SoCal new movies, July 10-17: ‘Longlegs,’ ‘Mother, Couch,’ ‘The Convert’ 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 arts & entertainment at the Los Angeles Times.
New this week
• Starts Wednesday, July 10
‘Confessions of a Good Samaritan’ Filmmaker Penny Laine explores the concept of altruism after donating a kidney to a stranger in this 2023 documentary. 105 mins. Not Rated. sandboxfilms.org
• Starts Thursday, July 11
‘The Blue Rose’ Two 1950s detectives find themselves transported to a dark alternate reality in writer, director and co-star George Baron’s 2023 thriller. 103 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
• Starts Friday, July 12
‘The Convert’ A lay preacher at an English settlement in 19th century New Zealand finds himself caught between two warring Māori tribes in Lee Tamahori’s 2023 historical drama. With Guy Pearce and Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne. In English and Māori with English subtitles. 119 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com
‘Dandelion’ A struggling singer-songwriter makes a connection with a guitarist who gave up on his own musical career years earlier in Nicole Riegel’s 2024 drama. With KiKi Layne and Thomas Doherty. 113 mins. Rated R. amctheatres.com, laemmle.com
‘Indian 2’ A former vigilante comes out of retirement to battle injustice and corruption in this 2024 sequel. S. Shankar directs and Kamal Haasan stars. In Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. 150 mins. Not Rated. Various theaters
‘The Inheritance’ Fearing his imminent demise, an aging billionaire reaches out to his estranged children in Alejandro Brugués’s 2024 horror tale. With Peyton List, Rachel Nichols and Bob Gunton. 85 mins. Not Rated. Various theaters
‘Longlegs’ Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage star in Oz Perkins’ 1990s-set 2024 thriller about a fledgling FBI agent on the trail of a serial killer. Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood and Kiernan Shipka also star. 101 mins. Rated R. longlegs.film
‘Lumina’ A man and his friends search for his missing girlfriend after she appears to been abducted by aliens in Gino McKoy’s 2024 sci-fi horror thriller. With Eric Roberts. 120 mins. Rated R. amctheatres.com
‘Majority Rules’ Filmmaker AJ Schnack explores the potential impact of Alaska’s attempts at election reform on the wider American political landscape in this 2024 documentary. 92 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Mayfly’ A bestselling self-help author’s dark past comes back to haunt him in this 2023 short film. Keith Andreen directs and Warren Kole and Katrina Law co-star. 27 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Mendo’s Carousel’ An alcoholic’s life begins to fall apart following her father’s death in this 2023 short film from writer-director David Michael Maurer. 13 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
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