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Exhibiting Forgiveness

June 14, 2017

EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS is a 2024 independent drama film written and directed by Titus Kaphar. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024.

Tarrell (André Holland) is an admired American painter who lives with his wife, singer Aisha (Andra Day), and their young son, Jermaine. Tarrell’s artwork excavates beauty from the anguish of his youth, keeping past wounds at bay. His path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, La’Ron (John Earl Jelks), a conscience-stricken man desperate to reconcile.

The cast includes André Holland, Andra Day, John Earl Jelks, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS is set to debut in theaters October 18th, courtesy of Roadside Attractions. Watch the official trailer below.

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Smoke

June 14, 2017

SMOKE is a 2025 crime drama miniseries created, written, and executive produced by acclaimed author Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone). The series is inspired by the podcast Firebug.

A troubled detective (Jurnee Smollett) and an enigmatic arson investigator (Taron Egerton) follow in the footsteps of two serial arsonists.

The cast includes Taron Egerton, Jurnee Smollett, John Leguizamo, Rafe Spall, Greg Kinnear, Ntare Mwine, and Hannah Emily Anderson.

SMOKE is set to debut June 27th on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Roses

June 14, 2017

THE ROSES is a 2025 comedy film directed by Jay Roach, from a screenplay by Tony McNamara. The film is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

The cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao and Kate McKinnon.

THE ROSES is set to debut in theaters August 29th, courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Caught Stealing

June 14, 2017

CAUGHT STEALING is a 2025 dark comedy crime thriller film directed by Academy Award® nominee Darren Aronofsky, from a screenplay by Charlie Huston, based on his book of the same name.

Former high-school baseball phenom Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

The cast includes Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and Carol Kane.

CAUGHT STEALING is set to debut in theaters August 29th, courtesy of Sony Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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M3GAN 2.0

June 14, 2017

M3GAN 2.0 is a 2025 science fiction horror thriller film directed by Gerard Gladstone (Housebound), from a screenplay by Akela Cooper (Malignant, The Nun 2) and a story by horror legend James Wan, the man behind the Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring franchises. the film is produced by Blumhouse, the production company behind the Halloween films, The Black Phone, and The Invisible Man. It is the sequel to the 2023 horror film, M3GAN (our full review here).

Two years after M3GAN's rampage, her creator, Gemma, resorts to resurrecting her infamous creation in order to take down Amelia, the military-grade weapon who was built by a defense contractor who stole M3GAN's underlying tech.

The cast includes Allison Williams, Jermaine Clement, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, Amie Donald, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jenna Davis, Timm Sharp, Aristotle Athari, and Jen Van Epps.

M3GAN 2.0 is set to debut in theaters June 27th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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Everything's Going to Be Great

June 14, 2017

EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE GREAT is a 2025 coming-of-age comedy drama directed by Jon S. Baird, from a screenplay by Steven Rogers.

As the Smart family wrestle with their over-sized dreams, they come to realize that the struggle to find your voice and your place in the world can happen no matter what stage of life you're in.

The cast includes Allison Janney, Bryan Cranston, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Jack Champion, Simon Rex, and Chris Cooper.

EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE GREAT is set to debut in theaters June 20th, courtesy of Lionsgate Movies. Watch the official trailer below.

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Dexter: Resurrection

June 14, 2017

DEXTER: RESURRECTION is a 2025 crime drama series created by Clyde Phillips. The series takes place immediately following the events of DEXTER: NEW BLOOD.

After surviving a gunshot from his son Harrison, Dexter wakes from a coma to find him missing. He searches NYC to reconcile, but Batista's arrival brings past troubles. Father and son must face their darkness together to escape.

The cast includes Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, JillMarie Lawrence, Bryan Lillis, and Jason Alan Carvell.

DEXTER: RESURRECTION is set to debut July 11th on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan. Watch the official trailer below.

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Peacemaker: Season 2

June 14, 2017

PEACEMAKER is an action comedy television series created by James Gunn for the streaming service HBO Max, based on the DC Comics character Peacemaker. The series first premiered in 2022. It is the first DC Extended Universe (DCEU) television series, a spin-off from the 2021 film The Suicide Squad. Set after the film, the series explores the origins of Peacemaker who believes in achieving peace at any cost.

The cast includes John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Frank Grillo, Sol Rodríguez, David Denman, and Tim Meadows.

PEACEMAKER: SEASON 2 is set to debut August 21st on Max. Watch the official trailer below.

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Freakier Friday

June 14, 2017

FREAKIER FRIDAY is a 2025 fantasy comedy film directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Jordan Weiss. The film is a sequel to Freaky Friday (2003), which was based on Mary Rodgers's 1972 novel.

22 years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might strike twice.

The cast includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Rosalind Chao, Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Ryan Malgarini, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Lucille Soong, Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Vanessa Bayer.

FREAKIER FRIDAY is set to debut in theaters August 8th, courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Americana

June 14, 2017

AMERICANA is a 2023 dark comedy crime drama film written and directed by Tony Yost. The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival on March 17th, 2023.

The lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town.

The cast includes Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Simon Rex, Eric Dane, and Zahn McClarnon

AMERICANA is set to debut in theaters August 22nd, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailer below.

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Ballard

June 14, 2017

BALLARD is a 2025 crime drama series created by best-selling author Michael Connelly. The series is based on Conelley’s female detective character Renee Ballard, who works alongside Harry Bosch in the books.

LAPD Detective Renee Ballard (Maggie Q) oversees a new cold case division in the department.

BALLARD is set to debut July 9th on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

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Together

June 14, 2017

TOGETHER is a 2025 supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by Michael Shanks.

A couple's move to the countryside triggers a supernatural incident that drastically alters their relationship, existence and physical form.

The cast includes Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Damon Herriman, Mia Morrissey, Karl Richmond, Jack Kenny, Francesca Waters, and Aljin Abella.

TOGETHER is set to debut in theaters August 1st, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

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Eddington

June 14, 2017

EDDINGTON is a 2025 contemporary Western black comedy film written and directed by Ari Aster. The film will have its world premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward, Amélie Hoeferle, Clifton Collins Jr., William Belleau, with Austin Butler, and Emma Stone.

EDDINGTON is set to debut in theaters July 18th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailers below.

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The Naked Gun

June 14, 2017

THE NAKED GUN is a 2025 action comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Dan Gregor, Schaffer, and Doug Mand. Seth MacFarlane produced the film alongside Erica Huggins. This marks the fourth film in The Naked Gun franchise.

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) follows in his father's footsteps as he makes one hilarious misstep after another in the name of justice.

The cast includes Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr., alongside Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, Liza Koshy, Cody Rhodes, CCH Pounder, and Busta Rhymes.

THE NAKED GUN is set to debut only in theaters August 1st, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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Superman

June 14, 2017

SUPERMAN is a 2025 superhero action adventure film written and directed by James Gunn, based on the populary DC comics character. Produced by DC Studios and to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it will be the first film in the DC Universe (DCU), and serves as a reboot of the Superman film series.

Follows the titular superhero as he reconciles his heritage with his human upbringing. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way in a world that views this as old-fashioned.

The cast includes David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, Skyler Gisondo, Sara Sampaio, María Gabriela de Faría, Wendell Pierce, Alan Tudyk, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Neva Howell.

SUPERMAN arrives in theaters July 11th, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Heads of State

June 14, 2017

HEADS OF STATE is a 2025 action comedy film directed by Ilya Naishuller, from a screenplay by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec.

The UK Prime Minister (Idris Elba) and US President (John Cena) have a public rivalry that risks their countries’ alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they’re forced to rely on each other as they go on a wild, multinational run. Allied with Noel, a brilliant MI6 agent (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must find a way to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world.

The cast includes John Cena, Idris Elba, Priyanka Chopra, Jack Quaid, Paddy Considine, Stephen Root, and Carla Gugino.

HEADS OF STATE is set to debut July 2nd only on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Home

June 14, 2017

THE HOME is a 2025 horror thriller film directed by James DeMonaco (The Purge), from a screenplay he co-wrote with Adam Cantor.

Max, a troubled man, starts working at a retirement home and realizes its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets. As he investigates the building and its forbidden fourth floor, he starts to uncover connections to his own past and upbringing as a foster child.

The cast includes Pete Davidson, John Glover, and Bruce Altman.

THE HOME is set to debut in theaters July 25th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailer below.

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Honey Don't

June 14, 2017

HONEY DON'T! is a 2025 dark comedy thriller film directed by Ethan Coen, from a screenplay by Coen and Tricia Cooke.

A small-town private investigator named Honey O’Donahue (Margaret Qualley) delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.

The cast includes Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, and Chris Evans. A new comedy from Ethan Coen. Only in theaters August 22!

HONEY DON’T is set to debut in theaters August 22nd, courtesy of Focus Features. Watch the official trailer below.

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F1

June 7, 2017

F1 is a 2025 sports action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) and written by Ehren Kruger based around the auto racing championship of the same name. The film is made in collaboration with Formula 1® and the F1 community, including the 10 F1 teams and their drivers, the FIA (the governing body), and race promoters. Copper CEO Penni Thow serves as executive producer. Apple Original Films acquired distribution rights for the film, with Warner Bros. Pictures securing rights to the theatrical release. The film will be scored by legendary composer Hans Zimmer, who worked on Top Gun: Maverick with Kosinski.

Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was FORMULA 1’s most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, he’s a nomadic racer-for-hire when he’s approached by his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem), owner of a struggling FORMULA 1 team that is on the verge of collapse. Ruben convinces Sonny to come back to FORMULA 1 for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world. He’ll drive alongside Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), the team's hotshot rookie intent on setting his own pace. But as the engines roar, Sonny’s past catches up with him and he finds that in FORMULA 1, your teammate is your fiercest competition—and the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.

The cast includes Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, Lewis Hamilton, Javier Bardem, Sarah Niles, Shea Whigham, Samson Kayo, and Callie Cooke.

F1 is set to debut in theaters June 27th, courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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Nobody 2

June 7, 2017

NOBODY 2 is a 2025 action comedy thriller film directed by Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us, The Big 4). The screenplay is by returning writer Derek Kolstad (John Wick, Die Hart) and by Aaron Rabin (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), from a story by Derek Kolstad, based on characters created by Kolstad.

Four years after he inadvertently took on the Russian mob, Hutch (Bob Odenkirk) remains $30 million in debt to the criminal organization and is working it off with an unending string of hits on international thugs.

The cast includes Bob Odenkirk, RZA, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Sharon Stone, Colin Hanks, John Ortiz, Michael Ironside, and Colin Salmon.

NOBODY 2 is set to debut in theaters August 15th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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