8-Bit Christmas

8-Bit Christmas is a 2021 Christmas comedy film directed by Michael Dowse, known for Goon (2011), What If (2013), and Stuber (2019), from a screenplay by Kevin Jakubowski, based upon his novel of the same name.

A humorous and heartfelt look back at the adventures of childhood. Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the story centers on ten-year-old Jake Doyle’s herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

The cast includes Neil Patrick Harris, Winslow Fegley, June Diane Raphael, David Cross, and Steve Zahn.

8-Bit Christmas is scheduled to be released November 24th, on streaming service HBO Max. Watch the official trailer below.

The French Dispatch

Director Wes Anderson

Genre Comedy | Drama | Romance

Cast Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Benicio Del Toro

Rating R

Release Date October 16th, 2020

“A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in “The French Dispatch” magazine.”

From visionary director Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch is a comedy drama is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch" magazine. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The French Dispatch:

• Wes Anderson's first film for Disney in 16 years since The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.

• Film includes five Oscar winners: Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Benecio Del Toro, Christoph Waltz and Adrien Brody And 5 Oscar nominees: Timothée Chalamet, Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe and Bob Balaban.

The Lost Daughter

The Lost Daughter is a 2021 psychological drama written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal in her directorial debut, based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante.

A woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront the secrets of her past.

The film stars Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Dominczyk, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Peter Saarsgaard, and Ed Harris.

The Lost Daughter had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 3rd, 2021, where Gyllenhaal won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay.

It is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 17th, 2021, in a limited release prior to a streaming release on Netflix December 31st. Watch the official trailer below.

Dave: Season 2

“A neurotic mid 20's suburbanite's convinced he's destined to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Now he's got to prove it to everyone else.”

Lil Dicky and his trusty sidekick GaTa are back in action!! Dave: Season 2 debuts June 16th on FXX, streaming the next day on FX on Hulu7. Watch the official trailer below.

Spirit Untamed

“An epic adventure about a headstrong girl longing for a place to belong who discovers a kindred spirit when her life intersects with a wild horse, Spirit Untamed is the next chapter in the beloved story from DreamWorks Animation.”

Directed by: Elaine Bogan and Ennio Torresan.

Starring: Isabela Merced, Julianne Moore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marsai Martin, Mckenna Grace, Walton Goggins, Andre Braugher and Eiza González.

Spirit Untamed is set to hit theaters on June 4th. Watch the official trailer below.

Kid 90

“As a teenager in the ‘90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went, documenting her friends as they grew up in Hollywood and New York City. Kid 90 explores how sometimes we need to look back to find our way forward.”

Kid 90 will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu March 12th. Watch the official trailer below.

Maid

One young mother's incredible story of survival and resilience as she navigates the world of poverty, abuse and redefining her worth against all odds. Inspired by the New York Times Best-selling memoir by Stephanie Land, and from the Producers of Shameless and Promising Young Woman.

Maid will be available to stream on Netflix October 1st. Watch the official trailer below.

Fear Street Part 1: 1994

“In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations ​may all be connected — and that they may be the next targets. Based on R.L. Stine’s best selling horror series, the trilogy follows the nightmare through Shadyside’s sinister history.“

Fear Street Part One: 1994 is set to hit Netflix on July 2nd. Watch the official trailer below.

Watch the Fear Street Trilogy only on Netflix this July.

Fear Street Part One: 1994 - July 2nd

Fear Street Part Two: 1978 - July 9th

Fear Street Part Three: 1666 - July 16th

The One

“Love -- and lies -- spiral when a DNA researcher helps discover a way to find the perfect partner, and creates a bold new matchmaking service.”

The new series The One launches on Netflix March 12th. Watch the official trailer below.

Army of Thieves

Army of Thieves is a 2021 heist comedy directed by Matthias Schweighöfer from a screenplay by Shay Hatten, based on a story he wrote with Zack Snyder. A prequel, set before the events of Army of the Dead, which focuses on German safecracker Ludwig Dieter leading a group of aspiring thieves on a top secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.

The cast includes Schweighöfer, who reprises his role as Ludwig Dieter, alongside a supporting cast that includes Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee, Stuart Martin, Guz Khan, and Jonathan Cohen.

Army of Thieves is set to release October 29th on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

Last Letter from Your Lover

The Last Letter from Your Lover is a 2021 romantic drama directed by Augustine Frizzell, and written by Nick Payne and Esta Spalding. It is based on Jojo Moyes' 2012 novel of the same name. It tells the story of a forbidden love affair between a 1960s couple that is uncovered by an ambitious present-day journalist after she finds a trove of secret love letters.

The film stars Felicity Jones, Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner, Nabhaan Rizwan, Joe Alwyn, and Ncuti Gatwa.

The Last Letter From Your Lover will be available to stream on Netflix July 23rd. Watch the official trailer below.

Every Breath You Take

“A psychiatrist, whose client commits suicide, finds his family life disrupted after introducing her surviving brother to his wife and daughter.“

Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Claflin

Directed by: Vaughn Stein

Every Breath You Take is set to hit select theaters and VOD April 2nd. Watch the official trailer below.

The Toll

“Supernatural terror and spine-tingling suspense highlight this gripping journey into fear. When Cami orders a taxi service to take her to her father's country home, she's hoping for a quiet and uneventful ride. But a wrong turn by Spencer, her chatty driver, results in the car stalling on a dark and remote road. After several threatening and inexplicable occurrences, Cami and Spencer realize they are being watched--by an unseen presence that sees them as trespassers, and is ready to exact a deadly toll.”

The Toll will be available limited release and VOD March 26th. Watch the official trailer below.

CODA

CODA is a 2021 drama film that follows a hearing teenage girl who is a child of deaf adults (CODA for short). The film is written and directed by Sian Heder, who previously wrote and directed Tallulah (2016), as well as a number of episodes of Orange is the New Black.

Gifted with a voice that her parents can’t hear, seventeen-year-old Ruby is the sole hearing member of a deaf family. Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother. But when Ruby joins her high school’s choir club, she discovers a gift for singing and finds herself drawn to her duet partner Miles. Encouraged by her enthusiastic, tough-love choirmaster to apply to a prestigious music school, Ruby finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.

The cast includes Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Eugenio Derbez, and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo.

The film, which is an English-language remake of the 2014 French-language film La Famille Bélier, was filmed on location in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

CODA had its world premiere on January 28th, 2021 at the Sundance Film Festival. Apple acquired distribution rights for a festival-record $25 million.

CODA will hit select theaters and through the Apple TV+ streaming service August 13th. Watch the official trailer below.

Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train

“After his family was brutally murdered and his sister turned into a demon, Tanjiro Kamado's journey as a demon slayer began. Tanjiro and his comrades embark on a new mission aboard the Mugen Train, on track to despair.”

Okay so if you had no f’n clue what this movie was prior to clicking on this preview, you’re not alone. To say that I am not an anime guy would be a bit of an understatement, because well, I am very much NOT an anime guy. But I also understand the obsession and realize that some of the stuff out there is pretty legit to say the least. Which brings me to Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train.

Remember that little old pandemic that was supposed to come and go? Yeah, the one we are still in. Well when it got going in March of last year and we were all more or less living quarantine style, in other countries people were still going to the movie theater and were obsessed with this movie. It was quickly becoming something of a phenomenon for fans of anime earning more than $400 million in ticket sales. Post-COVID times that equates to like $5 billion I think.

I don’t believe movies releasing in U.S. theaters since the start of the pandemic has earned that much in ticket sales in total. It’s depressing if I’m being honest. Alright well I’m not going to try and pretend to know enough about anime to explain this movie to you, I will say that it apparently picks up after the finale of the first season of the series which can be found on Netflix and Hulu (I guess try and watch that first perhaps), and is some form of a love letter to pop culture. Think Ready Player One, I suppose.

Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train hits select U.S. theaters this weekend. Watch the official trailer below.

Till Death

“After a romantic evening in their secluded lake house, Emma (Megan Fox) awakens handcuffed to her dead husband. Trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, she must fight off hired killers to escape her husband’s twisted plan.”

Till Death will be available limited release and VOD July 2nd. Watch the official trailer below.

Mythic Quest - Season 2

“With the quarantine finally over, the new season of "Mythic Quest” finds everyone back in the office (well, almost everyone), attempting to build upon the success of Raven's Banquet by launching an epic new expansion, but Ian (Rob McElhenney) and the newly promoted co-creative director, Poppy (Charlotte Nicdao), struggle with the game’s direction. Meanwhile, C.W. (F. Murray Abraham) reconciles some unresolved issues from his past, the testers (Ashly Burch and Imani Hakim) test the bounds of an office romance, and David (David Hornsby) loses yet another woman in his life as Jo (Jessie Ennis) leaves him to assist Brad (Danny Pudi).”

Getting along with co-workers is a full time job at Mythic Quest. A new season is coming to Apple TV+ May 7th. Watch the official trailer below.

Annette

Annette is a 2021 musical directed by Leos Carax (in his English-language debut), and with a screenplay by Ron Mael and Russell Mael of Sparks, and Carax, from an original story, music and songs by the band. It stars Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard.

Annette was released in France on July 6th, 2021 by UGC Distribution, and also premiered as the opening film at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on the same day. It is scheduled for a limited theatrical release in the U.S. and will hit Prime Video on August 20th. Watch the official trailer below.

A Journal for Jordan

A Journal for Jordan is a 2021 war drama directed by Denzel Washington. The film is written by Virgil Williams, and is based on the memoir A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor by Dana Canedy.

Based on a true story, while Sergeant Charles Monroe King is deployed in Iraq, he keeps a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Sharing this journal with her son, his fiancée, Dana Candey reflects on her unlikely yet powerful romantic relationship with King.

The cast includes Michael B. Jordan, Chanté Adams, Robert Wisdom, and Johnny M. Wu.

A Journal for Jordan is scheduled to hit theaters December 25th, courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing. Check out the official trailers below.

The Handmaid's Tale: Season 4

Genre Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Cast Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella

Rating TV-MA

Season 4 Premiere April 28th, 2021 (Hulu)

“Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.”

Freedom is just the beginning. The Emmy-winning series, The Handmaid’s Tale, returns for Season 4 on April 28, 2021, only on Hulu.

The cultural phenomenon picks up where we left off, with June’s fight for freedom against Gilead. But the risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges, and her desire for justice and revenge threaten to consume her and destroy her most cherished relationships.

Watch the official trailer for season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale below.