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THIS WEEK
Challengers - 7.4.10
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver - 2.6.5
Unsung Hero - 1.3.1

CURRENT RELEASES
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - 5.7.5
Abigail - 1.9.10
Sasquatch Sunset - 8.7.0
Sting - 1.7.7
Civil War - 1.7.10
The First Omen - 6.9.5
Monkey Man - 6.9.9
Wicked Little Letters - 4.4.10
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - 0.6.4
Shirley - 1.5.5
On the Line - 2.6.10
Road House - 4.8.10
Immaculate - 5.8.5
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - 2.5.4
Irish Wish - 3.3.3
The American Society of Magical Negroes - 2.2.5
Arthur the King - 1.3.5
Damsel - 1.6.1
One Life - 1.4.3
Love Lies Bleeding - 7.8.10
Kung Fu Panda 4 - 0.3.2
Imaginary - 2.6.5
Spaceman - 2.4.5
Mea Culpa - 8.6.7
Dune: Part Two - 2.6.5
Drive-Away Dolls - 8.7.7
Ordinary Angels - 1.3.2
The Zone of Interest - 3.5.1
Past Lives - 3.1.5
Out of Darkness - 3.7.5
Madame Web - 2.6.4
Bob Marley: One Love - 2.5.5

Coming Soon – PARENTS’ PREVIEWS

July 12 Releases

imageCrawl – Preview
When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown, a young woman (Kaya Scodelario) and her injured father (Barry Pepper) seek refuge in their home’s crawl space. Trapped by floodwaters, with time running out, they are soon joined by alligators.

early reports & trailer

imageStuber – Preview
A tough police officer (Dave Bautista) chasing a brutal killer takes an Uber ride and the mild-mannered driver (Kumail Nanjiani) becomes his reluctant partner, desperately trying to hold onto both his life and 5-star rating.

early reports & trailer

July 18 Releases

imageThe Lion King – Preview
A photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney’s 1994 animated blockbuster: Lion princeling Simba (voiced by Donald Glover) idolizes his father, King Mufasa (voiced by James Earl Jones), and when Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Mufasa’s brother betrays the kingdom, Simba is exiled and has to grow up fast to reclaim his rightful place.

early reports & trailer

July 26 Releases

imageOnce Upon a Time … in Hollywood – Preview
In 1969 Los Angeles a faded TV star (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double (Brad Pitt) strive to revive their careers as Hollywood’s golden age is fast approaching an ignoble end.

early reports & trailer

August 2 Releases

imageFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw – Preview
The 8th sequel in the popular franchise reunites a lawman (Dwayne Johnson) with a former British military elite operative (Jason Statham) to fight a cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist (Idris Elba) who threatens humanity with biological weapons.

early reports & trailer

August 9 Releases

imageThe Angry Birds Movie 2 – Preview
The flightless birds and the scheming green pigs have to collaborate when the island they share is in danger. With the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage, Leslie Jones, Zach Woods and Bill Hader.

early reports & trailer

imageThe Peanut Butter Falcon – Preview
Promoted as a modern version of Huck Finn it follows a young man (Zack Gottsagen) with Down syndrome, who runs away from a nursing home planning to attend a wrestling school. A small time outlaw (Shia LaBeouf) on the run and a nursing home employee (Dakota Johnson) tasked with returning the runaway become his unlikely companions as they travel down rivers.

early reports & trailer

imageThe Kitchen – Preview
Thriller taking place in 1978 in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen: When their mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI, three housewives (Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish) take over the Irish mafia and run the rackets as well as take out the competition.

early reports & trailer

imageScary Stories to Tell in the Dark – Preview
It’s 1968 and a young woman with horrible secrets turns her life into scary stories, and writes them down in a book. The stories become all too real for teenagers who discover her tales.

early reports & trailer

imageOne Child Nation – Preview
Documentary about China’s one-child policy and the generations of parents and children whose lives were shaped by this social experiment.

early reports & trailer

August 14 Releases

imageBlinded by the Light – Preview
Set in 1987, during an economically and racially bleak time in Britain, a teenager (Viveik Kalra) of Pakistani descent finds hope and inspiration through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

early reports & trailer

August 16 Releases

imageWhere’d You Go, Bernadette – Preview
Based on the eponymous bestseller about a loving mom (Cate Blanchett) that decides she wants some me-time after years of sacrificing herself for her family.

early reports & trailer

August 23 Releases

imageReady or Not – Preview
When a young bride (Samara Weaving) joins her new husband’s (Mark O’Brien) rich and very eccentric family (Adam Brody, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell) she is forced to take part in a lethal game with everyone fighting for survival.

early reports & trailer

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