✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: May 2-8
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming titles, check out the 2025 Film Guide.
Thunderbolts (Dir. Jake Schreier) Marvel gets its own Suicide Squad with Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier playing off Black Widow’s Florence Pugh and David Harbour. It’s also the best-reviewed Marvel movie in a half-decade. Now playing in theaters.
The Surfer (Dir. Lorcan Finnegan) Nick Cage plays a dad who goes vigilante on the surf punks taking over his childhood beach on a family trip in this psychological-thriller. Now playing in theaters.
Rosario (Dir. Felipe Vargas) A stockbroker discovers a labyrinth of occult rituals in her deceased grandma's basement and must come to terms with some gnarly family secrets in the most horrific ways imaginable. Now playing in theaters.
Bonjour Tristesse (Dir. Durga Chew Bose) An 18-year-old girl’s idyllic vacation her dad goes sour when her mom’s friend (Chloë Sevigny) makes a surprise visit that leads to tragic consequences. Based on the classic coming-of-age novel. Now playing in theaters.
The Wicker Man and The Devil’s Rain @ Belcourt Midnights The most iconic folk horror flick in film history gets a taped intro from historian Howard David Ingham, author of We Don't Go Back: A Watcher's Guide to Folk Horror on Friday. Saturday brings the cult hit that features Tom Skerritt and William Shatner facing off against the Satanic cult that’s hunted down their family for generations.
The Great Dictator (Dir. Charlie Chaplin) The silent comedy legend went after Hitler before America did in this farce that features the former Tramp as the titular dictator and a Jewish barber. Playing Saturday and Sunday at The Belcourt.
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (Dir. Varda Bar-Kar) The latest overtly political music doc is on tap with a filmmaker Q&A led by NPR’s Ann Powers. Playing as part of The Belcourt’s Music City Mondays.
Thom Yorke & Mark Pritchard’s TALL TALES (Dir. Jonathan Zawada) The Radiohead frontman and record producer unleash, “a fairy tale for the modern world, depicting rising tides, kings and queens, Amazon logistics and robotic arms under iridescent skies.” Playing Thursday for one-night only at The Belcourt.
Bolly/Tolly/Kolly/Lollywood and Other Special Presentations of Asian and Middle Eastern Imports.
Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20 and Regal Hollywood 27: Raid 2 (Hindi) and Retro (Tamil).
Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27: HIT: The Third Case (Telugu), Holy Night: Demon Hunters (Korean).