Original title (JP): マイメロディとクロミ (Maimerodi to Kuromi, My Melody and Kuromi)

My Melody opens a cake shop in Mariland. After encountering a heart in the forest, strange things start happening around her. Meanwhile, Kuromi's Japanese sweets shop across the street is always empty. Kuromi searches for the secret to My Melody's cakes. My Melody and Kuromi work hard to prepare for a sweets-making contest judged by the world-famous pastry chef Pistachio. However, no one knows that this will lead to an incident that threatens the fate of Mariland.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/281512-my-melody-kuromi

It’s Jack and Gill’s 40th birthdays, so the long time sweethearts invite their college friends for a night away to celebrate. When couples arrive at the rented mcmansion, Jack and Gill surprise them with an unplugged party, confiscating their phones for the evening. To appease their friends’ unease, Jack and Gill also announce their five-course meal, will be a cannibas infused journey. Lots and lots of cannabis. That did the trick. The dinner’s in full swing, until someone sneaks a peek at their phone and discovers a nuclear bomb is headed right for Los Angeles. Holy f#$k. The pot kicks in right as they realize they may only have 30 minutes to live. Will they survive in the makeshift basement bomb shelter, or will they get nuked?

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1287987-nuked

A disgraced TV host, Chris (Ryan Corr), and a young indigenous girl, Charlie (Lily Whiteley), work together to rescue and rehabilitate a group of orphaned joeys in a remote Outback community.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1214028-kangaroo

Follows a ruthless hitman who, after narrowly escaping a fatal attempt on his life, betrays his gang in an effort to find forgiveness but ends up becoming a target himself.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1491902-bang

When 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/253372-the-institute

To the world, sixteen-year-old Clare Bleecker appears to be a normal teenager: a Catholic school student, an animal lover and devout vegan living with her grandparents. But like the small town Pickman Flats she lives in, Clare is more than she appears to be. Underneath her reserved appearance lives a sociopath with dissociative identity disorder - a serial killer.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1026222-saint-clare

After the death of her husband, Tabatha — a young, tattooed, rebellious horse trainer — wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief while providing refuge for a group of wayward teenagers on her broken-down ranch in the Badlands.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1398911-east-of-wall

Set 152 years after the events of Season 2, the Foundation has become increasingly established far beyond its humble beginnings while the Cleonic Dynasty’s Empire has dwindled. As both of these galactic powers forge an uneasy alliance, a threat to the entire galaxy appears in the fearsome form of a warlord known as “The Mule” whose sights are set on ruling the universe by use of physical and military force, as well as mind control. It’s anyone’s guess who will win, who will lose, who will live, and who will die as Hari Seldon, Gaal Dornick, the Cleons, and Demerzel play a potentially deadly game of intergalactic chess.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/93740-foundation

Original title (PT): Quando o Brasil Era Moderno (When Brazil Was Modern)

Brazilian architecture in the 20th century influenced generations of architects around the world. But there was a time when choosing an architectural style also meant choosing a project for the country, amidst disputes over political power.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1448964-quando-o-brasil-era-moderno

Six friends attend a virtual surprise party when the birthday girl suddenly goes missing.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/728623-don-t-log-off

In 1985, George Takei helped a group of young Trekkies make a fan film—then the footage vanished. Nearly 40 years later, the search to recover it opens a window into Takei's extraordinary life, Star Trek’s legacy of inclusion and the ongoing fight for equality and representation.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1494084-beam-me-up-sulu

Lucy (Sophie Henderson) and Tom (Matt Whelan) are best mates running a tiny, broke theatre. But when an accident forces them to shut down and Tom threatens to leave, Lucy realises she would do anything to save the theatre and keep her friend… who she might be in love with.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1059570-workmates

Detective Renée Ballard (Maggie Q) is tasked with running the LAPD's new cold case division—a poorly funded, all-volunteer unit with the largest case load in the city. When she uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she'll lean on the assistance of her retired ally, Harry Bosch, to navigate the dangers that threaten both her unit and her life.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/239826-untitled-renee-ballard-project

Following the events of Dracula, Abraham van Helsing (Titus Welliver) moves his two sons, Max (Brady Hepner) and Rudy (Judah Mackey), to the US in an attempt to escape their past. It does not work.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1452176-abraham-s-boys

Jessica (Megan Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever, slowly isolates from everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behavior, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Bronte sister. Until she meets Felix (Will Sharpe) and finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/241361-too-much

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/648878-eddington

Documentary about the American indie band Pavement, which combines scripts with documentary images of the band and a musical mise-en-scene composed of songs from their discography.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1063307-pavements

Iris (Molly Gordon) has met her perfect guy, Isaac (Logan Lerman), and is enjoying their first romantic getaway together — what could go wrong?

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1339658-oh-hi

A guy (Pete Davidson) who becomes smitten with a woman (Keke Palmer) and finds himself mixed up in a heist attempt.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1106289-the-pickup

Follows the story of Anna (Whitney Peak) who grieves the death of her parents as she moves from New York to Florida to stay with her grandmother. She falls in with some other teens, but when she sees a grisly act of violence, she finds herself trapped.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1199869-eye-for-an-eye

After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka “The Hood.”

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/114471-ironheart

Under the celestial guidance of Matariki, Māori elder Hamo (Hinetu Dell) and local delinquent Jo (Darneen Christian) form an unlikely bond on a road trip. As they confront past traumas and each face their demons, their shared path becomes a journey of healing, community, and reconciliation.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1316326-koka

Madea's young great-grandniece, Tiffany, introduces her new boyfriend, Zavier, to her family and drops the shocking news to them: that the couple is getting married in two weeks, and everybody is invited to their destination wedding in the Bahamas. Despite her mother, Debrah, appearing to have everything under control, the vacation is hitting some turbulence. Madea isn't ready to leave the country; Brian doesn't approve of his daughter's hasty wedding or her immature fiancée; Tiffany starts to doubt Zavier; and Debrah's acting out of character. The whole wedding smells suspicious, and all Brian wants to know is whether or not this marriage is really all that it seems.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1246310-tyler-perry-s-madea-s-destination-wedding

Alice, who reluctantly returns to her childhood home after the sudden death of her estranged mother, only to discover the house — eerily frozen in time — hides a sinister secret: a high-tech surveillance system tracks her every move as a dark presence lurks in the shadows, driving her toward a terrifying revelation.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1314452-other

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/17796-freaked

Editors note: Alex Winter's creativity and design aesthetic are part of this film's DNA. If there is a bottled 1990s film canon, Freaked has a place of honor there.