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Opening Friday, Jul 1
Poser
Wallflower Lennon Gates (Sylvie Mix) yearns for access to the inner sanctum of the underground music scene in Columbus, Ohio. When she creates a podcast to interview the local artists she adores, Lennon discovers her own musical ambitions, develops a fast friendship with the striking, confident performer Bobbi Kitten, and in the process creates an identity not wholly her own. Soon, Lennon’s aspirations, with some constructive coaxing from Bobbi to find her voice, lead her down a path of dark obsession.
Director
Ori Segev & Noah Dixon
Cast
Sarah Achor, Joey Aich, Aujolie Baker
Language
English
Rating
The Forgiven
THE FORGIVEN takes place over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and explores the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of both the local Muslims, and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
Director
John Michael McDonagh
Cast
Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith
Language
English
Rating
Minions: The Rise of Gru
In the heart of the 1970s, amidst a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making back-up from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto - a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please - deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons, and pull off their first missions. When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn't go well (to say the least), and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.
Director
Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val
Cast
Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Taraji P. Henson
Language
English, Vietnamese
Rating
Opening Friday, Jul 8
Lost Illusions
Xavier Giannoli’s sumptuous adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s epic novel, LOST ILLUSIONS is a ravishing vision of the birth of modern media. Lucien de Rubempré is an ambitious and unknown aspiring poet in 19th century France. He leaves his provincial town, arriving in Paris on the arm of his admirer, Louise de Bargeton. Outmatched in elite circles, Lucien’s naive etiquette prompts Louise to retreat back to her husband, leaving the young poet to forge a new path. Lucien makes a new friend in another young writer, Etienne Lousteau, who introduces him to the business of journalism where a salon of wordsmiths and wunderkinds make or break the reputations of actors and artists with insouciant impunity. Lucien agrees to write rave reviews for bribes, achieving material success at the expense of his conscience and soon discovers that the written word can be an instrument of both beauty and deceit.
Director
Xavier Giannoli
Cast
Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste
Language
French
Rating
Thor: Love and Thunder
"Thor: Love and Thunder" finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced -- a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who -- to Thor's surprise -- inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late.
Director
Taika Waititi
Cast
Taika Waititi, Natalie Portman, Karen Gillan
Language
English
Rating
Opening Friday, Jul 15
Both Sides of the Blade
Paris, and already winter. Sarah and Jean love each other. They have lived together for several years. Their love makes them happy, strong. There is mutual trust, and the desire never died down. One morning (by chance?) Sarah crosses paths with François who introduced her to Jean. And it is François she left for Jean without hesitating.
Director
Claire Denis
Cast
Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin
Language
French
Rating
Opening Friday, Jul 22
Fire of Love
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
Director
Sara Dosa
Cast
Miranda July, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft
Language
French, English
Rating
Opening Friday, Jul 29
Apples
Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris (Aris Servetalis) finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities. Prescribed daily tasks on cassette tapes so he can create new memories and document them on camera, Aris slides back into ordinary life, meeting Anna (Sofia Georgovasili), a woman who is also in recovery. Through images deadpan, strange and surreal, Greek writer-director Christos Nikou posits a beguiling reflection on memory, identity, and loss, exploring how a society might handle an irreversible epidemic through one man’s story of self-discovery. Are we the sum of the images we compile and display of ourselves, or are we something richer, and deeper?
Director
Christos Nikou
Cast
Aris Servetalis, Sofia Georgovassili, Anna Kalaitzidou
Language
Greek
Rating