Presence

PRESENCE is a 2024 supernatural horror thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh, and written by David Koepp. The film, which is shot entirely from the first-person perspective, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024.

A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs.

The cast includes Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, and Chris Sullivan.

PRESENCE is set to debut in theaters January 24th, courtesy of Neon. Watch the official trailers below.

Flight Risk

FLIGHT RISK is a 2024 action thriller directed by Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge), from a screenplay by Jared Rosenberg.

In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg (Best Supporting Actor, The Departed, 2006) plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.

FLIGHT RISK is set to debut in theaters January 24th, courtesy of Lionsgate Movies. Watch the official trailer below.

The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age is a 2022 historical drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and Sonja Warfield, and is co-directed by Michael Engler and Salli Richardson-Whitfield.

In 1882, young Marian Brook moves from rural Pennsylvania to New York City after the death of her father to live with her aunts Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook. Accompanied by Peggy Scott, an aspiring writer seeking a fresh start, Marian inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her stupendously rich neighbors, a ruthless railroad tycoon and his ambitious wife, George and Bertha Russell. Exposed to a world on the brink of the modern age, Marian must choose if she will follow the established rules of society or forge her own path.

The cast includes Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Taissa Farmiga, and Jeanne Triplehorn.

The Gilded Age will premiere January 24th only on HBO Max. Watch the official trailer below.

The Gentlemen

Director Guy Ritchie

Genre Action | Crime

Cast Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery

Rating R

Release Date January 24th, 2020

“A very British drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.”

Written and directed by the multi-talented Guy Ritchie, the man who brought us Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, and to mix it up a bit the recent Aladdin remake, The Gentleman tells the story of a very British drug lord who tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Gentlemen:

• Kate Beckinsale was originally cast but dropped 2 days after shooting began. Michelle Dockery replaced her.

• Director Guy Ritchie previously worked with Sons of Anarchy actor Charlie Hunnam on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

The Turning

Director Floria Sigismondi

Genre Drama | Horror

Cast Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Mark Huberman

Rating PG-13

Release Date January 24th, 2020

“Hired to take care of two orphans, a young nanny starts to believe that their country mansion is haunted.”

From director Floria Sigismondi (The Handmaid’s Tale, Daredevil), The Turning is a horror film that tells the story of a young governess who is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. While caring for the children she begins to believe something evil is lurking in the old mansion. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Turning:

• A modern take on Henry James' 1898 horror novel "The Turn of the Screw".

The Last Full Measure

Director Todd Robinson

Genre Drama | War

Cast Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, Bradley Whitford

Rating R

Release Date January 24th, 2020 (Now Streaming on Hulu)

“Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. (“Pits”) is awarded the nation’s highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield.”

Written and directed by Todd Robinson, The Last Full Measure is a story of true heroism. Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nation's highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Last Full Measure:

• The film cast includes two Oscar winners, William Hurt and Christopher Plummer, and five Oscar nominees, Diane Ladd, Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, and Peter Fonda.

• During the credits there are interviews with the real airmen and soldiers who knew Pitsenbarger.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3

Genre Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Cast Kiernan Shipka, Richard Coyle, Lucy Davis, Tati Gabrielle

Rating TV-14

Series Premiere January 24th, 2020 (Netflix)

“Everything’s out of balance back on Earth so Sabrina has to head down to the underworld to set things right by asserting her royal authority.”

Part 3 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is almost here!! The exclusive Netflix series is a dark coming-of-age tale that follows Sabrina, as she wrestles to reconcile her dual nature as a half-witch, half-mortal while fighting evil forces. Check out the official trailer below!!

Color Out of Space

Director Richard Stanley

Genre Horror | Sci-Fi

Cast Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Q’orianka Kilcher, Tommy Chong

Rating Unrated

Release Date January 24th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A town is struck by a meteorite and the fallout is catastrophic.”

From director Richard Stanley, Color Out of Space is a sci-fi thriller that tells the story of cosmic terror surrounding The Gardners, a family who moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard. The mysterious aerolite seems to melt into the earth, infecting both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly color. To their horror, the Gardner family discover that this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches...including them. Check out the official trailer below!!

John Henry

Director Will Forbes

Genre Drama | Thriller

Cast Terry Crews, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Maestro Harrell, Kimberly Hebert Gregory

Rating R

Release Date January 24th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A quiet man with a violent past has his life changed when an immigrant girl who is on the run from gang violence in South Los Angeles stumbles into his life.”

From director Will Forbes, John Henry is a drama that tells the story of ex-gang member John Henry, a quiet man with a violent past. When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, John Henry:

• A modern adaption of the story of an African-American folk hero of the same name. The original folk hero story centers on a “steel-driving man” tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. He won a race against a steam-powered rock drilling machine.

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Director Joe Berlinger

Genre Documentary

Cast Ted Bundy (archive footage)

Rating Unrated

Release Date January 24th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy featuring interviews with him on death row.”

From director Joe Berlinger, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes  is a docuseries that takes a look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy featuring interviews with him on death row. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Series Facts, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes:

• Released exactly 30 years after the execution of Ted Bundy.

Waco

Genre Drama

Cast Taylor Kitsch, Michael Shannon, Melissa Benoist, Julia Garner

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere January 24th, 2018 (Paramount Network/Spike)

“The FBI and ATF seize religious leader, David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas in the spring of 1993.”

Waco is a T.V. miniseries based in the 1993 Waco siege. The talented cast includes Taylor Kitsch, Michael Shannon, Melissa Benoist, and Julia Garner. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Series Facts, Waco:

• The real Waco siege lasted 51 days, ending on April 19th, 1993. There has been much controversy on who started the fire. 6 Branch Davidians were killed in the initial siege. 76 members were killed on April 19th, including 20+ children.