The Beast

The Beast (French: La Bête) is a 2023 science fiction romantic drama film directed and written by Bertrand Bonello from a story he co-wrote with Guillaume Bréaud and Benjamin Charbit, and loosely based on Henry James's 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle. The film had its world premiere on September 3rd, 2023, at the 80th Venice International Film Festival as part of the official competition.

In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will plunge her into her past lives and rid her of all strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had always known him. The story unfolds over three distinct periods: 1910, 2014 and 2044.

The cast includes Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, and Dasha Nekrasova.

The Beast is set to debut in limited theaters April 5th. Watch the official trailer below.

DogMan

DogMan is a 2023 English-language French action thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson, the talented mind behind Léon: The Professional (1994) and The Fifth Element (1997). The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on August 31st, 2023.

The story of a man who, following a traumatic childhood, finds salvation and justice through his connection with dogs.

The cast includes Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham, John Charles Aguilar, and Grace Palma.

DogMan is set to debut in theaters April 5th, courtesy of Braircliff Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

Epic Tails

Epic Tails is a 2022 animated family adventure comedy film directed by David Alaux, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Tosti and Jean-François Tosti.

Pattie, an ambitious and daring mouse has big dreams to be an adventurer and a hero. When her homeland in Ancient Greece is threatened by Poseidon himself, Pattie is determined to save her city! Defying the odds, the gods, and the wishes of her feline father figure Sam, she embarks on an epic quest to save her city. When Pattie and her eccentric crew set sail they come face to face with a giant octopus with a runny nose, a crew of friendly mafiosos, and a swath of Greek mythology’s most bizarre creatures. Undeterred, Pattie's bravery, leadership, and masterful planning inspires her crew to realize that true heroism knows no size.

Epic Tails is set to debut in theaters April 5th, courtesy of Viva Kids. Watch the official trailer below.

Ripley

Ripley is a 2024 psychological thriller television series based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Starring Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf and Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood. The eight-episode limited series was created, written and directed by Steven Zaillian. Ripley was originally set to air on Showtime, but in February 2023, the series moved to Netflix. 

In 1960s New York, Tom Ripley is hired by a wealthy man to convince his wayward son to return home from Italy. But Tom's introduction to Dickie Greenleaf's leisurely life abroad "is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder".

Ripley is set to debut on Netflix April 4th. Watch the official trailer below.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is a 2024 monster film directed by Adam Wingard. Produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and the seventh installment and fifth film in the MonsterVerse. It is also the 38th film of the Godzilla franchise, the 13th film in the King Kong franchise, and the fifth Godzilla film to be completely produced by an American film studio. The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Hall, Henry, and Hottle reprise their roles from the previous film.

This latest entry follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. The epic new film will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins, and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

Due to the box office and streaming success of Godzilla vs. Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic, Legendary announced a sequel in March 2022 and that filming would commence later in the year. In May 2022, it was announced that Wingard would return to direct and Stevens cast as the lead. Filming began in July 2022 in Gold Coast, Queensland, and finished in November 2022.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is set to debut in theaters March 29th, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

In the Land of Saints and Sinners is a 2023 Irish action thriller film directed by Robert Lorenz (Trouble with the Curve) and written by Mark Michael McNally and Terry Loane. The film stars Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List, Batman Begins) in the lead role, alongside other Irish actors including Kerry Condon (Better Call Saul, The Banshees of Inisherin), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), and Ciarán Hinds (There Will Be Blood, Belfast).

Other cast members include Desmond Eastwood, Conor MacNeill, Seamus O'Hara, Bernadette Carty, Manus Brennan, Niamh Cusack, Michelle Gleeson, Tim Landers, Mark O'Regan, Colm Meaney, Anne Brogan, Conor Hamill, Sarah Greene, Valentine Olukoga, Laura Hughes, Joe Gallagher, Mark Connolly, and James Sadat. This is Neeson's second collaboration with Lorenz after the 2021 film The Marksman (see our full review here). The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2023.

Ireland, 1970s. Eager to leave his dark past behind, Finbar Murphy (Liam Neeson) leads a quiet life in the remote coastal town of Glencolmcille, far from the political violence that grips the rest of the country. But when a menacing crew of terrorists arrive, led by a ruthless woman named Doirean (Kerry Condon), Finbar is drawn into an increasingly vicious game of cat and mouse, forcing him to choose between exposing his secret identity or defending his friends and neighbors.

In the Land of Saints and Sinners is set to debut in theaters March 29th, courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films. Watch the official trailer below.

Asphalt City

Asphalt City is a 2023 crime drama thriller Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, from a screenplay by Ben Mac Brown, Shannon Burke, and Ryan King. Vertical and Roadside Attractions co-acquired North American rights from Sculptor Media.

Young paramedic Ollie Cross (Tye Sheridan) is partnered with experienced medic Gene Rutkovsky (Sean Penn), who thrusts him into the harsh realities of New York’s inner-city streets. Amidst high crime rates, homelessness, and widespread drug use, Ollie finds his perspective on life and death beginning to shift.

The cast includes Tye Sheridan, Sean Penn, Gbenga Akkinagbe, Raquel Nave, Kali Reis, Michael C. Pitt, Katherine Waterston, and Mike Tyson.

Asphalt City is set to debut in theaters March 29th, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

Parish

Parish is a 2024 crime drama television series created by Sunu Gonera, based on the BBC One series The Driver.

Gracián 'Gray' Parish (Giancarlo Esposito), a good man with a troubled past, has given up his life of crime to be a family man. However, when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending Parish on a relentless quest with moral intentions and dangerous consequences.

The cast includes Giancarlo Esposito, Arica Himmel, Paula Malcomson, Ivan Mbakop, Bonnie Mbuli, Zackary Momo, Dax Rey, and Skeet Ulrich.

Parish is set to debut March 31st on AMC. Watch the official trailer below.

The Listener

The Listener is a 2022 drama film directed by Steve Buscemi and written by Alessandro Camon. It stars Tessa Thompson in the film's only on-screen role as a helpline volunteer. The film premiered as the closing film of the Giornate Degli Autori section of the 2022 Venice International Film Festival on September 9, 2022. It also screened as part of the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival Industry Selects section.

Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time. 

The Listener is scheduled to be released in limited theaters March 29th, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

A Cat's Life

A Cat’s Life is a 2023 French family adventure drama directed by Guillaume Maïdatchevsky, from a screenplay by Maïdatchevsky, Michaël Souhaité, and Maurice Genevoix. Serving as producers on the film are Jean-Pierre Bailly and Stéphane Millière. The film has been dubbed in English for a theatrical release in the United States.

Clémence rescues a kitten in her Parisian attic, and names him Lou. They form an unbreakable bond. They venture to the countryside for her family's vacation, where Lou's curiosity leads to thrilling adventures in the woods. Amidst new friendships and dangers, Lou's journey unfolds, marking a transformation from a curious kitten to a brave and adventurous cat.

The cast includes Capucine Sainson-Fabresse, Corinne Masiero, and Lucie Laurent.

A Cat’s Life is set to debut in theaters March 29th, courtesy of Blue Fox Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game is a 2024 British sports drama film directed by Thea Sharrock and written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

The squad of English homeless footballers, including the talented but troubled striker Vinny, are led by their coach Mal, to compete in Rome at the global annual football tournament, the Homeless World Cup.

The film stars Bill Nighy, Micheal Ward, Daniel Attwel, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Callum Scott Howells, Kit Young, and Sheyi Cole.

The Beautiful Game is scheduled to be released by Netflix on March 29th. Watch the official trailer below.

Palm Royale

Palm Royale is a 2024 ten-part period comedy-drama television miniseries created by Abe Sylvia, based on the 2018 novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel.

Set in 1969, outsider Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) strives to attain a place in Palm Beach high society through the town's most exclusive resort club, in the process learning what she will and won't do to achieve this.

The cast includes Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Amber Chardae Robinson, Kaia Gerber, Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Carol Burnett, and Bruce Dern.

3 Body Problem

3 Body Problem is an upcoming science fiction television series created by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo based on the novel of the same name by Liu Cixin.

Ye Wenjie is an astrophysicist who saw her father brutally murdered during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Later, she was conscripted by the military because of her scientific background and sent to a secret radar base in a remote region of China. Her fateful decision in the 1960s echoes across space and time to a group of scientists in the present day, forcing them to face humanity's greatest threat.

The series is expected to premiere on Netflix on March 21, 2024. Watch the official trailers below.

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.

Road House

Road House is a 2024 action thriller film directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne, Edge of Tomorrow) from a screenplay by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry. It serves as a remake of the 1989 film of the same name, with original producer Joel Silver returning.

In this adrenaline-fueled reimagining of the 80s cult classic, ex-UFC fighter Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

The cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Darren Barnet, Arturo Castro, and J.D. Pardo.

Road House is set to be released by Amazon MGM Studios on Prime Video March 21st. Watch the official trailer 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.

Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding is a 2024 romantic thriller film directed by Rose Glass from a screenplay she co-wrote with Weronika Tofilska. It is a co-production between A24 and Film4. It stars Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, and Ed Harris.

Reclusive gym manager Lou (Stewart) falls hard for Jackie (O’Brian), an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.

Love Lies Bleeding will be theatrically released in the United States in limited theaters on March 8th before a wide release on March 15th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailers below.

Arthur the King

Arthur the King is a 2024 adventure film directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Some Voices, The Family Plan), written by Michael Brandt (2 Fast 2 Furious, Wanted), and starring Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights, The Departed) and Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Barbie). It is based on the 2016 non-fiction memoir Arthur - The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home by Mikael Lindnord.

In the film, the captain (Wahlberg) of an adventure racing team befriends a wounded stray dog named Arthur, who accompanies the team on a grueling 435-mile (700 km) endurance race through the Ecuadorian jungle.

The film was announced in 2019 as a Paramount Players release. It moved to Lionsgate in June 2020 and filming began in the Dominican Republic in January 2021. The film is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate on March 15th, 2024. Watch the official trailer below.