HONEY DON’T
Honey Don’t! is a 2025 American neo-noir[3][4] dark comedy[5] detective film directed by Ethan Coen, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tricia Cooke. It is the second in a “lesbian B-movie trilogy” following Coen and Cooke’s Drive-Away Dolls (2024). The film stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans.
Its world premiere was at the Midnight Screenings section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2025. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States and Canada by Focus Features on August 22, 2025.
Premise
In Bakersfield, California, female private detective Honey O’Donahue investigates a woman’s death and tangles with a religious cult.
Cast
- Margaret Qualley as Honey O’Donahue, private investigator
- Aubrey Plaza as MG Falcone, police officer
- Charlie Day as Marty Metakawich, private detective
- Chris Evans as Reverend Drew Devlin, cult leader
- Billy Eichner
- Kristen Connolly as Honey’s sister
- Gabby Beans as Spider, Honey’s assistant
- Talia Ryder as Corinne, Honey’s niece
- Jacnier as Hector Bonner, assistant to Honey
- Don Swayze as Gary
- Josh Pafchek as Shuggie, Rev. Drew’s assistant
- Lena Hall
- Lera Abova
- Kale Browne
- Alexander Carstoiu
- Christian Antidormi
- Kinna McInroe
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RELAY
Relay is a 2024 American thriller film produced and directed by David Mackenzie and written by Justin Piasecki. It stars Riz Ahmed, Lily James, and Sam Worthington.
It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024, and it is scheduled to be released theatrically on August 22, 2025.
Synopsis
Tom (Ahmed) is a secretive “fixer” who brokers payoffs on behalf of corrupt corporations. Sarah (James) is a potential client who may need his protection.[2]
Cast
- Riz Ahmed as Tom / Ash
- Lily James as Sarah Grant
- Sam Worthington as Dawson
- Willa Fitzgerald[3] as Rosetti
- Matthew Maher as Hoffman
- Victor Garber as McVie
- Eisa Davis as Wash
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PRIMITIVE WAR
Primitive War is an upcoming Australian science fiction action horror film[1][2] directed by Luke Sparke and based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Ethan Pettus, who also co-wrote the film.[3] Starring Ryan Kwanten, Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler, and Jeremy Piven, the film is set in a Vietnam jungle valley during 1968 and follows a recon unit that carries out a rescue mission for a Green Beret platoon and is attacked by de-extinct dinosaurs.
Premise
During the Vietnam War in 1968, a recon unit known as Vulture Squad was sent to an isolated jungle valley to rescue a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover that de-extincted dinosaurs inhabit the jungle, the result of a Soviet experiment gone wrong.
Cast
- Ryan Kwanten as Ryan Baker
- Tricia Helfer
- Nick Wechsler as Eli Taylor
- Jeremy Piven as General Amadeus Jericho
- Anthony Ingruber as Gerald Keyes
- Ana Thu Nguyen
- Aaron Glenane
- Carlos Sanson
- Albert Mwangi as Charlie Miller
- Adolphus Waylee
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WE STRANGERS
We Strangers is a 2024 American drama film written and directed by Anu Valia in her directorial debut. It stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Tina Lifford, Sarah Goldberg, Maria Dizzia, Kara Young, Hari Dhillon, Paul Adelstein, and Mischa Reddy.
It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2024. It is scheduled to be released on August 22, 2025, by Quiver Distribution.
SYNOPSIS:
Rayelle (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), a young commercial cleaning woman living in Gary, Indiana, is offered a second job cleaning the homes of several wealthy, suburban families. To blend into her new surroundings, she inadvertently tells one white lie, which then flips the power dynamic in curious ways…
WE STRANGERS is an assured debut feature, written and directed by Anu Valia, with a standout performance by Kirby. This absorbing character study smartly delves into the world of identity and privilege, showing us the challenges that are baked into navigating different spaces.
Cast
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Ray Martin
- Tina Lifford as Willie Martin
- Sarah Goldberg as Tracy Patel
- Maria Dizzia as Jean Laich
- Kara Young as Mari Winters
- Hari Dhillon as Neeraj Patel
- Paul Adelstein as Ed Laich
- Mischa Reddy as Sunny Patel
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