New this week
• Opening Wednesday, Oct. 23
‘Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa’ The late, great singer is captured in a live post-apartheid performance in 1994 in this 2024 documentary. 115 mins. Not Rated. whitneysouthafrica.com
• Opening Thursday, Oct. 24
‘Desire Lines’ An Iranian American trans man seeks out the stories of other trans men in this LGBTQ-themed 2024 mix of sci-fi, fantasy and documentary. 84 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
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• Opening Friday, Oct. 25
‘American Cats: The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly’ Comedian Amy Hoggart examines the controversial practice of cat declawing in this 2024 documentary. 88 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid’ Veteran Democratic political strategist James “The Ragin’ Cajun” Carville is profiled in the 2024 documentary. 98 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Conclave’ The Vatican begins the process of selecting a new leader for the Roman Catholic Church following the death of the sitting pope in this 2024 drama. Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini co-star. 120 mins. Rated PG. fandango.com
‘Following Harry’ Legendary singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte is celebrated in this 2024 documentary. 94 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Frank Miller: American Genius’ The influential comic book artist and writer is profiled in this 2021 documentary. 110 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘From Embers’ A widow with an autistic son probes her husband’s untimely demise in this 2024 thriller. With Kara Wang, Kathryn Morris and “Glee’s” Matthew Morrison. 99 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘High Tide’ A immigrant from Brazil finds himself in limbo after his American boyfriend dumps him in this 2024 romantic drama; in English and Portuguese with English subtitles. 101 mins. Rated R. laemmle.com
‘The Line’ A scholarship student learns about the dark side of fraternity life in this 2024 thriller. With Alex Wolff and Halle Bailey. 100 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘The Man You Don’t Know’ Former President Donald Trump is profiled in testimonials from family, friends and followers in this 2024 documentary. 89 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Magpie’ A married couple find their lives upended when their young daughter is cast in a movie alongside a famous star in this 2024 thriller. With “Star Wars’” Daisy Ridley. 90 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Memoir of a Snail’ A young bookworm finds her life upended following her twin brother’s mysterious disappearance in this dark 2024 animated fable. With the voices of Sarah Snook and Eric Bana. 94 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘The Mermaid’ A family finds their lives upended when the take in a mysterious young woman rescued from the sea in this 2024 horror tale. 105 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘My Name is Alfred Hitchcock’ The influential British filmmaker known as the Master of Suspense discusses some of his most iconic works in rare archival recordings in this 2024 documentary. 120 mins. Not Rated. landmarktheatres.com
‘New Wave’ Filmmaker Elizabeth Ai explores the appeal of the musical genre to Vietnamese American teens in the 1980s in this 2024 documentary. In English and Vietnamese with English subtitles. 92 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Nocturnes’ Two filmmakers journey to forests of the Eastern Himalayas to learn about moths in this 2024 nature documentary. In English and Hindi with English subtitles. 83 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘1 Million Followers’ An aspiring social media influencer learns about the dark side of internet fame in this 2024 thriller. 101 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Sultana’s Dream’ A Spanish artist journeys around India seeking a fabled female-led utopia in this animated 2023 tale. In English, Spanish, Italian, Basque, Hindi and Bengali with English subtitles. 86 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Union’ Employees at an Amazon distribution center in Staten Island, N.Y. attempt to unionize in this 2024 documentary. 104 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Tom Hardy reprises his dual role as reporter Eddie Brock and the bloodthirsty extraterrestrial parasite with whom he shares his body in this concluding 2024 installment of the sci-fi action trilogy. With Chiwetel Ejiofor and Juno Temple. 110 mins. Rated PG-13. venom.movie
‘Your Monster’ A jilted young actress makes a love connection with a beastly creature in this 2024 horror/rom-com mashup. With Melissa Barrera. 98 mins. Rated R. yourmonstermovie.com
‘Zurawski v Texas’ Women denied their reproductive rights under Texas’ strict abortion bans share their struggles in this 2024 documentary. 98 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
• Opening Tuesday, Oct. 29
‘Our Church Thinks We’re Dating’ A pastor’s daughter and her longtime friend pretend to be a couple in this faith-based 2024 rom-com. 102 mins. Not Rated. ourchurchthinksweredating.com
• Opening Wednesday, Oct. 30
‘Luther: Never Too Much’ Grammy-winning R&B vocalist Luther Vandross is remembered by friends, family and fellow artists in this 2024 documentary. 101 mins. Not Rated. luther.film
Also in theaters
‘Alien: Romulus’ Young space colonists encounter acid-dripping xenomorphs in this gory 2024 entry in the sci-fi horror action franchise. Fede Álvarez directs and Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson star. 119 mins. Rated R. 20thcenturystudios.com
‘Anora’ A stripper from Brooklyn has a problematic romance with the son of a Russian oligarch in this 2024 drama. With Mikey Madison. 139 mins. Rated R. anora.film
‘The Apprentice’ Aspiring young real estate mogul Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) is mentored by attorney and political fixer Roy Cohn (“Succession’s” Jeremy Strong) in Ali Abbasi’s fact-based 2024 drama set in 1970s NYC. 120 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Average Joe’ A high school football coach stirs controversy by kneeling in prayer after games in this fact-based 2024 inspirational drama. With Eric Close. 110 mins. Rated PG-13. averagejoemovie.com
‘Bad Genius’ A brilliant young student attending an elite prep school on scholarship concocts a test-cheating scheme to help pay for college in this 2024 drama. With Benedict Wong and Callina Laing. 96 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara reprise their roles in Tim Burton’s 2024 sequel to his hit 1988 supernatural comedy. Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe also star. 104 mins. Rated PG-13. beetlejuicemovie.com
‘Blink’ This 2024 documentary follows a family on a quest to see as much of the world as possible before their three children lose their eyesight due to an incurable disease. In English, French, Spanish and Shuar with English subtitles. 84 mins. Rated PG. fandango.com
‘Blink Twice’ Two besties accept a billionaire’s invitation to party with him on his private island in this 2024 psychological thriller directed by Zoë Kravitz. With Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie and Alia Shawkat. 102 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘The Body Politic’ This 2023 documentary tracks the efforts of Baltimore’s idealistic young mayor, Brandon Scott, to put an end to chronic violence in his city. 87 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Bookworm’ A precocious youngster and her estranged father, a magician, embark on a quest find a mythical creature in this kid-friendly 2024 tale. With Nell Fisher and Elijah Wood. 103 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Borderland: The Line Within’ The lives of undocumented immigrants in these United States are explored in Pamela Yates’s 2024 documentary. 90 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Brothers’ A crook (Josh Brolin) trying to go straight gets roped into pulling one last job by his twin brother (Peter Dinklage) in this 2024 caper. With Glenn Close, Brendan Fraser. 88 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Carnage for Christmas’ A true-crime podcaster stirs up trouble in the form of a vengeful ghost when she returns home for the holidays in this Australian-made 2024 horror comedy. 70 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Chosen Family’ Heather Graham wrote, directed and stars as a yoga instructor trying to live her best life in this 2024 rom-com. 88 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Critical Acclaim’ A failed filmmaker wrestles with his demons as his life unravels in his 2024 drama. With Robert Funaro. 80 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Daaaaaali’ A young French journalist meets with Salvador Dalí in hopes of making a documentary about the iconic surrealist painter in this 2023 comedy. In French with English subtitles. 77 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Daytime Revolution’ This 2024 documentary revisits rock legend John Lennon and his artist wife Yoko Ono’s weeklong stint co-hosting “The Mike Douglas Show” in February 1972. 108 mins. Not Rated. kinolorber.com
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman reprise their X-Men roles in this rip-roaring 2024 entry in the “Deadpool” franchise. Shawn Levy directs and Morena Baccarin, Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen also star. 127 mins. Rated R. marvel.com
‘Death Without Mercy’ This 2024 documentary revisits the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devasated parts of Turkey and Syria in 2023, leaving tens of thousands dead. In Arabic with English subtitles. Not Rated. 107 mins. laemmle.com
‘Dìdi’ A young Taiwanese American boy whiles away the summer before high school in this 2024 coming-of-age tale. Sean Wang directs and Izaac Wang and Joan Chen star. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. 94 mins. Rated R. focusfeatures.com
‘Die Alone’ A young man with amnesia joins forces with a female survivalist to navigate a zombie apocalypse in this 2024 thriller. With Carrie-Anne Moss. 91 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘A Different Man’ An aspiring actor (Sebastian Stan) undergoes a surgical procedure to drastically alter his appearance in Aaron Schimberg’s darkly comic 2024 thriller. With Adam Pearson and Renate Reinsve. 112 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Dominique’ Hell hath no fury like the assassin left for dead in a small South American village in this 2024 action thriller. In English and Spanish with English subtitles. 100 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Dusty & Stones’ An aspiring country music duo from a small nation in Africa sets out for Nashville in this 2022 tale. 83 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ A successful artist and family man sees his life upended by a surprise visit from his estranged father in this 2024 drama. With André Holland, Andra Day and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. 117 mins. Rated R. exhibitingforgivenessfilm.com
‘The 4:30 Movie’ A 1980s teen and his buddies spend the summer sneaking into the movies in “Clerks” filmmaker Kevin Smith’s semi-autobiographical 2024 coming-of-age comedy. With Austin Zajur, Siena Agudong and Ken Jeong. 88 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Frankie Freako’ A romantically challenged yuppie is bedeviled by a goblin he first sees in a commercial for a late-night party hotline in this 2024 horror comedy. 85 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Girls Will Be Girls’ A teen at a strict boarding school in the Himalayas engages in a forbidden romance in this 2024 coming-of-age fable. Shuchi Talati directs. In Hindi with English subtitles. 117 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Goebbels and the Führer’ The working relationship between Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and his minister of propaganda is explored in Joachim Lang’s 2024 historical drama. In German with English subtitles. 125 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Gonzo for Democracy’ Journalist Lauren Windsor sounds the alarm about the potential for interference in the upcoming presidential election in this 2024 exposé. 90 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Goodrich’ Michael Keaton plays an L.A. art dealer who turns to his adult daughter (Mila Kunis) to help care for his two younger children from his second marriage in this 2024 comedy-drama. 111 mins. Rated R. goodrich-movie.com
‘His Three Daughters’ Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne star in Azazel Jacobs’ 2023 drama about three very different siblings attending to their terminally-ill father in his final days. 103 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘I Will Never Leave You Alone’ A mute parolee must rid a haunted house of evil spirits or else return to prison in this 2023 horror tale. 93 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Joaquin Phoenix reprises his Oscar-winning 2019 role as Gotham City’s most wanted, now joined by Lady Gaga as partner-in-crime/love interest Harley Quinn, in Todd Phillips’ 2024 sequel. 138 mins. Rated R. joker.movie
‘The Keeper’ An Army veteran attempts to hike the length of the Appalachian Trail to raise awareness of suicide among members of the military in this fact-based 2024 drama. 101 mins. Rated R. laemmle.com
‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ A youngster finds himself shipwrecked on a fantastical island in this 2023 animated tale featuring the voices of Cillian Murphy and Sally Hawkins. 85 mins. Rated PG. fandango.com
‘The Killer’s Game’ Dave Bautista stars as a hitman diagnosed with a terminal illness in this 2024 action comedy. Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Pom Klementieff and Ben Kingsley also star. 104 mins. Rated R. thekillersgame.movie
‘The Last of the Sea Women’ This 2024 doc visits a windblown South Korea island where village women take part in a centuries-old cultural tradition of foraging for food on the seafloor. In Korean with English subtitles. 87 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Lee’ Oscar-winner Kate Winslet portrays fashion model tour turned WWII-era combat photojournalist Lee Miller in this 2023 bio drama directed by Ellen Koss. With Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Samberg, Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough and Marion Cotillard. 116 mins. Rated R. leemovie.com
‘Look Back’ Two polar opposite Japanese girls find common ground in their shared love of drawing manga comics in this 2024 animated fable. In Japanese with English subtitles. 75 mins. Not Rated. gkids.com
‘Lovely Jackson’ A wrongfully convicted man who spent nearly four decades on death row tells his story in this 2022 documentary. 104 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Matt and Mara’ A young college professor in a troubled marriage reconnects with a free-spirited man from her past in Kazik Radwanski’s 2024 drama. With Matt Johnson and Deragh Campbell. 80 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Maya and the Wave’ Trailblazing female surfer Maya Gabeira’s quest to make the record books is charted in this 2022 sports doc. In English and Portuguese with English subtitles. 95 mins. Rated PG. fandango.com
‘Mediha’ A teenage Yazidi girl once held captive by the terrorist group ISIS recounts her terrifying ordeal in Hasan Oswald’s 2023 documentary. In Kurdish, Turkish, Arabic and English with English subtitles. 90 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Megalopolis’ The future’s so bright they’ve got to wear shades in Francis Ford Coppola’s epic 2024 fable set in a futuristic America. With Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter and Dustin Hoffman. 138 mins. Rated R. megalopolis.movie
‘Music for Mushrooms’ Musician/shaman/filmmaker East Forest touts the transformational and therapeutic benefits of psychedelics paired with music in this 2024 documentary. 82 mins. Not Rated. eastforest.org
‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ Our young heroes leap into action once more in this 2024 entry in the anime film series. In Japanese with English subtitles or dubbed into English. 110 mins. Rated PG-13. mhayourenext.com
‘My Old Ass’ A psychedelic trip while on a camping trip puts a young woman in touch with her 30-something future self in writer-director Megan Parks’ 2024 comedy. Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza star. 88 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Never Let Go’ Literal ties that bind maybe the only things keeping a mother (Halle Berry) and her twin sons safe from an evil entity as they shelter in a remote cabin in the woods in Alexandre Aja’s 2024 psychological thriller. 101 mins. Rated R. neverletgo.movie
‘Nurse Unseen’ This 2023 documentary salutes the Filipina nurses who left their homes to come to the U.S. and put their lives on the line during the pandemic. Not Rated. 93 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Once Again (For the Very First Time)’ A street dancer undertakes a supernatural odyssey to reconnect with his beloved, a poet, in Boaz Yakin’s hip hop-fueled 2023 fantasy tale. 106 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘The Outrun’ Saoirse Ronan stars as a troubled Londoner who returns to her childhood home in Scotland’s rugged Orkney Islands hoping to find healing in this 2024 drama. 118 mins. Rated R. theoutrunfilm.com
‘Panda Plan’ Jackie Chan leaps into an action when a zoo’s beloved panda goes missing in this 2024 comedy. In Mandarin with English subtitles. 99 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping’ Macca and the band are captured live at Abbey Road Studios in 1974 in the long-delayed 2024 release of David Litchfield’s rock doc. 67 mins. Not Rated. onehandclapping.film
‘Piece by Piece’ Pop music’s Pharrell Williams sees his life story get LEGO-fied in this animated 2024 bio pic featuring the voices of Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, et al. 93 mins. Rated PG. focusfeatures.com
‘The Radleys’ “Billions’” Damian Lewis and “Boardwalk Empire’s” Kelly Macdonald star in this 2024 horror comedy about a family of a vampires to keep a low profile in the suburbs. 115 mins. Rated R. lumierecinemala.com
‘Reagan’ The life and times of the 40th U.S. president (Dennis Quaid) are recalled in this 2024 bio drama. Sean McNamara directs and Jon Voight, Robert Davi, Lesley-Anne Down and Penelope Ann Miller also star. Rated PG-13. reagan.movie
‘The Red Suitcase’ A truck driver has an unexpected encounter with a stranger while on his way to a remote mountain village in Nepal in this 2023 mystery drama. In Nepali with English subtitles. 87 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Rippy’ Crikey! A rural town in Australia is terrorized by a zombie kangaroo in this 2024 horror comedy. With Michael Biehn. 83 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Rumours’ The leaders of the G7 countries become lost in the woods — and then things get weird — in this 2024 mashup of horror, comedy and political satire starring Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander and Charles Dance and co-directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson. 103 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Saturday Night’ The chaotic behind-the-scenes story of what it took to get the very first episode of the sketch show “Saturday Night Live” on the air in 1975 is dramatized in Jason Reitman’s fact-based 2024 comedy. 109 mins. Rated R. saturdaynight.movie
‘Scarygirl’ A youngster attempts to rescue her father, a giant octopus, from a sinister scientist in this animated 2024 tale featuring the voices of Liv Hewson, Sam Neill and Anna Torv. 90 mins. Rated PG. fandango.com
‘Separated’ Oscar winning filmmaker Errol Morris looks at the hurt and heartbreak wrought by the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border in this 2024 exposé. 93 mins. Not Rated. landmarktheatres.com
‘Seven Cemeteries’ Recent parolee Danny Trejo digs up his old gang — literally — for one last job in this 2024 western horror mashup. 100 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘The Silent Hour’ “For All Mankind’s” Joel Kinnaman plays detective with severe job-related hearing loss who must protect a deaf young murder witness in this 2024 thriller. 109 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Sleep’ A young pregnant woman becomes increasingly concerned about her husband’s sleepwalking and other bizarre nocturnal habits in this 2023 dark comedy. In Korean with English subtitles. 95 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Smile 2’ A pop idol is tormented by sinister forces and inexplicable events in this 2024 sequel to the 2022 terror tale. With Naomi Scott. 127 mins. Rated R. smile.movie
‘Speak No Evil’ A vacationing American couple and their young daughter come to regret accepting a new acquaintance’s invitation to stay with his family in their remote country house in this 2024 psychological thriller. James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis star. 110 mins. Rated R. speaknoevilmovie.com
‘Stolen Time’ A crusading attorney takes on Canada’s for-profit senior-care system in this 2023 documentary. 86 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Strange Darling’ A one-night stand devolves into a killing spree in JT Mollner’s twisty 2024 thriller. With Willa Fitzgerald (“Reacher”), Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey and Ed Begley Jr. 96 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘The Substance’ A 50-something former TV aerobics instructor (Demi Moore) comes face-to-face with her younger doppelgänger after taking an experimental serum in Coralie Fargeat’s 2024 body-horror thriller. Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid also star. 140 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ The “Superman” actor, who became an activist on behalf of people with disabilities following a 1995 horse riding accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down, is remembered in this 2024 documentary. 106 mins. Rated PG-13. fathomevents.com
‘Sweetheart Deal’ Female sex workers on the mean streets of Seattle come under the sway of a not-so-good Samaritan in this wrenching 2022 documentary. 99 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Terrifier 3’ The demonic Art the Clown returns to ruin Christmas for the residents of Miles County in this 2024 entry in the horror franchise. 125 mins. Not Rated. terrifier3.com
‘Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party’ The late, great rocker and his band are captured onstage, backstage and on the road in this 2024 reissue of Cameron Crowe’s little-seen 1980s-era documentary. 90 mins. Not Rated. tompettyfilm.com
‘The Universal Theory’ There’s skulduggery afoot at a quantum mechanics conference in Switzerland in the early 1960s in this 2023 thriller directed by Timm Kröger. In German, French, Italian, Swiss German and English with English subtitles. 118 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘We Live in Time’ Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh meet cute, fall head over heels and share love and life’s ups and downs in John Crowley’s decade-spanning 2024 romantic drama. 107 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘White Bird’ A woman tells her grandson of her life as a young Jewish girl in WWII-era France and of the disabled young classmate who helped hide her from the Nazis in in this 2023 adaptation of R.J. Palacio’s 2019 sequel/prequel to his 2012 bestseller “Wonder.” Marc Foster directs and Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson star. 120 mins. Rated PG-13. whitebird.movie
‘The Wild Robot’ An automaton befriends the local fauna after getting stranded on an uninhabited island in this family friendly 2024 animated tale featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal. 101 mins. Rated PG. thewildrobotmovie.com
‘Will & Harper’ “SNL’s” Will Ferrell goes on a cross-country road trip with longtime friend and writing partner Harper Steele to celebrate the latter’s decision to come out as a trans woman in Josh Greenbaum’s intimate 2024 documentary. 114 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘You & I’ Former lovers reconnect in this 2023 drama written, directed by and starring Summer Shelton. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com