Speak No Evil (2024)

Released September 13th in the US.

Filmed entirely in Croatia.

The story: While on a family vacation, American Ben, Louise, and Agnes meet British family Paddy, Ciara, and Ant.

The two families begin bonding when Paddy finds Agnes' misplaced, beloved stuffed rabbit.

Paddy and Ciara invite Ben, Louise, and Agnes to their large, quiet countryside home for a relaxing weekend.

But things get strange quickly.

It doesn't help that Ant is the strangest of all, unable to speak but trying like hell to tell Ben, Louise, and Agnes something.

It isn't until Ant shows Agnes what is really going on at his home that Ben and Louise begin to worry that they are staying with and have befriended the wrong family.

Stars Scoot McNairy , Mackenzie Davis , Alix West Lefler , James McAvoy , Aisling Franciosi , Dan Hough , Kris Hitchen , Motaz Malhees , Jacob Hojlev Jorgensen 

Directed by (& story partly written) James Watkins

Rated R
REMAKE/MYSTERY/THRILLER

Curtains (1982)

 

Released March 4, 1983 in the US.

Filmed in Canada.

The story: Jonathan Striker is a very famous movie director.

Samantha Sherwood is an even more famous actress.

The two have worked together on all Striker's directorial efforts and his latest is said to be no different.

Samantha has decided that to study for her latest role as Audra in the upcoming Striker film, she needs to be admitted into a mental institution.

She does this with the help of Striker.

But while there, Samantha learns that Striker has just about forgotten about her.

He has invited six extremely eager to get the part-actresses to his home to audition for the part of Audra, which Samantha believes belongs to her.

When Samantha gets out of the institution with no help from Striker and arrives at his place as another one of his actress guests, people begin being killed off.

But no one knows that there is a killer to be aware of.

Stars Samantha Eggar , John Vernon , Kate Lynch , Joann McIntyre , Calvin Butler , Lynne Griffin , Lesleh Donaldson , Linda Thorson , Anne Ditchburn , Sandee Currie , Deborah Burgess , Booth Savage , Maury Chaykin Matthew Wincott , Diane Godwin , James Kidnie , Janelle Hutchinson

Directed by Richard Ciupka

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

The Watchers (2024)

Released June 7th in the US.

Filmed entirely in Ireland.

The story: Mina is a troubled young woman who is going through the motions of daily life.

After hearing from her sister and not being able to get past their mother's tragic death 15 years ago, Mina has decided to skip town and try to find herself.

Along with her, Mina takes a special bird a co-worker gave her to watch while he is away.

She has no real connection to the bird, but if anything, it gives her someone to talk to.

Mina travels through a great forest. Once she gets into the heart of it, her radio shuts down, and her car stops running.

She sets out on foot into the forest with the bird in tow, looking for a nearby home to get help.

She finds nothing.

When she decides to go back to the car , she cannot find it.

Mina sits in the forest, contemplating dying there until she decides to try to find her car again.

Instead, she sees a woman who guides her into a shelter.

But that shelter comes with a price. A very steep, age-old price.

Stars Alistair Brammer, Dakota Fanning, Shane O Regan, Anthony Morris , Olwen Fouere , Georgina Campbell , Oliver Finnegan , Siobhan Hewlett , Hannah Dargan , Emily Dargan , John Lynch , Christian Bailey Rocks , Jim Tighe , Eabha Connolly, Zarmina McDermott , Thabile Michelle Hlongwane

Directed by (& story partly written) Ishana Shyamalan

Rated PG13

HORROR/MYSTERY/THRILLER/FANTASY

Just Go with It (2011)

Released  February 11th in the US.

Filmed in California and Hawaii.

The story: When Danny was young and married, he knew it wasn't meant to.

Since then he learned that he has the magical power of picking up women just by wearing his wedding ring and making up a sob story to back up his "marriage".

Current day.

Danny is a very successful plastic surgeon, still living the single life and loving every minute.

But when he meets a woman with whom he believes he has real things in common, he wants to be honest.

That backfires when she finds out he has a wedding ring, and Danny starts lying again.

Only this time, he goes way above and beyond, bringing people in his life to help back up his lies.

Stars Jackie Sandler , Dana Goodman , Julia Lea Wolov , Colby Kline , Adam Sandler , Minka Kelly , Jennifer Aniston , Rachel Dratch , Brooklyn Decker , Rakefet Abergel , Nick Swardson , Bailee Madison , Griffin Gluck , Kevin Nealon , Allen Covert , Nicole Kidman , Dave Matthews , Dan Patrick 

Directed by Dennis Dugan

Rated PG13

COMEDY/DRAMA

Deliverance (2024)

Released August 30th in the US.

Filmed in Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Based on truths.
The story: Gary, Indiana. 2011.

Ebony is a newly separated, mother of three young children, trying her best to make ends meet.

Her mother, who is currently staying with them and helping out, is battling cancer.

They have all just settled into a new place Ebony can afford, but it's not her ideal.

Soon Ebony's youngest son just isn't acting right. But everyone just chalks that up to all the stress the family is going through on a regular basis.

Things only get worse with many visits from a social worker accusing Ebony of not taking care of her kids properly.

Ebony takes her son to the doctor but the doctor finds nothing wrong with him.

She begins to believe that the house they are living in is making her son sick.

No one really takes any of it seriously until all three of Ebony's kids start acting very unlike themselves and it starts to really become dangerously scary.

Stars Andra Day , Anthony B Jenkins , Demi Singleton , Caleb McLaughlin , Glenn Close , MoNique , Omar Epps , Javion Allen , Aunjanue Ellis Taylor , Todd Anthony , Bryant Bentley , Miss Lawrence , Jonathan Berry , Loryn Bonner , Colleen Camp , Guy Collins , Cynthia Dallas , Girly Daniels

Directed by Lee Daniels

Rated R
HISTORY/HORROR/MYSTERY

The Good Liar (2019)

Released November 15th in the US.

Filmed entirely in England.

The story: Roy is a conman. He's good at stealing people's money from under their noses.

His victims don't usually see the warning signs and their money is usually stolen before they realize they have been duped.

Recently Roy is trying his hand at meeting up with a wealthy woman via a dating app.

Very quickly he meets Betty and the two make plans to meet in person over dinner.

The two hit it off and begin seeing each other regularly.

When Betty realizes that Roy lives on the fourth floor of his building and has a bad leg, she quickly invites him to stay with her at her home.

This only makes the two closer, with a lot of reserve from Betty's grandson.

Roy finally introduces Betty to his accountant, who is actually his partner in his scheming.

Betty falls for their plan and gives them all of her money.

But right before Roy is off with Betty's money for good, the tables are turned.

Stars Ian McKellen , Helen Mirren , Russell Tovey , Jim Carter , Mark Lewis Jones , Lucian Msamati , Johannes Haukur Johannesson , Tunji Kasim , Laurie Davidson , Phil Dunster , Spike White , Stella Stocker , Nell Williams , Daniel Betts , Celine Buckens , Lily Dodsworth Evans , Aleksandar Jovanovic

Directed by Bill Condon

Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY

Spongebob Squarepants : Sandy's Country Christmas (2024)

Made for Nickelodeon, airing October 25th in the US.

Season 14. Episode 13.

The story: It's the day before Christmas in Bikini Bottom and everyone is ready for Santa.

Sandy is creating a potion that she believes everyone will love because it will grow fully grown Christmas trees completely decked out.

When her family arrives from Texas, things only look better.

That evening, Sandy shows the people of Bikini Bottom her creation and it turns out beautifully.

But just when Santa is due to arrive, Sandy's niece and nephew use the potion to grow the tree even bigger and Santa slams into it, knocking him unconscious.

When he does come to, he has no idea who he is or what day it is.

Now it's up to Sandy, her family, and Spongebob to deliver all Santa's gifts to everyone in Bikini Bottom before it's too late.

Stars (voices by) Carolyn Lawrence , Tom Kenny , Bill Fagerbakke , Rodger Bumpass , Clancy Brown , Mr. Lawrence , Lori Alan , Lewis Black , Mary Jo Catlett , Grey Griffin , Johnny Knoxville 

Directed by Mark Caballero , Seamus Walsh & Ian Vazquez 

Rated TVY7

COMEDY/FAMILY/FANTASY/CHRISTMAS/TV/SERIES

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