SoCal new movies, April 10-17: ‘Civil War,’ ‘Sasquatch Sunset,’ Ryuichi Sakamoto and more
Major new releases, indie flicks, foreign films and art-house fare
Welcome to the latest edition of TV or Not TV’s curated guide to new and current releases screening in LA and OC this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.
Lights, camera and … action!
Opening
• Starts Wednesday, April 10
‘It’s Only Life After All’ Folk-rock duo the Indigo Girls are celebrated in director Alexandria Bombach’s 2023 documentary. 123 mins. Not Rated. itsonlylifeafterall.com
• Starts Thursday, April 11
‘Blackout’ A man in a small town has reason to believe he’s a werewolf in this 2023 supernatural thriller. Larry Fessenden directs. 103 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘I Like Movies’ An awkward teen with dreams of attending film school gets a job at the local video store in Chandler Levack’s 2022 coming-of-age comedy set in the early aughts. With Isaiah Lehtinen. 99 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
• Starts Friday, April 12
‘The Absence of Eden’ An undocumented woman (Zoe Saldaña) from Mexico tries to escape a vengeful cartel while an ICE agent (Garrett Hedlund) has a crisis of conscience in Marco Perego’s 2023 border thriller. With Tom Waits. 97 mins. Rated R. amctheatres.com, laemmle.com
‘Arcadian’ Nicolas Cage stars in this 2024 horror thriller about a father and his two teenage sons riding out the apocalypse in a remote farmhouse. Ben Brewer directs. 92 mins. Rated R. arcadianmovie.com
‘Civil War’ Intrepid journalists ride along with military forces fighting the collapse of these United States in Alex Garland’s dystopian 2024 action thriller. With Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny and Nick Offerman. 109 mins. Rated R. a24films.com
‘Damaged’ Samuel L. Jackson plays a Chicago detective helping authorities in Scotland in their hunt for a serial killer in Terry McDonough’s 2024 thriller. With Vincent Cassel. 92 mins. Rated R. Various theaters
‘Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead’ Simone Joy Jones, Jermaine Fowler, Ms. Pat and Nicole Richie star in this 2024 remake of the 1991 comedy. Wade Allain-Marcus directs. 99 mins. Rated R. donttellmomfilm.com
‘LaRoy, Texas’ A man despondent over his wife’s infidelity is mistaken for a hired killer in Shane Atkinson’s comedic 2023 thriller. With John Magaro, Steve Zahn and Dylan Baker. 112 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘The Long Game’ A group of golf-loving Mexican American teens in 1950s Texas triumph over the prejudices of the day in Julio Quintana’s fact-based 2023 drama. With Jay Hernandez, Oscar Nuñez, Cheech Marin and Dennis Quaid. 106 mins. Rated PG. thelonggame.movie
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