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• Starts Friday, Oct. 4
‘Arthur’s Whiskey’ Three women of a certain age discover a magic potion that makes them appear decades younger than they are in this 2024 fantasy comedy. With Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge and Lulu. 94 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.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
‘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
‘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. landmarktheatres.com
‘The Fall’ An aspiring photographer tries to get her life together in the aftermath of her mother’s suicide in this 2024 drama. 103 minutes. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.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
‘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
‘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
‘Little Bites’ A young widow allows herself to be eaten alive by a monster in a desperate attempt to protect her 10-year-old daughter in this 2024 horror tale. lumierecinemala.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
‘Monster Summer’ A group of young friends join forces with a retired police detective to save their hometown from a sinister threat in this 2024 adventure tale. With Mel Gibson. 97 mins. Rated PG-13. monstersummermovie.com
‘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
‘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
‘The Problem With People’ Paul Reiser and Colm Meaney play distant cousins who come together in an attempt to end a decades-old family feud in this 2024 comedy set in Ireland. With Jane Levy. 102 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.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
‘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
‘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
‘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
• Starts Tuesday, Oct. 8
‘Heart of a Servant — The Father Flanagan Story’ The Catholic priest who founded the famous orphanage known as Boys Town in the 1920s is remembered in this 2024 bio-doc. 90 mins. Not Rated. fatherflanaganfilm.com
• Starts Wednesday, Oct. 9
‘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
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‘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
‘All Shall Be Well’ A Hong Kong woman grieves the loss of her longtime female partner in Ray Yeung’s 2024 drama. In Cantonese with English subtitles. 93 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Amber Alert’ A woman and her rideshare driver find themselves in hot pursuit of a kidnapper and his young victim in this 2024 thriller. With Hayden Panettiere, Tyler James Williams. 90 mins. PG-13. laemmle.com, lumierecinemala.com
‘Americans with No Address’ The causes of, and possible solutions to, the homelessness crisis are considered in this 2024 documentary. William Baldwin narrates. 85 mins. Not Rated. noaddressmovie.com
‘Am I Racist?’ Conservative commentator Matt Walsh goes undercover to investigate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Justin Folk’s 2024 documentary. 101 mins. Rated PG-13. amiracist.com
‘And Mrs.’ A British woman’s happily ever after is derailed by the sudden death of her American fiancé in this 2024 comedy. With Aisling Bea, Colin Hanks, Elizabeth McGovern, Billie Lourd. 111 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Azreal’ A young woman in a remote female-led religious community is sentenced to be sacrificed to a mysterious entity in this 2024 fable. With Samara Weaving. 85 mins. Rated R. app.powster.com
‘Bagman’ A family is menaced by a child-stealing boogeyman in this 2024 supernatural thriller. With Sam Claflin. 92 mins. Not Rated. lionsgate.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
‘Between the Temples’ A troubled cantor (Jason Schwartzman) helps his former elementary school music teacher (Carol Kane) prepare for her belated bat mitzvah in Nathan Silver’s 2024 comedy. 111 mins. Rated R. betweenthetemplesfilm.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
‘Booger’ A young woman undergoes a terrifying transformation after getting bitten by her recently deceased best friend’s cat in this 2023 horror comedy. Mary Dauterman directs and Grace Glowicki stars. 78 mins. Not Rated. thefridacinema.org
‘¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!’ “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone try to restore the titular real-life restaurant, famously featured in the duo’s long-running animated series, to its former glory in Arthur Bradford’s 2024 documentary. 88 mins. Not Rated. drafthouse.com
‘Close Your Eyes’ A tabloid TV program revives interest in the case of a film star who disappeared two decades earlier in this 2023 mystery drama from acclaimed Spanish auteur Víctor Erice (“The Spirit of the Beehive”). In Spanish, Catalan, English, French and Chinese with English subtitles. 169 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘The Critic’ Ian McKellen stars as a sinister theater critic involved in some dark dealings in Anand Tucker’s London-set 2023 thriller based on the Anthony Quinn novel. Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong and Lesley Manville also star. 95 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘The Curse of the Necklace’ That necklace is cursed — cursed, I tells ya! — in this 2024 supernatural thriller. With Henry Thomas, Sarah Lind. 95 mins. Rated R. laemmle.com
‘Dan Da Dan: First Encounter’ A teenage girl from a family of psychic mediums meets her match in a boy fascinated by UFOs in this 2024 anime tale. 83 mins. Not Rated. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles and English-dub versions. gkids.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
‘Despicable Me 4’ Steve Carell reprises his voice role in this 2024 entry in the kid-friendly animated franchise. 95 mins. Rated PG. despicable.me
‘Devara: Part 1’ A modern day hero undertakes an epic sea voyage in an effort to save us people in this action saga. With N.T. Rama Rao Jr. In Telegu with English subtitles. 185 mins. Not Rated. fandango.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
‘A Different Man’ An aspiring actor (Sebastian Stan) with a rare disorder undergoes an experimental 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
‘Empire Waist’ A group of plus-size teenage girls learn the power of body positivity in this 2024 comedy. 94 mins. Rated PG-13. bluefoxentertainment.com
‘Escape from Extinction: Rewilding’ Efforts to preserve and protect a wide variety of animal species are surveyed in the 2024 documentary narrated by Meryl Streep. 90 mins. Not Rated. americanhumane.org
‘The Falling Star’ The jig may finally be up for a fugitive activist who’s been in hiding for decades in writer-director-star Dominique Abel’s comedic 2023 thriller. In French with English subtitles. 98 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘The Featherweight’ Retired Italian American boxing champ Willie Pep attempts to mount a comeback in the early 1960s in this 2023 bio drama. With James Madio, Ron Livingston. 99 mins. Not Rated. thefeatherweight.com
‘The Forge’ An aimless high school graduate gets the guidance he needs to set him on the right path in the Kendrick Brothers’ faith-based 2024 drama. With Aspen Kennedy. 123 mins. Rated PG. theforgemovie.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
‘The Front Room’ Brandy stars in the Eggers Brothers’ 2024 thriller about a pregnant couple forced to take in one’s estranged stepmother. 94 mins. Rated R. 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. landmarktheatres.com
‘The Goldman Case’ This fact-based 2023 drama revisits the high-profile 1970s-era trial of a left-wing French intellectual turned militant suspected in a series of robberies and murders. Cédric Kahn directs and Arieh Worthalter stars. In French with English subtitles. 115 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Haunted Heart’ A young woman working at a restaurant on a remote Greek island falls for mysterious American ex-pat in Fernando Trueba’s 2024 thriller. With Matt Dillon, Aida Folch. In English, Spanish, Greek, French and Italian with English subtitles. 128 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.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
‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ A slacker hoping for an inheritance signs up to take care of his terminally ill grandmother in director Pat Boonnitipat’s 2024 fable. In Thai with English subtitles. 125 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Inside Out 2’ Emotions run high in Disney and Pixar’s 2024 sequel to their animated 2015 comedy. With the voices of Maya Hawke, Amy Poehler, et al. 100 mins. Rated PG. movies.disney.com
‘In the Summers’ Two young sisters spend four eventful summers with their volatile father in Las Cruces, N.M. in Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s 2024 coming-of-age drama. In English and Spanish with English subtitles. With René Pérez. 95 mins. Not Rated. amctheatres.com, laemmle.com
‘It Ends with Us’ Blake Lively stars in this Boston-set 2024 romantic drama. 130 mins. Rated PG-13. itendswithus.movie
‘Janet Planet’ A preteen has a complicated relationship with her mother in Annie Baker’s 2023 coming-of-age tale. With Julianne Nicholson. 113 mins. Rated PG-13. vidiotsfoundation.org
‘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
‘Kneecap’ An Irish hip-hop trio endeavours to preserve their homeland’s native tongue in this raucous 2024 bio-pic. Michael Fassbender also stars. In English and Irish Gaelic with English subtitles. 105 mins. Rated R. kneecapfilm.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
‘Long Gone Heroes’ A special forces operator returns to the fray to rescue his niece, a reporter, in this 2024 action drama. Josh Hutcherson and Frank Grillo co-star. 92 mins. Rated R. lumierecinemala.com
‘Lumina’ A group of friends go in search of a rumored top secret military base deep in the Nevada desert and quickly find themselves in over their heads in Gino McKoy’s 2024 sci-fi horror thriller. With Eric Roberts and Emily Hall. 120 mins. Rated R. fandango.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
‘A Mistake’ A successful surgeon (Elizabeth Banks) finds her life and career upended in the aftermath of a patient’s death in Christine Jeff’s 2024 drama. 101 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘The Mother of All Lies’ Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir seeks to unravel some of her family’s long-buried secrets in this poignant and deeply personal 2023 documentary. In Arabic with English subtitles. 97 mins. Not Rated. fandango.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
‘1992’ A factory worker tries to reconnect with his son while another father and son plot to rob that aforementioned factory in Ariel Vromen’s 2024 heist thriller set during the 1992 L.A. riots. Tyrese Gibson, Ray Liotta and Scott Eastwood star. 96 mins. Rated R. lionsgate.com
‘Notice to Quit’ A struggling New York actor’s estranged 10-year-old daughter daughter is dropped off at his apartment just as he’s getting evicted in his 2024 drama. 91 mins. Rated PG-13. With Michael Zegen. amctheatres.com
‘Omni Loop’ Physicist, heal thyself! A researcher (Mary Louise Parker) finds herself trapped in a temporal anomaly in writer-director Bernardo Britto’s 2024 sci-fi drama. 100 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
‘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
‘Red Rooms’ A young woman develops an unhealthy fixation on a serial killer while attending his criminal trial in Pascal Plante’s 2023 drama. In French with English subtitles. 118 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ Jazmin Jones’ offbeat 2024 documentary goes in search of the model who posed as the fictional typing instructor seen on the box cover of a popular 1980s-era software program. 102 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Sing Sing’ Inmates at the notorious prison in New York State stage a play in Greg Kwedar’s fact-based 2023 drama. With Colman Domingo. 105 mins. Rated R. landmarktheatres.com
‘Sleep’ A newlywed couple’s marital bliss is disrupted when the husband begins making sinister pronouncements in his sleep in Jason Yu’s unsettling 2024 thriller. In Korean with English subtitles. 94 mins. Not Rated. drafthouse.com
‘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
‘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
‘Studio One Forever’ The storied West Hollywood nightclub that once served as a safe haven for the LGBTQ community as well as a launching pad for the gay-rights movement and the fight against AIDS is remembered in Marc Saltarelli’s star-studded 2023 documentary. With Chita Rivera, Thelma Houston, Lance Bass, Bruce Vilanch, et al. 96 mins. Not Rated. 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 writer-director Coralie Fargeat’s 2024 body-horror thriller. Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid also star. 140 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Summerlight ...and Then Comes the Night’ Meet the eccentric inhabitants of a remote village in Iceland in Elfar Adalsteins’ quirky 2022 ensemble drama. In Icelandic with English subtitles. 111 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.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
‘The Thicket’ “Game of Thrones’” Peter Dinklage plays a frontier-era bounty hunter on the trail of a ruthless kidnapper and killer (Juliette Lewis) in Elliott Lester’s 2024 western. 108 mins. Rated R. fandango.com
‘Transformers One’ The origins of the conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons are revealed in this animated 2024 entry in the long-lived sci-fi franchise. With the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, et al. Josh Cooley directs. 105 mins. Rated PG. transformersmovie.com
‘Twisters’ Stormchasers track a series of destructive tornadoes in Lee Isaac Chung’s 2024 sequel. With Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones. 122 mins. Rated PG-13. twisters-movie.com
‘Unfightable’ This 2024 documentary gets up close and personal with Alana McLaughlin, a U.S. Special Forces veteran and transgender woman trying to make a name for herself in the rough-and-tumble world of mixed martial arts. Marc Perez directs. 100 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.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. fandango.com
‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ A British pensioner sets off on foot to visit a terminally ill friend who lives hundreds of miles away in Hettie Macdonald’s 2023 drama based on the Rachel Joyce bestseller. 108 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Vindicating Trump’ Right-wing political commentator, conspiracy theorist and convicted felon Dinesh D’Souza stands by his man in this 2024 documentary. 96 mins. Rated PG-13. vindicatingtrump.com
‘What We Find on the Road’ A teen sets out in a ’68 Dodge convertible on a cross-country odyssey to reconnect with his ex-con father in Chaysen Beacham’s 2024 drama. With Finn Haney. 93 mins. Rated R. amctheatres.com, laemmle.com
‘Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law?’ The former student activist turned Hong King lawmaker turned exiled dissident is profiled in Joe Piscatella’s 2023 documentary. In English and Cantonese with English subtitles. 82 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘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
‘Wolfs’ “Ocean’s 11” co-stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt play rival fixers forced work together to make a government official’s little problem go away in writer-director Jon Watts’ 2024 caper. Amy Ryan also stars. 108 mins. Not Rated. fandango.com
‘Yintah’ This 2024 documentary examines the efforts of Canada’s Wetʼsuwetʼen people to stop the construction of multiple pipelines through their unceded traditional territory in British Columbia. Directed by Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano and Jennifer Wickham. 125 mins. Rated R. laemmle.com