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All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now 2020/03/20 2021/05/23 Article Contents This article is part of our Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether youre staying at home to ​limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, weve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles. May 21 Starring: Dave ...

Film Shorts // May 19-25, 2021 OPENING   Counter Column (PG-13) This Christian drama is about a drug dealer (Chris Gonzales) who tries to escape his life by joining the army. Also with Nathan-Andrew Hight, Michael Kaiser, Zane Castor, Ella Haslett, Madeleine Martinez, Diego Medina, and Lars Nielsen. (Opens Friday at Movie Tavern Hulen) The Dry (R) Eric Bana stars in this thriller as a federal agent who returns to his drought-stricken hometown for a funeral and has to reckon with a decades-old ...

All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now 2020/03/20 2021/05/14 Article Contents This article is part of our Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether youre staying at home to ​limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, weve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles. May 14 Starring: Patti...

Sometimes supernatural horror films get bogged down with a lot of complicated mythology and explanations. That’s not a problem with “The Djinn,” an impressively efficient thriller that sets up its premise quickly and then gets down to the business of chills and shocks — nearly all of which is delivered without dialogue. Ezra Dewey stars as Dylan Jacobs, a mute preteen who moves to a new apartment with his late-night radio DJ father (Rob Brownstein) following his mother’s death. While ...

Roadside Attractions Romance Drama ‘Finding You’ & Christoph Waltz Directorial Debut ‘Georgetown’ Land In Theaters – Specialty Preview Deadline 5/14/2021 Finding You, a coming of age romantic drama based on Jenny B. Jones’ novel There You’ll Find Me and written and directed by Brian Baugh. The pic, which is available in theaters today, stars Rose Reid, Jedidiah Goodacre, Katherine McNamara, Patrick Bergin, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, with Tom Everett Scott, and Vanessa Redgrave In ...

Writer/director duo David Charbonier and Justin Powell know how to get straight to the point without extracting any key elements that comprise an entertaining horror film. Their debut film The Boy Behind the Door was a terrifying and realistic depiction of friendship withstanding a traumatic childhood abduction. This year, the talented pair push the envelope with their sophomore film, The Djinn, by exploring guilt and familial love through a supernatural framework. Primarily known as a geni...

Film Shorts // May 12-18, 2021 OPENING   Army of the Dead (R) The latest film by Zack Snyder is about a group of mercenaries who decide to rob a Las Vegas casino after the city is overrun by zombies. Starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Garret Dillahunt, Nora Arnezeder, Ana de la Reguera, Hiroyuki Sanada, Omari Hardwick, Raúl Castillo, and Tig Notaro. (Opens Friday) The Djinn (R) This horror film stars Ezra Dewey as a mute boy trapped in an apartment with a sinister spirit after he makes a w...

Here Are 2 Scary New Clips from THE DJINN Arriving Tomorrow Check out 2 new clips from THE DJINN arriving tomorrow from IFC Midnight! Synopsis: The story follows a mute twelve-year-old, Dylan Jacobs, as he discovers a mysterious book of spells inside his new apartment. Grieving the loss of his mother, and feeling isolated from everyone except for his father, Dylan performs a ritual that promises to deliver his heart’s desire: to have a voice. But he soon discovers that every gift has a toll w...

The Djinn Review: Be Careful What You Wish For The Djinn Review: Be Careful What You Wish For David Charbonier and Justin Powells tense shoestring thriller sets a mute boy against the malevolent spirit hes conjured. Dennis Harvey, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Running time: 81 MIN. Woe betide the grade-school-age lad who finds himself in a movie by writing-directing duo David Charbonier and Justin Powell: He may survive their plotlines, but it won’t be pretty. Their official first feature...

Starring Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe, John Erickson, and Donald Pitts. SYNOPSIS: A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire. In The Djinn, young Dylan Jacobs (Ezra Dewey) doesn’t have life easy. He’s a mute (bearing a nasty Y-shaped scar across his chest indicating surgery or injury), resulting in anxiety when attempting to make some friends. Compounding Dylan’s pressure is abandonment issues stemm...