Author: Josh Hornbeck

Josh is the founder of Cinema Cocktail, and he is a writer and director, podcaster and critic, and communications and marketing professional living and working in the greater Seattle area.

Dark River (2018) | May 17, 10:30 pm

After her father dies, Alice returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers. Upon her arrival, her older brother Joe challenges her, wanting to keep it all for himself. In the midst of all this, Alice must cope with traumatic childhood memories that continue to haunt her. – Telescope Film

Director: Clio Barnard

Cast: Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Sean Bean, Esme Creed-Miles

Country: United Kingdom

Distributor: FilmRise

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Platform: Amazon Prime

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Wendy (2020) | May 17, 8:00 pm

Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up. – IMDb.com

Director: Benh Zeitlin

Cast: Devin France, Shay Walker, Tommie Lynn Milazzo, Gage Naquin,
Yashua Mack

Country: United States

Distributor: Searchlight Pictures

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes

Platform: Video-On-Demand

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Nakom (2016) | May 17, 6:00 pm

Upon his father’s sudden death, a talented medical student returns to his home village in Ghana to fight for his family’s survival. – Telescope Film

Director: T.W. Pittman , Kelly Daniela Norris

Cast: Jacob Ayanaba, Grace Ayariga, Justina Kulidu

Country: Ghana, United States

Distributor: Corinth Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Platform: Amazon Prime

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The Falling (2015) | May 17, 3:30 pm

In 1969 at a strict English girls’ school, best friends Abbie and Lydia are just starting to explore their sexualities. Yet, one fateful night, Lydia suffers from a frightful fainting episode. Suddenly, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out at the school, threatening the stability of all involved. – Telescope Film

Director: Carol Morley

Cast: Maisie Williams, Maxine Peake, Monica Dolan, Greta Scacchi

Country: United Kingdom

Distributor: Cinedigm Entertainment Group

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes

Platform: Hoopla

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Life and Nothing More (2017) | May 17, 1:00 pm

Standing on the edge of adulthood, Andrew yearns to find his purpose as a young African-American in today’s America. With his mother longing to find more to her life then parenting, Andrew is forced to take on the mounting pressure of family responsibility. His search for connection with an absent father, leads him to a dangerous crossroads. – Telescope Film

Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza

Cast: Andrew Bleechington, Regina Williams, Robert Williams, Ry’nesia Chambers

Country: Spain, United States

Distributor: CFI Releasing

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes

Platform: Amazon Prime

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Ernest & Celestine (2012) | May 17, 11:00 am

Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career; Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together. – Telescope Film

Note: The English-language track of Ernest & Celestine appears to be the only version available on most streaming services.

Director: Benjamin Renner , Stéphane Aubier , Vincent Patar

Cast: Forest Whitaker, Mackenzie Foy, Lauren Bacall, Paul Giamatti, William H. Macy

Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg

Distributor: GKIDS

Rating: PG

Runtime: 1 hour, 18 minutes

Platform: Amazon Prime

Special Programming: Family Films

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Color Out of Space (2020) | May 17, 12:00 am

The Gardner family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard, melts into the earth, and infects both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly colour. To their horror, the family discovers this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches—including them. – JustWatch

Director: Richard Stanley

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight

Country: Portugal, United States, Malaysia

Distributor: RLJE Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes

Platform: Hoopla

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

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The Wild Pear Tree (2018) | May 16, 8:00 pm

Sinan, an aspiring writer, returns home after university hoping to scrape together enough money to publish his first novel. He wanders the town encountering old flames and obstinate gatekeepers and finds his youthful ambition increasingly at odds with the deferred dreams of his gambling-addict father. As his own fantasies mingle with reality, Sinan grapples with the people and the place that have made him who he is. – Kanopy

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cast: Aydın Doğu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yıldırımlar, Hazar Ergüçlü

Country: Turkey, Republic of Macedonia, France

Distributor: The Cinema Guild

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 3 hours, 8 minutes

Platform: Kanopy

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Nofinofy (2019) | May 16, 6:00 pm

In Madagascar, after the municipality tears down his hair salon, Roméo has to leave Tamatave’s high street for the city’s popular districts. He moves into a small shabby shed where he dreams of building a proper salon. – MUBI

Director: Michaël Andrianaly

Country: France, Madagascar

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Platform: MUBI (Not currently available)

Special Programming: Documentary Cinema

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Pin Cushion (2018) | May 16, 4:00 pm

Inseparable mother Lyn and daughter Iona (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for a fresh start in a new town. However, things don’t start out well. As a result, Iona decides to branch out — becoming “best friends” with some girls at school. In response, Lyn tries to branch out herself, but, for both of them, change doesn’t come so easily… – Telescope Film

Director: Deborah Haywood

Cast: Joanna Scanlan, Lily Newmark, John Henshaw, Chanel Cresswell

Country: United Kingdom

Distributor: Cleopatra Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Platform: Amazon Prime

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