Weekly Entertainment Digest – June 20th

June 20, 2026

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This week is full of more screening opportunities, local live shows, and a lot of new trailers and show announcements. Don’t forget you can enjoy Family Film Festivals and even more happening at your local MJR and Emagine theaters. You can check out the ElectricNow Father’s Day marathons, and special other movie experiences at your local MJR Theater.

Don’t forget to stay up to date on the movies hitting theaters soon with the updated release schedule too!

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TIME AND WATER | Expanding in Theaters Now

Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time and water.

LAND OF WOLVES | Available on Digital and On Demand Now

When a covert rescue mission goes south, four elite Navy Seals are captured and thrown into an underground deathmatch. Watched by depraved billionaires, they are forced to fight in a brutal, illegal tournament. With no weapons and no way out, they must rely on their training and unbreakable bond to not only survive the bloody arena but to dismantle the entire operation and reclaim their freedom.

COUTURE – In Detroit Theatres June 26th

Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie stars as Maxine, an American filmmaker who arrives in Paris during the frenzy of Fashion Week. Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds – all fighting to take control of their own destinies – Maxine finds herself on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.

ANIMALS IN WAR, Premiering on VOD/Digital/FM+ on June 26th

Inspired by true stories, Animals in War is a feature anthology film created by Ukrainian filmmakers in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Featuring Oscar winner Sean Penn alongside a collaboration of Ukrainian and international artists, the drama tells seven independent stories united not by narrative, but by a shared emotional and ethical space.

Through a range of visually arresting artistic styles — blending observational realism with poetic imagery, and at times approaching allegory and fairy tale — war’s destruction comes into focus not through soldiers or battles, but through the animals caught in its wake. A white rabbit, a wolf, a cow and other creatures, both domestic and wild, become witnesses, companions, and sometimes the only reason to survive as cities empty, frontlines shift and the world is instantly reshaped by violence.

War here is portrayed not as spectacle, but as a humanitarian and ecological catastrophe. Children forced to grow up overnight, adults living with loss, and people under occupation making impossible decisions all find themselves bound to animals under the pressure of conflict. Yet alongside the devastation, ANIMALS IN WAR reveals tenderness, moral choice and the enduring power of compassion — a haunting yet deeply moving plea for global awareness, reflection and action.

ROMERÍA | In theaters June 26th in NY & July 1st in LA, Nationwide Rollout to Follow

A beautifully rendered autobiographical tale, Romería is celebrated Spanish director Carla Simón’s touching portrait of family origins. In a bravura performance, Llúcia Garcia stars as 18 year-old Marina, who travels to the glittering seaside town of Vigo determined to uncover information on her father. Gradually tracking down his siblings, she slowly learns uncomfortable secrets about her parents’ unconventional life and turbulent past. Beyond a tour de force coming of age story, Romería offers a moving, trenchant investigation on how family connections form new identities.

THE WESTIES | Streaming on MGM+ July 12th

MGM+ released the official trailer, key art and new images for the upcoming drama series, The Westies starring Academy Award-winner J.K. Simmons, co-created by Chris Brancato and Michael Panes. The 8-episode series will premiere with two episodes on Sunday, July 12, followed by a weekly release on MGM+ in the U.S., the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia.

The Westies is a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang of the same name. The series is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.

The cast includes J.K. Simmons as Eamon Sweeney, Titus Welliver as Glenn Keenan, Tom Brittney as Jimmy Roarke, Stanley Morgan as Mickey Flanagan, Sarah Bolger as Bridget Walsh, Jessica Frances Dukes as Agent Birdie Polk, Hamish Allan-Headley as John Gotti, Vincent Walsh as Eddie Breen, Allen Leech as Brendan Cahill, Hillary McCormack as Erin Malone. Recurring cast members include Aidan Wojtak-Hissong, Jeremy Walmsley, Dylan Taylor and Rohan Mead.

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY | New Trailer – In Theaters July 31st

Soon to be seen in Sony Pictures’ upcoming film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Spidey Tracker is making the leap from the big screen into the real world. Developed in the film by Ned Leeds (played by Jacob Batalon) on a Samsung phone to track Spider-Man’s whereabouts, the tracker is now being brought to life as a custom website where fans can follow Spider-Man “sightings” from around the world. Designed to expand the narrative beyond the film, the experience bridges the world of Spider-Man: Brand New Day with real-world campaign moments, spotlighting live activations, content drops, hidden easter eggs, and fan-submitted sightings. The Spidey Tracker will be available across 35 countries worldwide.

It’s a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves – a powerful villain no one can even see.
The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn’t forgotten them.

DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES | Only in Theaters August 21st

A new take on the American road movie, Dreams in Nightmares follows a group of queer friends in their mid-30s navigating love, identity, and belonging.

BROTHERS | Premieres on Apple TV+ on September 23rd

Apple TV announced that its new eight-episode comedy “Brothers” will make its global debut on Wednesday, September 23 with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through November 4, 2026. Starring and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey and Academy Award-nominee Woody Harrelson, and produced by Paramount Television Studios, “Brothers” is showrun and executive produced by multi-Emmy Award nominee and Peabody winner Lee Eisenberg.

“Brothers” follows McConaughey and Harrelson, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, and whose friendship is thrown into chaos when they uncover a decades-old secret: they might actually be brothers. After Woody’s daughter’s wedding falls apart, he loads up the family and heads to Austin for an extended stay at Matthew’s ranch. But what begins as a healing getaway quickly spirals when Matthew’s mother, Ma Mac (played by Holland Taylor), accidentally lets slip a long-buried secret that the two friends might actually be brothers. As Woody turns the ranch upside down in pursuit of the truth, Matthew finds himself juggling an entirely different identity crisis: a potential run for Governor of Texas. The result is a heartfelt, chaotic, and wildly funny story about friendship, family, fame, and the messy line between myth and reality.

The ensemble cast starring alongside Harrelson and McConaughey includes Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan, Oona Yaffe and Holland Taylor.

“Brothers” is produced for Apple TV by Paramount Television Studios. Eisenberg, McConaughey and Harrelson executive produce alongside Natalie Sandy, David West Read, Trish Hofmann, Bill Bost, Jason Winer, David Finkel & Brett Baer and Jeremy Plager. Trent O’Donnell directs multiple episodes including the pilot.

SHREK 5 | In Theaters Summer 2027

Next summer, DreamWorks Animation invites audiences on a thrilling, magical new comedy adventure from one of the most beloved global animated franchises of all time: Shrek 5.

Comedy legends Mike Myers, Oscar^® nominee Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz return to their signature roles as Shrek, Donkey and Fiona. Emmy winning superstar Zendaya (The Odyssey, Dune franchise) joins the cast as Shrek and Fiona’s daughter Felicia, along with Marcello Hernandez (Saturday Night Live, Happy Gilmore 2) and Skyler Gisondo (Superman, Booksmart) as Felicia’s brothers, Fergus and Farkle.

Shrek 5 is directed by acclaimed filmmakers and Shrek franchise veterans Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn. Vernon was a member of the directing team on the Academy Award^® nominated Shrek 2 as well as on DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and Monsters vs. Aliens. Vernon has also provided the voice of Shrek fan-favorite Gingerbread Man, aka “Gingy,” across all titles in the Shrek Universe. Dohrn worked on the second and third Shrek films as a writer and artist and as Head of Story on the fourth film. Dohrn also voiced the character of Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After. Dohrn served as co-director on the first Trolls film and directed Trolls World Tour and Trolls Band Together.

The film is produced by returning producer Gina Shay (Trolls franchise), who produced Shrek Forever After and by Illumination CEO and Academy Award^® nominee Chris Meledandri (the Super Mario, Despicable Me and Minions franchises). The film is co-directed by Brad Ableson (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Simpsons).

For the past two decades, audiences have been enchanted by the delightful, irreverent adventures of a misunderstood ogre and his ragtag group of roguish fairytale folk, based on the book by acclaimed author William Steig. Beginning in 2001 with Shrek, the winner of the first ever Academy Award^® for Best Animated Feature, Shrek, Donkey and Fiona (along with their friends, family and tormentors), have grown into an indelible part of pop culture, reminding audiences around the globe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The four Shrek films have earned more than $2.9 billion worldwide, spawninga global live-touring show, an award-winning Broadway musical that earned eight Tonynominations and 12 Drama Desk nominations, plus an immersive, top-tourist destination in London and popular events and attractions across Universal Destinations & Experiences’ theme parks.