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Author Shannon Holmes turns director to bring his street-lit classic to the small screen in B’More Careful. Growing up on the cold, mean, inner-city streets of Baltimore is Netta (Phenomenal Jewel), leader of an all-girl clique called the Pussy Pound. Their mission is to fleece men out of money by any means necessary. The other members of the club include Mimi (Kimia Workman), Rasheeda (Christinia Cartier), and Fila (Deja Stevens).

Aaron Eckhart continues his second-tier lead role in Rumble Through the Dark from Lionsgate. Graham and Parker Philips direct the film from a s screenplay by Michael Farren Smith, who adapts his novel, The Fighter.

The highly anticipated second season of the famous Prime Video series Invincible, created by The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman, has finally arrived after a long wait. Based on a Skybound/Image comic by Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, Invincible is an adult animated superhero show that tells the story of seventeen-year-old Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), who is just like any other guy his age, except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons).

Director Luke Korem sheds light on one of the most controversial con jobs in music history with Milli Vanilli. The documentary tells the story of Robert “Rob” Pilatus and Fabrice “Fab” Morvan, who became fast friends during their youth in Germany. With Rob coming from a broken home and Fab leaving an abusive household, they shared a …

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John Carpenter’s last directorial effort was the 2010 horror film The Ward, which went largely unnoticed. Before that, Carpenter took a hiatus after the poorly received Ghosts of Mars in 1999. Horror fans should know that Carpenter doesn’t direct all episodes in the series; he shares the job with others. So, how does Carpenter’s latest project stack up? It’s a mixed bag with some solid episodes, while others are overly familiar to horror fans.

Maggie Betts directs Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones for her third feature in The Burial from Prime Video. Maggie Betts and Doug Wright pen the screenplay, an adaptation of The New Yorker article by Jonathan Harr, inspired by actual events.

Michael Bivins, a multi-talented artist known for being a member of the iconic R&B group New Edition and its spin-off group Bell Biv DeVoe, makes his directorial debut with the documentary The Hustle of @617MikeBiv.

Jared Moshe explores the classic science fiction trope in his latest film, Aporia from Well Go USA. Since losing her husband Mal (Edi Gathegi) in a drunk-driving incident, Sophie (Judy Greer) has struggled to manage crippling grief, a full-time job, and the demands of parenting her devastated teenage daughter (Faithe Herman).

Multi-faceted talent Kevin Grevioux brings his graphic novel King Of Killers to life in a same-titled film from Lionsgate. Following the murder of his wife, former Agency hitman Marcus Garan (Alain Moussi) is down his luck. While his mother-in-law and daughter try their best to support him, Marcus has seen better days. His former handler, Robert Xane (Stephen Doff), thinks Marcus should cool his jets when it comes to unraveling the mystery behind a tragic incident.

Acclaimed director Alejandra Márquez Abella collaborates with Michael Peña for her latest film, A Million Miles Away, a biopic of Jose Hernandez, the first migrant farmworker to travel to space. Abella pens the film’s screenplay with Bettina Gilois, and Hernán Jiménez which adapts based on Hernández’s memoir, Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut.

Eccentric director Ari Aster teams up with Oscar Joaquim Phoenix for his latest mind twist in Beau is Afraid from A24. Beau, portrayed by Phoenix, faces many challenges as an outcast grappling with the shadow of his mother’s influence. His existence is often a puzzle to him, causing him to feel anxious and paranoid when he ventures into his neighborhood, which feels familiar and chaotic.