My Old Ass

MY OLD ASS is a 2024 comedy film written and directed by Megan Park (The Fallout). The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20th, 2024.

In this fresh coming-of-age story, an 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott (Maisy Stella) face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). But when Elliott’s “old ass” starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn’t do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what’s becoming a transformative summer.

The cast includes Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, Maria Dizzia, Alain Goulem, and Seth Isaac Johnson.

MY OLD ASS is set to debut in select theaters September 13th before hitting theaters everywhere September 27th, courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

The Wild Robot

THW WILD ROBOT is a 2024 animated science-fiction adventure film based on the award-winning book series of the same name by Peter Brown, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was written and directed by three-time Oscar® nominee Chris Sanders—the writer-director of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch—and is produced by Jeff Hermann (DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby 2: Family Business; co-producer, Kung Fu Panda franchise). 

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz (voiced by Lupita Nyong'o) is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

The cast of voice actors Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames.

THE WILD ROBOT is set to debut in theaters September 27th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Megalopolis

MEGALOPOLIS is a 2024 epic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2024.

A longtime passion project for Coppola, who first conceived the idea for the film in 1977 and actively started developing it in 1983, Megalopolis underwent significant delays and numerous cancellations over the years. Coppola revived the project in 2019 by spending $120 million of his own money on the film. Filming took place from November 2022 to March 2023. The film is Coppola's first directorial effort since Twixt (2011), marking his longest gap between films.

An accident destroys a decaying New York City-like metropolis. Cesar Catilina, an idealist architect with the power to control time, aims to rebuild the city as a sustainable utopia, but is opposed by corrupt mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo. Torn between them is Franklyn's socialite daughter, Julia, who, tired of the influence she inherited, searches for her life's meaning.

The cast includes Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman.

MEGALOPOLIS is set to debut in theaters September 27th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailers below.

Azrael

AZRAEL is a 2024 post-apocalyptic action horror thriller film directed by E.L. Katz and written by Simon Barrett. It premiered at the 2024 South by Southwest festival on March 9th, 2024.

Many years following the apocalypse, a devout cult of mute zealots hunts down Azrael (Samara Weaving), a young woman who escaped her own imprisonment- and she will stop at nothing to ensure her own survival.

The cast includes Samara Weaving, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vic Carmen Sonne

AZRAEL is set to debut in limited theaters September 27th, courtesy of IFC Films. Watch the official trailer below.

Apartment 7A

APARTMENT 7A is a 2024 psychological thriller film directed by Natalie Erika James from a screenplay she co-wrote with Christian White and Skylar James. It is intended to serve as a prequel to Rosemary's Baby (1968) and the third film in the Rosemary's Baby franchise. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 20th.

A struggling dancer finds herself drawn into dark forces by a peculiar couple promising her fame.

The cast includes Julia Garner (Ozark), Dianne Wiest (Mayor of Kingstown), Jim Sturgess, and Kevin McNally.

APARTMENT 7A is set to debut on Paramount+ and on VOD September 27th. Watch the official trailer below.

Wolfs

WOLFS is a 2024 action comedy thriller film written and directed by Jon Watts, best known for the most recent Spider-Man films including Homecoming (2017), Far From Home (2019), and No Way Home (2021). It stars and is co-produced by George Clooney and Brad Pitt, working together for the first time in over 15 years.. Following their partnership on Napoleon, Apple entered another agreement with Sony Pictures Releasing to distribute the film in theaters prior to releasing on Apple TV+.

A professional fixer (George Clooney) is hired to cover up a high profile crime, but when a second fixer (Brad Pitt) shows up the two “lone wolves” are forced to work together as their night quickly spirals out of control.

The cast includes George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, and Poorna Jagannathan.

WOLFS is set to debut in limited theaters September 20th before a streaming release September 27th on Apple TV+, courtesy of Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailer below.

Rez Ball

REZ BALL is a 2024 coming-of-age sports drama film written and directed by Sydney Freeland, from a screenplay by Freeland and Sterlin Harjo (co-creator of Reservation Dogs), based on the The New York Times journalist Michael Powell's nonfiction sports novel Canyon Dreams. LeBron James is a producer on the project.

The story of the Chuska Warriors - a high school basketball team rich in Native American heritage. After losing their star player, the team must come together like never before to keep their state championship dreams alive.

The cast includes Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, and Kiowa Gordon.

REZ BALL is set to debut September 27th only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is a 2023 fantasy short film written, co-produced and directed by Wes Anderson, based on the 1977 short story "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" by Roald Dahl. It is the second film adaptation of a Dahl work directed by Anderson, the first being the Anderson film Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009).

The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 1st, 2023. It is the first of a four-part series of shorts adapted from Dahl's short stories, including "The Swan", "The Ratcatcher" and "Poison". Principal photography took place in London in January 2022. Robert Yeoman, who worked with Anderson on several previous projects including the recently released Asteroid City (our full review here), serves as cinematographer.

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes, then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

The cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch as Henry Sugar, and also stars Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Rupert Friend, and Richard Ayoade.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is set to debut in limited theaters on September 20th, before a streaming release on Netflix September 27th. Watch the official trailer below.

Fargo: Season 4

Genre Crime | Drama | Thriller

Cast Timothy Olyphant, Jason Schwartzman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Rock

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere September 27th, 2020

“Family is complicated. Crime is organized. Experience a large-scale gangster epic set in 1950’s Kansas City.”

Fargo has become one of my favorite shows on television, combining an incredible cast and stellar writing each and every season. One of the craziest things to me is the fact that the cast changes every season, as the show was created in the anthology format, and each time I am blown away. In the 4th season creator Noah Hawley promises us a gangster epic that is set in 1950’s Kansas City. Various chronicles of deception, intrigue and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. Yet all of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.

I personally can’t wait for the new release date of September 27th. It was confirmed that they will release two episodes back to back on FX with each episode after that coming in the weekly format. All episodes available on FX on Hulu the day after they air. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, FX’s Fargo:

• Season 4 of Fargo was originally set to premiere on April 19, exactly two years to the day that Season 3 debuted.

• Set in 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, it is the first season to not take place primarily in Minnesota or the Dakotas. 

Abominable

Director Jill Culton, Todd Wilderman

Genre Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Cast Chloe Bennett, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Sarah Paulson

Rating PG

Release Date September 27th, 2019

“A magical Yeti must return to his family.”

From directors Jill Culton, Todd Wilderman, Abominable is an animated comedy adventure that tells the story of a magical Yeti who must return to his family. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Abominable:

• "Abominable" premieres in theaters exactly one year after the 2018 film "Smallfoot". Both films are about yetis.

• Originally titled Everest.

Judy

Director Rupert Goold

Genre Biography | Drama | History

Cast Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon

Rating PG-13

Release Date September 27th, 2019

“Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.”

From director Rupert Goold (True Story), Judy tells the true story of legendary performer Judy Garland as she arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Judy:

• The film is a loose adaptation of the Olivier-nominated play "End of the Rainbow." Peter Quilter, the playwright behind "End of the Rainbow," said that he believed screenwriter Tom Edge "wanted the story to be much more true and precise," with less "elements of fantasy" than the play.

In the Shadow of the Moon

Director Jim Mickle

Genre Crime | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Cast Michael C. Hall, Boyd Holbrook, Cleopatra Coleman, Gabrielle Graham

Rating Unrated

Release Date September 27th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A Philadelphia police officer struggles with a lifelong obsession to track down a mysterious serial killer whose crimes defy explanation.”

From director Jim Mickle (Stake Land, Cold in July), In the Shadow of the Moon takes place in 1988 and follows Philadelphia police officer Thomas Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, who begins tracking a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces every nine years. But when the killer's crimes begin to defy all scientific explanation, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Michael C. Hall:

• Married Dexter (2006) co-star, Jennifer Carpenter, on December 31, 2008 at Big Sur, California. They divorced on December 2, 2011.

The Laundromat

Director Steven Soderbergh

Genre Drama

Cast Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Sharon Stone

Rating R

Release Date September 27th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world’s financial system.”

From acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Logan Lucky), The Laundromat tells the story of a widow who investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world's financial system. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Film Facts, The Laundromat:

• Based on the non-fiction book "Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite" by Jake Bernstein, that exposes the world revealed by the Panama Papers, a landscape of illicit money, political corruption, and fraud on a global scale.

The Politician

Genre Comedy | Musical

Cast Rosa Salazar, Bob Odenkirk, Angelique Cabral, Constance Marie

Rating TV-14

Series Premiere September 27th, 2019 (Netflix)

“Payton Hobart, a student from Santa Barbara, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School.”

The Netflix exclusive series The Politician tells the story of Payton Hobart, a student from Santa Barbara, who has known since age seven that he's going to be President of the United States. But first he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. Check out the official trailer below!!

The Death of Dick Long

Director Daniel Scheinert

Genre Comedy | Crime | Drama

Cast Michael Abbott Jr., Virginia Newcomb, Andre Hyland, Sarah Baker

Rating R

Release Date  September 27th, 2019 (Limited)

“Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.”

From creative director Daniel Scheinert, the man behind Swiss Army Man, The Death of Dick Long is described as a backwoods noir style film which seems to fit perfectly. Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don't want anybody finding out how. That's too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Death of Dick Long:

• Andy Hull and Robert McDowell are both members of the band Manchester Orchestra, and also composed the music for Daniel Scheinert's Swiss Army Man.

The Day Shall Come

Director Christopher Morris

Genre Comedy

Cast Anna Kendrick, Danielle Brooks, Marchánt Davis, Denis O’Hare

Rating Unrated

Release Date September 27th, 2019

“An impoverished preacher who brings hope to the Miami projects is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for the FBI who plan to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams.”

From director Christopher Morris (Four Lions), The Day Shall Come is a satire that tells the story of an impoverished preacher who brings hope to the Miami projects who is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for the FBI who plan to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams. Check out the official trailer below!!