SoCal new movies, June 26-July 3: ‘Horizon: An American Saga,’ ‘A Quiet Place: Day One,’ ‘Despicable Me 4’ 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.
Lights, camera and … action!
Opening
• Starts Wednesday, June 26
‘Kalki 2898 AD’ A Hindu god takes human form to fight the forces of evil in a post-apocalyptic world in writer-director Nag Ashwin’s 2024 sci-fi epic. In Telugu and Hindi with English subtitles. 165 mins. Not Rated. kalki.film
‘Unbillievable! The Movie’ Hardcore fans of the NFL’s hapless Buffalo Bills hold out hope for a championship in this 2023 comedy directed by Scott Rubin and J. Garrett Vorreuter. 104 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
• Starts Thursday, June 27
‘Something to Stand For with Mike Rowe’ The “Dirty Jobs” host salutes the heroes of the American Revolution, WWII, the civil rights movement, etc. in this 2024 documentary. 115 mins. Not Rated. fathomevents.com
• Starts Friday, June 28
‘Daddio’ A young Manhattanite (Dakota Johnson) and a cab driver (Sean Penn) have a frank exchange of ideas on the ride back from JFK International Airport in Christy Hall’s 2023 drama. 101 mins. Rated R. daddiofilm.com
‘Green Border’ Migrants from the Middle East and Africa find themselves stranded in Belarus in acclaimed filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s 2023 drama. In Polish, Arabic, English and French with English subtitles. 147 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com
‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1’ Director and star Kevin Costner is back in the saddle again in the first installment of this sprawling two-part 2024 western fable. With Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson, Will Patton and Thomas Haden Church. 181 mins. Rated R. horizonamericansaga.com
‘The Imaginary’ A young girl’s imaginary friend fears she will forget him in time and so tries to secure his future in Yoshiyuki Momose’s animated 2023 fantasy tale. 105 mins. Rated PG. laemmle.com, landmarktheatres.com
‘Last Summer’ A wife and mother begins an affair with her husband’s 17-year-old son from a previous marriage in acclaimed filmmaker Catherine Breillat’s Paris-set 2023 drama. With Léa Drucker and Samuel Kircher. In French with English subtitles. 104 mins. Not Rated. landmarktheatres.com
‘Midas’ A college dropout enlists two friends in a scheme to rip off an insurance company in TJ Noel-Sullivan’s 2023 thriller. 85 mins. Not Rated. lookcinemas.com, lumierecinemala.com
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