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“Frozen Hot Boys” is a Thai “Cool Runnings,” a cringy goof of a fish-out-of-water comedy about tropical trouble-makers who make a name for themselves in competitive ice and snow sculpting. Natapohn Tameeruks is Miss Chom, a bored vocational wood-carving teacher at the juvenile prison her mother runs. She’d love to get to Sapporo, Japan.

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Mary McDonnell, Tom Skerritt and Auden Thornton also star in this direct-to-streaming modern day Western from the director of “The Signal.” May 6.

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Movie Preview: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler in Ari Aster’s “Eddington” A pointed political parable about the schism that’s caused America’s downfall, a microcosm of hate, violence and decline set in “Eddington,” New Mexico. “Coming soon?” Sure. But as the fact that it’s set in 2020 makes clear, it’s already here.

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They’re celebrating their anniversary and the arrival of their baby. Things go deathly wrong. More than once. Nick Kroll and Rannells, of “The Prom” and “The Intern,” make it work. This is one cute looking dark comedy. Look for it June 6.

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Chicken Jockey mania continues at the nation’s multiplexes. No. Seriously. And that is driving “A Minecraft Movie” into the cinematic stratosphere, a runaway hit that should clear $70-80 million this weekend, when earlier projections had pointed towards a $65 million or so second Fri-Sun. It’s gamer-friendly eye candy and not much of a movie, but “Minecraft” opened at over $162 million last weekend, so a 50-60% falloff is to be expected.