny friend who knew his father.

In PETER RABBIT™ 2: THE RUNAWAY, the lovable rogue is back. Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated, but when his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be.

While Thomas McGregor and Bea are on their honeymoon, Peter Rabbit runs away from home. There, he befriends a rabbit who is an old friend of Peter’s father. He then finds himself drawn into another life that he never even knew about.”

No Time to Die

USA Theaters: April 2, 2021

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)

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.

USA Theaters: April 9, 2021

20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company—Director: Jason Reitman / Starring: Kristen Schaal, H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Dan Mintz

Feature film based on the animated TV series

North American Theaters: April 16, 2021 (wide release)

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company / Director: Simon McQuoid

Feature film based on the popular video game.

BIOS

USA Theaters: April 16, 2021 (wide release)

Universal Pictures / Producer: Amblin Entertainment / Starring: Tom Hanks, Skeet Ulrich, Laura Harrier, Caleb Landry Jones, Samira Wiley / Director: Miguel Sapochnik

On a post-apocalyptic earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator’s beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship and what it means to be human.

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.

Hanks stars as Finch, 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, BIOS is 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.

A Quiet Place Part II

USA Theaters: April 23, 2021 (wide release)

Black Widow

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USA Theaters: May 7, 2021

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

North American Theaters: May 14, 2021 (wide release)

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

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.

North American Theaters: May 14, 2021

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

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?

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

Free Guy

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

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USA Theaters: May 21, 2021 (wide release)

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

Comedy about 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.

The film is reportedly about the rise of an idealist in a world that is very cynical and dark.

USA Theaters: May 21, 2021

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (Lionsgate)—Starring: Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, and Samuel L. Jackson / Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

A sadistic mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in SPIRAL, the terrifying new chapter from the book of SAW. Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.

USA Theaters: May 28, 2021 (wide release)

Universal Pictures—Starring: Vin Diesel, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren, Michelle Rodriguez, Lucas Black, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Michael Rooker / Director: Justin Lin

Cypher enlists the help of Jakob, Dom’s younger brother to take revenge on Dom and his team.

USA Theaters: May 28, 2021

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

A man discovers that his hallucinations are actually visions from past lives.

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

North American Theaters: June 4, 2021

Universal Pictures— Director: Elaine Bogan

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

Samaritan

USA Theaters: June 4, 2021

United Artists Releasing, a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)—Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Martin Starr, Moises Arias, Dascha Polanco, Natacha Karam / Director: Julius Avery—Overlord(2018)

A young boy learns that a superhero who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty years ago may in fact still be around.

USA Theaters: June 11, 2021

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

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.

USA Theaters: June 18, 2021

Top Gun: Maverick

USA Theaters: July 2, 2021

“Brace yourself”

USA Theaters: July 2, 2021

Illumination Entertainment, distributed by Universal Pictures—Starring: Steve Carell/ Director: Kyle Balda

The continuation of the adventures of the Minions, always in search of a tyrannical leader.

“From the gals who brought you Bridesmaids”

USA Theaters: July 16, 2021

Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.)—Starring: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Wendi McLendon-Covey / Producers: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jessica Elbaum / Director: Josh Greenbaum

A pair of best friends find themselves in over their heads.

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

USA Theaters: July 30, 2021

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

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.

USA Theaters: July 30, 2021 (wide release)

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

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.

USA Theaters: August 13, 2021

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

The life story of legendary R&B singer, Aretha Franklin. Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s 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.

Deep Water

USA Theaters: August 13, 2021

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

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

USA Theaters: August 20, 2021

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

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.

Candyman

“Dare to say his name”

USA Theaters: August 27, 2021

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

From Producer/Writer Jordan Peele / This film 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.

Oscar® winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend: Candyman. Filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Woods, upcoming Captain Marvel 2) directs this contemporary incarnation of the cult classic.

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.

“Playtime is over”

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

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 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.

Death on the Nile

USA Theaters: September 17, 2021 (wide release)

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

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

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

USA Theaters: September 24, 2021

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

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

Dune

USA Theaters: October 1, 2021

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”

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.

USA Theaters: October 8, 2021

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

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.

USA Theaters: October 15, 2021

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

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.

This film is based on the book by Eric Jager.

Halloween Kills

USA Theaters: October 15, 2021

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

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

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

USA Theaters: October 22, 2021

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

Clifford the Big Red Dog

USA Theaters: November 5, 2021

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

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

West Side Story

USA Theaters: December 10, 2021 (wide release)

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

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.

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

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North American Theaters: January 14, 2022

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

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).

USA Theaters: Release date delayed due to Wuhan coronavirus

United Artists Releasing, a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)—Starring: Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Michaela Conlin / Director: Kitao Sakurai

Two friends embark on a cross-country road trip full of inventive pranks, pulling its real-life audience into the mayhem.

tagline: “Don’t call it a comeback… Okay, call it a comeback. Hollywood has never pulled a stunt like this.”

North American Theaters: Release date delayed due to Wuhan coronavirus

Cloudburst Entertainment—Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Emile Hirsch, Zach Braff, Patrick Muldoon, Malcolm Barrett / Director: George Gallo

THE COMEBACK TRAIL sees De Niro play Max Barber who, in debt to Freeman’s mob boss, creates an insurance fraud by casting washed-up, suicidal cowboy/movie star Duke Montana (Tommy Lee Jones) in a poorly written Western with the intention of killing him during the first days of filming. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined. Surprisingly, Duke somehow rises to the occasion, thereby redeeming his past misdeeds, and brings Max and others along on the same journey.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

USA Theaters: Release date delayed due to Wuhan coronavirus

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company—Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Julian Hilliard, Ruairi O'Connor / Director: Michael Chaves

Connected

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USA Theaters: Release date delayed due to Wuhan coronavirus

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Starring: Olivia Colman, Maya Rudolph, Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride / Director: Michael Rianda

Katie Mitchell is accepted into the film school of her dreams. Her whole family drives Katie to school together when their plans are interrupted by a tech uprising. The Mitchells will have to work together to save the world.

CONNECTED is an original animated comedy from director Mike Rianda (Gravity Falls) and producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” “The Lego Movie”), about an everyday family’s struggle to relate while technology rises up around the world! When Katie Mitchell (voiced by Abbi Jacobson), a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans to meet “her people” at college are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick (voiced by Danny McBride) determines the whole family should drive Katie to school together and bond as a family one last time.

Katie and Rick are joined by the rest of the family, including Katie’s wildly positive mom Linda (voiced by Maya Rudolph), her quirky little brother Aaron (voiced by Mike Rianda), and the family’s delightfully chubby pug Monchi for the ultimate family road trip. Suddenly, the Mitchells’ plans are interrupted by a tech uprising: all around the world, the electronic devices people love – from phones, to appliances, to an innovative new line of personal robots—decide it’s time to take over. With the help of two friendly malfunctioning robots, the Mitchells will have to get past their problems and work together to save each other and the world!

tagline: “Show the world who you really are”

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20th Century Studios, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company—Starring: Max Harwood, Lauren Patel, Richard E. Grant, Sharon Horgan, Sarah Lancashire, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson / Director: Jonathan Butterell

Feature film adaptation of the musical about a teenager from Sheffield, England who wants to be a drag queen.

“Jamie New is a 16-year-old and doesn’t quite fit in. Instead of pursuing a ‘real’ career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness into the spotlight.”

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Universal Pictures—Director: Tina Gordon

Youth choirs gather together for a music competition

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Universal Pictures—Starring: Ella Balinska, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Betsy Brandt, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg / Director: Shana Feste

A woman tries to get home alive after her blind date turns violent.

Stillwater

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

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

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

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Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS—Starring: Michael B. Jordan (as John Clark), Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cam Gigandet, Brett Gelman / Director: Stefano Sollima

This film is based on the novel by Tom Clancy.

John Clark, a Navy SEAL, goes on a path to avenge his wife’s murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.

Voyagers

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Lionsgate (Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.)—Starring: Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Isaac Hempstead Wright / Director: Neil Burger

A crew of astronauts on a multi-generational mission descend into paranoia and madness, not knowing what is real or not.

Set in the near future, the film chronicles the odyssey of 30 young men and women who are sent deep into space on a multi-generational mission in search of a new home. The mission descends into madness, as the crew reverts to its most primal state, not knowing if the real threat they face is what’s outside the ship or who they’re becoming inside it.

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