Sound of Freedom

Sound of Freedom is a 2023 crime drama film directed by Alejandro Monteverde, from a screenplay by Eduardo Verástegui and Rob Barr, with Verástegui also serving as producer. The film is based on the incredible true story of federal agent Tim Ballard, a man who put his life on the line to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers.

After rescuing a boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.

The film stars Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Person of Interest), Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite), Bill Camp (Lincoln, 12 Years a Slave), Kurt Fuller, José Zúñiga, and Scott Haze.

Sound of Freedom is set to debut in theaters July 4th, courtesy of Angel Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

Please note this film is meant to spread awareness about the evil behind child sex trafficking, what is considered to be a form of modern day slavery. Angel Studios has setup a “Pay it Forward” where you can donate towards the cost of movie tickets making it so the film is accessible by everyone. The direct link to donate can be found here.

Possum Trot

Possum Trot is a 2024 drama film directed by Joshua Weigel, from a screenplay he co-wrote with his wife Rebekah Weigel. The film, which is executive produced by Black Panther actress Letitia Wright, is based on the true story of Bishop and First Lady Donna Martin, and their tiny Bennett Chapel church, in the town of Possum Trot in the woods of East Texas. Twenty two families linked arms and courageously adopted seventy seven of the most difficult to place children in the local foster care system, igniting a national movement for vulnerable children that continues today.

Twenty-two families from a rural black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt seventy-seven of the most difficult to place kids in the foster system.

The cast includes Nika King, Demetrius Grosse, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Dianna Babni.

Possum Trot is set to debut in theaters July 4th, courtesy of Angel Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

Stranger Things: Season 3

Genre Drama | Fantasy | Horror

Cast Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Rating TV-14

Release Date July 4th, 2019 (Netflix)

“When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.”

To say the Netflix exclusive series Stranger Things has generated both a mass and cult following would be a severe understatement, and the streaming giant absolutely hit it big with this show. Season 3 is on the horizon and the official trailers have finally dropped - check them out for yourself below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Stranger Things:

• Stranger Things directors the Duffer Brothers (Matt Duffer & Ross Duffer) confirmed in an interview with Vulture on August 22, 2017 that the show has been renewed for a third season ahead of the premiere for the highly anticipated debut of season two on October 27th. The Netflix Original Series directors also explained their plans to renew the show for a fourth season as well, saying "We're thinking it will be a four-season thing and then out."

The First Purge

Director Gerald McMurray

Genre Action | Horror

Cast Y'Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Marisa Tomei

Rating R

Release Date July 4th, 2018

“To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.”

Directed by Gerald McMurray and written by James DeMonaco (who wrote the other films in the franchise), The First Purge is the prequel to the "Purge" films that feature a time where one day a year society can commit heinous acts, including murder, without consequence. This film will chronicle the first ever Purge and how it came to be. The cast includes Y'Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez and Marisa Tomei. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The First Purge:

• The Purge franchise has become one of the most profitable movie series' to date, capitalizing on micro-budget productions that reap big rewards. 2014's The Purge took in $64.4 million domestic and $89.3 million worldwide, from just a $3 million budget, while the 2015 follow-up took in $71.9 million domestically and $111.9 million worldwide from a $9 million budget. Last year's The Purge: Election Year took in $79.2 million domestically and $118.5 million worldwide from a $10 million budget. - MovieWeb