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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

A cash-strapped Nicolas Cage agrees to make a paid appearance at a billionaire super fan’s birthday party, but is really an informant for the CIA since the billionaire fan is a drug kingpin and gets cast in a Tarantino movie. Stars
Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, and Tiffany Haddish. Rated R for language throughout, some sexual references, drug use and violence.

The Bad Guys

Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way. Stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, and Awkwafina. Rated PG for action and rude humor.

Father Stu

When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization that he’s meant to be a Catholic priest. Stars Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg, and Jacki Weaver. Rated R for language throughout.

Ambulance

Needing money to cover his wife’s medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that’s carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive. Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Eiza González. Rated R for intense violence, bloody images and language throughout.

CODA

Ruby is the only hearing member of a deaf family from Gloucester, Massachusetts. At 17, she works mornings before school to help her parents and brother keep their fishing business afloat. But in joining her high school’s choir club, Ruby finds herself drawn to both her duet partner and her latent passion for singing. Stars Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, and Troy Kotsur. Rated PG-13 for strong sexual content and language, and drug use.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the door to the multiverse, including an alternate version of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, and Rachel McAdams. This film is not yet rated.

Infinite Storm

When a climber gets caught in a blizzard, she encounters a stranded stranger and must get them both down the mountain before nightfall. Stars Naomi Watts, Denis O’Hare, and Billy Howle. Rated R for some language and brief nudity.

X

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives. Stars Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, and Brittany Snow. Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use, and language.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. Stars Mads Mikkelsen, Valerie Pachner, and Katherine Waterston. Rated PG-13 for some fantasy action/violence.