By Amy Renner Feb. 28, 2024
Friday, December 8
The Cello
Like many musicians, accomplished Saudi cellist Nasser (Samer Ismail) has aspirations for greatness, though he feels like he’s held back by the old, dilapidated instrument he’s forced to play. When Nasser is offered the chance to take possession of a gorgeous red cello by a mysterious shop owner (Tobin Bell), he finds new inspiration both for his playing and for his composing. What Nasser doesn’t realize is that this cello has a nefarious past. As he prepares for an important audition with a prominent philharmonic, that past shows itself in the form of an ancient conductor (Jeremy Irons) and the suffering and death of those close to him. Nasser must now decide if achieving his dreams is worth the horror that comes with playing such a perfect instrument.
Darren Lynn Bousman, Jeremy Irons, Tobin Bell, Samer Ismail, Elham Ali
Thriller Horror Mystery
The Oath
400 A.D., in a forgotten time of Ancient America, a lone Hebraic fugitive must preserve the history of his fallen nation while being hunted by a ruthless tyrant but rescuing the King's abused mistress could awaken a warrior's past.
Karina Lombard, Darin Scott, Billy Zane, Eugene Brave Rock, Nora Dale, Wasé Chief
Drama Action Romance
The Boy and the Heron
The story follows "a 15-year-old boy in Tokyo, small for his age and fond of mischief, whose father has recently died."
Takuya Kimura, Toshio Suzuki, Hayao Miyazaki, Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, Ko Shibasaki, Yoshino Kimura
Drama Adventure Animation
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Poor Things
Described as the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Emma Stone, Tony McNamara, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Yorgos Lanthimos, Christopher Abbott
Drama Adaptation
Eileen
Set in the early 1960s, a lonely 20-something woman working in a boys’ prison outside Boston is pulled into a very strange crime.
Erin Cressida Wilson, Anne Hathaway, Stefanie Azpiazu, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Shea Whigham, Scott Rudin, Luke Goebel
Thriller Crime Adaptation
Magazine Dreams
A Black amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence.
Elijah Bynum, Taylour Paige, Jonathan Majors, Harrison Page, Harriet Sansom Harris, Haley Bennett, Michael O'Hearn
Drama
Origin
While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one of the defining American books of our time.
Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Nick Offerman, Audra McDonald, Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash-Betts
Drama
The End We Start From
A woman and her newborn child must try to find her way home amid an environmental crisis that submerges London in flood waters and sees their young family torn apart in the chaos.
Katherine Waterston, Joel Fry, Mark Strong, Gina McKee, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mahalia Belo, Alice Birch, Jodie Comer
Drama Thriller
Lord of Misrule
Set in a small town in the English countryside, a desperate search takes place for the young daughter of the town's new minister. The girl went missing during a Solstice Festival. The closer the locals and police get towards finding the girl, the more secrets from the town's past emerge.
Laurie Cook, Jason Newmark, Tuppence Middleton, Ralph Ineson, William Brent Bell, James Tomlinson, Tom De Ville, Matt Stokoe
Drama Horror
Leave The World Behind
Two families, strangers to each other, are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.
Mahershala Ali, Julia Roberts, Marisa Yeres Gill, Sam Esmail, Chad Hamilton, Lisa Gillan, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon
Drama Thriller Adaptation Based on Book
The Zone of Interest
Story about the family of Rudolf Höss, the camp commandant at Auschwitz.
Stephanie Petrowitz, Jonathan Glazer, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Ralph Herforth, Max Beck, Marie Rosa Tietjen, Freya Kreutzkam
Drama Historical
Fast Charlie
Charlie Swift has worked for his aging mob boss Stan for twenty years, skillfully operating as a prolific fixer and efficient hitman. When a rival boss moves to eliminate Stan and his entire team, he fails in wiping the team clean. Now on his own, Charlie will stop at nothing to avenge his friend, and has no plans to leave anyone alive.
Morgan Freeman, Phillip Noyce, Richard Wenk, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Grodni, Mitchell Welch, James Caan, Morena Baccarin
Thriller Crime
Our Son
Long-term partners Gabriel and Nicky have created what appears to be the perfect life with their young son. Despite appearances, Gabriel is unhappy and initiates a divorce that forces them to confront the changing reality of all their lives.
Luke Evans, Kate Burton, Robin Weigert, Bill Oliver, Billy Porter, Andrew Rannells, Christopher Woodley, Phylicia Rashad
Drama
The Sacrifice Game
Trapped in boarding school for the holidays, Samantha and Clara's silent nights turn deadly as a murderous gang crashes their Christmas.
Mena Massoud, Jenn Wexler, Olivia Scott Welch, Gus Kenworthy, Madison Baines, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, Chloe Levine
Horror
Merry Little Batman
This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad—the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham's worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day.
Yonas Kibreab, Luke Wilson, James Cromwell, Mike Roth, David Hornsby
Action Animation
Total Trust
A documentary about surveillance technology and censorship that follows the stories of people in China who have been monitored. A warning for democracies, it sounds an alarm about the increasing worldwide use of surveillance tools.
Jialing Zhang
Documentary
Into The Weeds
Tells the story of groundskeeper Lee Johnson and his fight for justice against agrichemical giant Monsanto, the manufacturer of the weed killer, Roundup.
Dewayne 'Lee' Johnson, Jennifer Baichwal
Documentary
Raging Grace
An undocumented Filipina immigrant and her daughter become ensnared by a terrible secret while working as a caretaker for a terminally ill old man.
Max Eigenmann, Paris Zarcilla, Leanne Best, David Hayman, Jaeden Boadilla
Drama Horror Mystery
Cello
An aspiring cellist learns that the cost of his cello is a lot more insidious than he thought.
Darren Lynn Bousman, Turki Al Alshikh, Jeremy Irons, Tobin Bell
Horror Supernatural
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
The winter holidays are turning out to be especially stressful for Greg Heffley this year. After accidentally damaging a snowplow while making a snowman with best friend Rowley Jefferson, Greg worries he won’t get the new video game console he so desperately wants for Christmas. To make matters worse, he gets snowed in with his family, including his grumpy older brother Rodrick and annoying younger brother Manny.
Luke Cormican, Erica Cerra, Wesley Kimmel, Hunter Dillon, Gracen Newton
Family Animation
Santa Isn't Real
After suffering a brutal attack on Christmas eve, a young woman, Nikki, struggles to convince her friends that the assailant was none other than Ol' Kris Kringle. When Santa returns to terrorize the group in their remote cabin the next Christmas, Nikki and her friends must overcome disbelief as they fight to stay alive.
Kaya Coleman, Zac Locke, Scarlett Sperduto, Dana Millican, Michelle Damis
Horror
