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The Long Walk
Directed by Francis Lawrence Rated R • September 12- In Theaters
Adapted from master storyteller Stephen King ' s first-written novel( as Richard Bachman) comes an intense, chilling, and emotionally charged dystopian thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question: how far would you go?
The History of Sound
Directed by Oliver Hermanus Rated R • September 12- In Theaters
Two young music students, Lionel( Paul Mescal) and David( Josh O ' Connor), attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917, bond over their shared love of folk music. After the war, they reconnect a few years later, embarking on a folk-song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.
Him
Directed by Justin Tipping Rated NYR • September 19- In Theaters From Jordan Peele comes a chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, idolatry, and the pursuit of excellence at any cost. Tyriq Withers stars as a rising-star quarterback who, on the eve of the scouting Combine, is attacked by an unhinged fan, suffering a potentially career-ending brain trauma. When all seems lost, he receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White( Marlon Wayans), a legendary quarterback and cultural megastar, offers to train him at his isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife, Elsie White( Julia Fox). But as Cam ' s training accelerates, Isaiah ' s charisma begins to curdle into something darker, sending his protégé down a disorienting rabbit hole that may cost him more than he ever bargained for.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Directed by Kogonada Rated NYR • September 19- In Theaters
Sarah( Margot Robbie) and David( Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend ' s wedding and soon find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure where they get to re-live important moments from their pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present.
Xeno
Directed by Matthew Loren Oates Rated NYR • September 19- In Theaters
A teenager( Lulu Wilson) makes a terrifying extraterrestrial friend after it crashes nearby in the desert. As she deals with her sad mother and the mother ' s violent boyfriend, she must protect her dangerous new buddy while uncovering a secret that could change the fate of both of their worlds.
One Battle After Another
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Rated NYR • September 26- In Theaters
When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a former member of a revolutionary group seeks help from other revolutionaries to find his missing daughter. Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro also star alongside Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti, with Wood Harris and Alana Haim.
The Strangers: Chapter 2
Directed by Renny Harlin Rated NYR • September 26- In Theaters vThe Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya( Madelaine Petsch), is still alive, they return to finish what they ' ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive another horrific chapter of terror as The Strangers – driven by a senseless, unceasing purpose – pursue her, more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.
Dead of Winter
Directed by Brian Kirk Rated NYR • September 26- In Theaters
A grief-stricken loner( Emma Thompson) caught in a brutal Minnesota blizzard discovers a young woman imprisoned by a d d l( J d G M M h) f i hi
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