✷ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: May 3-9
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming releases, check out our 2024 Film Guide.
The Fall Guy Although it’s based on the Lee Majors early '80s TV series, the opening salvo of the summer blockbuster season managed to attract current Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. The pair play an on-again, off-again stuntman and director who get caught up in a criminal plot while working on a high-concept action movie. With John Wick and Atomic Blonde director David Leitch at the helm, it has the meta-comic potential of 21 Jump Street written all over it. One of our most anticipated of 2024 Now playing in theaters.
Omen Four characters accused of witchcraft navigate the “African phantasmagoria” in one of the most visually striking and buzziest festival titles in quite some time. Now playing at The Belcourt.
Jeanne du Barry Johnny Depp makes a half comeback playing a version of Louis XV who falls in love with a social climber not named Amber Heard in this period piece. Now playing in theaters.
After Hours Martin Scorsese’s criminally underseen comedy classic follows a lonely word processor (Griffin Dunne) on a picaresque journey through Manhattan who just wants to get home to his apartment. See the 4K restoration overseen by Scorsese’s longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker. Now playing at the Belcourt.
Tarot: Remember when people thought Hollywood was scraping the bottom of the horror barrel with Ouijia and Truth or Dare adaptations? Now they're playing in theaters.
Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace May the Fourth be with you this weekend as the George W. Bush of Star Wars movies makes its way back to the bigscreen. Now playing in theaters.
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga If The Phantom Menace just isn’t enough, see all 9 Star Warses in a 24-hour marathon while keeping an eye on the dude in the Wookie costume two rows over. Playing this weekend at Regal and AMC.
Stress Positions The first Sundance worthy movie about the pandemic finds a hipster caring for his famous model nephew after the latter breaks his leg in a scooter accident. Millennial navel-gazing or gentle satire? Regardless, it’s worth a look. Post-screening discussion with star John Early moderated by Eli Motycka, Nashville Scene.
Lost Soulz An aspiring rapper confronts his demons as he road trips through Texas in this indie playing as part of Music City Mondays at The Belcourt. Post-screening discussion with director Katherine Propper, producers Andres Figueredo and Juan Carlos Figueredo, and cast members Malachi Mabson and Alex Brackney
Thabo and the Rhino Case A kid detective with dreams of being a game ranger solves the mystery of a dead rhino on an African wildlife reserve in this family flick. Now playing in theaters.
Dragonkeeper This animated film finds a Chinese orphan traveling the world to save the last remaining dragons. Now playing in theaters.
Mars Express A private detective and an android team up to find a hacker on Mars and uncover an underworld of corruption and a host of secrets about robots that could rock the world. Now playing in theaters.
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Aa Okkati Adakku (Telugu)A new arrival to a residential community causes turmoil among families and friend groups. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27
Aranmanai 4 (Tamil) A man sets off terrifying forces while investigating his sister’s death. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27
Nadikar (Malayalam) A superstar actor undergoes an identity crisis and embarks on a quest for self-discovery. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27
Prasanna Vadanam (Telugu) A man unable to recognize faces becomes the only witness to a murder and must overcome his disability in the name of justice. Now playing at AMC Thoroughbred 20 and Regal Hollywood 27.
Malayalee From India (Malayalam) An unemployed slacker unwittingly embarks on a journey far from home that changes his life forever. Now playing at Regal Hollywood 27