IN LIKE A LION
IN LIKE A LION
Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary
O scar Month is finally here, and with it comes the much-anticipated reveal of 2025’ s best film. Will One Battle After Another triumph? Will Hamnet secure the coveted prize? Or will Sinners make history as Best Picture? Find out on Sunday, March 15th( 6 PM CDT on ABC), when all the suspense will unfold. And if you’ re seeking your own dose of drama, comedy, or thrills, here’ s what’ s playing in theaters this month.
By Lori Vernon
Project Hail Mary
Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Rated PG-13 • March 20- In Theaters
Science teacher Ryland Grace( Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light-years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: to solve the riddle of the mysterious substance that is causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save
everything on Earth from extinction … but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone. Based on Andy Weir’ s 2021 hard science fiction novel.
The Bride!
Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal Rated R • March6-InTheaters
In this bold, iconoclastic take on one of the world’ s most compelling stories, written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, a lonely Frankenstein( Christian Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious( Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman, and The Bride( Jessie Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance! That’ s a lot of exclamation points! Also features Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Directed by Tom Harper Rated R • March6-InTheaters March 20- Netflix
Birmingham, 1940. Amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby( Cillian Murphy) is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons and choose whether to confront his legacy or burn it to the ground. By order of the Peaky Blinders … Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, with Barry Keoghan and Stephen Graham.
Heel
Directed by Jan Comas Rated NYR • March 6 in Theaters
A 19-year-old criminal, Tommy( Anson Boon), revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he is separated from his group and abducted by an unknown figure. Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is horrified when he wakes with a chain around his neck in the basement of an isolated suburban family home. He soon meets the residents: a twisted family unit consisting of the well-to-do Chris( Stephen Graham), his nearspectral wife Kathryn( Andrea Riseborough), and their 10-year-old son Jonathan. The dysfunctional family sets out to reform Tommy ' s unruly behavior, subjecting him to a twisted and violent rehabilitation process. He must comply with their relentless mind games as he frantically seeks a way out.
Reminders of Him
Directed by • Rated PG-13 March 13- In Theaters
After a perfect date with her boyfriend, Kenna( Maika Monroe) makes an unbearable mistake that lands her in prison. Seven years later, Kenna returns to her hometown in Wyoming, hoping to rebuild her life and earn the chance to reunite with her young daughter, Diem, whom she has never known. When Diem’ s custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna’ s attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger( Tyriq Withers). As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading
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