As the weekend rolls in, you may find yourself unsure about which movies to add to your “must watch” queue.
The good news is that there are plenty worthy films to watch right at your fingertips.
For those interested in a night on the town catching a movie at the theaters, “The Reckoning,” about a woman accused of witchcraft, is sure to send a shiver down your spine.
If you’d rather rent a movie, "Skyfire" is a disaster-thrilled about dormant volcano threatening an entire island.
And if you’re not tired of COVID-19 just yet, Michael Bay delivers a pandemic-themed thriller, "Songbird," that doesn’t feel as futuristic as it should these days.
Check out the full list, courtesy of The Reel Buzz, and get to watching!
Leona
The film tells the story of a young Jewish woman from Mexico City who finds herself torn between her family and forbidden love with a non-Jewish man.
PVT Chat
Jack, a lonely Internet gambler in New York City, becomes obsessed with Scarlet, a cam girl in San Francisco. His obsession reaches new heights when he seeks out Scarlet in real life to see if their connection extends beyond the screen.
The Reckoning
After Grace Haverstock loses her husband to the Great Plague, she’s accused of witchcraft and turned over to England’s most ruthless witch-hunter, Judge Moorcroft, who tortures her physically and emotionally.
Two of Us
Nina and Madeleine are two retirees that are finally exploring their relationship after being secretly in love for decades. But an unexpected life-event turns their relationship upside down and leads Madeleine's daughter to discover the truth about their forbidden romance.
American Skin
When police kill an unarmed man during a routine traffic stop and the cop is found innocent, a war veteran takes matters into his own hands and seeks out justice. Written and filmed in 2019, before the most recent resurgence in the Black Lives Matter movement, it tackles timely yet long lasting issues in society.
Skyfire
The action-disaster film follows a young scientist, who invests in a volcanic warning system to prevent future deaths on the island where her mom tragically died. But when a dormant volcano begins to rumble on the island, it’s a race to evacuate everyone visiting the park and resort.
No Man's Land
In this modern Western, a vigilante border patrol’s son kills a Mexican immigrant boy and flees across the border where he’s deemed an “illegal alien” and hunted down by authorities. On his way to seek forgiveness from the boy’s father, he falls in love with the country he was taught to hate.
Promising Young Woman
Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie, a whip-smart woman who is traumatized by her past. Her big secret? She’s leading a double life to seek out those that wronged her.
One Night in Miami…
The drama tells the story of the fictionalized meeting of legendary icons Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke in 1964 as they discuss their roles in the Civil Rights Movement. The cast includes Regina King, Leslie Odom Jr., and more.
Bliss
A recently divorced man, Greg (Owen Wilson) and a woman, Isabel (Salma Hayek), believe they are living in a simulated reality before noticing the cracks in their one blissful world.
Songbird
If COVID-exhaustion hasn't hit you yet, well, this movie is for you. The science fiction thriller is based on and exploits the COVID-19 pandemic. A man, who is immune to COVID-23, races against the clock to save the woman he loves from a quarantine camp. It stars “Riverdale’s” KJ Apa and Sofia Carson.
Tenet
In this sci-fi action film, a secret agent embarks on a mission through time to prevent the start of World War III. The film stars Robert Pattinson, John David Washington, and more.
The Waterboy
You’ll need to be carried off the field in a stretcher after watching this hilarious side-splitting Adam Sandler comedy about a 31-year-old water boy for the football team at the University of Louisiana. The 1998 classic features a cast including Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler and more.
The Blind Side
This biographical drama is based on the 2006 book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” about the inspiring story of Michael Oher, who overcame an impoverished upbringing and went on to play in the NFL after he was adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. The film stars Quinton Aaron as Oher, and Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw as Oher’s adoptive parents.
We Are Marshall
This emotional historical drama stars Matthew McConaughey as Jack Lengyel, head coach of the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team who has to rebuild the program after and navigate the aftermath of a plane crash that left 75 school players and personnel dead.
Concussion
Starring Will Smith and Alec Baldwin, this 2015 film of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who fought to bring his research on NFL plays who suffered traumatic brain degeneration to light.
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