5 New Flicks in Theaters and Streaming on Netflix
I.S.S., The End We Start From, Which Brings Me to You, The Kitchen, and Origin
From the LifeMinute.TV Team
January 16, 2024
I.S.S. in theaters
Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling from this, the astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, working with Nick Shafir’s Blacklist script, brings together a stellar cast that includes Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilou Asbaek, John Gallagher Jr., Costa Ronin, and Masha Mashkova, in a high-stakes thriller set entirely in the confines of the I.S.S. as astronauts are called to duty in fateful and terrifying ways.
The End We Start From in theaters
When an environmental crisis sees London submerged by flood waters, a young family is torn apart in the chaos. As a woman and her newborn try to find their way home, the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival. Directed by BAFTA winner Mahalia Belo from a script by Emmy nominee Alice Birch and based on Megan Hunter’s acclaimed 2017 novel, The End We Start From stars Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Katherine Waterston, Gina McKee, Nina Sosanya, with Mark Strong and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Which Brings Me to You in theaters
Two romantic burnouts meet at a wedding and almost hook up in the coatroom before putting the brakes on. They agree to exchange candid confessions about their pasts on the off chance that this might be the real thing. Starring Lucy Hale, Nat Wolff, and John Gallagher Jr., and directed by Peter Hutchings.
The Kitchen streaming on Netflix
A story of fatherhood and love for the community...Every city has a Kitchen. In a dystopian London, the gap between rich and poor has been stretched to its limits. From British filmmakers Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya, starring Kane Robinson and introducing Jedaiah Bannerman.
Origin in theaters
Written and Directed by Ava DuVernay and inspired by the New York Times Best Seller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nick Offerman, and Blair Underwood.