Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is a 2024 supernatural comedy film directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House, Poltergeist) from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jason Reitman. It is the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and the fifth film in the Ghostbusters franchise.

Following the success of Afterlife, Sony announced the sequel in April 2022, with Reitman returning as director but was later replaced by Kenan. It is the first film in the Ghostbusters franchise made without the involvement of Ivan Reitman, who directed the first two films and produced subsequent films until his death in February 2022.

The cast includes Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Logan Kim, Celeste O'Connor, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and William Atherton portraying their characters from the earlier films, while Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, James Acaster and Emily Alyn Lind join the cast.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is scheduled to be released by Sony Pictures Releasing on March 22, 2024. Watch the official trailers below.

Immaculate

Immaculate is a 2024 supernatural horror thriller directed by Michael Mohan, from a screenplay by Andrew Lobel, with Sydney Sweeney serving as a producer under her Fifty-Fifty Films banner.

Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarks on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

The cast includes Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli, Dora Romano, Giorgio Colangeli, and Simona Tabasco.

Immaculate is set to debut in theaters March 22nd, courtesy of Neon. Watch the official trailer below.

Late Night with the Devil

Late Night with the Devil is a 2023 found footage supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Australian siblings Cameron and Colin Cairnes, and executive produced by Joel Anderson, Rami Yasin, and David Dastmalchian. The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) on March 10, 2023.

Evil is unleashed into the nation's living rooms during a live broadcast on Halloween night in 1977 when late-night talk show host Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) interviews a parapsychologist (Laura Gordon) on the subject of her recent book, a young teenager (Ingrid Torelli) who was the sole survivor of a Satanic church's mass suicide.

The cast includes David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Fayssal Bazzi, Ian Bliss, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Josh Quong Tart, and Georgina Haig.

Late Night with the Devil is set to debut in theaters March 22nd, courtesy of IFC Films, followed by a streaming release on Shudder April 19th. Watch the official trailers below.

Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs is a 2024 psychological crime thriller film directed by Adam Cooper in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Cooper and Bill Collage. Cooper and Collage previously co-wrote several screenplays including Accepted (2006), Allegiant (2016), and Assassin’s Creed (2016). The film is based on the 2017 novel, The Book of Mirrors, from Romanian author E.O. Chirovici. After doing a bit of research the novel itself is fairly popular but does seem to have mixed reviews as people seem to either love it or hate it, no real in between as far as I can tell.

Roy Freeman (Russell Crowe), an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past.

The cast includes Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Márton Csókás, Thomas M. Wright, Harry Greenwood, and Tommy Flanagan.

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Although Russell Crowe has been known to take on questionable projects at times he is still one of the better actors working today when given the right role. Sleeping Dogs, not to be confused with the 2012 videogame of the same name, has some seemingly great source material to work with (I have yet to read the book), and after watching the trailer I am intrigued. It seems to have that gritty feel I like from crime thrillers, and also seems to give off some vibes of Christopher Nolan’s Memento, which needless to say is a big plus. I will say that this may be an ambitious screenplay in terms of what seems to be several twists and turns, but if the story holds up and the cast delivers we could have something special here.

Sleeping Dogs is set to debut in theaters March 22nd, courtesy of The Avenue. Watch the official trailer below.

The Beach Bum

Director Harmony Korine

Genre Comedy

Cast Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Stefania LaVie Owen

Rating R

Release Date March 22nd, 2019

“A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules.”

Written and directed by Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers), The Beach Bum tells the story of a rebellious stoner who insists on living life by his own set of rules. California native writer/director Harmony Korine made a name for himself with the 2012 sleeper hit Spring Breakers which made over $30 million on a very modest $5 million budget. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Beach Bum:

• According to director Harmony Korine, some cinemas in Los Angeles have agreed to show the movie while spreading curls of marijuana (smoke).

• The first film with Martin Lawrence in 8 years since Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son (2011).

Us

Director Jordan Peele

Genre Horror | Thriller

Cast Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o, Elisabeth Moss, Anna Diop

Rating R

Release Date March 22nd, 2019

“A mother and father take their kids to their beach house, expecting to enjoy time with friends, but their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some visitors arrive uninvited.”

Written and directed by Jordan Peele, the comedian/actor turned director who made a huge splash with his horror/thriller Get Out 2017, Us is yet another foray in the same genre that tells the story of a mother and father who take their kids to their beach house expecting to enjoy time with friends, but their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some visitors arrive uninvited. Similar to the vast majority of critics and viewers alike I really enjoyed Peele’s debut Get Out and couldn’t wait to see what he came up with next. A self-proclaimed horror fanatic, it seems we have yet another gem on our hands from this rising star. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Us:

• Jordan Peele gave the cast ten horror films to watch so they would have "a shared language" when filming: Dead Again (1991), The Shining (1980), The Babadook (2014), It Follows (2014), A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), The Birds (1963), Funny Games (2007), Martyrs (2008), Let the Right One In (2008), and The Sixth Sense (1999).

• Reportedly the unofficial sequel to Jordan Peele's Oscar-winning film Get Out (2017).

Hotel Mumbai

Director Anthony Maras

Genre Drama | History | Thriller

Cast Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Rating R

Release Date March 22nd, 2019

“The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.”

Directed and co-written by Anthony Maras, his feature-film directorial debut, Hotel Mumbai is the true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, Hotel Mumbai:

• The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Canada on 7th September 2018 and received a standing ovation.

• A significant amount of actual dialogue in the film was repeated verbatim being taken from original transcripts of actual intercepted mobile (cell) phone calls during the 2008 siege.

Dragged Across Concrete

Director S. Craig Zahler

Genre Action | Crime | Drama

Cast Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White

Rating R

Release Date March 22nd, 2019

“Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation.”

From director S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99), Dragged Across Concrete is a crime drama about two police officers who get suspended after roughing up a suspect on video, forcing them to turn to the criminal underworld to make ends meet. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Dragged Across Concrete:

• Mel Gibson previously directed Vince Vaughn in Hacksaw Ridge (2016). Vaughn's role in Ridge, was originally supposed to be played by Gibson before handing it over.

• The first film directed by S. Craig Zahler to receive an official rating from the MPAA. His previous films were released as unrated.