Coming Soon in March 2024
This one’s a little bit late, so I’m including the movies released this past Friday. There’s lots of good stuff coming to your screens this month!
March
Dune: Part 2
I’ve already reviewed Denis Villeneuve’s excellent adaptation of the second half of Dune. Make sure you see it on the big screen. In theaters on March 1.
Problemista
Julio Torres’ feature directorial debut is hilarious and unique. Torres stars as Alejandro, who dreams of working as a toy designer but must now scramble to find work in order to keep his visa. I got a chance to see it at the San Diego Latino Film Festival and it’s worth your time. In theaters on March 1 in limited release, expands on March 22.
Ricky Stanicky
Zac Effron and John Cena star in Peter Farrelly’s latest comedy. Three childhood friends have been lying their entire lives about having a friend named Ricky who they use as an excuse to get out of life obligations. When their families suspect Ricky doesn’t actually exist, the friends hire an actor to play Ricky, and hijinks ensue. On Amazon on March 7.
Imaginary
I’ll be reviewing Imaginary, Blumhouse’s latest horror film. A woman returns to her childhood home, where she encounters her old imaginary friend who is now very, very angry that he was abandoned. In theaters on March 8.
Kung Fu Panda 4
Jack Black returns as Po, the titular Kung Fu Panda. If you’ve seen the previous films, you know what you’re getting into here. Awkwafina co-stars. In theaters on March 8.
Damsel
Millie Bobby Brown plays a princess who must use her wits to escape from a dragon’s cave, after being thrown in as a sacrifice by the royal family she was supposed to marry into. Damsel is directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later). On Netflix on March 8.
Love Lies Bleeding
This is a great looking neo-noir from director Rose Glass, starring Kristin Stewart and Katy M. O'Brian as two lovers who must deal with one of their criminal pasts. I’ve been looking forward to this one since it premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. In select theaters on March 8, expands on March 15.
The American Society of Magical Negroes
Comedian Kobi Librii makes his directorial debut with this fantasy comedy that examines the trope of the “Magical Negro,” a Black film character that only exists to help a white protagonist. I’m eager to watch it. In theaters on March 22.
Immaculate
Sydney Sweeney stars in this religious horror film from Neon. Sweeney plays an American nun who moves to a convent in the Italian countryside, where she encounters horrors. In theaters on March 22.
Femme
Femme premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. A drag queen is viciously beaten by a tough guy who is secretly a very closeted gay man. The victim, unrecognizable out of drag, later encounters his attacker and decides to infiltrate his life. This looks like a fantastic revenge thriller. In theaters on March 22.
Road House
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Doug Liman’s remake of the Patrick Swayze classic about a fighter who takes a job as a bouncer in a Florida road house. The film also features UFC fighter Conor McGregor. On Amazon on March 21.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Adam Wingard’s latest film in the Monsterverse has Kong and Godzilla teaming up to fight a new big bad. I don’t really need to know anything about this other than that huge creatures will beat the crap out of each other. In theaters on March 29.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Frozen Empire is a direct sequel to Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, itself a legacy sequel to the original Ghostbusters films of the 1980s. This time, it’s set back in New York with the new generation of Ghostbusters getting started when a new icy villain appears. Ghostbusters is my favorite movie, so I’m approaching this one with my expectations low. I’ll be reviewing it later this month. In theaters on March 29.
DogMan
DogMan is Luc Besson’s latest movie. It already opened in Europe after its 2023 Venice Film Festival premiere, and is now coming stateside. In theaters on March 29.
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Robert Lorenz directs Liam Neeson, Kerry Condon, Jack Gleeson, Colm Meaney, and Ciarán Hinds in this 1970s-set film about a man with a hidden, violent past who must choose whether to reveal his secrets or defend his small Irish town from a band of terrorists. This one looks better than the usual Liam Neeson fare. In theaters on March 29.
