Movies Released September 8, 2023

The Nun II

Another spin-off entry in The Conjuring franchise.

Storm Reid, Katelyn Rose Downey, Bonnie Aarons, Michael Chaves, James Wan, Peter Safran, Akela Cooper, Anna Popplewell

Aristotle And Dante Discover...

Two Mexican American boys on the cusp of manhood form a life-changing bond after a chance meeting at an El Paso pool in the summer of 1987.

Luna Blaise, Eva Longoria, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kyra Sedgwick, Eugenio Derbez, Veronica Falcón, Kevin Alejandro, Aitch Alberto

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Continued adventures of Fotoula “Toula” Portokalos (Vardalos) and the family.

Tom Hanks, Paul Brooks, Gary Goetzman, Elena Kampouris, Gia Carides, Daphne Alexander, Steven Shareshian, Nia Vardalos

Good Boy

Good Boy follows Sigrid, who thinks she’s met the perfect match in Christian until she comes to find out that he lives with a man who acts like his pet dog. She soon notices that there is an insidious side to Christian… maybe ‘puppy play’ isn’t as innocent as it seems.

Viljar Bøe, Gard Løkke, Nicolai Narvesen Lied, Marie Waade Grønning, Ane Marie Sletten, Karl Oskar Åsli, Katrine Lovise Øpstad Fredriksen, Amalie Willoch Njaastad

Megalomaniac

1997 - the “Butcher,” one of world’s most notorious serial killers, strikes and abruptly vanishes. Now his children must carry on with his brutal legacy. They take over his wrath and, through agony and revenge, fall into a world of absolute darkness.

Benjamin Ramon, Karim Ouelhaj, Eline Schumacher, Hélène Moor, Wim Willaert, Raphaële Bruneau, Pierre Nisse

My Animal

The story follows Heather, an outcast teenage hockey goalie (Menuez), who falls for the town’s newcomer (Stenberg), an alluring but tormented figure skater. As their relationship deepens, Heather’s growing desires clash with her darkest secret, forcing her to control the animal within.

Scott Thompson, Amandla Stenberg, Charlie & Harrison Halpenny, Jacqueline Castel, Andrew Bronfman, Jae Matthews, Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Heidi von Palleske

Freedom’s Path

Follows a wounded Union soldier named Kitch who, when saved by a group of black soldiers, helps them run the Underground Railroad while he recovers from his injuries.

RJ Cyler, Afemo Omilami, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Skyler Mednick, Gerran Howell, Ewen Bremner, Brett Smith, Scott Mednick

Sitting in Bars with Cake

Based on a true story, Sitting in Bars with Cake follows a quiet young woman who is unlucky in love and discovers an unlikely guy magnet when she bakes a cake for her best friend’s birthday and brings it to a bar, only to be swarmed by men. She believes it’s a fluke, but her friend convinces her to commit to a year of baking cakes and bringing them to bars, with the goal of finding true love.

Odessa A’zion, Audrey Shulman, Ron Livingston, Rish Shah, Navid Negahban, Charlie Morgan Patton, Trish Sie, Bette Midler

The Changeling (series)

Kelly Marcel, Lakeith Stanfield, Alexis Louder, Jared Abrahamson, Malcolm Barrett, Clark Backo, Adina Porter, Samuel T. Herring

Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in...

Literary icon Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 100 books, including Them, We Were the Mulvaneys, and Blonde. In this acclaimed documentary, she provides insight into her life, creative process, and the events that have shaped her writings, including the 1967 Detroit Riot, the Chappaquiddick incident, and the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe. Featuring readings by Oscar winner Laura Dern.

Laura Dern, Stig Björkman

State of the Unity

Is unity possible? This simple question launched the Brooklyn-based band The Bergamot on a quest to all 50 States to unite people with music, community, and collaboration. What began as a simple idea in the band's touring vehicle, brought about a profound revelation. How do we reframe the way we perceive and understand unity? "For it is not a shared narrative of a future, but a narrative of a shared future, that can unite us together" says David Hooker Ph.D. How the duo connected people, with that exact vehicle they were sitting in, started a conversation that continues to this day. Join them in this timely 50,000-mile tour in human understanding, perseverance, and empathy that changed their lives forever.

Nathaniel Paul Hoff, Jillian Ann Speece

King on Screen

1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since then, more than 50 directors have adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films & series, making him the most adapted author alive in the world. What is so fascinating about his work that filmmakers cannot stop adapting his works? King on Screen reunites the filmmakers that have adapted Stephen King's books for both cinema & TV, including Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Walking Dead), Mick Garris (The Stand, Sleepwalkers), Tom Holland (The Langoliers, Chucky) & Taylor Hackford (Dolores Claiborne, Ray). It is a movie made for the fans and with the fans, led by an international ambition.

Daphné Baiwir

Rotting in the Sun

Sebastián Silva is depressed. When he's not sleeping, the filmmaker is taking absurd amounts of ketamine and searching the internet for painless suicide methods. In an attempt to snap him out of it, his manager sends him on vacation to a nude gay beach. There, he almost dies trying to save social media influencer Jordan Firstman from drowning. The over-the-top Jordan wants to collaborate on a series, but Sebastián is resistant until a network shows interest. When Jordan arrives in Sebastián's Mexico City studio to get to work but can't find him anywhere, he begins to suspect that the put-upon housekeeper, Vero (Catalina Saavedra), knows more than she's letting on.

Sebastian Silva, Silva, Robert Keller, Firstman, Vitter Leija, Catalina Saavedra, Gerardo Sierra

Amerikatsi

In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a young child, Charlie (Michael A. Goorjian) returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard. As his life unexpectedly becomes entwined with the man's, he begins to see that the true spirit of his homeland is alive in its passionate people.

Michael A. Goorjian, Hovik Keuchkerian, Nelli Uvarova, Mikhail Trukin, Narine Grigoryan

Shadow Island

A meteorologist journeys to a deserted island to investigate his father’s death, where he is confronted by strange and mysterious occurrences.

Johan L. Heinstedt, Johan Storm, Hanne Mathisen Haga, Joel Wallón, Magnus Roosmann

Wake Up: Stories from the Fr...

Wake Up: Stories from the Frontlines of Suicide Prevention sheds light on four different groups with varied stories to tell about suicide—American veterans, members of the LGBT community, university students, and gun owners. Through their testimony, the film weaves a diverse tapestry of experiences into a multifaceted narrative of the heroes on the frontlines. As it delves deeper into their experiences, Wake Up confronts tragedy with a call to action: by exploring ways to start thoughtful conversations and push for systemic legislative change, it foregrounds steps to a better world.

Nate Townsend