Category: Upcoming Films

Imperfect High

Release Date:  9/18/21; Lifetime
Genre:  Drama
Rating:   TV-14
Director:  Siobhan Devine
Studio(s):  Sepia Films, Just Singer Entertainment, Lifetime Television
Cast:  Nia Sioux (Hanna Brooks), Sherri Shepherd (Deborah), Ali Skovbye (Rose).

Story:  Hanna Brooks (Sioux) is the new girl in town who is looking to find her place and fit in at Lakewood High School, which was rocked a couple of years earlier by the shocking drug overdose of a popular student. Hanna suffers from an anxiety disorder and the move to a new school is especially stressful for her. While trying to fit in with the “it” crowd, she finds herself pulled between two boys – a bad boy with a heart of gold, and an alluring, popular rich kid who is not as straight of an arrow as he seems. Her relationship with them sweeps her into a dangerous situation that her mother Deborah (Shepherd) must fight to save her from.  Source:  justjaredjr.com.  Photo Sources:  IMDB.

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Needle In A Timestack


Release Date:  10/15/21, In Theaters – Limited & VOD; 10/19/21, DVD
Genre:  Sci-Fi
Rating:  R
Director:  John Ridley
Studio(s):  BRON Studios, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Ember20, Montana North Media, Lionsgate
Cast:  Leslie Odom, Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Orlando Bloom, Freida Pinto

Story:  Love is in the form of a circle, what lines would you cross to be with your soulmate? in this gripping, near-future love story directed by Oscar winner John Ridley, Nick and Janine live in marital bliss, until Janine’s ex-husband warps time to try to tear them apart using Nick’s college girlfriend.  As Nick’s memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in order to hold onto — or let go of — everything he loves. Can love endure in a future where time is fluid, and all of life may be just an illusion?

The film was adapted by Ridley from a short story by Robert Silverberg, an author who has been inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and has won the Hugo and Nebula (awards dedicated to sci-fi literary work) multiple times.  Needle in a Timestack was announced back in 2017, and according to Silverberg, went through a long post-production phase. It is set to premiere on digital, VOD, and in limited theaters on October 15. Blu-ray and DVD editions hit shelves just a few days later, on October 19. Sources:  fangirlish.com; collider.com.

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The Young And The Ratchet

Release Date:  9/14/21; Tubi
Genre:   Comedy
Rating:  NR
Directors:  Nigel Gabbidon, Devin S. Jones
Studio(s):  Ritemind Productions, Maverick Entertainment Group
Running Time:  95 mins.

Cast:  Becky Babatunde, James Coley, Matthew Boykin-Derrill, Chyne Okonkwo, Malachi Elias, Trevor Roberts

Story:  But what if it’s all a lie? The lessons they teach, the rules you learned, the people you thought you knew? There is no “Heartbreak 101” or Graduate-level Backstabbing courses on the syllabus. Nothing covered in a classroom course can prepare a young adult for the harsh realities of the real world.

Sources:  IMDB; Maverick Entertainment.

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Black as Night

Alternate Title – Welcome to the Blumhouse: Black as Night

Release Date:  10/1/21; Amazon Prime
Genre:  Horror
Rating:   NR
Director:  Maritte Lee Go
Studio(s):  Amazon Studios, Blumhouse Productions, Amazon Prime Video

Cast:  Asjha Cooper, Fabrizio Guido, Mason Beauchamp, Abbie Gayle, Craig Tate, Keith David.

Story:  Part of the Welcome to the Blumhouse series of horror films for Prime Video.  A resourceful teenage girl leaves childhood behind when she battles a group of deadly vampires in Black as Night, an action-horror hybrid with a strong social conscience and a biting sense of humor. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, a new threat leaves its mark on the Big Easy in the form of puncture wounds on the throats of the city’s vulnerable displaced population. When her drug-addicted mom becomes the latest victim of the undead, 15-year old Shawna (Asjha Cooper) vows to even the score. Along with three trusted friends, Shawna hatches a bold plan to infiltrate the vampire’s mansion in the historic French Quarter, destroy their leader, and turn his fanged disciples back to their human form. But killing monsters is no easy task, and soon Shawna and her crew find themselves caught in a centuries-old conflict between warring vampire factions, each fighting to claim New Orleans as their permanent home.  Source:  bloody-disgusting. com.

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Twice Bitten

Release Date:  9/7/21; BET/BET Her
Genre:  Thriller
Director:  Patricia Cuffie-Jones
Studio(s):  Nasser Entertainment Group, Studio City Pictures, BET Networks/Viacom

Cast:  LisaRaye McCoy, Kevin A. Walton, Shanica Knowles, Dorian Gregory and Ledisi.

Story:  As summer comes to an end, BET has a new slate of primetime suspense thrillers premiering on BET and BET Her every Tuesday across five weeks starting Tuesday, August 31st.  The film list includes three BET Original Movies; Always & Forever, Twice Bitten and the highly anticipated Karen.  Plus the linear debut of two BET+ Original Movies; Influence and Sacrifice.  Each film features tantalizing plot twists and gripping storylines that will bring audiences to the edge of their seats!

LisaRaye McCoy stars in Twice Bitten, a whodunit about a sexy conman targeting his next mark, for his latest swindle. His routine scam hits a snag when suspicion mounts and the scheme spirals into desperation, betrayal, and murder.  Sources:  BET Pressroom; Variety; urbanbridgez. com.  Photo Source:  urbanbridgez.com.

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The Wrong Cheer Captain

 

Release Date:  8/29/21; Lifetime

Genre:  Thriller

Rating:  NR

Director:  David DeCoteau

Studio(s):   Hybrid, Lifetime

Cast:  Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry, Sofia Masson, Alexis Samone, Claire Tablizo.

Story:   Kate begins to suspect that Anna, the newly appointed captain of her cheer squad, is responsible for the death of Emma, but while Kate tries to find the truth, Anna is out to destroy her life.  Source:  IMDB.  Photo Source:  Shadow & Act.

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