✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: April 25-May 1
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming titles, check out the 2025 Film Guide.
The Shrouds (Dir. David Cronenberg) The latest from the Canadian body-horror pioneer is an ode to his late wife featuring a widower played by Vincent Cassel who copes with his grief by creating a device to communicate with the dead via a burial shroud. By all accounts Cronenberg’s most personal film since his 1979 sci fi divorce allegory The Brood and one of our most anticipated movies of the year. Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20 and The Belcourt.
The Accountant 2 (Dir. Gavin O’Connor) Ben Affleck reprises his role as the autistic bookkeeper for the criminal underworld, who teams up with his assassin brother (Jon Bernthal) to break open a conspiracy. Now playing in theaters
Until Dawn (Dir. David F. Sanberg) The blockbuster video game about a group of friends searching for their bestie in a Groundhog Day like village of horrors gets a big screen adaptation. Now playing in theaters.
The Legend of Ochi (Dir. Isiaha Saxton) A24 aims to prove Marcel, The Shell With Shoes On was no fluke with its second family outing. This time, a young girl tries to bring a mythical baby creature back home with the help of Willem Dafoe and Finn Wolfhard
Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie (Dir. David Bushell) Why was the grand finale to cinema’s premiere stoner comedy not released on 4/20? Now playing in theaters.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Dir. George Lucas) I guess there's still an audience for these rereleases. Now playing in theaters.
On Swift Horses (Dir. Daniel Minahan) Daisy-Edgar Jones and Jacob Elordi star as two sides of a Korean War era love triangle set in the west. Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20 and The Belcourt.
Happy Gilmore (Dir. Dennis Dugan) The irony of Adam Sandler’s comedy returning to the bigscreen to promote its Netflix sequel. Now playing in theaters.
Charles Burnett X 2 One of America’s greatest indie filmmakers gets the restoration treatment with his enthralling tales of mid-century black neighborhoods, Killer of Sheep and The Annihilation of Fish. Now playing at The Belcourt.
Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii – MCMLXXII (Dir Adrian Mean) The classic concert film in restored glory. This week’s Music City Mondays entry at The Belcourt.
Bolly/Tolly/Kolly/Lollywood and Other Special Presentations of Asian and Middle Eastern Imports.
Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27: Devmanus (Marathi), Ground Zero (Hindi), Jongli (Bengali), Sarangapani Jathakam (Telugu), Thudaram (Malayalam)