Mr. Nobody Against Putin: Directed by David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin. With Viktor Abakumov, Lavrenti Beria, Yevhen Konovalets, Vladimir Putin. A Russian teacher secretly documents his small town school’s transformation into a war recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion, revealing the ethical dilemmas educators face amid propaganda and militarization.
Call Me Mother: Directed by Jun Lana. With Vice Ganda, Nadine Lustre. Fabulous single queer mother, Twinkle, plans on surprising her loving adoptive son, Angel, with a Disneyland trip by finalizing his adoption papers – if and only if nobody claims Angel within three months. But the unexpected arrival of Mara starts to complicate their peaceful life. Shook by Mara’s arrival, Twinkle goes the extra mile to prove that she is a caring and capable mother to Angel – resulting in over-the-top hilarious means to assure Mara that Angel is already in good loving hands. As the end of the three-month adoption process comes to a close, a surprising and threatening bond between Mara and Angel forms. Can Twinkle prove that motherhood lies not in biology, but in profound, unwavering devotion?
Sketch: Directed by Seth Worley. With Tony Hale, D’Arcy Carden, Bianca Belle, Kue Lawrence. When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life-chaotic, real and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.
The Penguin Lessons: Directed by Peter Cattaneo. With Bruno Blas, Steve Coogan, Julia Fossi, Jonathan Pryce. A disillusioned Englishman who goes to work in a school in a divided Argentina in 1976 finds his life transformed when he rescues an orphaned penguin from the beach.
Wisdom of Happiness: Directed by Philip Delaquis, Barbara Miller. With The Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama, talks directly to camera about inner peace, happiness, and potential for peaceful, happy 21st century.
Project Hail Mary: Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. With Ryan Gosling, Milana Vayntrub, Sandra Hüller, Ken Leung. An astronaut tries to save Earth while alone in outer space.
La noche sin mí: Directed by María Laura Berch, Laura Chiabrando. With Natalia Oreiro, Matilde Creimer Chiabrando, Pablo Cura, Teo Inama Chiabrando. Eva perceives herself differently. An unexpected event transforms her. Her female universe is put under tension, sustaining the unsustainable in the family structure. From that night, everything will be different, even if nothing changes.
Primate: Directed by Johannes Roberts. With Troy Kotsur, Kevin McNally, Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander. Home from college, Lucy reunites with family including pet chimp Ben. Ben contracts rabies during a pool party and turns aggressive. Lucy and friends barricade in pool, devising ways to survive the vicious chimp.
War of the Worlds: Directed by Rich Lee. With Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Iman Benson, Henry Hunter Hall. A colossal invasion of Earth is coming in this off-kilter take on the legendary novel of the same name, filled with present-day themes of technology, government surveillance, and privacy.
Marty Supreme: Directed by Josh Safdie. With Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary. Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
