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What To Watch In Theaters and At Home This Weekend September 13-15, 2024

Sep 13, 2024

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Speak No Evil (Theaters)



Synopsis: When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.


Civil War (Max)



Synopsis: An adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor's edge. A group of journalists must race through battlefields to the White House before DC falls.


Any Day Now (Film Movement Plus)



Synopsis: An Iranian refugee family in Finland waits for the decision of whether or not they will be granted official asylum status.

 

The Crow (Theaters/Digital Retailers)



Synopsis: Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role of THE CROW in this modern reimagining of the original graphic novel by James O’Barr. Soulmates Eric (Skarsgård) and Shelly (FKA Twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.

 

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Theaters)



Synopsis: After his grandmother is diagnosed with cancer, a scheming young man moves in to care for her, motivated by a desire to secure her fortune for himself. Unfortunately for him, it turns out that winning Grandma’s favor is no easy feat.

 

Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter (Netflix)



Synopsis: Thirty-five years after Cathy Terkanian gave up her daughter for adoption, she receives devastating news: her daughter is missing and feared dead. With the support of an amateur detective and local authorities, Cathy begins an exhaustive ten-year mission to uncover the truth about her daughter's fate, delving deep into the shadowy realm of missing persons. This journey is chronicled in a film directed by Ryan White, produced by Jessica Hargrave, Ryan White, Charlize Theron and Matt Maher with Nile Cappello, AJ Dix and Beth Kono serving as Executive Producers.


Merchant Ivory (Theaters)



Synopsis: The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant and their primary associates, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins. Footage from more than fifty interviews, clips, and archival material gives voice to the family of actors and technicians who helped define Merchant Ivory’s Academy Award-winning work of consummate quality and intelligence. With six Oscar winners among the notable artists participating, these close and often long-term collaborators intimately detail the transformational cinematic creativity and personal and professional drama of the wandering company that left an indelible impact on film culture.

 

The Mob (Digital Retailers)



Synopsis: After the murder of its high-profile patriarch, the Zhou family seeks revenge against a ruthless rival clan moving to expand its own territory, sparking a brutal conflict between the warring families that throws Shanghai into chaos.

 

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Mendez Story (Netflix)



Synopsis: On August 20, 1989, José and Kitty Menendez were brutally murdered in their Beverly Hills home. MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime, and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters? The series explores the complex dynamics within the Menendez family, and whether the brothers were troubled individuals acting out of fear and desperation due to years of abuse, or calculating killers driven by financial gain and greed.

 

The Old Man: Season 2 (FX)



Synopsis: Former CIA agent “Dan Chase” (Jeff Bridges) and former FBI Assistant Director “Harold Harper” (John Lithgow) set off to recover “Emily Chase” (Alia Shawkat) after she is kidnapped. As the stakes rise and secrets are uncovered, Emily finds herself in an identity crisis with dire implications, and “Zoe McDonald” (Amy Brenneman) makes surprising moves into Chase’s world.

 

The Paragon (Theaters/Digital Retailers)



Synopsis: Do you want to see the unseen? Dutch (Benedict Wall) may look like just another defeated and washed-up loser, but behind his pissed-off exterior lurks a hyperdimensional being of exceptional promise. His wife left him, his career as a tennis coach is floundering, and he would give anything to find the driver of the silver Toyota Corolla who hit him and drove off a year ago–the event that initiated Dutch’s downward spiral. Enter Lyra (Florence Noble), a witchy disciplinarian who offers to help Dutch unleash his latent psychic powers and break free from the illusion of linear time. After a crash course in telelocation and astral projection, the unlikely psionic prodigy is ready for his quest of cosmic revenge, but Lyra has other plans: she needs Dutch’s help to find a mysterious crystal known as the Paragon before it falls into the hands of her evil brother Haxan (Jonny Brugh) and his mind slaves. Everything converges towards the singularity in Michael Duignan’s feature debut, a hilarious rift in space-time.

 

Psychosis (Digital Retailers)



Synopsis: A criminal fixer who experiences auditory hallucinations must confront old demons when a contract drags him into a surreal maelstrom of mind-altering drugs, delusional vigilantes and a sadistic hypnotist who seems more monster than man.

 

Rob Peace (Digital Retailers)



Synopsis: Directed, adapted by, and starring Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 YEARS A SLAVE), ROB PEACE follows the true story of a brilliant young man (Jay Will) torn between his father's shadowed past and his own promising future. Raised by his devoted mother (Academy Award® nominee Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND), Rob risks everything he has worked for to free his imprisoned father (Ejiofor). Also starring Camila Cabello and based on the New York Times bestseller by Jeff Hobbs.

 

Seeking Mavis Beacon (Theaters)



Synopsis: The most recognizable woman in technology lives in our collective imagination. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing taught millions globally, but the software’s Haitian-born cover model vanished decades ago. Two DIY detectives search for the model while posing questions about identity and artificial intelligence.

 

Subservience (Digital Retailers)



Synopsis: Megan Fox stars as Alice, a lifelike artificially intelligent android, who has the ability to take care of any family and home. Looking for help with the housework, a struggling father (Michele Morrone) purchases Alice after his wife becomes sick. Alice suddenly becomes self-aware and wants everything her new family has to offer, starting with the affection of her owner – and she’ll kill to get it

 

Tulsa King: Season 2 (Paramount+)



Synopsis: Dwight and his crew continue to build up and defend their growing empire in Tulsa, but just as they get their bearings, they realize that they’re not the only ones who want to stake their claim. With looming threats from the Kansas City mob and a very powerful local businessman, Dwight struggles to keep his family and crew safe while keeping track of all his affairs. Plus, he still has unfinished business back in New York.

 

Uglies (Netflix)



Synopsis: In a futuristic world that imposes a cosmetic surgery at 16, Tally is eager for her turn to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs away, Tally embarks on a journey to save her that upends everything she thought she wanted.

 

Will & Harper (Theaters)



Synopsis: Will Ferrell and his close friend, former head writer at SNL, Harper Steele embark on a cross-country road trip together after Harper comes out as a trans woman.

 

The Zombie Wedding (Theaters/Digital Retailers)



Synopsis: The Zombie Wedding is based on the eponymous interactive play and is the first title to launch the Weekly World News IP-driven studio slate of movie projects. Head down the aisle with the happy couple (Deepti Menon, Donald Chang) and a large ensemble cast that includes Cheri Oteri ("Saturday Night Live"), Seth Gilliam ("The Walking Dead"), Heather Matarazzo (Scream, The Princess Diaries), Kevin Chamberlin ("Jessie"), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Men in Black), Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos"), Ajay Naidu (Office Space), Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, and more!

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