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Sasquatch Sunset

April 14, 2024

Sasquatch Sunset is a 2024 surreal comedy film directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter), and written by David. Ari Aster served as an executive producer under his Square Peg banner. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024.

In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them.

The cast includes Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Nathan Zellner.

Sasquatch Sunset is set to debut in select theaters April 12th and nationwide April 19th, courtesy Bleecker Street. Watch the official trailer below.

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Fallout

April 14, 2024

Fallout is a 2024 post-apocalyptic drama television series developed by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan, the creators of HBO’s Westworld, through their Kilter Films production company, for Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the role-playing video game franchise created by Interplay Entertainment and now owned by Bethesda Softworks.

Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them.

The cast includes Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan, Aaron Clifton Moten, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Michael Emerson, Moisés Arias, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, and Dave Register.

Fallout is set to debut April 12th, 2024, only on Prime Video. Watch the official trailers below.

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Blood for Dust

April 14, 2024

Blood for Dust is a 2023 crime thriller film directed by Rod Blackhurst, from a screenplay by David Ebeltoft. The film, which was shot in and around Billings, Montana, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival June 2022. Blood for Dust also won the Best Feature award at the 2023 San Diego International Film Festival.

Cliff, a traveling salesman drowning under the weight of providing for his family and the myth of the American dream, finds himself on a dangerous path after a chance encounter with Ricky, a colleague from a dark past.

The cast includes Scoot McNairy, Nora Zehetne, Ethan Suplee, Amber Rose Mason, and Stephen Dorff.

Blood for Dust is set to debut in limited theaters and VOD April 19th, courtesy of The Avenue. Watch the official trailer below.

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Under the Bridge

April 14, 2024

Under the Bridge is a 2024 true crime drama television miniseries based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey.

The series tells the 1997 true story of fourteen-year old Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta) who went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Through the eyes of Godfrey (Riley Keough) and a local police officer (Lily Gladstone), the series takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder — revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.

The cast includes Riley Keough, Lily Gladstone, Izzy G, Chloe Guidry, Michael Buie, Ezra Farouke Khan, and Vritika Gupta.

Under the Bridge is set to debut April 17th on Hulu. Watch the official trailer below.

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Hard Miles

April 14, 2024

Hard Miles is a 2023 sports drama film directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna, and written by Christian Sander and Hanna. The film, which is based on a true story, had a world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival on June 13, 2023.

A social worker at a youth facility assembles an unlikely cycling team of juvenile convicts for a transformative 1,000-mile bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.

The cast includes Matthew Modine, Cynthia McWilliams, Jahking Guillory, Jackson Kelly, Damien Diaz, Zach Robbins, Leslie David Baker, and Sean Astin.

Hard Miles is set to debut in theaters April 19th, 2024. Watch the official trailer below.

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Stress Positions

April 14, 2024

Stress Positions is a 2024 comedy drama film directed by Theda Hammel. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024.

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic Terry (John Early) cares for his injured nephew, a 19-year-old Moroccan model, in strict quarantine at his ex-husband's Brooklyn home, drawing attention from everyone in his life.

The cast includes John Early, Hammel, Qaher Harhash, Amy Zimmer, Faheem Ali, Rebecca F. Wright, Davidson Obennebo, and John Roberts.

Stress Positions is set to debut in theaters April 19th, courtesy of Neon. Watch the official trailer below.

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Baby Reindeer

April 14, 2024

Baby Reindeer is a British drama-thriller miniseries created by and starring Richard Gadd. The series is based on Gadd's real life experience of being stalked and sexually assaulted in his 20s. It is an adaption of Gadd's autobiographical one-man show of the same name.

The cast includes Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Tom Goodman-Hill, Hugh Coles, Danny Kirrane, and Shalom Brune-Franklin.

Baby Reindeer is set to debut April 11th on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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Civil War

April 7, 2024

Civil War is a 2024 epic war film written and directed by Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation). The film stars Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man, The Power of the Dog), Wagner Moura (Narcos, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Lady Bird, Dune), and Cailee Spaeny (Bad Times at the El Royale, Priscilla).

In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

Civil War is set to debut in theaters April 12, 2024, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailers below.

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Arcadian

April 7, 2024

Arcadian (formerly titled Sand and Stones) is a 2024 action horror film directed by Ben Brewer, from a screenplay by Michael Nilon. The film had its world premiere at SXSW on March 11, 2024, and shortly after RLJE Films acquired distribution rights to the film for North America, the UK, and Ireland.

In a near future, life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his twin teenage sons, Thomas (Jaeden Martell) and Joseph (Maxwell Jenkins), have been living a half-life -- tranquility by day and torment by night. When the sun sets, ferocious creatures of the night awaken and consume all living souls in their path. One day, when Thomas doesn't return home before sundown, Paul chooses to leave the safety of their fortified farm to find him before the creatures arrive. Just as he finds his boy, a nightmarish battle ensues and Paul is gravely wounded. Now the twins must devise a desperate plan for surviving the coming night and use everything their father has taught them to keep him alive.

The cast includes Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, and Maxwell Jenkins.

Arcadian is set to debut in theaters on April 12th, courtesy of RLJE Films. Watch the official trailer below.

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Sting

April 7, 2024

Sting is a 2024 horror thriller film written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, known for Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) and Nekrotronic (2018).

After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.

The cast includes Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Robyn Nevin, Noni Hazelhurst, Silvia Colloca, Danny Kim, and Jermaine Fowler.

Sting is set to debut in theaters April 12th, courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Long Game

April 7, 2024

The Long Game is a 2023 historical sports drama film directed by Julio Quintana, from a screenplay by Quintana, Paco Farias, and Jennifer C. Stetson. It is an adaptation of Humberto G. Garcia's 2010 novel Mustang Miracle.

The true story of the San Felipe Mustangs, a group of Mexican-American youths located in Del Rio, Texas. In the 1950s, the group set out to play golf at a white country club in town. Despite prejudice, the Mustangs overcame these obstacles to become the 1957 Texas state champions.

The cast includes Jay Hernandez, Julian Works, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Brett Cullen, Oscar Nuñez, Paulina Chávez, Gregory Diaz IV, José Julián, Cheech Marin, and Dennis Quaid.

The Long Game is set to debut in theaters April 12th, courtesy of Mucho Mas Media. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Greatest Hits

April 7, 2024

The Greatest Hits is a 2024 romantic musical film written, produced and directed by Ned Benson. The film is produced by Michael London and Shannon Gaulding, along with Benson, Stephanie Davis and Cassandra Kulukundis. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2024.

Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through time, she must consider whether or not she should change the past.

The cast includes Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, and Austin Crute.

The Greatest Hits is set for a limited theatrical release on April 5, 2024 and streaming release on Hulu on April 12, 2024, courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Absence of Eden

April 7, 2024

The Absence of Eden is a 2023 drama thriller film directed by Marco Perego, from a screenplay by Perego and Rick Rapoza. The film had its world premiere at the Taormina Film Festival on June 23, 2023.

An ICE Agent struggling with the moral dilemmas of border security and an undocumented woman fighting to escape a ruthless cartel cross paths and work together to save the life of an innocent girl.

The cast includes Zoe Saldaña, Garrett Hedlund, Adria Arjona, and Tom Waits.

The Absence of Eden is set to debut in theaters April 12th, courtesy of Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Sympathizer

April 7, 2024

The Sympathizer is a 2024 historical black comedy-drama television series based on the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The series was developed by co-showrunners Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, The Handmaiden) and Don McKellar, with Park directing the series as well. The series is produced to air on HBO by A24 and Rhombus Media.

The series is based on the story of the Captain, a North Vietnam plant in the South Vietnam army. He is forced to flee to the United States with his general near the end of the Vietnam War. While living within a community of South Vietnamese refugees, he continues to secretly spy on the community and report back to the Viet Cong, struggling between his original loyalties and his new life.

The series will air on HBO and be available to stream on Max April 14th. Watch the official teaser trailers below.

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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

April 7, 2024

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a 2024 coming-of-age black comedy film and remake of the 1991 cult classic film. It is directed by Wade Allain-Marcus and written by Chuck Hayward.

Tanya finds her summer plans canceled when her mom jets off for a last-minute retreat and the elderly babysitting who arrives at her door unexpectedly passes away.

The cast includes Simone Joy Jones, Ms. Pat, Jermaine Fowler, June Squibb, Nicole Richie, Tyriq Withers, Iantha Richardson, Miles Fowler, Gus Kenworthy, Donielle T. Hansley Jr., and Patricia Williams.

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is set to debut in theaters on April 12, courtesy of Iconic Events Now. Watch the official trailer below.

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Franklin

April 7, 2024

Franklin is a 2024 biographical drama miniseries about the United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” “Franklin” explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career. In December 1776, Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test when — as the fate of American independence hangs in the balance — he embarks on a secret mission to France.

The full cast includes Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin, Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) as Temple Franklin, Thibault de Montalembert (Call My Agent!) as Comte de Vergennes, Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) as Edward Bancroft, Ludivine Sagnier (Lupin) as Madame Brillon, Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan) as John Adams, Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent!) as Beaumarchais, Jeanne Balibar (Irma Vep) as Madame Helvetius, and Theodore Pellerin (There’s Someone Inside Your House) as Marquis de Lafayette.

Franklin is set to debut April 12th only on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

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Model House

April 7, 2024

Model House is a 2024 slasher thriller film written and directed by Derek Pike, who has directed several music videos for artists like Wiz Khalifa, Aloe Blacc, and XXXTentacion. Producers on the film include Randy Wayne and Talia Bella of Rebellium Films, as well as Collin Avery.

Held at gunpoint, five swimsuit models shooting a lucrative swimwear campaign at a waterfall one hundred miles north of Los Angeles are forced to post a fake donation link to their social media pages until $1 million is stolen from their followers. Soon realizing that their lives are at risk, the models take matters into their own hands and fight back.

The cast includes Scout Taylor-Compton, Chris Zylka, Cory Anne Roberts, Kyra Santoro, Hailee Lautenbach, Priscilla Huggins Ortiz, Natalie Nootenboom, and Phillip Andrew Botello..

Model House is set to debut in select theaters and Digital April 5th, courtesy of Shout! Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

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LaRoy, Texas

April 7, 2024

LaRoy, Texas is a 2023 comedy crime thriller written and directed by Shane Atkinson in his feature-film directorial debut. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8th, 2023.

A depressed man plans to kill himself, but his plans suddenly change when a stranger mistakes him for a low-rent hit man. Desperate to earn a little respect, he decides to play the part of a hired gun. However, when the supposedly simple plan begins to unravel, he recruits a private investigator to help him escape from the actual killer and make it out alive.

The cast includes John Magaro (Past Lives, First Cow), Steve Zahn, Dylan Baker, Galadriel Stineman, Matthew Del Negro, Bob Clendenin, Brad Leland, Megan Stevenson, and Emily Pendergast.

LaRoy is set to debut in select theaters and VOD April 12th, courtesy of Brainstorm Media. Watch the official trailer below.

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Monkey Man

March 31, 2024

Monkey Man is a 2024 revenge thriller film directed by Oscar-winner Dev Patel in his directorial debut, from an original story by Patel and a screenplay he co-wrote with Paul Angunawela and John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World). The film was originally set to debut on Netflix, but has since been given a theatrical release as part of Jordan Peele’s production company Monkeypaw’s film deal with Universal.

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Dev Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.

After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

The cast includes Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley (District 9), Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai), Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya), and Makarand Deshpande (RRR).

Monkey Man is set to debut in theaters April 5th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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The First Omen

March 31, 2024

The First Omen is a 2024 supernatural horror film directed by Arkasha Stevenson, and written by Stevenson, Tim Smith, and Keith Thomas, from a story by Ben Jacoby. The film serves as a prequel to The Omen (1976).

A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

The cast includes Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bill Nighy.

The First Omen is set to debut in theaters April 5th, courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Watch the official trailers below.

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