Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.
RATED PG FOR SEQUENCES OF ANIMATED ACTION VIOLENCE, SOME LANGUAGE, AND THEMATIC ELEMENTS.
“There’s not a frame of this rich, kaleidoscopically detailed animation that isn’t dazzling.” – Wendy Ide, The Observer
“It’s such a torrent of universes, ideas and styles that it should collapse under the weight of its own creative payload. But it all works – brilliantly.” – Phil de Semlyen, Time Out
“The movie is emotional without feeling manipulative. It’s progressive without feeling heavy handed. It’s dazzling without feeling like it was made completely on a computer, despite literally being made on a computer! Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is exhilarating, touching, creative and a shoo-in for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards again this year.” – Amanda Luberto, Arizona Republic
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is the beloved story of Ariel (Halle Bailey), a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s (Javier Bardem) daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula (Melissa McCarthy), which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
RATED PG FOR ACTION / PERIL AND SOME SCARY IMAGES.
“The Little Mermaid is not just another useless, soulless remake from the Mouse House. Not only does it give the gift of Halle Bailey as Ariel, but it also fortifies its predecessor’s story by adding much needed narrative context and emotional pull.” – Francisca Tinoco, We Got This Covered
“Bailey gives a glowing performance of effortless starshine; her singing voice has both sweetness and power, and her smile is the sort on which dreams dance.” – Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times
“It serves as a handsome homage while persuasively making the case as its own discrete entity.” – Alex Diggins, The Telegraph
Elemental
Set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together, Elemental introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.
RATED PG FOR SOME PERIL, THEMATIC ELEMENTS, AND BRIEF LANGUAGE.
“The pair’s growing fascination for each other is as unmistakable as the beauty of their surroundings, and so a film about inanimate elements turns out to be a delightfully human love story.” – Kyle Smith, Wall Street Journal
“She’s spunky and hot-headed, he’s sweet and adorable — if they touch, it could be a disaster, but somehow, their chemistry just works, bringing the charming Elemental to a lively roiling boil.” – Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune
“Elemental may not rise to the heights that Up soared to, but the ingredients of Elemental combine in ways that are both satisfying and even moving.” – Jason Gorber, Paste
Insidious: The Red Door
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and a college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins) must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family’s dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.
RATED PG-13 FOR VIOLENCE, TERROR, FRIGHTENING IMAGES, STRONG LANGUAGE, AND SUGGESTIVE REFERENCES.
“Insidious: The Red Door is a satisfying conclusion to the Lambert family’s long nightmare journey into The Further…” – Tom Jorgensen, IGN
“Insidious: The Red Door has some wonderful jump scares, some very creepy sequences, and it gives new terror to the prospect of receiving an MRI. This is an excellent summer horror film, and if you like having the bejesus scared out of you, Insidious: The Red Door will provide about 2 hours of entertainment.” – Benjamin Franz, Film Threat
“There’s more to Wilson’s film than dread though. In between the terror, the newbie director makes time for actual plot.” – Alex Flood, NME
Air
Air reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.
RATED R FOR LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT.
“Air is a slam dunk and ultimately one of the best sports movies ever made.” – Marisa Mirabal, IndieWire
“Be you a fan of basketball or basket weaving, Air will snugly fit the tastes of just about anybody.” – Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
“Thanks to Affleck’s sure-handed, period-piece-perfect direction, a crackling good screenplay by Alex Convery and the lively, funny, warm, passionate performances from the A-list cast, Air is as entertaining and fast-paced as an NBA Finals game that is destined for overtime.” – Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Past Lives
Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo), two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny and love, and the choices that make a life.
RATED PG-13 FOR SOME STRONG LANGUAGE.
“As the film glides towards its climax, Song dismantles your heart with the cool proficiency of a bomb-disposal expert.” – Matt Maytum, Total Film
“A movie that liberates your tears and makes you fall in love with it. It is almost assuredly predestined to be the single best movie you see this year.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone
“Celine Song makes a quietly spectacular writing-directing debut with Past Lives, a lyrical slow burn of a film that expertly holds back wellsprings of emotion, until it unleashes a deluge.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Succession: Season 4
The family continues to be divided as the sale of Waystar to Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) moves closer to being final.
RATED TV-MA. CONTAINS FREQUENT STRONG LANGAUGE THROUGHOUT, SEXUAL REFERENCES, MILD VIOLENCE, AND THEMATIC MATERIAL.
“The barbs sting as sharply as ever, while the drama escalates to the level one expects from not just a final season, but a final season of a show like this, one which has grown past its shaky early episodes to stand amongst the best series of the 21st century.” – Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence
“Going out with a bang… The blue-chip Succession is especially strong, as hilariously vicious as ever, with the Roy media family imploding amid a flurry of betrayals, back-channel deal-making, and cruel manipulations.” – Matt Roush, TV Guide
“The fourth and (boo-hoo!) final season about a dysfunctional media family kicks off like gangbusters. With a killer cast led by Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, this last hurrah stakes it claim on series immortality. Astounding, all of it. TV doesn’t get better than this.” – Peter Travers, ABC News
Poker Face: Season 1
With the gift of telling when someone is lying, Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) travels across the country and helps solve crimes in this drama series created by Rian Johnson.
RATED TV-MA. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT, VIOLENCE, BLOODY IMAGES, SEXUAL MATERIAL, THEMATIC CONTENT, AND SMOKING.
“A cut above the best… You need a consistent and entertaining center to keep things grounded and Lyonne’s shrugging-charismatic performance is as deft as they come.” – Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
“To put it simply, Poker Face is a triumph — for Johnson and Lyonne, for modern-day TV, for the mystery genre in general, and — crucially — for Peacock.” – Nicole Gallucci, Decider
“If the format is lovingly pinched from Columbo, along with some memorable plot points, the social worlds Charlie dips into are not just inspired, but also vividly fleshed out… Of the many bespoke touches that make Poker Face a true midwinter gift, the greatest pleasure is in watching an extraordinary character, played by an extraordinary actor, puzzle her way through the bottomless mysteries of the human psyche.” – Judy Berman, Time
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Sweet, awkward 16-year-old Ruby Gillman is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High, but she mostly just feels invisible. She’s math-tutoring her skater-boy crush, who only seems to admire her for her fractals, and she’s prevented from hanging out with the cool kids at the beach because her over-protective supermom, has forbade Ruby from ever getting in the water. But when she breaks her mom’s #1 rule, Ruby will discover that she is a direct descendant of the warrior Kraken queens and is destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother, the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas.
RATED PG FOR SOME ACTION, RUDE HUMOR, AND THEMATIC ELEMENTS.
“One of the best family films of the year, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken has humor and heart, buoyant energy, witty and imaginative visuals, and never-less-than brilliant voice talent.” – Nell Minow, RogerEbert.com
“Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken turns into something bigger and better than your average kids’ pic.” – Marah Eakin, Chicago Reader
“Some jokes are a little on the cringeworthy side, but overall, they work. It’s a film that essentially hijacks the cuteness of The Little Mermaid and manages to successfully transfer it to a shy, math-loving awkward teenager who just happens to be able to transform herself into a 50-foot-tall sea-beast.” – John Kirk, Original Cin
Abbott Elementary: Season 2
The teachers at Philadelphia’s Abbott Elementary are back for a new school year.
RATED TV-PG. CONTAINS SOME LANGUAGE, SEXUAL REFERENCES, CRUDE HUMOR, AND THEMATIC MATERIAL.
“It’s hard to pick our favorite part of the return. Gritty? Ava hula-hooping at a big staff seminar? Sheryl Lee Ralph’s post-Emmy glow? It’s all great. And we get to do this again next week, and the week after, and the week after that.” – Fletcher Peters, The Daily Beast
“Season 2 of Abbott Elementary returns as confident as ever — sharp and searingly funny, but with a baseline warmth that feels meaningful in a world that’s become increasingly cold to the idea that we’re meant to look out for one another… It’s such a perfect amalgam of talents both in front of and behind the camera.” – Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
“The generational divide among the teachers feels organic to the setting, and the jokes are so rooted in character there’s something for everybody… By giving the tropes of yore such a fresh update, [creator and actor Quinta] Brunson may have forged a new classic of her own.” – Inkoo Kang, Washington Post
Master Gardener
Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton) is the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver). When Mrs. Haverhill demands that he take on her wayward and troubled great-niece Maya (Quintessa Swindell) as a new apprentice, chaos enters Narvel’s spartan existence, unlocking dark secrets from a buried violent past that threaten them all.
RATED R FOR LANGUAGE, BRIEF SEXUAL CONTENT, AND NUDITY.
“At 76, more than 20 films into his storied career, Paul Schrader can still deliver a sucker punch.” – Tara Brady, The Irish Times
“Part of the kick of Master Gardener is that the writer-director Paul Schrader manages to pull off this improbable movie. It shouldn’t work and, even after seeing it twice, I don’t think that it entirely does, which only makes it more fascinating and strengthens its power.” – Manohla Dargis, New York Times
“Paul Schrader delivers another compelling investigation of conflicted men in modern America. Master Gardener has a stately pace but a knockout punch; enriching cinema for the discerning punter.” – Lou Thomas, Empire
Interview with the Vampire: Season 1
Louis de Pointe (Jacob Anderson) tells a reporter about his life in 1900s New Orleans, becoming a vampire companion to Lestat De Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and the arrival of child vampire Claudia (Bailey Bass) in the series adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel of the same name.
RATED TV-MA. CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, NUDITY, SEXUAL CONTENT, STRONG LANGUAGE, THEMATIC CONTENT, AND SMOKING.
“The road to a new adaptation has been a winding one, but AMC’s lush and enthralling series proves that Rice’s vampires are in the right hands.” – Carly Lane, Collider
“AMC’s Interview is a novel thing; it does for bloodsucker drama what HBO’s Watchmen did for the superhero genre, reclaiming an old story for a new, more enlightened generation.” – Jenna Scherer, AV Club
“It’s a startlingly good adaptation of Rice’s book but stands on its own two feet, bring new dimensions to a classic story and having genuine fun delving into parts that were only hinted at in the novel and prior film versions. The competition may be tough this season, but Interview with the Vampire stakes out a serious claim as one of the best TV shows of the year.” – Kayleigh Donaldson, Consequence
Sympathy for the Devil
After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is at it seems.
NOT RATED. CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, AND SMOKING.
“Cage chews up every scene he’s in and seems to be having a blast — he’s always over-the-top and never boring to watch, in a film that delivers the goods for those who like him best when he’s just about lost his mind.” – Jordan Mintzer, Hollywood Reporter
“Cage and Kinnaman work well together, with the former being gloriously over-the-top and the latter keeping things grounded in a form of reality. All in all, this thriller works from beginning to end.” – Bobby LePire, Film Threat
“Sympathy for the Devil does the two things that every good Nicolas Cage movie must do: It gives him license to be manic, but it also gives him a realistic context in which his mania can delight and surprise.” – Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Season 3
Jack Ryan is a fugitive and hiding from both the CIA and the people behind a conspiracy he uncovered in the third season of the action series.
RATED TV-MA. CONTAINS BLOODY VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, SEXUAL MATERIAL, THEMATIC CONTENT, AND SMOKING.
“Jack Ryan has successfully evolved its formula of spycraft and gunfights to accommodate John Krasinski’s brand of charm. In other words, it’s solidly-built, with just enough of everything that a show in this genre requires.” – Johnny Loftus, Decider
“The performances from Kelly, Pierce, and Krasinski are some of the most memorable for the franchise and I can’t wait to see where these characters go next. Jack Ryan Season 3 is one of the most thrilling projects I have seen all year.” – Nathaniel Brail, ComicBook.com
“I am already missing Krasinski and Pierce as the best Ryan and Greer pairing on screen. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan finally does the job of combining the political and the action elements in a way that makes for great television.” – Alex Maidy, JoBlo’s Movie Network
Cobra Kai: Season 5
Daniel seeks to stop Terry Silver from opening a franchise of Cobra Kai dojos across the valley, while Johnny and his son look for Miguel Diaz in Mexico in the fifth season of the Karate Kid spin-off series.
RATED TV-14. CONTAINS VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, SEXUAL REFERENCES, BRIEF NUDITY, THEMATIC MATERIAL, AND DRUG USE.
“Cobra Kai Season 5 is a showcase of the best elements of the series, despite a bit of roughness around the edges. The latest installment features some big laughs and impressive fights but also sheds a light on what’s to come without feeling like it’s just a set-up for the next season.” – Nate Richard, Collider
“You have to embrace the cheese in Cobra Kai because that’s half the fun. And to be clear, the show is enormous fun.” – Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
“Season 5’s detour away from the dojo means that Cobra Kai itself took some time to reflect, grow, and change. The show is much better off for it.” – Scarlett Harris, The Daily Beast
Cobweb
Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes that his parents (Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr) could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trust. And for a child, what could be more frightening than that?
RATED R FOR HORROR VIOLENCE AND SOME LANGUAGE.
“Cobweb‘s greatest achievement is in ambiguity, in leading the story to its inevitable ending without ever sacrificing that unnerving quality.” – Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle
“Cobweb might just fill you with the sadistic glee that you can only get from horror films that push the boundaries of the genre. It’s not perfect. Hell, it might not even be ‘good.’ But Cobweb is an absolute delight and a blast to watch.” – Charles Bramesco, The Playlist
“Amid all the mayhem, a fairly lucid portrait of disturbed child psychology emerges. Although derivative, Chris Thomas Devlin’s script has enough sick, witty ideas to make the fearsome goings-on seem fresh and immediate. At the very least, after watching Cobweb, you’ll never look at a jack-o’-lantern the same way again.” – Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle
La Civil
Cielo searches for her kidnapped daughter in Northern Mexico. As the authorities fail to offer support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands. Cielo begins her own investigation and earns the trust and sympathy of Lamarque, an unconventional army Lieutenant working in the region. He agrees to help Cielo in her search, because her research data could be useful to his operations as well. Cielo’s collaboration with Lamarque pulls her further into a vicious cycle of violence.
NOT RATED. CONTAINS STRONG VIOLENCE, LANGUAGE, BLOODY IMAGES, AND THEMATIC MATERIAL.
“This movie grabs you by the heart quickly and doesn’t let up the stress for any significant amount of time.” – Glenn Kenny, RogerEbert.com
“This is a gripping and heartbreaking film that goes out with a whimper that hits harder than any kind of bang it could’ve mustered.” – Manuel Betancourt, Variety
“We tend to think of gangland tales as exhibiting clear demarcations between those who are and are not ‘in the game.’ La Civil catapults us into a considerably more disturbing environment, a sort of toxic sinkhole that pulls everyone into its horrors.” – Kyle Smith, Wall Street Journal
Dead Shot
When a border ambush goes wrong, retired Irish paramilitary Michael (Colin Morgan) witnesses the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife by British Sergeant, Tempest (Aml Ameen). Now wounded, and presumed dead, he escapes, taking his revenge to the dark and paranoid streets of 1970’s London.
NOT RATED. CONTAINS STRONG BLOODY VIOLENCE, FREQUENT STRONG LANGUAGE, AND SMOKING.
“Dead Shot is far from a deep dive into the Troubles, but remains a gritty and grounded thriller that doesn’t resort to exploiting or glorifying some horrible actions taken on both sides of these covert organizations.” – Robert Kojder, Flickering Myth
“If the trajectory feels a bit preordained by dramatic convention, there are still stinging twists in store, especially in the last few minutes.” – Leslie Felperin, The Guardian
“It’s not a grand detailing of the era and its woes, but the Guards wisely get raw with the material, making for a riveting sit.” – Brian Orndorf, Blu-ray.com
Biosphere
In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity.
NOT RATED. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT AND STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT.
“Mel Eslyn’s film is a thoughtful drama about life, gender, and male friendship.” – Ross McIndoe, Slant
“I can say without hyperbole that there are conversations in this movie that I have never heard before (and refuse to spoil). Better, I can confirm that Brown — the straight man to Duplass’s comic relief — delivers his half with conviction.” – Amy Nicholson, New York Times
“Eslyn has full control of every element of the filmmaking process and the team to execute that vision. Fenton’s production design fits the film perfectly and every little touch works to build out this world. Duplass and Brown are an unlikely, but deeply successful, duo.” – Nadir Samara, Screen Rant
Prisoner’s Daughter
After 12-years in prison, Max (Brian Cox) is diagnosed with terminal cancer and granted a compassionate release with the condition he reside with his daughter, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale). With no love lost toward Max but financially strapped and working multiple jobs to raise her only son, Ezra (Christopher Convery), she begrudgingly agrees to the conditions. As Max seeks one last chance to redeem himself in her eyes, they must contend with his violent past as it comes back to haunt them all.
RATED R FOR LANGUAGE AND SOME VIOLENCE.
“Prisoner’s Daughter is a drama that stings hard but also unleashes a lot of hope. It is a splendid reason to be excited about the great American indie again.” – Michael Talbot-Haynes, Film Threat
“Prisoner’s Daughter is, in a way, a simple movie. It’s also a cleverly (perhaps unconsciously) disguised version of John Wayne’s swan song, The Shootist. It’s one of those movies that you’ll enjoy as it goes along, only to realize, a day or two later, that it was even better than you thought.” – Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
“Catherine Hardwicke’s sharply drawn, slow-simmer domestic drama Prisoner’s Daughter has the cool vibe of an indie film from a generation ago, from the lived-in look of the Vegas sets to the authentic performances of the terrific cast.” – Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.
RATED PG-13 FOR STRONG LANGUAGE INCLUDING A SEXUAL REFERENCE, SOME SUGGESTIVE MATERIAL, AND BRIEF DRUG MATERIAL.
“Everything about this one is lovely and magical, but it’s also deeply heartfelt.” – Martin Tsai, The Wrap
“The tone is distinctly feelgood, but the film, directed by Shekhar Kapur, thoughtfully explores the different ways that relationships can be built, and what cultures can teach one another.” – Jessie Thompson, The Independent
“This one has familiar beats but appealing performers, better dialogue, and more depth of character than many more formulaic movie romances.” – Nell Minow, RogerEbert.com
How to Please a Woman
When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself.
NOT RATED. CONTAINS LANGUAGE, NUDITY, SEXUAL CONTENT, AND THEMATIC MATERIAL.
“Much of How to Please a Woman’s success can be credited to Phillips’s twinkling performance. Although life (in the form of age discrimination, an empty nest, and an uninterested spouse) has been disappointing lately, Gina doesn’t give up.” – Alexandra MacAaron, Women’s Voices for Change
“How to Please a Woman is not the usual romantic comedy that everyone expects to see these days. It is trying to connect with a specific audience, and I think it is successful in doing so.” – Ali Arkani, Film Threat
“There’s a little Magic Mike XXL in the mix of How to Please a Woman, with its merry band of eager-to-please strippers, although How to Please a Woman also hearkens back to The Full Monty in its surprisingly profound look at pleasure.” – Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com
Streamline
15-year-old Benjamin Lane (Levi Miller) is a gifted young swimmer on the brink of the biggest swim meet of his life that could see him qualify for the Olympics. Pushed by his ruthless coach, Glenn (Robert Morgan) and his adoring but misguided mother, Kim (Laura Gordon), it’s unclear if Ben actually wants the life he’s seemingly being forced to chase. When his estranged father (Jason Isaacs) suddenly gets out of jail, Benjamin’s fight to escape his tumultuous past to Olympic glory becomes even more dangerous.
NOT RATED. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, MILD VIOLENCE, THEMATIC CONTENT, SEXUAL CONTENT, AND DRUG USE.
“A stellar cast makes us invest in this tragedy-in-the-making, because it’s the rough patches and detours that let Streamline find its way to clear water.” – Roger Moore, Movie Nation
“An engrossing coming-of-age story and a stunning turn from Levi Miller.” – Travis Johnson, Flicks
“This gem of a debut feature film is certainly something to be celebrated. A coming of age tale with a rare flare of reality that truly hits home.” – Gloria Daniels-Moss, HeyUGuys
Medusa
Mari and her friends broadcast their spiritual devotion through pastel pinks and catchy evangelical songs about purity and perfection, but underneath it all they harbor a deep rage. By day they hide behind their manicured facade, and by night they form a masked, vigilante girl gang, prowling the streets in search of sinners who have deviated from the rightful path. After an attack goes wrong, leaving Mari scarred and unemployed, her view of community, religion, and her peers begin to shift. Nightmares of repressed desires and haunting visions of alluring temptation become undeniable and the urge to scream and release her paralyzing inner demons is more powerful than ever before.
NOT RATED. CONTAINS STRONG VIOLENCE, BLOODY IMAGES, LANGUAGE, SEXUAL CONTENT, THEMATIC MATERIAL, AND DRUG USE.
“Medusa is an electrifying work of art that elevates its already elevated pop influences, a transcendental tableau of the true-life horror of female oppression.” – Michael Talbot-Haynes, Film Threat
“For all its multitudinous reference points, this remains very much Da Silveira’s movie – as distinct and pointed as Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night or Julia Ducournau’s Raw – a genre film with something to say, and a unique voice with which to say it.” – Mark Kermode, The Observer
“Eliciting powerful performances from her two leads and striking visuals from cinematographer João Atala, Medusa casts its gaze at the hypocritical and violent world of purity culture with unflinching honesty that will leave the audience spellbound long after the credits roll.” – Marya E. Gates, RogerEbert.com
The Silent Forest
When a forestry student, Anja Grimm, does an internship in the same forest where her father disappeared when she was a child, the nightmare of her childhood drives her to uncover a deadly secret harbored by the entire town.
NOT RATED. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, AND THEMATIC MATERIAL.
“A quiet, slow-burning film about the decades-long ripple effects of loud, frenzied acts of violence.” – Josh Goller, Spectrum Culture