24 Films to See in April
While this April lacks the big-budget tentpoles that are typical of the season, it makes up for it with a diverse array of promising films, ranging from a Ben Affleck crowd-pleaser to festival hits to intriguing new titles from Ari Aster, Kelly Reichardt, Cristian Mungiu, David Lowery, and more. Oh, and did we mention that there's even a good new Nicolas Cage film? And a good Evil Dead sequel?
In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting films debuting in North American theaters this month, listed in alphabetical order.
Additional content by Jason Dietz
Animation/Sci-fi/Drama | Directed by Pierre Földes
Limited theatrical rollout begins April 14
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Composer Pierre Földes makes his directing debut (while also providing the score) with this animated adaptation of a Haruki Murakami book of short stories. Recent Murakami adaptations include Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Oscar-winning Drive My Car and Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, but Földes leans more into the absurdity of Murakami’s writing (including a giant talking frog) while still keeping the focus on relationships with this set of interconnected stories taking place in the aftermath of the 2011 Tokyo earthquake.
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