By John Corrado

New releases for the week of April 26th, 2024.

Theatrical Releases:

Challengers (Wide Release): This latest film from Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All) centres around a steamy ménage à trois between three tennis players, played by Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. I’m hearing it’s electric filmmaking, with an exceptional score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. I’m pumped to check it out.

Boy Kills World (Limited Release): Bill Skarsgård stars in this cartoony, Sam Raimi-produced action comedy as Boy, a deaf-mute fighter trained in martial arts, seeking revenge against the dictator (Famke Janssen) that killed his family. I had a decent amount of fun at the Midnight Madness screening of this at TIFF last year. It’s the sort of loopy, cheesy anime-inspired B-movie martial arts action comedy that plays best with a crowd at midnight (the crowd went wild for the cheese grater!). I don’t know if anything can top seeing this at midnight (with inflatable globes being floated around the audience, no less), but it features an enjoyable physical performance by Skarsgård.

I Don’t Know Who You Are (Limited Release): Director M.H. Murray’s anxiety-inducing debut feature centres around Benjamin (Mark Clennon), a struggling musician in Toronto who is dealing with the aftermath of a horrific sexual assault. It’s a tense drama, carried by Clennon’s powerful performance. (TIFF 2023 Review)

More Releases: Humane (Limited), Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (Limited), The King Tide (Limited), Unsung Hero (Limited)

Streaming Releases:

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Disney+), Disneynature’s Tiger (Disney+), The Inventor (VOD/Digital)