Premiering at the Telluride Film Festival last year, “Daddio” seemingly came out of nowhere with a starry cast and a minimalist logline. Starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, the film is essentially just a two-hander set in a taxi cab, where a driver (Penn) and the rider (Johnson) basically strike up a long and provocative conversation about life, politics, and their outlooks on the world.

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What happens when historical figures meet, especially ones as legendary in their professions as Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis? “Freud’s Last Session” answers that question as the two men come together for a debate on God, their perceptions of God’s existence, and related religious concepts as World War II approaches. Delving into debate with each other offers both a distraction and a necessary conversation as many face mortality.

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Fresh off its world premiere in the Spotlight Category of the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, “The Miracle Club” arrives in theaters next month. The latest project from Irish filmmaker Thaddeus O’Sullivan, the period drama follows three generations of female friends from Dublin who embark on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France that changes their lives forever.

Here’s an official synopsis for “The Miracle Club,” courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics:

Set in 1967, THE MIRACLE CLUB is a heartwarming film that follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily, Eileen, and Dolly of Ballygar, a hard-knocks community in Dublin, who have one tantalizing dream: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, and catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This twice-monthly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

This week’s disc and streaming guide includes Oscar winners, Oscar nominees, a box set from one of the most respected distributors of our time, and a box set from one of the most disreputable filmmakers of her time. 

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“Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Collection”: As 4K UHD Blu-ray release slates broaden, studios are increasingly moving past the obvious titles, the bombastic show-off blockbusters and cult favorites, into more esoteric territory.

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Four years after his last feature film, “Suspiria,” Luca Guadagnino is back with not one but two movies this year. In November, he will release “Bones & All,” starring Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, and André Holland. In the meantime, however, his latest documentary, “Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams,” will be hitting theatres this summer. The film will also mark Guadagnino’s return to Sony Pictures Classics after “Suspiria” was distributed by Amazon.

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A big hit at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, the Finnish film “Compartment No. 6” has been compared to Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunset” in its ideas of romance on board a train and the philosophical, dialogue-heavy scenes it features. Directed by Juho Kuosmanen, “Compartment No. 6” stars Seidi Haarla and Yuriy Borisov in what is primarily a two-hander.

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Obviously, whenever filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar releases a new feature film, it’s a time to celebrate. Over the course of his career, he really hasn’t disappointed, delivering unique, emotional experiences nearly each and every time. But even still, there seems to be a lot of excitement for “Parallel Mothers,” just based on the buzz it’s receiving before its upcoming festival debut.

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As seen in the new trailer for “Parallel Mothers,” the film continues Almodóvar’s trend of making features about mothers, as he tells the story of two disparate women who are giving birth at the same time.

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“Salvator Mundi” is an enigma. It’s a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci that may or may not be painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, sold for record amounts of money.

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“The Lost Leonardo” is the latest documentary about the painting, and it might as well be a “whodunnit?.” To inject some suspense into this tale, director Andreas Koefoed has taken the story and wrapped it in a mysterious investigation that morphs into a marvelous revelation.

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“Today, you have rock star chefs; Julia Child was the first,” says renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson (who you might recognize from the cooking reality show “Chopped“) at the beginning of the trailer for “Julia,” a new documentary from Sony Pictures Classics. Julia Child was the first famous cookbook author; her book Mastering the Art of French Cooking became a major hit, she helped further popularized The Joy Of Cooking book, which she famously said she learned to cook from, and then there was her many television shows that were a good showcase for her ebullient personality.

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The 2021 Cannes Film Festival announces its line-up tomorrow morning, and Pedro Almodóvar‘s next movie starring Penélope Cruz gets a first look. Coincidence? Unfortunately yes. Production has just finished on Pedro Almodóvar’s latest, “Parallel Mothers” (“Madres Paralelas”). Still, perhaps nature is healing, and this is all a sign that the world is coming back to normal. We’re getting a Cannes Film Festival soon and then another Almodóvar film, albeit, probably next year.

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I shook their hands. I remember a lot of what Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin, the on- and off-screen duo responsible for the new film “The Climb,” said. But mostly, I remember that in the last in-person interview I conducted before COVID-19 upended the entire apparatus of film distribution and promotion, I shook the hands of the interview subjects before enjoying a half-hour chat on how they constructed one of the year’s most inspired, intentional comedic romps.

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The idea of a “soul” is one that is hard to discuss in any real scientific way. There are studies that have attempted to prove that humans do have a soul, while faith has given many firm beliefs about what happens to a person’s essence when they die. But in the upcoming film, “Nine Days,” the story focuses on the soul at the beginning of life.

As seen in the trailer for “Nine Days,” the story is a metaphysical look at what unborn souls go through when they are being selected to be put inside an unborn child.

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Septuagenarian men hunting for elusive Alba truffles in Italy may not sound all that exciting, but “The Truffle Hunters,” directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, comes with major pedigree. First off, the film premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and then the doc was accepted to the Toronto International Film Festival, capping off a string of previous acceptances into the Cannes, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals.

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With all the discussion surrounding films that have been subject to delays, such as “No Time To Die,” “Tenet,” “Wonder Woman 1984,” “Black Widow,” and so many more, it’s easy to forget that COVID-19 caused a premature end to the theatrical runs of so many films that were released shortly before all the cinemas shut down in March. One of those films is the Sony Pictures Classics release, “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” which began its select theatrical run just days before the pandemic shut everything down.

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Coming-of-age films are a dime a dozen. Nowadays, if you want to showcase the plight of a young person and the growth they experience over a period of time, you better have something unique and interesting to say. Thankfully, that’s where “Charm City Kings” shines.

As seen in the new trailer for the film, “Charm City Kings” sets itself up like one of those typical coming-of-age tales, with a young man trying to deal with relationships, family drama, and all the tension that arises when you’re a teenager.

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The upcoming film “The Song of Names” tells the story of two brothers, but not in the way you might imagine. Unlike other family dramas that breakdown the relationship between siblings over the course of an adventure, a conversation, and/or some major event, the story of the boys in ‘Song of Names’ spans decades, as one searches for the other who has been missing since early adulthood.

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As seen in the trailer, “The Song of Names” follows two young boys that are brought together when a Polish family enlists a well-off British family to help raise their boy during World War II.

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We’re never people that turn down the opportunity to see Isabelle Huppert act in a film. Whether it’s recent films like “Elle” and “Greta” or the dozens and dozens of other films the award-winning actress has released over the last several decades, Huppert is always a delight. And in the new trailer for “FRANKIE,” it appears that the legendary actress is back on her game again, this time aligning with filmmaker Ira Sachs.

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Uh, guys, water is fucking scary. I’m not exactly sure that’s the intended message that the new film “Aquarela” wants to have, but after watching the trailer, water might just be the scariest thing this side of Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger.

As you watch the trailer for “Aquarela,” multiple things jump out at you. First, it’s a beautiful film. And Sony Pictures Classic is promoting that aspect of it fairly heavily.

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No matter what some readers may think, we do try to keep as much of the politics out of our reporting as much as we can. Obviously, in the current day and age, that becomes increasingly more difficult. And sometimes, it’s unavoidable, as with the drama surrounding Peter Fonda.

For those that don’t know, the last few days of the US political news cycle has been devoted to the actions of the US government separating children from their families as they attempt to come into the US without documentation.

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Tom Hiddleston & Elizabeth Olsen Go Country In Batch Of New Pics For ‘I Saw The Light,’ Film Pushed To 2016

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Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Richard Linklater's 'Before Midnight'

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Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Book 'Kill Your Darlings,' The Weinstein Company Bed 'Lovelace' & More

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Woody Allen's Latest Is Titled 'Blue Jasmine,' Film Acquired By Sony Pictures Classics

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