As we head into the brand new year, there’s another group of all-new movies you can check out on Prime Video. From understated yet rich documentaries to a more entertaining pair of films in 2022, 2023 is off to a great start.
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Available on: January 1
directed by: Raul Peck | Execution time: 93 minutes | | Genre: documentary
Looking back on life and work James Baldwin, Raul Peckof i’m not your black is an important documentary that shows how his still astute writing comes to life. It’s worth reading on its own, but the way it’s interwoven with the visuals is transformative.Realistic and profound narration by actors Samuel L. JacksonIts pacing is poetic, its composition-focused, and captures several moments of Baldwin’s life. It all becomes a portrait of both men and times that transcends the conventional trappings of documentary filmmaking to become a living, breathing work in itself. There is nothing quite like it.
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Available on: January 1
directed by: Barry Jenkins | Execution time: 119 minutes | Genre: Drama, Romance
cast: Regina King, Kiki Lane, Stephen James, Coleman Domingo, Brian Tyree Henry
Following the recognition of films associated with Baldwin, what’s next If Beale Street could talk, which is based on his acclaimed novel of the same name, tells the story of a loving couple separated by grave injustice, quickly taking over their hopes for the future they know. Undertaking such a monumental piece could easily be overkill, but the film succeeds on all fronts. There is a graceful direction by Barry Jenkinsincredible score Nicholas BritellIn addition to, Regina King, Kiki Rain, Stephen JamesWhen Coleman Domingo, just to name a few. It’s one of those movies that sings in all its rich, loving details, leaving a lasting impression on your very soul.
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Available on: January 3rd
directed by: Adama Ebo | Execution time: 102 | Genre: comedy
cast: Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown
If there’s one duo performing more notably than last year, it’s Regina Hall When Sterling K. Brown of Sound your horn for Jesus.save your soulReligious Satire by Writer/Director Adama Ebo, which follows Reverend Lee Curtis Childs (Brown) and his wife Trinity Childs (Hall) as they try to recover from a scandal that has driven most of the congregation out of the church. This isn’t really about being accountable, it’s about the image restoration they’re trying to do through the documentary. It’s hilarious at first, but once you start to fully understand what happened, it takes a turn. Her character faces having to sell her soul to stick with her husband, so she hits all the comedic and dramatic notes with ease. Watching Hall work his way through the rubble of Trinity’s life proves fascinating as the personas they’ve built for themselves begin to crumble before their eyes.
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Available on: January 31st
directed by: William Brent Bell | Execution time: 99 minutes | | Genre: horror
cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, Hiro Kanagawa, Matthew Finlan
Nothing like a horror prequel Orphan: First Kill Anything should do.How can you hope to match the pull-twist feel of the original rug? Without offering anything, the story initially progresses as follows orphanEsther and (Isabelle Fuhrman) is brought to the family pretending to be the missing daughter. It looks deceiving, but the thread is loose, so I’ll do my best to tie it. What follows is Horror Her Romp that really embraces its stupidity and pushes things further until everything we’ve come to know threatens to go up in flames. It’s going to be a pretty wild ride if you go in as blind as possible.
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Available on: January 1
directed by: Boots Riley | Execution time: 112 minutes | Genre: Comedy, Drama
cast: Lakes Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews
Rapper-turned-filmmaker Dynamite’s debut boots rileyalso provided some killer music, sorry to bother you It’s a movie that kicks you in the chest with horse power and makes you wonder what the heck happened in the best possible way.Lakeith Stanfield) struggled to make ends meet and decided to become a telemarketer. He eventually found great success in the job, but quickly found that his company was increasingly exploiting his colleagues.When his girlfriend Detroit was played by an amazing person Tessa Thompson, working with the rest of the telemarketers to try to fight back, but Cash finds himself obsessed with his success and ends up paying big in other ways. Surreal and absurd, this work finds something profound about the perils of our own world in the anarchic absurdity of its story.
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Available on: January 1
directed by: Sean Baker | Execution time: 88 minutes | | Genre: Comedy, Drama
cast: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Maia Taylor, James Ransone
Christmas is technically over, but there’s no better time to check it out Sean BakerGreat LGBTQ+ Holiday Stories from tangerineIt’s about two friends Sin-Dee Rella (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (Maia Taylor) who found themselves caught in a slightly chaotic situation. See, Cindy just finished her 28-day stint in prison, and she came out and found out that her boyfriend Chester had been cheating on her ever since. Taking place over her day in Los Angeles precisely on Christmas Eve, she enlists Alexandra to help track him down. Shot entirely on an iPhone, the movie is light on your feet as you dance through different corners of the city. Both Taylor and Rodriguez are truly phenomenal, bringing the energy they need to every comedic moment that quickly turns into something more bittersweet. is a portrait of their complicated yet deeply felt friendship.
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Available on: January 1
directed by: Guillermo del Toro | Execution time: 106 minutes | Genre: Horror, Mystery
though we all know Guillermo del Toro For the films he has made since then, devil’s spine A sort of ghost story set at the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939, which puts us in the shoes of a young Carlos. (Fernando Thierve), was sent to an orphanage after his father died. He then began to have visions of some kind of being, and soon discovered that it was the incarnation of a previously missing young child. , Carlos and all the other boys must band together to survive. is one of
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