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Jim James
Out now
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has stepped out on his own once again for Uniform Distortion, his third solo album of original material. Fans of My Morning Jacket’s shimmering, shifting psych rock — especially the band’s earlier, guitar solo-heavy material — will find lots to love here.
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Action Point
Out August 21
The spirit of Jackass is alive and well in the latest film from Johnny Knoxville. In Action Point, Knoxville stars as the owner of an dilapidated and dangerous theme park. It may be a fictional film, but it features real stunts. Wilder enough, it’s inspired by the true story of New Jersey’s infamous Action Park.
15 Letterkenny Season 3
Out August 7
The minutiae of small-town life is magnified to hilarious proportions in Canadian comedy smash hit Letterkenny as the hicks, skids and hockey players of the fictional town of Letterkenny, Ontario vie for social dominance. Relive all six episodes from Letterkenny’s third season.
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Indian Horse
Out September 25
Based on Richard Wagamese’s award-winning novel of the same name, Indian Horse chronicles an Indigenous man’s journey from the residential school system to hockey stardom. This film adaptation earned the People’s Choice Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
17 Hereditary
Out September 4 Writer-director Ari Aster’s debut film has sent shockwaves into the world of horror for what is easily the scariest film of the year. Chronicling a family literally and figuratively haunted after the death of their grandmother, Hereditary is filled with subtle, psychological horrors that will rip your head off with fright.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Out September 18
In this fifth instalment of the Jurassic Park film franchise, Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) return to Isla Nublar to save the dinosaurs from an impending volcanic eruption, all while dealing with a black market conspiracy and the terrifying new hybrid Indoraptor.