By: Al B.
INFINITE SUMMER
IndiePix Films
In Theaters January 20
Mia spends her summer vacation in a cabin with her best friend Grete and Sarah, with whom she has a complicated relationship. There, they stumble upon a mysterious meditation dating app liked to the Tallinn Zoo’s operating system, leading to bizarre transhumanist body chemistry changes and psychedelic mystery as they choose between rescuing their friend or joining the strange evolving reality
THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR
Filmnation Entertainment
In Theaters January 2
After 26-year-old Sumi suffers an accident on the streets of wintry Winnipeg, her overbearing mother Sara (Kim Ho-jung) flies in from Seoul to be by her now comatose daughter’s side. Desperate to ensure Sumi will have someone to look after her in the future, Sara embarks on a mission to catfish a suitable (preferably Korean) husband before her daughter wakes up. However, as Sara meddles in Sumi’s life via a dating app, she ends up on a journey that will leave her forever changed.
VISIONS
Dark Sky Films
In theaters now
Estelle a brilliant airline captain, leads a perfect life with her husband Guillaume, a renowned doctor. But something is about to change when Estelle falls in love with Ana and begins an intense affair.
THE HOUSEMAID
Lionsgate
In theaters now
Trying to escape her past, Millie accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous — a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. Behind the Winchesters’ closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end.
ALTERED
@WellGoUSA
On 4k Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD January 20
In an alternate present where genetic enhancements have become the norm, those who cannot take advantage are pushed into the underground. It’s up to a few brave souls to level the playing field for everyone, but every revolution has its cost.
WORLDBREAKER
Aura Entertainment
In Theaters January 30
After the Breakers rose—monsters that infect and twist their victims—men fell first, leaving women to lead the fight. Willa’s mother is one of the war’s fiercest warriors; her father, a battle-scarred veteran, hides with Willa on a remote island, training her to survive. Their fragile peace is shattered when a mysterious girl drifts ashore. Willa, longing for connection, shelters her in secret—until the truth emerges and danger follows. With Breakers closing in, Willa must rely on her father’s training and her own courage to survive.
REVOLVER LILY
@WellGoUSA
Debuting on Digital January 27
Once upon a time, Yuri was one of Japan’s deadliest assassins, but she’s retired now and spends her days running an underground brothel. A news report about a former colleague who has died under mysterious circumstances doesn’t quite sit right. The dead man’s son is now the target of a military manhunt, and Yuri will do whatever it takes to keep him safe.
PAYING FOR IT
Film Movement
In Theaters January 30
Set in the late 90’s, PAYING FOR IT follows the trials and travails of Chester (Dan Beirne), a cartoonist and Sonny (Emily Lê), a TV host, who are in a long-term, committed, romantic relationship. When Sonny introduces the idea of opening up their relationship, Chester begins sleeping with sex workers, forcing him to face his issues with intimacy and romance in the process.
SISU ROAD TO REVENGE
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
On Digital Now & DVD/Blu-ray/4k February 17
Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” dismantles it and loads it onto a truck, determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor.
MADE IN KOREA
Hulu Original Series
Available Now on HULU and Disney+
Driven by his thirst for power, Kitae works as an agent by day and a smuggler by night. Smart, suave, cunning and capable, Kitae rapidly moves up the ranks after using his smuggling operation to consolidate power, protect his brother, and generate vast sums of money for the agency. Seemingly unstoppable, only one thing stands in his way — a tenacious prosecutor who can’t be reasoned with, bought or bribed. With everything at stake for both men, the series will follow the duo as they look to take each other down.
CHAINSAW MAN
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Available on Digital Now
Based on the hugely popular anime series, Chainsaw Man continues in an all-new epic, action-fueled adventure. Amid a brutal war between devils and hunters, another battle starts in Denji’s heart when he meets a mysterious girl named Reze. Facing secret enemies and fighting for his humanity, Denji revs up for his deadliest battle yet.