Parallel

Parallel is a 2024 science fiction thriller film directed by Kourosh Ahari and written by Aldis Hodge and his brother Edwin Hodge, along with Jonathan Keasey. It is a remake of the 2019 Chinese film Parallel Forest by Lei Zheng.

Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe and realizes the multiverse gates hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.

The cast includes Danielle Deadwyler, Aldis Hodge, and Edwin Hodge.

Parallel is set for a limited theatrical and VOD release February 23rd, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

Drive-Away Dolls

Drive-Away Dolls is a 2024 action comedy road film directed by Ethan Coen (the first film he has directed without his brother Joel’s involvement). Coen wrote the screenplay with his wife Tricia Cooke; they also produced the film with Robert Graf and Working Title Films' Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. It stars Margaret Qualley (The Nice Guys, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), Geraldine Viswanathan (Blockers, Bad Education), Beanie Feldstein (Lady Bird, Booksmart), Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian, The Last of Us), Colman Domingo (If Beale Street Could Talk, Candyman), Bill Camp (The Night Of, Joker), and Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Martian).

Jamie (Qualley), an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian (Viswanathan) who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.

Drive-Away Dolls is set to be released in the United States by Focus Features on February 23rd, 2024. Watch the official trailers below.

Ordinary Angels

Ordinary Angels is a 2024 drama film directed by Jon Gunn (The Case for Christ) and written by Meg Tilly and Kelly Fremon Craig. Craig previously penned the screenplays for The Edge of Seventeen (2016), and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023).

Based on a remarkable true story, the film centers on Sharon Stevens (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed Schmitt (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday miracles, and ordinary angels.

The cast includes Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, Tamala Jones, Amy Acker, Drew Powell, Stephanie Sy, Skywalker Hughes, Dempsey Bryk, Nancy Sorel, and Erik Athavale.

Ordinary Angels is set to debut in theaters February 23rd, 2024, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailers below.

Stopmotion

Stopmotion is a 2023 British live-action psychological horror thriller film directed by Robert Morgan in his feature-length debut. Morgan, who studied Animation Filmmaking in college, also wrote the script with Robin King. The film has a unique and creative approach combining live action and stop motion animation. Stopmotion had its world premiere at the 2023 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas on September 24th, 2023.

Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.

The cast includes Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet, and Tom York.

Stopmotion is set to debut in theaters February 23rd, courtesy of IFC Films, followed by a streaming release on Shudder. Watch the official trailer below.

Superman & Lois

“Follow the world's most famous super hero and comic books' most famous journalist as they deal with all the stress, pressures, and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.”

DC’s Superman & Lois is a brand new series coming to the CW Network. Fans of one of the greatest superheroes to ever grace the screen are pumped for this new series and rightfully so.

The new series is starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch.

The 2-hour premiere for DC’s Superman & Lois is set to hit the CW Network on February 23rd 8:00 PM ET.

Check out the official trailer below.

7 Yards: The Chris Norton Story

“7 Yards is a feature-length documentary that explores the resilience and perspective of Chris Norton. In October 2010 at age 18, Chris suffered a debilitating spinal cord injury during a college football game. Doctors gave him just a 3 percent chance to ever move again. But he defied that diagnosis.”

After years of physical therapy and training, Chris’ story went viral in 2015 when he successfully walked across the college graduation stage with the help of his fiancée Emily. Video of Chris walking to get his diploma touched the world and has received over 300 million views. Soon after, Chris and Emily set an ambitious new goal: walk seven yards side-by-side down their wedding aisle. The film features powerful interviews, emotional reenactments and real footage from their 2018 wedding. It’s the inspirational comeback story of Chris and his journey from college athlete to medical miracle to viral inspiration and now adoptive father.

7 Yards: The Chris Norton Story is now streaming on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

Better Call Saul: Season 5

Genre Crime | Drama

Cast Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere February 23rd, 2020 10:00PM EST (AMC)

“The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the time before he established his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.”

The Breaking Bad spin-off series Better Call Saul returns for a 5th season, and things are only getting darker for “Better Call Saul” and Jimmy, especially as his impending complete transformation into the Saul Goodman of “Breaking Bad” looms closer. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Better Call Saul:

• The salon where the "temporary" office of Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) is, is the one that he (as Saul Goodman) offers to sell to Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) for money laundering in Breaking Bad (2008).

• The series takes place in 2002, six years before the beginning of Breaking Bad (2008) and seven years before Saul's first appearance.

The Lodgers

Director Brian O'Malley

Genre Drama | Horror | Romance

Cast Charlotte Vega, David Bradley, Bill Milner, Eugene Simon

Rating R

Release Date February 23rd, 2018 (Limited & On-Demand)

“Twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence. Imprisoned in their crumbling family estate by a sinister presence, they are forbidden from leaving or allowing outsiders within the grounds.”

From director Brian O'Malley (Let Us Prey), The Lodgers is a Gothic style horror described as more of a atmospheric drama than a traditional horror. The plot follows twin siblings who share a strange existence within their crumbling family estate. The cast includes Charlotte Vega, David Bradley, Bill Milner, and Eugene Simon. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Lodgers:

• Filmed in one of Ireland's most haunted houses, Loftus Hall.
• Both writer David Turpin and Director Brian O'Malley are also musicians. In fact, David Turpin composed the theme music.

Game Night

Director John Frances Daley, Jonathan Goldstein

Genre Comedy | Mystery

Cast Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, Jesse Plemons, Kyle Chandler

Rating R

Release Date February 23rd, 2018

“A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery.”

From directors John Frances Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, Game Night is a comedy mystery about a group of friends who meet for a regularly scheduled game night and end up knee deep in a murder mystery. The stellar cast includes Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, Jesse Plemons, and Kyle Chandler. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Game Night:

• This will be the second film that Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star in together. The first was State of Play (2009).
• Filming location - RiRa Irish Pub, 1010 peachtree Street. NE, Atlanta, GA. APRIL, 4, 2017.

Annihilation

Director Alex Garland

Genre Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Cast Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac

Rating R

Release Date February 23rd, 2018

“A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don’t apply.”

Co-written and directed by Alex Garland who had a successful directorial debut with the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, Annihilation is an action adventure fantasy based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer, about a biologist who signs up for a secret and very dangerous expedition. The cast includes Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, and Oscar Isaac. Check out the official trailers below!!  

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Annihilation:

• Based on the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy.
• Oscar Issac and Sonoya Mizuno previously starred together in Ex Machina, written and directed by Alex Garland.

Mute

Director Duncan Jones

Genre Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Cast Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Seyneb Saleh

Rating Unrated

Release Date February 23rd, 2018 (Netflix)

“A mute bartender goes up against his city’s gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner.”

From director Duncan Jones (Source Code, Warcraft: The Beginning), Mute is a sci-fi thriller about a mute bartender who goes toe to toe with the city's gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his partner. The cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, and Seyneb Saleh. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Mute:

• According to Duncan Jones, this movie is the first project he suggested to Sam Rockwell, but it was considered too big and thus "Moon" was made as the first movie.
• The film has been described by Jones as a "spiritual sequel" to his 2009 film Moon

Seven Seconds

Genre Crime | Drama

Cast Regina King, Russell Hornsby, Clare-Hope Ashitey

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere February 23rd, 2018 (Netflix)

“Tensions run high between African American citizens and Caucasian cops in Jersey City when a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a cop.”

Created by Veena Sud (Cold Case, The Killing), Seven Seconds is a crime drama about racial and political tension that boils over after a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a police officer in Jersey City. The cast includes Regina King, Russell Hornsby, and Clare-Hope Ashitey. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Cured

Director David Freyne

Genre Horror

Cast Ellen Page, Peter Campion, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Sam Keeley

Rating R

Release Date February 23rd, 2018 (Limited)

“A disease that turns people into zombies has been cured. The once-infected zombies are discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.”

Written and directed by David Freyne, his feature film directorial debut, The Cured is a tense horror thriller about a zombie outbreak that is eventually cured, leading to a traumatic existence for those that survived the disease. The cast includes Ellen Page, Peter Campion, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, and Sam Keeley. Check out the official trailer below!! 

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Cured:

• Some of the scenes were filmed in the old Belfast victorian prison called the Crumlin jail.
• Lead actress Ellen Page bought the entire production crew pancakes on the final day of filming.

Every Day

Director Michael Sucsy

Genre Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Cast Angourie Rice, Justice Smith, Jeni Ross, Lucas Jade Zumann

Rating PG-13

Release Date February 23rd, 2018 (Limited)

“A shy teenager falls for someone who transforms into another person every day.”

From director Michael Sucsy (The Vow), Every Day is a drama romance  about a shy teenager that falls for someone who transforms into a different person every day. The cast includes Angourie Rice, Justice Smith, Jeni Ross, and Lucas Jade Zumann. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Every Day:

• This film is based off the young adult novel Every Day by David Levithan.
• Author David Levithan is the recipient of three Lambda Literary Awards, for his books Boy Meets Boy (2003), The Full Spectrum (2006), and Two Boys Kissing (2013).

Beast of Burden

Director Jesper Ganslandt

Genre Action | Crime | Drama

Cast Daniel Radcliffe, Grace Gummer, Pablo Schreiber, Robert Wisdom

Rating R

Release Date February 23rd, 2018 (Limited)

“Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.”

From director Jesper Ganslandt (The Ape, Blondie), Beast of Burden is a edge-of-your seat thriller about a man who has an hour to accomplish the impossible. The cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Grace Gummer, Pablo Schreiber, and Robert Wisdom. Check out the official trailer below!!