Just add water.
Damsels in Distress
Not a peep in thirteen years; we thought he may be pushing up daisies. (Here’s looking at you, The Last Days of Disco.) True to form, Whit Stillman resurfaces with a dance-crazy campus comedy about a group of delusional dames trying to save their peers from suicidal thoughts and the Greek — scratch that — Roman tragedy that is frat. Meet the babbling blossoms: Rose (the snob), Heather (the ditz), Violet (the leader), and Lily (the voice of reason). Their charm is rooted in sunny sarcasm, so you have no excuse to take a rain check.
It’s like: Clueless gets a clue, and Heathers lives on.
Take: Perennial favorites.
Premieres: Today
The Cabin in the Woods
A cabin. In the woods. Where bad things happen. Quite the lofty concept, huh? Assume nothing when puppet master of a writer Drew Goddard (Lost, Cloverfield) is pulling the strings. Look, we’re not going to be the ones to plant the seed; his directorial debut unfolds best if kept in the dark. We will tell you the film opened SXSW and had fans raving. The woods? Virtual terror. And that cabin? It’s the ultimate haunt.
It’s like: Ripley’s Believe It or Not.
Take: A hunk, a vixen, a brain, a stoner, and, of course, a virgin.
Premieres: April 13 (That’s a Friday, folks.)
Sound of My Voice
Brit Marling, she’s from Another Earth. Writer, director, cult leader from the future. In guy pal Zal Batmanglij’s debut feature, Maggie (Marling’s latest self-written enigma) coos followers into submission with her velvety vocals. Namely, Peter, a journalist trying to expose her as a quack. Zal’s brother, Rostam, scores the film (doesn’t suck to have the Vampire Weekend genius around), but we’re wondering who choreographed that precocious patty-cake.
It’s like: Martha Marcy May Marlene with a trace of K-Pax.
Take: Your secret circle.
Premieres: April 27
Read on for more bloomin’-good movies this month.
Photos: Sabrina Lantos / Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics; Diyah Pera / Courtesy of Lionsgate; Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures
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