Pop culture is a never-ending world of updates, teases, trailers, and hopefully releases. What’s New Wednesday is Dorkaholics’ way to keep us all up to date with what’s new across comics, TV, film, games, and more! This week, the focus is on Back In Action, Parthenope, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, and A Minecraft Movie.
- Back In Action | Official Teaser
Jamie Foxx is back. Back In Action. Both a title and a reference to his return after a health scare in 2023. And what comeback this is, as he co-stars with Cameron Diaz in a CIA-type action film.
Release Date: On Netflix on January 17, 2025
Synopsis: Years after giving up life as CIA spies to start a family, Emily and Matt find themselves dragged back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.
- Parthenope | Official Trailer
Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino brings us a film that is sure to intoxicate its audience with visually stunning cinematography as well as a captivating story.
Release Date: In theaters on February 7, 2025
Synopsis: Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her city and its many memorable characters. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a gorgeous and deeply romantic story of a lifetime.
- On Becoming a Guinea Fowl | Official Trailer
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl won the Best Director prize at Cannes Film Festival and from the trailer alone, it isn’t hard to see why as the film feels like a slow burn as family secrets are unraveled.
Release Date: In theaters on March 7, 2025
Synopsis: On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family, in filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s surreal and vibrant reckoning with the lies we tell ourselves.
- A Minecraft Movie | Official Trailer
I don’t know of anyone who asked for A Minecraft Movie, but we’ll see if Jack Black can take us on an adventure that makes us glad they made this film. This is definitely a movie for the kids, but even adults should be able to enjoy the antics of Black and Jason Momoa.
Release Date: In theaters on April 4, 2025
Synopsis: Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn — find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve. Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative…the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.
