✻ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: March 29-April 4
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming releases, check out our 2024 Film Guide.
Hundreds of Beavers “In this supernatural epic action-comedy, a drunken applejack salesman is thrust into the frigid wilderness and has to trap his way out to survive. Will he go from Zero to Hero, become North America’s greatest fur trapper, and defeat HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS?” How can this not be the pick of the month? Now playing at the Belcourt.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire The titular monsters reconcile and reteam for the latest Hollywood CGI take on these classic franchises. There’s baby King Kongs, but does anyone really care after Godzilla Minus One? Now playing in theaters?
In the Land of Saints of Sinners Liam Neeson plays yet another mild-mannered assassin pushed to engage in some restorative violence as a retired gun for hire who must fend off a band of terrorists wreaking havoc on the Irish countryside. Reviews show some of that Taken mojo may be back. Now playing in theaters.
Paul Verhoeven Midnight Double Feature Hollywood’s greatest action director and master satirist gets a two-night tribute at the Belcourt with Starship Troopers and Total Recall on the bigscreen. Take them in and realize the type of subversive stuff Hollywood could still make if it cared.
The BRD Trilogy New German Cinema giant Rainer Werner Fassbinder crafted the ultimate acid-tinged postwar Valentine to his native land with this series of character studies of women on the wrong side of the economic miracle. An absolute must-see for cinephiles and history buffs alike. The Marriage of Mira Braun and Lola Screen Wednesday at the Belcourt.
The Dark Knight Trilogy (Encore) See Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga like you haven’t since 2012. Now playing at The Belcourt.
They Shot the Piano Player Bossa Nova fans will rejoice over this animated film about a music critic voiced by Jeff Goldblum who travels to Rio de Janeiro to uncover the truth about a missing pianist. Now playing at The Belcourt. Pre-screening live jazz from the Karlton Taylor Trio tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus It’s just a legend and his piano in this late-career concert film featuring the virtuoso musician and composer in this week’s Music City Mondays at the Belcourt.
High & Low John Galliano See the rise and fall of the infamous designer who took the fashion world by storm before a string of racial epithets caught on tape made him an early cancel culture scalp. Now playing at the Belcourt.
Asphalt City Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan play big city paramedics in what looks like a limp retread of Scorsese’s Bringing Out the Dead. Now playing in theaters.
A Cat’s Life This French import finally gives cat lovers the inspirational animal tale they have always dreamed of. Now playing in theaters.
The Latest in Bolly/Tolly/Kolly/Lollywood and Other Special Presentations of Asian and Middle Eastern Imports.
Crew (Hindi) “Follows three hard-working women as their destinies lead to some unwarranted situations and end up caught in a web of lies.” Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.
Aadujeevitham/The Goat Life (Malayalam and Telugu) The true story of an Indian migrant worker herding goats for meager wages in Saudi Arabia. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.
Tillu Square (Hindi) A murder turns a dude’s life upside down in this zany comedy. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.
A Fragile Flower (Vietnamese) An aspiring singer rises to the top of the Vietnamese music industry. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27.