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Heart Eyes

February 2, 2025

HEART EYES is a 2025 horror comedy thriller directed by Josh Ruben, from a screenplay by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy. Ruben directed the 2021 horror comedy Werewolves Within (our full review here), now streaming on AMC+ and Shudder. Producers include Christopher Landon, Greg Gilreath, and Adam Hendricks.

For the past several years, the “Heart Eyes Killer” has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe…

The cast includes Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, with Devon Sawa, and Jordana Brewster.

HEART EYES arrives in theaters February 7th, courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailers below.

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Love Hurts

February 2, 2025

LOVE HURTS is a 2025 action comedy film directed by Jonathan Eusebio, in his directorial debut, and written by Matthew Murray, Josh Stoddard and Luke Passmore. The film is produced by 87North, producers of many big-title action films including Nobody, Violent Night, Bullet Train, Atomic Blonde, and The Fall Guy.

A realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, Marvin must confront his past and the history he never fully buried.

The cast includes Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Lio Tipton, Rhys Darby, André Eriksen, and Sean Astin.

LOVE HURTS is set to debut in theaters February 7th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Bring Them Down

February 2, 2025

BRING THEM DOWN is a 2024 Irish drama thriller film written and directed by Christopher Andrews (in his feature directorial debut). The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2024. Its UK premiere was at the London Film Festival.

An Irish shepherding family thrust into battle on several fronts: internal strife, hostility within the family, rivalry with another farmer. Paternalism, heritage, and the generational trauma cycle through the cultural prism of Ireland.

The cast includes Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, Paul Ready, Aaron Heffernan, Conor McNeill, Susan Lynch, and Colm Meaney.

BRING THEM DOWN is set to debut in limited theaters February 7th, courtesy of Mubi. Watch the official trailer below.

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Winner

February 2, 2025

WINNER is a 2024 biographical comedy drama film directed by Susanna Fogel, from a screenplay she co-wrote with Kerry Howley.

Reality Winner, a brilliant young misfit from Texas, finds her morals challenged while serving in the US Air Force and the NSA. The truth may set her free, but with a price too heavy for her to pay.

The cast includes Emila Jones, Connie Britton, Zach Galifianakis, Kathryn Newton, Danny Ramirez, Shannon Berry, and Kristian Jordan.

WINNER is now available to stream only on Hulu. Watch the official trailer below.

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Kinda Pregnant

February 2, 2025

KINDA PREGNANT is a 2025 comedy film directed by Tyler Spindel, from a screenplay by Julie Paiva and Amy Schumer.

Jealous of her best friend’s pregnancy, Lainy (Amy Schumer) wears a fake baby bump... and accidentally meets the man of her dreams.

The cast includes Amy Schumer, Jillian Bell, Brianne Howey, Will Forte, Damon Wayans Jr., Chris Geere, and Alex Moffat.

KINDA PREGNANT is set to debut February 5th only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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Companion

January 26, 2025

COMPANION is a 2025 dark comedy written and directed by Drew Hancock (Blue Mountain State, Suburgatory). Zach Cregger, Raphael Margules, J. D. Lifshitz, and Roy Lee serve as producers.

A weekend getaway turns bloody and violent when a subservient android that's built for human companionship goes haywire.

The cast includes Sophie Thatcher, Harvey Guillén, Josh Quaid, Rupert Friend, Lukas Gage, Marc Menchaca, and Megan Suri.

COMPANION is set to debut in theaters January 31st, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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Dog Man

January 26, 2025

DOG MAN is a 2025 animated action adventure comedy film directed by Peter Hastings, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dav Pilkey. From DreamWorks Animation—creators of the beloved blockbuster franchises Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and The Boss Baby—comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon: Dog Man.

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over.

The voice cast includes Pete Davidson, Poppy Liu, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Billy Boyd, Rahnuma Panthaky, Maggie Wheeler, Peter Hastings, Luenell, Melissa Villaseñor, and Stephen Root.

DOG MAN is set to debut in theaters January 31st, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Valiant One

January 26, 2025

VALIANT ONE is a 2025 war action thriller film directed by Steve Barnett, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Tipton.

With tensions between North and South Korea, a US helicopter crashes on the North Korean side. Now the survivors must work together to protect a civilian tech specialist and find their way out without the help of US military support.

The cast includes Chase Stokes, Lana Condor, Desmin Borges, Callan Mulvey, Jonathan Whitesell, and Daniel Jun.

VALIANT ONE arrives in theaters January 31st, courtesy of Briarcliff Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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Mo: Season 2

January 26, 2025

MO is a comedy drama series created by Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef, produced by A24. The character of Mo was previously seen in the Hulu original series, Rami. The first season premiered in 2022 to rave reviews.

Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of foolishness as a Palestinian refugee constantly living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship.

The cast includes Mo Amer, Teresa Ruiz, Farah Bsieso, Omar Elba, and Tobe Nwigwe.

MO: SEASON 2 is set to debut January 30th on Netflix, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Recruit: Season 2

January 26, 2025

THE RECRUIT is a spy action drama television series created by Alexi Hawley for Netflix. Hawley, the sister of Fargo series creator Noah Hawley, previously created the crime drama series The Rookie. The series premiered with it’s first season in 20222/

CIA Lawyer Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) is pulled into a life-threatening espionage situation in South Korea, only to realize that the bigger threat just might be coming from inside the Agency.

The series also stars Laura Haddock, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Aarti Mann, and Vondie Curtis-Hall.

THE RECRUIT: SEASON 2 arrives January 30th on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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You're Cordially Invited

January 26, 2025

YOU’RE CORDIALLY INVITED is a 2024 comedy film written and directed by Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors, Bros) for Amazon MGM Studios.

A bride (Geraldine Viswanathan) and her father (Will Ferrell) discover their dream wedding venue has been double booked for another bride (Meredith Hagner) and her wedding-planner sister (Reese Witherspoon), with hilarious consequences.

YOU’RE CORDIALLY INVITED will debut January 30th on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

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Prime Target

January 26, 2025

PRIME TARGET is a 2025 drama thriller series from creator Steve Thompson.

A brilliant young mathematician is on the verge of a major breakthrough when he realizes an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea. Together with a government agent who's been tracking him, he begins to unravel a troubling conspiracy.

The primary cast includes Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell.

PRIME TARGET is set to debut January 22nd on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Night Agent: Season 2

January 26, 2025

THE NIGHT AGENT is a action thriller series created by Shawn Ryan based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk. The first season, which premiered in March 2023, became the third-most-viewed debuting series on Netflix in its first four days, and within a week it was renewed for a second season.

While monitoring an emergency line, an FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.

The cast includes Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, Phoenix Raei, Enrique Murciano, D. B. Woodside, Hong Chau, Arienne Mandi, Louis Herthum, Berto Colon, Keon Alexander, Michael Malarkey, and Amanda Warren.

THE NIGHT AGENT: SEASON 2 is set to debut January 23rd on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

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Presence

January 19, 2025

PRESENCE is a 2024 supernatural horror thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh, and written by David Koepp. The film, which is shot entirely from the first-person perspective, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024.

A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs.

The cast includes Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, and Chris Sullivan.

PRESENCE is set to debut in theaters January 24th, courtesy of Neon. Watch the official trailers below.

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Flight Risk

January 19, 2025

FLIGHT RISK is a 2024 action thriller directed by Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge), from a screenplay by Jared Rosenberg.

In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg (Best Supporting Actor, The Departed, 2006) plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.

FLIGHT RISK is set to debut in theaters January 24th, courtesy of Lionsgate Movies. Watch the official trailer below.

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The Order

January 19, 2025

THE ORDER is a 2024 historical crime thriller film directed by Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, Assassin’s Creed) and written by Zach Baylin (King Richard, Creed III, Gran Turismo), based on the 1989 non-fiction book The Silent Brotherhood by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt. The film premiered in competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in August 2024.

Based on a true story, in 1983 an alarming surge in violent bombings and bank robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads a weathered FBI agent into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a charismatic domestic terrorist plotting to overthrow the US government.

The cast includes Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver, Marc Maron, and Odessa Young.

THE ORDER is set to debut in theaters December 6th, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment, before a streaming release February 6th on Prime Video. Watch the official trailers below.

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Wolf Man

January 12, 2025

WOLF MAN is a 2025 supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Leigh Whannell. A reboot of The Wolf Man (1941), Jason Blum serves as a producer through his Blumhouse Productions banner.

After the failure of The Mummy (2017), Universal shifted its focus to standalone films. The success of Whannell's The Invisible Man (2020) rekindled Universal's interest in the Monsters franchise. The studio was impressed with a pitch by Ryan Gosling for a new Wolf Man film with Derek Cianfrance to direct. However, Gosling and Cianfrance left the project in 2023, and Whannell took over as director. Filming took place in New Zealand in early 2024.

Family man Blake relocates from San Francisco to Oregon with his workaholic wife Charlotte and daughter Ginger after inheriting his childhood home, following the mysterious disappearance and presumed death of his estranged father. At the farmhouse, the family is attacked by a werewolf that claws Blake's arm. They barricade themselves inside the home, but soon Blake begins to transform, jeopardizing the safety of his wife and daughter.

The cast includes Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Benedict Hardie, Ben Prendergast, Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly, and Milo Cawthorne.

WOLF MAN is set to debut in theaters January 17th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Severance: Season 2

January 12, 2025

SEVERANCE is a psychological thriller television series created by Dan Erickson, and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle. The series made its debut in February 2022 on Apple TV+. The series is Severance is executive produced by Ben Stiller, who also directs five episodes this season.

Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.

In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.

The cast includes Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Zach Cherry, Jen Tullock, Michael Chernus, Dichen Lachman, Emmy Award winner John Turturro, Academy Award winner Christopher Walken and Academy and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette, and welcomes new series regular Sarah Bock.

SEVERANCE: SEASON 2 arrives January 17th on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

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Better Man

January 12, 2025

BETTER MAN is a 2024 fantasy biographical musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), from a screenplay by Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, and Michael Gracey.

The true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), the film is uniquely told from Robbie’s perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit. It follows Robbie’s journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.

BETTER MAN arrives in theaters January 17th, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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One of Them Days

January 12, 2025

ONE OF THEM DAYS is a 2025 buddy comedy film directed by Lawrence Lamont, from a screenplay by Syreeta Singleton.

When her boyfriend takes her rent money, Alyssa (Keke Palmer) and her roommate (SZA) race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.

The cast includes Keke Palmer, SZA, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, and Joshua Neal.

ONE OF THEM DAYS arrives in theaters January 17th, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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