Landscape With Invisible Hand

Landscape with Invisible Hand is a 2023 coming-of-age science fiction film directed and written by Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds, Bad Education), based on the 2017 novel of the same name by M. T. Anderson. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23rd, 2023.

Adam is a teenage artist coming of age in the aftermath of an alien takeover. The Vuvv, a species of hyper-intelligent extraterrestrials, brought wondrous technology to Earth, but only the wealthiest can afford it. The rest of humanity, their livelihoods now obsolete, have to scrape together money in the tourism industry. In the case of Adam and his budding love interest Chloe, that means livestreaming their courtship for the amusement of the coffee-table sized Vuvv, who find human love exotic and interesting. When Adam and Chloe's scheme goes sideways, Adam and his mother have to find their way out of an increasingly nightmarish alien bureaucracy.

The film stars Asante Blackk (This Is Us), Kylie Rogers (Beau Is Afraid, Yellowstone), Tiffany Haddish, Brooklynn MacKinzie, John Newburg, Tony Vogel, Josh Hamilton, Michael Gandolfini, and William Jackson Harper.

Landscape with Invisible Hand is set to debut in theaters on August 18th, courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Watch the official trailer below.

Blue Beetle

Blue Beetle is a 2023 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle, produced by DC Studios and the Safran Company, and directed by Angel Manuel Soto from a screenplay by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer. It is intended to be the 14th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes gains super powers when a mysterious scarab binds to his spine and provides him with a powerful suit of blue alien armour.

The cast includes Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Elpidia Carrillo, Bruna Marquezine, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon, and George Lopez.

Blue Beetle is set to debut in theaters August 18th, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

Strays

Strays is a 2023 R-rated live-action comedy directed by Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar), and written by Dan Perrault (Players, American Vandal). The film is produced by Picturestart founder and CEO Erik Feig (Luckiest Girl Alive, Cha Cha Real Smooth), by Louis Leterrier (director Fast X, The Clash of the Titans), by Dan Perrault (Players, American Vandal) and by Lord Miller partners Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part) and Lord Miller President of Film Aditya Sood (The Martian, Cocaine Bear).

Abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, a naive but lovable dog named Reggie (voiced by Will Ferrell) falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed Boston Terrier (voiced by Jamie Foxx) and his gang of strays. Determined to seek revenge, Reggie and his new canine pals embark on an epic adventure to get him home and make Doug pay for his dirty deed.

The talented comedic cast includes Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Josh Gad (Beauty and the Beast), Harvey Guillén (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), Emmy nominee Rob Riggle (The Hangover), Brett Gelman (Stranger Things), Jamie Demetriou (The Afterparty), and Emmy nominee Sofia Vergara (Modern Family).

Strays is set to debut in theaters on June 9th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official R-rated trailer below.

The Monkey King

The Monkey King is a 2023 computer-animated fantasy action comedy film directed by Anthony Stacchi (co-directed The Boxtrolls) The film, inspired by the epic Ming Dynasty classic Journey to the West and produced by Peilin Chou with Stephen Chow as executive producer, features the titular trickster, played by Jimmy O. Yang (Crazy Rich Asians, Minions: The Rise of Gru), who battles the Dragon King, who is voiced by Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live, The Lost City). It also has supporting voice roles including Jo Koy (Easter Sunday), BD Wong (Jurassic Park, Bird Box), Jolie Haong-Rappaport, and Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once).

It was selected as the closing film at the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on July 30, 2023. It was released worldwide on Netflix on August 18, 2023. Watch the official trailer below.

I Am Patrick Swayze

Director Adrian Buitenhuis

Genre Documentary

Cast Patrick Swayze (Archive Footage), Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Sam Elliott

Rating Unrated

Release Date August 18th, 2019 (Paramount Network)

“An inside look at the life of Patrick Swayze as told by the people who knew him best.”

I Am Patrick Swayze is a documentary that takes a deep dive into the life of one of the best actors to ever grace the big screen. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, I Am Patrick Swayze:

• Chosen in 1991 by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. The same year, he was also named People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".