Bitter Money (2016) | May 30

In a fast growing city of East China, migrants have been arriving and living for a dream of a better life. But what they find there is little opportunities and poor living conditions that push people, even couples, into violent and oppressive relations. – JustWatch.com

Director: Wang Bing

Country: Hong Kong

Distributor: Icarus Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 2 hours, 32 minutes

Platform: OVID

Special Programming: Documentary Cinema

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Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (2013) | May 30

Somewhere in the forest, a stranded ladybug joins forces with a squad of black ants to retrieve a tin box of delicious sugar cubes to the hive. A battalion of fierce red ants has already set their sights on the loot. Who shall prevail? – IMDb.com

Director: Hélène Giraud , Thomas Szabo

Country: Belgium

Distributor: Le Pacte

Rating: PG

Runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes

Platform: Prime Video

Special Programming: Family Films

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Carmilla (2019) | May 29

An atmospheric, coming-of-age love story steeped in eerie mystery and inspired by the gothic novel of the same name. – JustWatch.com

Director: Emily Harris

Cast: Hannah Rae, Devrim Lingnau, Tobias Menzies, Greg Wise, Jessica Raine, Scott Silven, Lorna Gayle

Country: United Kingdom

Distributor: Film Movement

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Platform: Shudder

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

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Mickey and the Bear (2019) | May 29

In Anaconda, Montana, a strong-willed teenage girl navigates a loving but volatile relationship with her veteran father. In a desperate search for independence and her own identity, she risks family, heartbreak, and her standing in the only place she can call home. – JustWatch.com

Director: Annabelle Attanasio

Cast: Camila Morrone, James Badge Dale, Calvin Demba, Ben Rosenfield, Rebecca Henderson, Stephen Little, Joel Scheett

Country: United States

Distributor: Utopia

Rating: R

Runtime: 1 hour, 28 minutes

Platform: Kanopy

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She Dies Tomorrow (2020) | May 29

Amy is ravaged by the notion that she is going to die tomorrow, which sends her down a dizzying emotional spiral. When her skeptical friend Jane discovers Amy’s feeling of imminent death to be contagious, they both begin bizarre journeys through what might be the last day of their lives. – JustWatch.com

Director: Amy Seimetz

Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Katie Aselton, Chris Messina, Tunde Adebimpe, Jennifer Kim

Country: United States

Distributor: Neon

Rating: R

Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes

Platform: Hulu

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Papicha (2019) | May 29

Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage through the public space. While a frenzied hunt for women unveiled is launched, Nedjma, a young student passionate about fashion, is determined to federate the girls of her campus to organize a fashion show braving all the forbidden. – JustWatch.com

Director: Mounia Meddour

Cast: Marwan Zeghbib, Lyna Khoudri, Yasin Houicha, Nadia Kaci, Shirine Boutella, Amira Hilda Douaouda. Meryem Medjkane

Country: Algeria

Distributor: Jour2Fête

Rating: R

Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutes

Platform: OVID, Kanopy

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Blue Miracle (2021) | May 29

To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition. – IMDb.com

Director: Julio Quintana

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Bruce McGill, Raymond Cruz, Fernanda Urrejola, Anthony Gonzalez

Country: Mexico

Distributor: Netflix

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Platform: Netflix (Beginning May 27)

Special Programming: Family Films

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Host (2020) | May 28

Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realize they might not survive the night. – JustWatch.com

Director: Rob Savage

Cast: Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline Ward, Edward Linard, Seylan Baxter

Country: United Kingdom

Distributor: Shudder

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 56 minutes

Platform: Shudder

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

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