Friday, June 21
Kinds of Kindness
Plot kept under wraps.
Emma Stone, Hunter Schafer, Margaret Qualley, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau, Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Drama Comedy
The Bikeriders
A furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members.
Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, Austin Butler, Jeff Nichols, Mike Faist, and Norman Reedus
Drama Crime
The Speedway Murders
In the gritty small-town landscape of 1978 Speedway, Indiana, The Speedway Murders unravels a mystery surrounding four teenagers toiling away on the graveyard shift at their local Burger Chef. When police respond to a midnight call there, they discover the restaurant eerily deserted – lights aglow, back door ajar, and the young workers vanished without a trace. The enigma deepens when, the following day, the bodies of the teenagers are discovered in the depths of the nearby woods. Employing reenactments to explore four divergent theories, the film leads the audience through the intricacies of that grisly night, challenging assumptions, casting doubt on the innocence of various characters and weaving an intricate web of intrigue.
Nya Cofie, Davida McKenzie, Jo Cumpston, Luke Rynderman, Adam Kamien, Essie Randles
Crime Documentary
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
asha (Sara Montpetit) is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul’s last wishes before day breaks.
Sara Montpetit, Ariane Louis-Seize, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Sophie Cadieux, Noémie O'Farrell, Steve Laplante
Dark Comedy
Blackwater Lane
A woman drives by a stranded motorist who is later murdered. She grows paranoid that she’s the next victim.
Dermot Mulroney, Jeff Celentano, Minka Kelly, Maggie Grace
Thriller Suspense
Trigger Warning
Described as a female First Blood, a reluctant woman reveals herself in a small town.
Jessica Alba, Mouly Surya, Basil Iwanyk, Mark Webber, Josh Olson, Anthony Michael Hall, Alejandro De Hoyos, Tone Bell
Drama Action
The Exorcism
Follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Simpkins) wonders if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play.
Sam Worthington, David Hyde Pierce, Joshua John Miller, Ben Fast, M.A. Fortin, Russell Crowe, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg
Horror
Agent Recon
A covert military task force tracks a mysterious energy disturbance at a secret base in New Mexico that is suspected of experimenting on alien technology. Once there, the team encounters an unknown being of extraordinary strength and speed, and the ability to control an army of mindless warriors. The trio must fight through the unstoppable hordes to prevent humanity’s demise.
Marc Singer, Chuck Norris, Derek Ting, Sylvia Kwan, Jason Scott Jenkins, Nikki Leigh
Action Sci-Fi
Janet Planet
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet and her spellbinding nature. In her solitary moments, Lacy inhabits an inner world so extraordinarily detailed that it begins to seep into the outside world.
Julianne Nicholson, Will Patton, Annie Baker, Zoe Ziegler, Luke Philip Bosco, June Walker Grossman, Abby Harri
Drama
Fancy Dance
At the risk of losing custody to Jax's father, Frank (Shea Whigham), the pair hit the road and scour the backcountry to track down Roki's mother in time for the powwow. What begins as a search gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonised world and at the mercy of a failed justice system.
Shea Whigham, Lily Gladstone, Erica Tremblay, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Crystle Lightning, Audrey Wasilewski
Drama
Green Border
In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so-called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Finding themself pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine.
Maciej Pisuk, Behi Djanati Atai, Agnieszka Holland, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska
Thriller
Copa 71
Told by the pioneering women who participated, this is the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s Soccer World Cup, a tournament witnessed by record crowds that has been written out of sporting history — until now.
James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay
Documentary
She Rises Up
She Rises Up chronicles the remarkable journeys of three women working to lift their communities out of poverty through the local businesses they fight the odds to maintain. Gladys Yupanqui of Peru founded a mini-market and is looking to expand. Magatte Wade of Senegal is building a cosmetics company. Selyna Peiris of Sri Lanka is expanding the textile company founded by her mother. Gladys, Magatte & Selyna's stories are each unique unto themselves. Yet a common theme illustrates the critical importance of local businesses to emerging economies. These three women must prevail over issues that are not faced by the multinational corporations that come in. Opening a business in many countries is easier for a large foreign corporation than for local entrepreneurs. She Rises Up reveals the role entrepreneurs and small businesses can play in women gaining financial independence, and ultimately in reducing poverty for all.
Maureen Castle Tusty
Documentary