The new schedule is encroaching on my time for passion projects, but that’s not the worst problem to have. I wish I had infinite time, but don’t we all. That said, I ddidn’t have the time to get this out on Friday like usual and I certainly don’t have time to write it all up, but I wanted to at least present everyone with all their option…of which there are plenty.
New In Theaters
The Bikeriders
Written & Directed by: Jeff Nicholes
Stars: Jodie Cormer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy
The Exorcism
Director(s): Joshua John Miller | Writer(s): M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller
Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington
Limited Release
Kinds of Kindness
Director(s): Yorgos Lanthimos | Writer(s): Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemmons, Willem Dafoe
Midsommar (IMAX re-release)
Written & Directed by: Ari Aster
Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren
Blackwater Lane
Director(s): Jeff Celentano | Writer(s): Elizabeth Fowler, B.A. Paris
Stars: Edward Baker-DUly, Sally Blouey, Alan Calton
Chestnut
Written & Directed by: Jac Cron
Stars: Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, Danny Ramirez
For Prophet
Written & Directed by: Mark Stewart Iverson
Stars: Ben Marten, Valentina Garcia, Enrico Natale
Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
Director(s): Dan Covert | Writer(s): Erik Auli, Dan Covert, Amy Dempsey,
Stars: Spike Jonze, Sofia Coppola, Geoff McFetridge
She Rises Up
Director(s): Maureen Castle Tusty
The Speedway Murders
Written & Directed by: Adam Kamien, Luke Rynderman
Stars: Essie Randles, Joseph Zada, Davida McKenzie
Copa 71 (+VOD)
Director(s): James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay | Writer(s): James Erskine, Victoria Gregory, Rachel Ramsay
Stars: Elvira Aracen, Brandi Chastain, Birte Kjems
Fancy Dance
Director(s): Erica Tremblay | Writer(s): Erica Tremblay, Miciana Alise
Stars: Michael Rowe, Blayne Allen, Isabel Deroy-Olson
Janet Planet
Written & Directed by: Annie Baker
Stars: Zoe Ziegler, Luke Philip Bosco, June Walker Grossman
Thelma
Written & Directed by: Josh Margolin
Stars: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree
International Marketplace
The Devil’s Bath
Written & Directed by: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
Stars: Anja Plaschg, Maria Hofstätter, David Scheid
Waiting for Dalí
Director(s): David Pujol | Writer(s): Miguel García Navarette, David Pujol
Stars: José Garcia, Ivan Massagué, Clara Ponsot
*Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person – Editor’s Pick*
Director(s): Ariane Louis-Seize | Writer(s): Christine Doyon, Ariane Louis-Seize
Stars: Sara Montpetit, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Steve Laplante
Green Border
Director(s): Agnieszka Holland | Writer(s): Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Agnieszka Holland
Stars: Jala Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Limited Engagement June 23rd-26th Re-Release)
Director(s): Naoko Kusumi, Mizuho Nishikubo, Mamoru Oshii | Writer(s): Shirow Masamune, Mamoru Oshii
Stars: Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Tamio Ôki
Streaming & Digital
Black Barbie (Netflix June 19th)
Written & Directed by: Lagueria Davis
Stars: Beulah Mae Mitchell, Kitty Black Perkins, Stacey McBride-Irby
Federer: Twelve Final Days (Prime Video June 20th)
Director(s): Asif Kapadia, Joe Sabia
Stars: Roger Federer, Mirka Federer, Leo Federer
Agent Recon (VOD)
Written & Directed by: Derek Ting
Stars: Derek Ting, Chuck Norris, Marc Singer
Trigger Warning
Director(s): Mouly Surya | Writer(s): John Brancato, John Olson, Halley Wegryn Gross
Stars: Jessica Alba, Mark Webber, Anthony Michael Hall
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