“The limited series chronicles young Cora’s (Thuso Mbedu) journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.” Mbedu (“Is’thunzi”) stars in the series alongside Chase W. Dillon (“Little America”), Aaron Pierre (“Krypton)”, and Joel Edgerton....

The R-rated, A24 feature film, directed by Aronofsky and based on the play penned by Samuel D. Hunter, is set to premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. Fraser plays a reclusive English teacher who suffers from severe obesity while trying to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter (Sadie Sink) for one last chance at redemption. Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, and Samantha Morton also star. “Adapting my play into a screenplay has been a real labor of love for me,” screenwriter Hunter said in a statement to Deadline last year....

Thus it becomes even more of an adrenaline shot to the anxiety cortex for the audience: Not only do the characters have to dive repeatedly to try to jimmy the black box free, but they are doing so under false pretenses. Will the scientists let one of the women die just to prove their hypothesis? How bad does it have to get before the experiment is disbanded? Related 2023 Brings a Diverse Set of Oscar Contenders....

This year saw the release of several quality films and TV shows steeped in authenticity, joy, and a genuine grappling with the complexities of the trans experience. There’s no better time to visit these projects than during Transgender Awareness Week, a week of celebration that culminates with Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, which memorializes victims of transphobic violence. A decent place to start is the Laverne Cox-produced Netflix documentary “Disclosure,” which offers a comprehensive overview of trans folks onscreen, as well an impassioned argument for why representation matters....

That underlying sense of awe and dread percolates through the duration of Almada’s audacious fourth feature. A far cry from the more conventional non-fiction portraits of Mexican life in “The Night Watchmen” and “The General,” Almada has crafted a hypnotic, visually-driven work in the tradition of “Baraka” and “Koyaanisqatsi” for the digital age, replete with an immersive score by Kronos Quartet and Dolby Atmos sound design. Unlike those freewheeling, montage-based works, however, “Users” is fused together by Almada’s pensive, lyrical voiceover throughout, which injects personal stakes into a roving assemblage of cinematic landscapes that make your average Terrence Malick vision quest feel downright grounded....

Update March 1: Paramount also pulled two of its upcoming releases from the calendar in Russia on Tuesday: “The Lost City” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” “As we witness the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine, we have decided to pause the theatrical release of our upcoming films in Russia, including ‘The Lost City,’ and ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2.’ We stand by all those impacted by the humanitarian crisis across Ukraine, Russia, and our international markets and will continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds,” a spokesperson said in a statement shared with Variety....

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links. Regardless of whether or not you were able to see Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” in theaters, the way the director so vocally preferred, you’ll be able to watch the time-twisting film on your couch when it hits all home entertainment platforms Dec. 15. So if you have a high-tech 4K setup and sound bar, a cool backyard theater, or just a lowly flat-screen HD TV with a Blu-ray player, John David Washington and Robert Pattinson and their suits can take residence in your living room despite the fact that Nolan really would’ve preferred you see them undertake some cool time-related antics on an IMAX screen with a giant bucket of popcorn....