BEAUTIFUL BOY
Director: Felix Van Groeningen
Release date: October 12, 2018 (USA)
Starring: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney and Amy Ryan
Rating: R
Synopsis: Teenager Nicolas Sheff seems to have it all — good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist and athlete. When Nic’s addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father does whatever he can to save his son and his family.
THE HATE YOU GIVE
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Release date: October 5, 2018 (USA)
Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, and Anthony Mackie.
Rating: PG-13
Synopsis: Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds — the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what’s right.
