Askepote: Directed by Lisa Marie Gamlem. With Thorbjørn Harr, Eili Harboe, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Ada Eide. In 2024’s big Norwegian Christmas film, Cinderella turns fairyland on its head when she refuses to marry a lame prince just because the shoe happens to fit.
Clown in a Cornfield: Directed by Eli Craig. With Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Vincent Muller. A fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge.
Bugonia: Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. With Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Alicia Silverstone, Stavros Halkias. Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Project Hail Mary: Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller. With Ryan Gosling, Milana Vayntrub, Liz Kingsman, Lionel Boyce. An astronaut tries to save Earth while alone in outer space.
Les Bad Guys 2: Réalisé par Pierre Perifel, JP Sans. Avec Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos. The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals.
Misericordia: Directed by Alain Guiraudie. With Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jean-Baptiste Durand, Serge Richard. Returning to Saint-Martial for his late boss’s funeral, Jérémie’s stay with widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a threatening neighbor, and an abbot’s shady intentions.
The Running Man: Directed by Edgar Wright. With Lee Pace, Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo. A man joins a game show where contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by “hunters” hired to kill them.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale: Directed by Simon Curtis. With Joanne Froggatt, Joely Richardson, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery. When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
Predator: Badlands: Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. With Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
