By: Al B.
WOLF AND DOG
IndiePix Films
Ana was born in São Miguel, an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean ruled by religion and traditions. Growing up as the middle child of a family of three with her mother and grandmother, Ana realized that girls and boys were given different tasks at home. Through her friendship with Luis, her queer best friend who loves dresses as much as pants, Ana questions the world that is promised to her. When her friend Cloé arrives from Canada, bringing with her the glowing days of youth, Ana embarks on a journey that will take her beyond the horizon. Filled with new de-sires, the light of Wolf & Dogwill reveal to Ana the right sea for her to sail.
VAINELLA
IndiePix Films
Available on DVD/Digital now
Alma (Valeria Rowinski) is in her thirties and still not sure she’s ever really had an orgasm. After a series of unhealthy relationships and disappointing hookups, she decides to ignore family pressures and societal expectations in order to more fully explore her sexuality. Letting go of her inhibitions at a “play party” with mutual friends, she experiments with BDSM and discovers a new world of eroticism she has never experienced before.
SEW TORN
Sunrise Films
Available on VOD now
Barbara Duggen, ‘The Mobile Seamstress’, is struggling to keep her fabric shop alive. After a botched sewing appointment sets her on a quest to replace her client’s lost button, she unexpectedly stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad. Faced with two downed motorcyclists, guns, and a briefcase – Barbara is completely torn. She is forced to pick between three choices: commit the perfect crime, call the police, or drive away. The narrative presents the repercussions of all three decisions, and the deadly confrontations that result from each as she gets entangled with the case’s owner. Using thread to free herself, Barbara stops at nothing to save her store.
ECHO VALLEY
Apple Original Films
In Select Theater now
In the edge-of-your-seat thriller “Echo Valley,” Kate is a mother struggling to make peace with her troubled daughter Claire – a situation that becomes even more perilous when Claire shows up on Kate’s doorstep, hysterical and covered in someone else’s blood. As Kate pieces together the shocking truth of what happened, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child in this gripping tale of love, sacrifice and survival.
#DARK NUNS
@WellGoUSA
Available on Blu-ray & DVD July 15
When Sister Giunia discovers that Hee-joon is possessed by a terrifying entity, she pleads with the church for help—only to be met with doubt and inaction. Convinced that time is running out, she joins forces with a rogue nun to perform a forbidden exorcism, one that could cost them both their lives. As the ritual spirals into chaos, dark secrets emerge, and Sister Giunia must confront the true nature of the evil she’s facing in this gripping supernatural thriller.
#NINE-RING GOLD DAGGER
@WellGoUSA
Debuts on Digital July 1
During the Northern Expedition of Yongxi in the early Song Dynasty, General Yang Ye heroically sacrificed himself, and his posthumous reward, the NINE-RING GOLDEN DAGGER, fell into Liao territory. A decade later, his daughters, Yang Baba and Yang Jiumei, set out to reclaim it, facing relentless dangers. On their return, they ally with Jiao Guangpu, a former soldier of Yang Ye. Together, they outwit and overcome three enemy attacks, ensuring the dagger’s safe return to Song lands.
NIGHT CARNAGE
Lionsgate
Available on Demand and Digital July29
Tess is a wildly successful blogger with millions of readers hooked on her tales of Looking for Mr. Right. What her followers don’t know is that she is also a werewolf who preys on the Mr. Wrongs of the world. When she meets Michael, a fashionable playboy with a dark secret of his own, blood rises between them, until the claws and fangs come out and the ultimate battle is waged. The only hope to put an end to their carnage is the youngest member of the fabled Knight’s Society – a legendary group of hunters dedicated to vanquishing the undead.
#DANIELA FOREVER
@WellGoUSA
In Theaters July 11 & Digital July 22
Grieving the loss of his girlfriend Daniela, Nicolás is consumed by sorrow. He sees a glimmer of hope when he’s offered a chance to participate in a groundbreaking sleep therapy that simulates reality. But as dream and memory blur, he must confront what healing really means—and whether he’s ready to let go. From visionary filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal), Daniela Forever is a sci-fi journey through love, loss, and illusion.
THE SOUND
Blue Harbor Entertainment
In Theaters and VOD now
In terrifying horror thriller THE SOUND, a world-class group of climbers is granted access to the Forbidden Wall, a mysterious rock wall previously closed for decades. Among the climbers is Sean, whose grandfather made an ill-fated attempt 63 years earlier. During the group’s ascent, they come face to face with a malevolent force that quickly turns their expedition into a harrowing battle for survival hundreds of feet above the ground.
KRULL
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Available on 4k Ultra HD Disc now
In this fantasy-adventure, set in a world peopled by creatures of myth and magic, a prince embarks on a quest to find the magical Glaive and then rescue his young bride. Colwyn is the leader of a mythical sword-and-sorcery group in pursuit of “the Beast” that has kidnapped his fiancée, Lyssa.