“The Legend of Ochi”
In his feature film debut, writer and director Isaiah Saxon looks to bring back a classic fantasy adventure film. The film follows a girl who grows up believing she shouldn’t go outside after dark due to creatures known as the Ochi. However, after discovering an injured baby, Ochi, she embarks on a journey to return it to its family. Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, Finn Wolfhard, and Emily Watson all star.
Release Date: In theaters ApApril 25ia A24.
“The Shrouds”
Director David Cronenberg processes grief in his latest, “The Shrouds,” starring Vincent Cassel. The film follows a widower who has been inconsolable since the death of his wife. In his mourning, he creates a machine that enables the living to monitor their departeds corpses as they decay until, one day, his wife’s grave is desecrated. Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, and Jennifer Dale also star.
Release Date: In theaters ApApril 30ia Sideshow and Janus Films.
Honorable Mentions: Elsewhere there’s the psychological thriller, “Gazer,” from first-time director Ryan J. Sloan and the dark relationship comedy “The Trouble with Jessica” on ApApril 4Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff star in the romantic comedy “A Nice Indian Boy,” and things get radical in the film “Wake Up,” which follows a group of young activists looking to make a statement also out on ApApril 4Pedro Pascal stars in the comedy-drama “The Uninvited,” which premiered at the 2024 SXSW in theaters on ApApril 11Also arriving in theaters on ApApril 11s the relationship drama “That They May Face the Rising Sun.”
Also on ApApril 11“One to One: John & Yoko” takes an in-depth look at their benefit concerts while Michael Angarano directs his latest, the road trip film “Sacramento.” In her directorial debut, Emily Blichfeldt delivers the bruising “The Ugly Stepsister,” a disturbing twist on the classic Cinderella fairytale, out ApApril 18Director Shinji Higuchi is here for some high-octane fun with “Bullet Train Explosion,” available ApApril 23n Netflix. There’s the harrowing drama “April” about an OB-GYN dealing with a shocking death on ApApril 25
