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"Blink Twice: A Third Blink Needed for Tatum and Kravitz's Twisty Love-Thriller!"

Amazon MGM Studios MOVIE INFO: When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start…

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Sleep: A Haunting Exploration of Possession and Matrimonial Unity

Lotte Entertainment MOVIE INFO: SLEEP follows newlyweds Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun, PARASITE) and Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi), whose domestic bliss is disrupted when Hyun-su begins speaking in his sleep, ominously stating, “Someone’s inside.” From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, Hyun-su transforms into someone else, with no recollection of what happened the night before. Overwhelmed with anxiety…

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Close Your Eyes: A Masterful Return for Victor Erice

Avalon MOVIE INFO: Set in contemporary Madrid, an aging filmmaker named Miguel Garay is called upon to recount his memories of working on his final and still unfinished film, “The Farewell Gaze.” During its production, the lead actor and Miguel’s close friend, Julio Arenas, disappeared without a trace, leaving in his wake a mystery that would haunt the lives of everyone associated with the…

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Unfathomable Will

I found the city a pitiless thing.It smelled of steel, concrete and the bay.I use to sit on the sea wall that edged my old college condo, the one I sharedwith a black cat, and sing Otis Redding-skipping the whistling part of his songbecause my lips could never purse the right tune- and watch the tide roll in catching rainbows in the sun’s glint.It was the inhabitants I couldn’t take,all rude and…

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Back in Action: Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz Reunite for a Fun, Familiar Ride

Netflix MOVIE INFO: Former CIA spies Emily and Matt are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed. REVIEW: Netflix Back in Action” starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, is a fun and familiar ride that’s currently streaming on Netflix. Directed by Seth Gordon, this action-comedy reunites the two stars, who first worked together in Oliver Stone‘s 1999 sports drama…

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"The Last Showgirl: Pamela Anderson Shines in a Heartfelt Vegas Drama"

Roadside Attractions MOVIE INFO: The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelley, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run REVIEW: Roadside Attractions The Last Showgirl,” directed by Gia Coppola, is a poignant and visually captivating film that explores the life of Shelly…

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Sing Sing

A24 MOVIE INFO: Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.Content…

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A Different Man: Sebastian Stan Shines in "A Different Man," a Dark Comedy That Challenges Perceptions

A24 MOVIE INFO: REVIEW: A24 Sebastian Stan delivers a standout performance in “A Different Man,” a dark comedy that explores themes of identity and transformation. Stan’s portrayal of Edward, an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis who undergoes a radical medical procedure to change his appearance, is both captivating and deeply moving. A24 His performance in this film is a stark contrast…

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"The Wolf Man: A Fresh Take on a Classic Monster with Mixed Results"

Universal MOVIE INFO: From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale The Invisible Man, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: Wolf Man. Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, It Comes at Night) stars as Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, who inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own…

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 Red Rooms: A Haunting Dive into the Dark World of True Crime Obsession

Entranct Films MOVIE INFO: The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path to seek the final piece of the puzzle: the missing video of a murdered 13-year-old girl, to whom Kelly-Anne bears a disturbing resemblance. REVIEW: Entranct Films “Red Rooms,” directed…

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My Penguin Friend: A Delightful Heartwarming Tale of Bird and Man Without the Avian Flu

Roadside Attractions MOVIE INFO: A sweeping family adventure, My Penguin Friend is a triumphant tale of friendship between a lonely father and a little lost penguin who recharges his spirit and heals his family with an unshakable, ocean-crossing loyalty. Humble fisherman João (international star Jean Reno) has turned away from the world in the wake of tragedy. But when he discovers a penguin…

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Nightfall

The ramshackled town falls quiet to the artist’s eye in the retreating light.The old houses will truce their aged lumber,antiquity, for the invading dark beauty of his creation.He lived here once as a boy, in the sadness of his angels,held hostage (he thought), by the catechism of church and steeple, becoming a refugee from sawdust and faith,believing being an exile will open his eyes to the…

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Gratification in time’s diminutions

Time’s diminishments adds its own beautyin gratitude for moments that are not ours:the child tiptoes into the mother’s bedroomand silently witnesses her comb her hair,later listens to her snore, transferring to them the transient lyrics of the song of life- the lines that survive the well of nights,the rose thorns to bloom in their mouthsuntil it’s stamped in their bodies—this trapped time to…

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The Thicket: A Gritty Western with Heart and Soul

Samuel Goldwyn Films MOVIE INFO: When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Peter Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Juliette Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill that leads them…

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Last Summer:  A Bold Exploration of Forbidden Desires

Pyramide-SBS Distribution MOVIE INFO: With her first film in a decade, the fearless 75-year-old French auteur Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl, The Last Mistress) proves she’s as provocative as ever with her Cannes-stirring film, which drives down the dark road of uncontrollable passion. A remarkably nuanced, radiant Léa Drucker plays Anne, an attorney who has plateaued in her marriage to Pierre…

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Olvidada (forgotten)

My mother’s name is lost to everyone beyond her children.“She was beautiful.What was her name?”,others would say to me when shown her image hanging silently on the wall.In the chanting of it—their wind echoes my death back in a cloud of disinterested kindnessand muttered miseries. They know only their faces, the renamed mountains and rivers,the new language of their exile.Not that— she was wind…

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Anora: “A Genre-Bending Win from Sean Baker”

Neon MOVIE INFO: Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey Madison (ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD) captivates as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively marries Vanya, the impetuous son of a Russian billionaire. However, when Vanya’s parents catch…