SoCal new movies, Jan. 17-24: ‘Inshallah a Boy,’ ‘I.S.S.,’ ‘The Hunted’ and more
SoCal new movies, Jan. 17-24: ‘Inshallah a Boy,’ ‘I.S.S.,’ ‘The Hunted’ 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.
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Lights, camera and … action!
Opening
• Starts Thursday, Jan. 18…
‘Double Down South’ A young woman enters the cutthroat world of illegal keno pool in Tom Schulman’s 2022 thriller. With Lili Simmons and Kim Coates. 123 minutes. Not Rated. laemmle.com
• Starts Friday, Jan. 19…
‘Bye Bye Tiberias’ Filmmaker Lina Soualem profiles her mother, Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass, in this intimate 2023 documentary. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. 82 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Inshallah a Boy’ A recently widowed Jordanian woman (Mouna Hawa) with a young daughter feigns a pregnancy to try to save her home from a scheming relative in Amjad Al Rasheed’s 2023 thriller. In Arabic with English subtitles. 113 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘I.S.S.’ Events back on Earth force American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts sharing the International Space Station into conflict in Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s 2023 sci-fi thriller. With Ariana DeBose and Chris Messina. 95 mins. Rated R. bleeckerstreetmedia.com
‘Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’ A Vietnamese man returns to his home village after many years of living in Saigon in Phạm Thiên Ân’s acclaimed 2023 drama. In Vietnamese with English subtitles. 179 minutes. Not Rated. Various theaters
‘Founders Day’ A masked killer strikes fear in the hearts of small-town residents on the eve of local elections in Erik Bloomquist’s 2023 terror tale. With Naomi Grace. 106 minutes. Rated R. Various theaters
‘The Hunted’ Refugees adrift in the Mediterranean are rescued by a yacht only to be taken to a rich woman’s private island and forced to play the most dangerous game in Louis Lagayette’s 2024 thriller. With Alec Newman, Mylène Jampanoï. In English and Arabic with English subtitles. 94 mins. Rated R. Various theaters
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