Release Date: 1/19/21; DVD
Genre: Comedy
Rating: NR
Director: Bryan G. Thompson
Studio(s): Maverick Entertainment
Running Time: 92 mins.
Cast: Kathy Thomas-Aldrich, Bryan G. Thompson.
Story: A couple desperate to get divorced must survive the craziest weekend of their lives to gain their freedom from each other. Source(s): Maverick Entertainment.
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Release Date: 1/12/21; DVD
Genre: Action
Rating: NR
Director: Robert D. Parham
Studio(s): Maverick Entertainment
Running Time: 84 mins.
Cast: Sarah Buckner, Robert Parham, Ron Van Clief, Shania Brown, Gloria Hendry.
Story: Sarah Camden, a special operations soldier with PTSD, returns home to bury her mother. She realizes that she has to rid her hometown of gangs, drugs and crooked politicians. Sarah calls in her special ops buddies to clean up the town. Source(s): Maverick Entertainment.
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Release Date: 11/10/21; Netflix
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Director: Rebecca Hall
Studio(s): AUM Group, Film4, Flat Five Productions, Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, Gamechanger Films, Picture Films, Sweet Tomato Films, TGCK Partners, XRM Media.
Running Time: 98 mins.
Cast: Tessa Thompson as Irene Redfield, Ruth Negga as Clare Kendry, André Holland as Brian Redfield, Alexander Skarsgård as John, Bill Camp as Hugh.
Story: Two African-American women who can “pass” as white choose to live on opposite sides of the color line in 1929 New York in an exploration of racial and gender identity, performance, obsession and repression. Based on the novella by Nella Larsen. Source(s): Sundance.org; Wikipedia; IMDB. Photo Source: Justjared.com.
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Release Date: 1/29/21; Sundance Film Festival
Genre: Comedy
Rating: NR
Director: Jerrod Carmichael
Studio(s): Valparaiso Pictures, Werner Entertainment, Sundance Film Festival.
Running Time: TBP
Cast: Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, J.B. Smoove, Lavell Crawford, Henry Winkler.
Story: Two guns. Two best friends. And a pact to end their lives when the day is done. Source(s): Sundance.org; Photo Source – Shadow & Act.
Release Date: 1/15/21; Netflix
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Rating: R
Director: Mikael Håfström
Studio(s): 42, Automatik Entertainment, Inspire Entertainment, Leeding Media, Netflix, Pioneer Stilking Films
Running Time: 94 mins.
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Damson Idris, Emily Beecham.
Story: In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone finds himself paired with a top-secret android officer on a mission to stop a nuclear attack. Source(s): Netflix; IMDB.
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Release Date: 12/11/20; Disney+
Genre: Biography/Drama
Rating: PG
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Studio(s): Select Films, The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures, Disney+
Cast: Jay Reeves (Ray Ray McElrathbey), Thaddeus J. Mixson (Fahmarr), Corinne Foxx (Kaycee), Hunter Sansone (Daniel Morelli), Miles Burris (Keller), Elijah Bell (Pop/Marcus), Matthew Glave (Coach Tommy Bowden), James Dale (Coach Brad Simmons), Isaac Bell (Fresh/ Eugene), Amanda Warren (Tonya McElrathbey).
Story: Safety is a drama inspired by the empowering story of former Clemson University football safety Ray McElrathbey (Reeves), a young man facing a series of challenging circumstances, whose dedication and persistence help him to triumph over repeated adversities. Aided by his teammates and the Clemson community, he succeeds on the field while simultaneously raising and caring for his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr (Mixon). Source(s): Disney.com.
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