WOODPECKERS At a prison in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, an inmate (Jean Jean) begins a clandestine, sign-language-enabled courtship with a prisoner (Judith Rodriguez Perez) in the nearby women’s penitentiary. THE WILDE WEDDING Glenn Close stars as a retired actress who is no Norma Desmond: As she prepares for her fourth marriage (to Patrick Stewart, with hair), she is the center of a family gathering that includes an ex-husband (John Malkovich, without hair) and other potential sources of wackiness (Minnie Driver, Grace Van Patten, Noah Emmerich and Peter Facinelli). Heather Graham and Jennifer Ehle also star. WETLANDS On the outskirts of Atlantic City, a detective (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) with a fraught past tries to get his life back on track. VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY It sounds more like “Vengeance: A ‘Death Wish’ Knock-Off.” Nicolas Cage plays a detective who goes well beyond the bounds of his authority when the rapists of a single mother (Anna Hutchison) are acquitted with the help of a smarmy lawyer (Don Johnson). STRONG ISLAND Yance Ford takes us on a fragmented personal and nonchronological journey through his family history, pivoting on the events surrounding his brother’s shooting death at a Long Island auto shop in 1992.
In this case, the driver is replaced by a psychopath. Ryde is the movie’s version of Uber or Lyft. RYDE It was only a matter of time before the ride-sharing industry begot its own horror movie. RED TREES The London-based, Brazilian-born filmmaker Marina Willer delves into the history of her family, Jews in Prague during World War II. You’ll learn about the proper height of trash cans and watch desperate residents as they take rat- catching into their own hands - with fishing rods. RAT FILM Theo Anthony’s inventive, multifaceted docu-essay draws parallels between the history of rodent extermination, which reached milestones at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and the history of racism and redlining in that city. MOTHER! In Darren Aronofsky’s first feature since “Noah” - remember that? - he’s returning to the mind games of “Black Swan.” Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem receive unexpected guests (Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer) at their home.
White, best known for his screenplay for “School of Rock,” wrote and directed.ĮASY LIVING Adam Keleman’s debut feature is not a remake of the Jean Arthur comedy classic from 1937, written by Preston Sturges, but it does concern old movies, or at least a door-to-door saleswoman (Caroline Dhavernas) who finds them inspirational.
Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson, Jemaine Clement and Mike White play his high-rolling chums. Michael Cuesta directed.īRAD’S STATUS Ben Stiller’s Brad, who works for a nonprofit, is forced to confront his self-perceived mediocrity after a college visit to Boston with his son (Austin Abrams) makes him jealous of his own former college pals’ success. Sanaa Lathan, Shiva Negar and Taylor Kitsch also star in this adaptation of Vince Flynn’s best seller. officer (Michael Keaton) takes a vengeful rookie (Dylan O’Brien) under his wing together, the kid and his mentor unravel an international plot. AGAINST THE NIGHT Among the places you might not want to go on late-night excursions with your friends, “abandoned prisons” rank roughly third, behind only “haunted abandoned prisons” and “haunted abandoned prisons once run by wardens who turned their inmates into biochemical test subjects.”ĪMERICAN ASSASSIN A veteran C.I.A.