Unicorn Store

Director Brie Larson

Genre Comedy

Cast Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Bradley Whitford, John Cusack

Rating Unrated

Release Date April 5th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A woman named Kit receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.”

Actress Brie Larson’s directorial debut, Unicorn Store tells the story of a woman named Kit who receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Unicorn Store:

• Brie Larson auditioned for the role of Kit, back in 2012, when Miguel Arteta was attached to direct.

• Brie Larson didn't want to play Kit, but Screenwriter Samantha McIntyre insisted that she should play the part.

The Best of Enemies

Director Robin Bissell

Genre Biography | Drama | History

Cast Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley

Rating PG-13

Release Date April 5th, 2019

“Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.”

From director Robin Bissell, his directorial debut, The Best of Enemies tells the story of civil rights activist Ann Atwater as she faces off against C.P. Ellis of the Ku Klux Clan in 1971 over the issue of school integration. Check out the official new trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Best of Enemies:

• Adapted from the book by author Osha Gray Davidson.

High Life

Director Claire Denis

Genre Adventure | Drama | Horror

Cast Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth

Rating R

Release Date April 5th, 2019 (Limited)

“A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.”

Co-written and directed by Claire Denis, High Life is a horror drama that tells the story of a father and his daughter as they struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, High Life:

• Claire Denis had in mind this project since 2002. She has been carrying it around for many years and thought she would have to abandon it given the financial issues. Denis wrote the film keeping Philip Seymour Hoffman in mind and was deeply saddened by his untimely demise in 2014.

• The films world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018 has caused multiple walkouts during it's screening because of how graphically disturbing and provocative it was. Despite it's divisive reactions from the audience, the movie was well received from film critics attending the festival.

In the Dark

Genre Comedy | Drama

Cast Perry Mattfield, Brooke Markham, Keston John, Morgan Krantz

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere Thursday, April 4th, 2019 9:00 PM EST (CW)

“A young, blind woman tries to solve her friend’s murder.”

“Blind 20-something Murphy is drifting through life in a haze of drunkenness, and her only friends are her understanding roommate Jess and Tyson, a sweet teenager she met when he saved her from a violent mugging. Murphy’s life is turned upside down when, while out for a walk with her guide dog, she stumbles upon what she is certain is Tyson’s lifeless body in the alley outside her apartment. When the body disappears by the time the police arrive, and they don’t seem inclined to investigate, Murphy clings onto the only thing that can keep her together: figuring out what happened to her friend.”

Check out the official trailer for In the Dark below!!

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2

Genre Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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

Rating TV-14

Series Premiere April 5th, 2019 (Netflix)

“As her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina must choose between the witch world of her family and the human world of her friends. Based on the Archie comic.”

Sabrina the witch is back in Part 2 of the much darker telling of Sabrina the Teenage Witch we all remember from the late 90’s/early 2000’s starring Melissa Joan Hart. In 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!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina:

• The Weird Sisters are a trio of Witches in the Shakespeare play Macbeth. The spell Sabrina uses to summon them is taken directly from actual lines spoken by the witches in Macbeth (Act 1, scene 3).

• Over 150 paintings were contributed by Clive Barker (mastermind behind Hellraiser and Candyman) to use for the show.

Peterloo

Director Mike Leigh

Genre Drama | History

Cast Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst

Rating PG-13

Release Date April 5th, 2019

“The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.”

Written and directed by Mike Leigh, Peterloo is the story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester. The cast includes Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, and David Moorst. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Peterloo:

• The speech delivered by Rory Kinnear in "London", was filmed in Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire, and was written by Kinnear himsel

• Premiered at TIFF in Toronto in September 2018.

The Public

Director Emilio Estevez

Genre Drama

Cast Emilio Estevez, Alec Baldwin, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright

Rating PG-13

Release Date April 5th, 2019 (Limited)

“An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.”

Written and directed by Emilio Estevez, The Public is a drama about an act of civil disobedience that turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Public:

• The first film directed by Emilio Estevez which does not star either his father, Martin Sheen or his brother, Charlie Sheen.

• Ironically, the movie's release occurred when the real Cincinnati Public Library was being taken over by activists who were demanding the leadership not sell one of the downtown buildings.

Night

Director Nicholas Michael Jacobs

Genre Horror

Cast Alexis Beacher, Danielle Iannucci, Gianna Jacobs, Nicholas Michael Jacobs

Rating Unrated

Release Date March 23rd, 2019 (Amazon Prime)

“A young girl is kidnapped by a strange man, who forces her to be the star of his sick and twisted live stream.”

From director Nicholas Michael Jacobs, Night is a horror film that tells the story of a young girl who is kidnapped by a strange man and forced to be the star of his sick and twisted live stream. Check out the official trailer below!!