Academy Award-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell brings us Saltburn. It’s a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Student Oliver Quick, played by Irish actor Barry Keoghan, struggles to find his place at Oxford University.
He finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, played by Jacob Elordi. Felix invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
Rosamund Pike, Alison Oliver, Carey Mulligan, Richard E. Grant and Ewan Mitchell also star in the movie.
Based on actual events about an engineer, Jose Hernandez and directed by Alejandra Marquez Abella, A Million Miles Away follows the first migrant farmworker, played by Michael Pena, to travel to space.
It’s a tale of perseverance, sacrifice, and community to accomplish an impossible dream.
Ashley Ciarra and Bobby Soto also star in the movie that lands on Prime Video.
Neil Burger directed an intense thriller, The Marsh King’s Daughter, based on the bestseller by Karen Dionne. The story follows a woman with a secret past who ventures into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she’s ever met: her father.
Daisy Ridley as Helena Pelletier in The Marsh King’s Daughter. Photo Credit: Philippe Bossé
In the film Helena’s, played by Daisy Ridley, ordinary life hides a dark and dangerous truth. Her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King, played by Ben Mendelsohn, the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years.
When her father escapes from prison, Helena must confront her past. Knowing that he will hunt for her and her family, Helena must find the strength to face her demons and outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild.
There was never a doubt for the producers and director that Daisy Ridley was their perfect Helena. Remarks Teddy Schwarzman, “Daisy has these emotive eyes, and she can convey so much by doing so little. Additionally, Daisy not only has the physicality that the role requires but possesses the intelligence and empathy to perfectly nail the role of Helena.”
Trish Sie directed Sitting in Bars With Cake, inspired by true events. The film follows best friends Jane, played by Yara Shahidi, and Corinne, played by Odessa A’zion.
Navigating life in Los Angeles in their twenties, the ultimate extrovert, Corinne convinces her shy but extremely talented home baker best friend Jane to commit to a year of baking cakes. Then they bring them to bars to meet people and develop confidence called “cakebarring.”
During their year of “cakebarring,” Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, and the pair face a challenge unlike anything they’ve experienced before. Sitting in Bars with Cake isn’t only a madcap joyride through some of L.A.’s most colorful watering holes. It’s a moving celebration of female friendship, forging identity, and finding joy in unexpected places.
Ron Livingston, Bette Midler, and Martha Kelly also star in the film.
Directed by Garth Davis with a screenplay by Iain Reid and Davis based on the book by Iain Reid, Foe stars Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, and Aaron Pierre.
Foe is a science-fiction thriller as a haunting exploration of marriage and identity with a setting in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior, played by Ronan and Mescal, farm a secluded piece of land that’s been in Junior’s family for generations.
An uninvited stranger, played by Pierre, throws their otherwise quiet life into turmoil. He shows up at their farm door with a startling proposal.
Davis helms a story through Foe’s mesmerizing imagery. He brings persistent questions to the surface. They concern the nature of humanity and artificial humanity. Davis draws attention to the not-too-distant future of a luminous life.
Davis is an Australian film and television director known for directing Lion (his debut feature) and Mary Magdalene. He also directed episodes for Top of the Lake, starring Elisabeth Moss, noted in a Vanity Fair.
Clay Tarver directs Vacation Friends 2. The film follows Marcus, played by Lil Rel Howery, who lands an all-expense-paid trip to a Caribbean resort. He and his wife, played by Yvonne Orji, invite their uninhibited besties, played by John Cena and Meredith Hagner.
But when their friend’s incarcerated father is released from San Quentin and shows up, mayhem ensues, and the movie gets out of control and raunchier.
