Set in the eerie stillness of the Oregon wilderness, To Kill A Wolf is a modern reframing of Little Red Riding Hood, trading fantasy for something far more disquieting and human. With haunting visual precision and a quiet emotional pulse, the film explores the fragile nature of trust, the lingering ache of trauma, and the unexpected paths toward redemption.
"Twin sisters with disfiguring burn scars have their world upended when the mother they'd believe long dead summons them to her bedside and reveals that their father is responsible for her bedridden state as well as the twins' scars. When she orders the girls to kill their father for what he has done, the sisters must decide whether to seek vengeance or find mercy."--
It's the summer of 1985 and Hawkins has a brand-new mall: the Starcourt. This palace of commerce has become a magnet for the town's teenagers, including Mike, Will, Dustin and Lucas. But while they are still close friends, all four have concerns of their own: Mike's burgeoning relationship with Eleven is threatened by her surrogate father, Jim Hopper; Will is still traumatized following his encounter with the Mind Flayer; Lucas is trying to figure out how to be a good boyfriend to Max; and Dustin is convinced that he has intercepted a secret Soviet spy transmission. Working as an intern reporter at the Hawkins Gazette, Mike's sister, Nancy, has rekindled her relationship with Will's brother, Jonathan, and together they have begun investigating a series of peculiar incidents. Their inquiries lead them to suspect Billy, who has started acting strangely. When Max and Eleven confront Billy at the local swimming pool, they realize he has been enslaved by the Mind Flayer. Meanwhile. Dustin shares the Russian transmission with Nancy's former boyfriend, Steve, and his sardonic workmate. Robin Buckley, at the Starcourt ice-cream parlor, only to realize that the source of the signal is beneath the mall itself. Accompanied by Lucas's whip-smart little sister, Erica, they uncover a secret base where Soviet scientists are working to reopen the inter-dimensional gate into the Upside Down. As a dark influence spreads through Hawkins, Eleven and the others find themselves facing not just an army of 'flayed' minions and a platoon of Russian soldiers, but the unearthly power of the Mind Flayer itself.
"After breaking the mysterious 'One Wish Willow' to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price."--
It's 1986 and at Hawkins High School Mike and Dustin have signed up to a new Dungeons & Dragons society: the Hellfire Club. But when their heavy-metal-loving leader, Eddie Munson, is accused of Satanic murder, Dustin becomes convinced that the real culprit is a monstrous entity he names Vecna - a supernatural being of immense power. When Max starts to receive hideous visions, she knows that Vecna intends to claim her as his next victim. That is, unless Nancy can use her investigative skills to uncover the truth about Vecna's past and his connection to the shadow-dimension known as the Upside Down. Now living in California with her sons, Will and Jonathan - along with the now- powerless Eleven, for whom Joyce has been caring since the disappearance of Jim Hopper - Joyce is shocked to receive a message claiming that Hopper might still be alive. Joined by investigative reporter turned conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman, she sets off for Russia to free Hopper from the gulag where he has been imprisoned. When Eleven reluctantly agrees to allow her former captor Dr Brenner to begin an experiment to restore her lost psychic powers, she discovers that Vecna is in fact the twisted reincarnation of an old enemy from her past. As Mike, Will and Jonathan set out on a cross-country quest to find her, Eleven comes to realize that her friends back in Hawkins are walking into a trap - and that Vecna is far more powerful than any of them have realized.
It's October 1984 in Hawkins and Will is still haunted by memories of the Upside Down, as well as visions of a hideous supernatural entity that he terms the Mind Flayer. He shares his fears with his friends, but Mike, Dustin and Lucas know they don't stand a chance without Eleven, who has been missing for almost a year. Little do they know that Eleven has secretly returned and is living in a remote cabin under the care of police chief Jim Hopper. Traumatised by the loss of his own daughter, Hopper has vowed to keep Eleven safe from the scientists at Hawkins Lab. But Eleven hates having to hide - she wants to see Mike and the others, and to unlock the secrets of her own past. Despite the ever-present danger, life goes on in Hawkins. Joyce has embarked on a new relationship with loveable TV salesman Bob Newby, while Nancy is growing tired of Steve. At Hawkins High School, Lucas and Dustin meet Max Mayfield, a new girl with a quick wit and a talent for video games. They are instantly smitten, but Max is too busy dealing with her bullying older stepbrother, Billy, to notice. When Hawkins is invaded by a pack of creatures the boys name Demodogs, Eleven is forced out of hiding to confront this new threat. But as Will succumbs to the insidious power of the Mind Flayer, our heroes will be forced to make a terrible sacrifice to keep their town - and the world itself - safe from destruction.
A former investigative journalist goes undercover at a psychedelic wellness center to find her missing sister.
Alpha is a 13-year-old whose world collapses the day she returns from a party with a tattoo on her arm. It prompts others to wonder if she now has a terrifying blood-borne illness that is sweeping through society.
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.
"In pre-internet 1987, Conor and his dog Sandy live a life of seclusion, lost in the slow-rendering graphics of early Macs and televisions aglow with late night horror movie marathons. But when be begins playing Obex, a new and mysterious, state-of-the-art computer game, he finds himself trapped in a low-tech, but high-stakes analog hellscape as the line between reality and game blurs. Audacious and uncanny, writer-director Albert Birney's Obex is a delightfully skewed lo-fi fantasy. Shot in striking black and white, this surreally nostalgic nightmare revisits the dawn of personal computing to reflect on the loneliness of our always-online present day."--Disc container.
Acclaimed documentary celebrating Dr. Temple Grandin's pioneering work in animal welfare, autism advocacy, and neurodiversity through her unique perspective as a visual thinker on the autism spectrum.
The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished, his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding. As the anniversary of Will's disappearance approaches, so does a heavy, familiar dread. The final battle is looming, and with it, a darkness more powerful and more deadly than anything they've faced before. To end this nightmare, they'll need everyone, the full party, standing together, one last time.
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror is a profound and deeply personal documentary that pulls back the curtain on one of pop culture’s most defiant and beloved masterpieces. Directed by Linus O’Brien, the film explores the intricate life and creative mind of his father, Rocky Horror creator Richard O’Brien and his enduring work. Far beyond the cult-classic midnight screenings and iconic costumes, the documentary delves into the deeply human heart of a story that has served as a beacon of radical acceptance and self-expression for over fifty years. Through a unique familial perspective, exclusive insights, and a dedication to the truth of its creator’s vision, Strange Journey strips away the spectacle to reveal the authentic narrative of an experimental stage show that accidentally changed the world. It is a heartfelt testament to the power of art to foster connection, champion wonderfully bizarre, and create a sanctuary where everyone is welcome to simply be themselves.
Thirteen-year-old orphan Johnny befriends a famous kangaroo named Molly. When crooks try to steal her, Johnny and her crew, the Zooeys, race to stop them and save the zoo before the bank takes it from her foster mom. Time is running out.
"From executive producer Amy Poehler comes Difficult People: The Complete Series starring Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner as two struggling comedians in New York City who hate just about everything in the world except each other. As their personal and professional lives fail to meet their expectations, these aspiring comics take out their frustrations on everyone around them. Their typically irreverent and delightfully meanspirited behavior often lands them in some very awkward situations."--Container.
Harlem unveils the soul of Black culture embedded in the neighborhood's historic architecture. As these buildings vanish, so does the roof of history, erasing the core of a rich heritage.
Raul Peralta, a disabled architectural model maker, lives with his ailing mother and pet canary. His routine is upended by the arrival of new neighbors whose sinister activities seem to hide dark secrets. Desperately clinging to his sanity, Raul's life intertwines with Guillermo, a mysterious man in dark glasses. As reality unravels, the echoes of the past collide with the horrors of his present.
"The extraordinary life story of notable Tourette Syndrome activist John Davidson. Set in 1980s Britain, This emotionally engaging, funny and compelling film charts John Davidson's Tourette's diagnosis at the age of 14 and follows him throughout his life, exploring this little known and entirely misunderstood condition."--
"Valentin, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna."--
"When the animals of Manor Farm rise up against their cruel master, they dare to dream of a world built on equality, freedom, and justice for all. But as the pig Napoleon vies for control, and the siler-tongued Squealer rewrites history with every lie, the revolution's promise begins to rot from the inside. Young Lucky watches helplessly as the farm he believed in transforms into something unrecognizable." --
This insightful documentary delves into the life and work of Art Spiegelman, the Queens-raised artist who revolutionized comics by exploring dark, complex themes. Shaped by his Holocaust-survivor parents and inspired by MAD magazines irreverent satire, Spiegelman's most famous work, MAUS, is a poignant Holocaust narrative that redefined the medium. The film showcases his resistance to fascism and features rich illustrations from his comics, highlighting his significant impact as an artist and cultural critic.
November 1983. When 12-year-old Will Byers vanishes while cycling home from his best friend Mike Wheeler's house, the town of Hawkins is thrown into chaos. Desperate to find her son, Will's mother, Joyce, turns to gruff local police chief Jim Hopper - but when Joyce starts receiving messages through her lightbulbs that she believes are a sign from Will, Hopper thinks she's losing her mind. Meanwhile, Mike and his friends Lucas Sinclair and Dustin Henderson embark on an investigation of their own. Inspired by the classic role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, they suspect that Will has somehow been transported to another dimension: a domain of darkness inhabited by a bloodthirsty creature they name the Demogorgon. Their suspicions are confirmed when they meet a lost girl who has no name, only a number: Eleven. A runaway from a mysterious laboratory overseen by the enigmatic Dr Brenner, Eleven has telekinetic abilities that allow her to move objects with her mind. She was also responsible for tearing open a gate into the world where Will has been taken - a shadow-realm that the boys call the Upside Down. When her friend Barbara disappears too, Mike's big sister, Nancy, has no choice but to believe the boys, however crazy their story might seem. Enlisting her boyfriend, Steve, and Joyce's older son, Jonathan, Nancy promises to help Eleven and the boys confront not just the monstrous Demogorgon, but a team of shadowy agents in league with Dr Brenner. But as Will grows weaker and the Demogorgon grows more powerful. Eleven knows they are running out of time.