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The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, is followed through his tragic upbringing, descent into madness, and shocking disappearance, leading to the legend that surrounds him. Set before King Arthur's birth, Merlin, assumed dead or a myth, reemerges in sub-Roman Britain to unite the fractured kingdoms under threat from Saxon invaders.

Stars: Alex Laurence - Phillips Brett Cooper Colin Cunningham Emree Franklin Finney Cassidy James Arden Myles Clohessy Nicholas Boulton Rose Reid Tom Sharp

The Roses

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

Run time: 105m Tagline: This marriage ain't big enough for the both of them. Release: 2025-08-27

Stars: Allison Janney Andy Samberg Belinda Bromilow Benedict Cumberbatch Jamie Demetriou Kate McKinnon Ncuti Gatwa Olivia Colman Sunita Mani Zoë Chao

The Bad Guys 2

The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

Run time: 0m Tagline: Back in badness. Release: 2025-07-30

Stars: Anthony Ramos Awkwafina Craig Robinson Danielle Brooks Marc Maron Maria Bakalova Natasha Lyonne Richard Ayoade Sam Rockwell Zazie Beetz

Freakier Friday

Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover lightning might indeed strike twice.

Run time: 0m Release: 2025-08-06

Stars: Chad Michael Murray Christina Vidal Haley Hudson Jamie Lee Curtis Julia Butters Lindsay Lohan Lucille Soong Mark Harmon Rosalind Chao Stephen Tobolowsky

The Haunting of Hill House

The Crains, a fractured family, confront haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

Stars: Carla Gugino Elizabeth Reaser Henry Thomas Kate Siegel Lulu Wilson Michiel Huisman Oliver Jackson-Cohen Paxton Singleton Timothy Hutton Victoria Pedretti

A Complete Unknown

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

Run time: 140m Tagline: The ballad of a true original. Release: 2024-12-18

Stars: David Wenzel Edward Norton Elle Fanning Eriko Hatsune Joe Tippett Lenny Grossman Monica Barbaro Peter Gerety Peter Gray Lewis Timothée Chalamet

Nosferatu

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Run time: 133m Tagline: Succumb to the darkness. Release: 2024-12-25

Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson Adéla Hesová Bill Skarsgård Emma Corrin Lily-Rose Depp Milena Konstantinova Nicholas Hoult Ralph Ineson Simon McBurney Willem Dafoe

A Working Man

Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

Run time: 116m Tagline: Human traffickers beware. Release: 2025-03-26

Stars: Arianna Rivas David Harbour Emmett Scanlan Eve Mauro Jason Flemyng Jason Statham Kristina Poli Maximilian Osinski Michael Peña Noemi Gonzalez

The Handmaid’s Tale

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.

Stars: Amanda Brugel Ann Dowd Bradley Whitford Elisabeth Moss Madeline Brewer Max Minghella O-T Fagbenle Sam Jaeger Samira Wiley Yvonne Strahovski

Wicked

Elphaba, an ostracized but defiant girl born with green skin, and Glinda, a privileged aristocrat born popular, become extremely unlikely friends in the magical Land of Oz. As the two girls struggle with their opposing personalities, their friendship is tested as both begin to fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and The Wicked Witch of the West. The first of a two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical.

Run time: 142m Tagline: Everyone deserves the chance to fly. Release: 2024-11-20

Stars: Ariana Grande Bowen Yang Bronwyn James Cynthia Erivo Ethan Slater Jeff Goldblum Jonathan Bailey Marissa Bode Michelle Yeoh Peter Dinklage

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Now a widowed mother of two in her fifties, Bridget Jones feels lost in the world of app-based dating. However, romance unexpectedly sparks with her son’s science teacher… and a much younger man.

Run time: 0m Tagline: New decade. New diary. Release: 2025-02-12

Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor Colin Firth Emma Thompson Hugh Grant Isla Fisher Josette Simon Leila Farzad Leo Woodall Nico Parker Renée Zellweger

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy, a sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.

Run time: 150m Release: 2024-12-11

Stars: Benjamin Wainwright Brian Cox Gaia Wise Jude Akuwudike Laurence Ubong Williams Lorraine Ashbourne Luke Pasqualino Miranda Otto Shaun Dooley Yazdan Qafouri

Nickel Boys

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Run time: 140m Release: 2024-10-25

Stars: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Brandon Wilson Daveed Diggs Ethan Herisse Fred Hechinger Gralen Bryant Banks Hamish Linklater Luke Tennie Sara Osi Scott Sunny Mabrey

The Room Next Door

Ingrid, a best-selling writer, rekindles her relationship with her friend Martha, a war journalist with whom she has lost touch for a number of years. The two women immerse themselves in their pasts, sharing memories, anecdotes, art, movies—yet Martha has a request that will test their newly strengthened bond.

Run time: 106m Release: 2024-10-18

Stars: Alessandro Nivola Alex Høgh Andersen Alvise Rigo Esther-Rose McGregor John Turturro Juan Diego Botto Julianne Moore Raúl Arévalo Tilda Swinton Victoria Luengo