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To Olivia (2022)

May 3, 2022August 17, 2022 - by artmeetsworld

The unbearable grief of losing a child is a difficult subject for any movie to encompass – and it defeats this decently acted but syrupy, glib drama about the early married life of movie star Patricia Neal and children’s author Roald Dahl, whose seven-year-old daughter Olivia died in 1962 of encephalitis due to measles. Despite the best intentions, To Olivia winds up creating a carpet of eggshells for its audience to walk across.

The Nameless Days (2022)

May 2, 2022August 17, 2022 - by artmeetsworld

On the border between United States and Mexico, once every 20 years, there are days that locals call timelessness. At this time the gods, to whom the ancient Mayan tribes made sacrifices, descend to earth to take human souls. In the film, young immigrant Rahui and his pregnant sister are attacked and separated by a demonic spirit as they embark on a dangerous trek across the U.S. border.

The Greatest Inheritance (2022)

May 2, 2022August 30, 2023 - by artmeetsworld

Estranged siblings return home to bury their mother and claim their inheritance, only to discover that their deceased mother has hidden the deed to the entire estate somewhere on the property.

Topside (2022)

May 2, 2022August 17, 2022 - by artmeetsworld

The first minute of Topside is soul-shaking. It begins with a quote from the book about the homeless people that inspired the film, Jennifer Toth’s The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City. “JC told me initially that his community had no children. After a moment, he added, ‘We have adults as young as five.’”

The Hater (2022)

May 2, 2022August 16, 2022 - by artmeetsworld

Tomasz (Maciej Musialowski) has what could politely be called gray ethical boundaries. He’s introduced facing down the faculty at the law school he attends, who have caught him plagiarizing and are expelling him.

Measure of Revenge (2022)

May 2, 2022August 16, 2022 - by artmeetsworld

Measure of Revenge follows a theater actress, Lillian Cooper (Melissa Leo) whose son (Jake Weary) dies mysteriously. When the investigating officer rules the cause of death an accidental overdose, Lillian conducts her own investigation which leads her to an unlikely alliance with her son’s former drug dealer (Bella Thorne).

Outsiders – No Running (2022)

May 1, 2022August 29, 2023 - by artmeetsworld

When Black high school student Jaylen Brown (Skylan Brooks) finds himself under suspicion after his classmate, Amira (Clark Backo), disappears during a party, all fingers point toward him as prejudice quickly boils to the surface in his small southern town.

A Day to Die (2022)

May 1, 2022August 29, 2023 - by artmeetsworld

Connor Connolly, a disgraced parole officer, becomes indebted to a local drug kingpin, Tyrone Pettis, after having no choice but to kill one of the latter’s young enforcers (an “asset”). Upon having his pregnant wife Candice abducted by Pettis as leverage, Connor is forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he now owes.

Last Survivors (2022)

April 30, 2022August 29, 2023 - by artmeetsworld

Last Survivors takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Troy and his son Jake have been living off the grid for over twenty years in the wake of an apocalyptic event.

Abandoned (2022)

April 29, 2022August 31, 2023 - by artmeetsworld

Abandoned follows a mother, father, and infant son as they move into a remote farmhouse, which harbors a dark, tragic history. As their home’s past is revealed, the mother’s fragility escalates to a state of psychosis that jeopardizes her own safety and that of her newborn son.

Emily the Criminal (2022)

April 28, 2022September 1, 2023 - by artmeetsworld

Emily the Criminal follows Emily (Aubrey Plaza) who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record. Desperate for income, she takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a handsome and charismatic middleman named Youcef (Theo Rossi).

Black Site (2022)

April 27, 2022August 30, 2023 - by artmeetsworld

CIA Agent Abby Trent (Michelle Monaghan) manages an underground black site facility that imprisons dangerous and high-risk detainees. Days before Abby’s reassignment to a new post, Special Ops bring in a high-value target at the top of every Most Wanted list — codename: Hatchet (Jason Clarke). Hatchet is notorious for killing his enemies in a gruesome manner, and for Abby, his capture is personal.