Candyman – R – Suspense, Horror – Nationwide
For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy and his partner, gallery director Brianna Cartwright , move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials. With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini-Green old-timer exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman. Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world, Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifyingly viral wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.
Jordan Peele, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tony Todd, Nia DaCosta, Teyonah Parris, Kyle Kaminsky, Ian Cooper, Win Rosenfeld
The Beatles: Get Back – NR – Documentary – Nationwide
A documentary behind-the-scenes film showing The Beatles prepping and recording 1970 swan song “Let It Be.”
Peter Jackson, Clare Olssen, Ken Kamins
Behemoth – NR – Thriller, Horror
Josh Riverton spent 10 years working for a global chemical behemoth, notorious for their environmental dumping. When his daughter becomes ill, Josh is convinced the company is to blame. A confrontation with his boss, Woeland, turns violent, forcing Josh to take him hostage. As Josh holds him captive, he begins losing grasp on reality. Is Woeland more than he seems, or is it all in Josh’s head?
Whitney Nielsen, Peter Sefchik, Paul Statman, Josh Eisenberg, Jennifer Churchich, Angela Nicholas, Hamilton Matthews, Vadym Krasnenko
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