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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie    HD720p 28MB
Highly chaotic time travel mockumentary about a musical duo (Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol) that is desperately failing to book a gig at the storied Toronto venue The Rivoli. When their plan goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. It's also written and directed by Johnson (BlackBerry, Operation Avalanche) and McCarrol.
It's apparently based on a web series and a TV show that I'm not familiar with, but this looks very funny. An earlier teaser trailer: HD720p 22MB.

Sirat    HD720p 28MB
Apocalyptic thriller set in the Moroccan desert in which a father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading, but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert.
Was already released in many European countries months ago, it's Spain's official Oscar entry. An earlier teaser: HD1080p 56MB.

The Bride!    HD720p 32MB
Second trailer for another unconventional dark monster horror thriller. A lonely Frankenstein (Christian Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Jessie Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance. Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz are also part of the cast. Directed and adapted for the screen by Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter).

The Wrecking Crew    HD720p 36MB
Action comedy about two estranged half-brothers (Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa) who reunite after their father's mysterious death. As they search for the truth, buried secrets reveal a conspiracy threatening to tear their family apart. Stephen Root, Morena Baccarin, Jacob Batalon, Claes Bang and Temuera Morrison are also part of the cast. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto (Blue Beetle).
That's a lot of man meat and muscles. The movie at least seems to be aware of it. Will start streaming on Amazon Prime January 28th.

Fiume o morte!    HD1080p 37MB
Documentary that's Croatia submission for Best International Feature Film. On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Croatian filmmaker Igor Bezinovic, along with some three hundred citizens, orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.
Looks very fascinating, bewildering and scary. It's also timely.