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A Minecraft Movie

March 30, 2025

A MINECRAFT MOVIE is a 2025 fantasy action adventure comedy film directed by Jared Hess, from a screenplay by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, and Neil Widener. The film is the first-ever big screen, live-action adaptation of Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time.

Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected, expert crafter.

The cast includes Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Hansen, and Jennifer Coolidge.

A MINECRAFT MOVIE is set to debut in theaters April 4th, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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The Friend

March 30, 2025

THE FRIEND is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. The film is based on the 2018 novel by Sigrid Nunez. It had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, and screened in the Gala section at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.

The cast includes Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, Owen Teague, and Carla Gugino.

THE FRIENDSHIP is set to debut in select theaters March 28th, before a wide release April 4th, courtesy of Bleecker Street. Watch the official trailer below.

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Wake Up

March 30, 2025

WAKE UP is a 2023 action horror film from multi-award winning French Canadian directing trio RKSS, individually known as Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell, and François Simard, from a screenplay by Alberto Marini and Martin Soudan. The film was an official selection at the 2023 Fantastic Fest film festival.

In an attempt to draw attention to the environmental crisis, young activists decide to invade and vandalize a furniture store. The protest quickly turns into a massacre when they find themselves trapped with a hunting-obsessed night guard.

The cast includes Turlough Convery, Benny O. Arthur, Jacqueline Moré, Tom Gould, Alessia Yoko Fontana, Kyle Scudder, Charlotte Stoiber, Aidan O’Hare, Gary Anthony Stennette, and Daniel Lundh.

WAKE UP is set to debut in select theaters April 4th, courtesy of STUDIOCANAL. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Luckiest Man In America

March 30, 2025

THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA is a 2024 drama film directed by Samir Oliveros, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Maggie Briggs. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5th, 2024.

May 1984. An unemployed ice cream truck driver (Paul Walter Hauser) steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key to endless money. But his winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives uncover his real motivations.

The cast includes Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, Brian Geraghty, Patti Harrison, Haley Bennett, Damian Young, Lilli Kay, James Wolk, Shaunette Renée Wilson, David Rysdahl, Ricky Russert, David Strathairn, Johnny Knoxville, and Maisie Williams.

THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA is set to debut in theaters April 4th, courtesy of IFC Films. Watch the official trailer below.

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Psycho Therapy

March 30, 2025

PSYCHO THERAPY is a 2024 dark comedy written, directed, and co-produced by Tolga Karaçelik in his English-language debut. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival on June 8th, 2024, where it was named a runner-up for the Audience Award in the festival's Narrative competition.

A writer befriends a retired serial killer in a desperate attempt to find inspiration for his next novel and save his marriage. Covering as his marriage counselor, the killer teaches him his methods as reality becomes deadlier than fiction.

The cast includes Steve Buscemi, John Magaro, and Britt Lower.

PSYCHO THERAPY is set to debut in select theaters and VOD April 4th, courtesy of Brainstorm Media. Watch the official trailer below.

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Freaky Tales

March 30, 2025

FREAKY TALES is a 2024 anthology action comedy film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18th, 2024.

Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters — an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector — on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles. Executive produced by hip-hop pioneer Too $hort, and featuring an all-star ensemble including

The cast includes Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, and Tom Hanks.

FREAKY TALES is set to debut in theaters April 4th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailer below.

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Hell of a Summer

March 30, 2025

HELL OF A SUMMER is a 2023 comedy horror film written and directed by Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk. It premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, and was eventually acquired by Neon for distribution.

Counselor Jason Hochberg (Fred Hechinger) arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers. What he doesn’t know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one.

The cast includes Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard, Pardis Saremi, Rosebud Baker, and Adam Pally.

HELL OF A SUMMER is set to debut in theaters April 4th, courtesy of Neon. Watch the official trailer below.

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Ripley

March 31, 2024

Ripley is a 2024 psychological thriller television series based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Starring Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf and Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood. The eight-episode limited series was created, written and directed by Steven Zaillian. Ripley was originally set to air on Showtime, but in February 2023, the series moved to Netflix. 

In 1960s New York, Tom Ripley is hired by a wealthy man to convince his wayward son to return home from Italy. But Tom's introduction to Dickie Greenleaf's leisurely life abroad "is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder".

Ripley is set to debut on Netflix April 4th. Watch the official trailer below.

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In the Dark

November 22, 2016

Genre Comedy | Drama

Cast Perry Mattfield, Brooke Markham, Keston John, Morgan Krantz

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere Thursday, April 4th, 2019 9:00 PM EST (CW)

“A young, blind woman tries to solve her friend’s murder.”
“Blind 20-something Murphy is drifting through life in a haze of drunkenness, and her only friends are her understanding roommate Jess and Tyson, a sweet teenager she met when he saved her from a violent mugging. Murphy’s life is turned upside down when, while out for a walk with her guide dog, she stumbles upon what she is certain is Tyson’s lifeless body in the alley outside her apartment. When the body disappears by the time the police arrive, and they don’t seem inclined to investigate, Murphy clings onto the only thing that can keep her together: figuring out what happened to her friend.”

Check out the official trailer for In the Dark below!!

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