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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> STUBER Directed By: Michael DowseStudio: 20th Century Fox Official Synopsis: When a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) picks up a passenger (Dave Bautista) who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he’s thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life and … Read More Theatrical Releases: Crawl & Stuber
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Directed By: Jon WattsStudio: Sony Pictures & Marvel Studios Official Synopsis: Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man: Far From Home, the next chapter of the Spider-Man: Homecoming series! Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter’s plan to … Read More Theatrical Releases: Spider-Man: Far From Home & Midsommar
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> ANNABELLE COMES HOME Directed By: Gary DaubermanStudio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures) Official Synopsis: Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror … Read More Theatrical Releases: Annabelle Comes Home & Yesterday
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> TOY STORY 4 Directed By: Josh CooleyStudio: Pixar Animation & Walt Disney Pictures Official Synopsis: Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. So when Bonnie’s beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky (voice of Tony Hale), declares himself … Read More Theatrical Releases: Child’s Play & Toy Story 4
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> MEN IN BLACK INTERNATIONAL Directed By: F. Gary GrayStudio: Columbia Pictures Official Synopsis: The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson, … Read More Theatrical Releases: Men In Black International & Shaft (2019)
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> DARK PHOENIX Directed By: Simon KinbergStudio: 20th Century Fox Official Synopsis: In DARK PHOENIX, the X-MEN face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a rescue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her … Read More Theatrical Releases: Dark Phoenix & The Secret Life Of Pets 2
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS Directed By: Michael DoughertyStudio: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Synopsis: The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species … Read More Theatrical Releases: Godzilla: King Of The Monsters, Ma, & Rocketman
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> ALADDIN (2019) Directed By: Guy RitchieStudio: Walt Disney Pictures Official Synopsis: A street rat frees a genie from a lamp, granting all of his wishes and transforming himself into a charming prince in order to marry a beautiful princess. But soon, an evil sorcerer becomes hell-bent on securing the lamp for his own sinister purposes. Starring: Will Smith, … Read More Theatrical Releases: Aladdin (2019), Booksmart, & Brightburn
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM Directed By: Chad StahelskiStudio: Lionsgate Official Synopsis: In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick (Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, … Read More Theatrical Releases: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum & A Dog’s Journey
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> DETECTIVE PIKACHU Directed By: Rob LettermanStudio: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Synopsis: The story begins when ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they … Read More Theatrical Releases: Detective Pikachu & The Hustle
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> LONG SHOT Directed By: Jonathan LevineStudio: Lionsgate / Summit Entertainment Official Synopsis: Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen) is a gifted and free-spirited journalist with an affinity for trouble. Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron) is one of the most influential women in the world. Smart, sophisticated, and accomplished, she’s a powerhouse diplomat with a talent for… well, mostly everything. The two … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Intruder, Long Shot, & UglyDolls
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> AVENGERS: ENDGAME Directed By: Joe & Anthony RussoStudio: Marvel Studios & Walt Disney Pictures Official Synopsis: The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.” Starring: Robert … Read More Theatrical Releases: Avengers: Endgame
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA Directed By: Michael ChavesStudio: New Line Cinema Official Synopsis: In 1970s Los Angeles, La Llorona is stalking the night — and the children. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only … Read More Theatrical Releases: Breakthrough & The Curse Of La Llorona
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> HELLBOY (2019) Directed By: Neil MarshallStudio: Lionsgate / Summit Entertainment Official Synopsis: Hellboy is back, and he’s on fire. From the pages of Mike Mignola’s seminal work, this action packed story sees the legendary half-demon superhero (David Harbour, “Stranger Things”) called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers The Blood Queen, … Read More Theatrical Releases: Hellboy (2019) & Missing Link
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> SHAZAM! Directed By: David F. SandbergStudio: Warner Bros. Pictures (New Line Cinema) Official Synopsis: We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Asher Angel) case, by shouting out one word–SHAZAM!–this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Zachary Levi), courtesy … Read More Theatrical Releases: Pet Sematary (2019) & Shazam!
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> DUMBO (2019) Directed By: Tim BurtonStudio: Walt Disney Pictures Official Synopsis: From Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the all-new grand live-action adventure “Dumbo” expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished and dreams take flight. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his children Milly … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Beach Bum & Tim Burton’s Dumbo
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> US Directed By: Jordan PeeleStudio: Universal Pictures Official Synopsis: Haunted by an unexplainable and unresolved trauma from her past and compounded by a string of eerie coincidences, Adelaide feels her paranoia elevate to high-alert as she grows increasingly certain that something bad is going to befall her family. After spending a tense beach day with their friends, the … Read More Theatrical Releases: Us
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> WONDER PARK Directed By: David Feiss, Clare Kilner and Robert IscoveStudio: Paramount Pictures Official Synopsis: Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. One magical day, June is running through the woods to find her way home where she discovers an old rollercoaster car … Read More Theatrical Releases: Captive State & Wonder Park
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> CAPTAIN MARVEL Directed By: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck Studio: Marvel Studios & Walt Disney Pictures Official Synopsis: The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure … Read More Theatrical Releases: Captain Marvel
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> TYLER PERRY’S A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL Directed By: Tyler PerryStudio: Lionsgate Official Synopsis: A joyous family reunion turns into a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia and unexpectedly plan a funeral, which threatens to reveal sordid family secrets. Starring: Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Tyler Perry, Jen Harper, Derek Morgan, and KJ Smith BACK … Read More Theatrical Releases: Greta & Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD Directed By: Dean DeBloisStudio: Universal Pictures Official Synopsis: Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home … Read More Theatrical Releases: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Directed By: Robert RodriguezStudio: 20th Century Fox Official Synopsis: From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY), comes ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in … Read More Theatrical Releases: Alita: Battle Angel & Happy Death Day 2U
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART Directed By: Mike MitchellStudio: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Synopsis: The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part,” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all-new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since … Read More Theatrical Releases: The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part & What Men Want
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> MISS BALA Directed By: Catherine HardwickeStudio: Columbia Pictures Official Synopsis: Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language film. Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Mackie, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Thomas Dekker, Matt Lauria, and … Read More Theatrical Releases: Miss Bala & Velvet Buzzsaw
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING Directed By: Joe CornishStudio: 20th Century Fox Official Synopsis: Old school magic meets the modern world in the epic adventure THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING. Alex (Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Kid Who Would Be King & Serenity
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> GLASS Directed By: M. Night ShyamalanStudio: Universal Pictures Official Synopsis: From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey … Read More Theatrical Releases: Glass
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> THE UPSIDE Directed By: Neil BurgerStudio: STX Entertainment Official Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, The Upside is a heartfelt comedy about a recently paroled ex-convict (Kevin Hart) who strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a paralyzed billionaire (Bryan Cranston). Directed by Neil Burger and written by Jon Hartmere, The Upside is based on the hit … Read More Theatrical Releases: Replicas & The Upside
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> ESCAPE ROOM Directed By: Adam RobitelStudio: Columbia Pictures Official Synopsis: Escape Room is a psychological thriller about six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues or die. Starring: Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Taylor Russell, Tyler Labine, Jay Ellis, and Nik Dodani BACK TO THE TOP GENESIS … Read More Theatrical Releases: Escape Room
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> ON THE BASIS OF SEX Directed By: Mimi LederStudio: Focus Features Official Synopsis: The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere … Read More Theatrical Releases: Holmes & Watson, On The Basis Of Sex, & Vice
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> AQUAMAN Directed By: James WanStudio: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Synopsis: From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the … Read More Theatrical Releases: Aquaman, Bumblebee, Mary Poppins Returns, & Welcome To Marwen
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Directed By: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, & Rodney Rothman Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment Official Synopsis: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its … Read More Theatrical Releases: If Beale Street Could Talk, The Mule, Once Upon A Deadpool, & Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Directed By: Josie RourkeStudio: Focus Features Official Synopsis: “Mary Queen of Scots” explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Ronan). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under … Read More Theatrical Releases: Mary Queen Of Scots & Vox Lux
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE Directed By: Diederik Van RooijenStudio: Screen Gems Official Synopsis: A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, Megan Reed (Shay Mitchell) is working the graveyard shift in the morgue when she takes delivery of a disfigured cadaver. Locked alone inside the basement corridors, Megan begins … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Possession Of Hannah Grace
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> CREED II Directed By: Steven Caple Jr.Studio: MGM Official Synopsis: Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family’s past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is … Read More Theatrical Releases: Creed II & Ralph Breaks The Internet
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD Directed By: David YatesStudio: Warner Bros. Pictures Official Synopsis: At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander (Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and … Read More Theatrical Releases: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald & Widows
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> THE GRINCH Directed By: Yarrow Cheney & Scott MosierStudio: Illumination / Universal Pictures Official Synopsis: Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch realizes there is only one way for him to … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Girl In The Spider’s Web, The Grinch, & Overlord
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Directed By: Bryan SingerStudio: 20th Century Fox Official Synopsis: Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs … Read More Theatrical Releases: Bohemian Rhapsody & The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> SUSPIRIA Directed By: Luca GuadagninoStudio: Amazon Studios Official Synopsis: A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up. Starring: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, … Read More Theatrical Releases: Johnny English Strikes Again & Suspiria
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> HALLOWEEN (2018) Directed By: David Gordon GreenStudio: Universal Pictures Official Synopsis: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, and Virginia Gardner BACK TO … Read More Theatrical Releases: Halloween (2018)
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> FIRST MAN Directed by: Damien ChazelleStudio: Universal Pictures Official Synopsis: A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to … Read More Theatrical Releases: Bad Times At The El Royale, First Man, & Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> VENOM Directed by: Ruben FleischerStudio: Columbia / Sony Pictures Official Synopsis: Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego: Venom. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organisation looking for a symbiote … Read More Theatrical Releases: A Star Is Born & Venom
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> NIGHT SCHOOL Directed by: Malcolm D. LeeStudio: Universal Pictures Official Synopsis: Star Kevin Hart and producer Will Packer, who partnered for the hit Ride Along and Think Like a Man series, bring their signature style to Night School. The comedy from director Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult … Read More Theatrical Releases: Night School & Smallfoot
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<Click film’s poster to see info/trailer> THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS Directed by: Eli RothStudio: Universal Pictures Official Synopsis: In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and two-time Academy Award (R) winner Cate Blanchett star in THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS, from Amblin Entertainment. The magical adventure tells … Read More Theatrical Releases: The House With A Clock In Its Walls & Life Itself
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THE PREDATOR || SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2018 THE PREDATOR || From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. The universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Predator & A Simple Favor
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THE NUN || Continuing to expand the “Conjuring” universe, this weekend’s biggest release is Warner Bros. “The Nun,” which dives deep into the mythos of “The Conjuring 2” big bad, the demon Valak. Taissa Farmiga (Vera Farmiga’s sister) stars as a young sister, alongside Demian Bichir, who plays a priest. Not much marketing was given to the film, with only a few teasers and … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Nun & Peppermint
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KIN || Continuing a string of young adult movies, with “The Darkest Minds,” where kids with special powers deal with the evil forces around them, and “A.X.L.,” where a kid finds a government robot and deals with the evils forces around him, “Kin” is about a kid finding a mysteriously powerful gun and dealing with the evil forces around him. One of those evil … Read More Theatrical Releases: Kin & Operation Finale
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A.X.L. || Two weeks ago, audiences received “Dog Days,” an ensemble cast, romantic comedy with multiple dogs at the center of human stories, last week gave us “Alpha,” the fictional story of the first-ever domesticated wolf, and this week, we receive “A.X.L.” the story of a dirt-biker becoming friends with a mechanic dog on the loose from the C.I.A. And that’s exactly what the … Read More Theatrical Releases: A.X.L. & The Happytime Murders
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ALPHA || If you’ve ever wondered how the first dog was domesticated, director Albert Hughes (“The Book Of Eli”) looks to show you in the YA adventure film “Alpha” set 20,000 years ago. Kodi Smit-McPhee (“Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes”) plays Keda, a boy that after getting separated from his group of hunters, nurses a wolf back to health to gain a … Read More Theatrical Releases: Alpha, Crazy Rich Asians, & Mile 22
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BLACKkKLANSMAN || Spike Lee employs the talents of Denzel’s son, John David Washington, as the true story black cop that goes undercover in the Ku Klux Klan. Adam Driver and Topher Grace offer the supporting roles and with the normal Spike Lee flavor, this film has already jumped to the top of many of the Oscar pundits. Jordan Peele uses his “Get Out” goodwill … Read More Theatrical Releases: BlacKkKlansman, Dog Days, & The Meg
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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN || Continuing with their animated to live action adaptations, Disney brings you their latest take on the Winnie The Pooh lore, specifically delivering a grown up Christopher Robin being faced with the stuffed animals of his past. Ewan McGregor stars as the grown up Christopher while Jim Cummings reprises his voice over role of Winnie himself, a voice he’s done since the … Read More Theatrical Releases: Christopher Robin & The Spy Who Dumped Me
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT || One would imagine that after 22 years and five other films, that an action movie franchise would start to face fatigue. But critics are calling “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” not just the best action movie of the summer, but one of the best films of the year and possibly the best entry yet. Tom Cruise is back to face … Read More Theatrical Releases: Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
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THE EQUALIZER 2 || Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington are back with the first sequel of Denzel’s career. In “The Equalizer 2,” he returns to his role of Robert McCall, a retired CIA black ops operative who turns to vigilante work, using his special set of skills to stop men that hurt women and children, in particular. In the original film, he was stopping … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Equalizer 2 & Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION || Adam Sandler and his gang are back for the third installment in the animated “Hotel Transylvania” franchise. Sandler voices the leading role of Dracula, this time dealing with being lonely, as his wife has been deceased from the outset of the series. To give him a break from managing the hotel, his daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez) takes him … Read More Theatrical Releases: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation & Skyscraper
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ANT-MAN AND THE WASP || Only two months removed from one of the most epic superhero films of all-time in “Avengers: Infinity War,” Marvel is handing out another superhero film in the sequel to Peyton Reed’s 2015 release, this one titled “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” Set after the events of “Captain America: Civil War” in which Ant-Man gets involved with Captain America’s team, which … Read More Theatrical Releases: Ant-Man and the Wasp & The First Purge
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SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO || Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro return to their operative roles from the 2015 thriller “Sicario.” But without director Denis Villeneuve, cinematographer Roger Deakins, and leading actress Emily Blunt, one has to wonder if these extremely interesting characters weren’t better because they were shrouded in mystery. Perhaps shining a light on these characters will not produce the same, … Read More Theatrical Releases: Sicario: Day Of The Soldado
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JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM || Fourteen years had passed between “Jurassic Park III” and “Jurassic World,” so the giant box office numbers are likely to the nostalgia numbers, with people wanting to experience that world again. This time around, however, only three years have passed and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” looks to follow in the footsteps of “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” by bringing … Read More Theatrical Releases: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
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INCREDIBLES 2 || Fourteen years after the original, Pixar has finally made the sequel to “The Incredibles” that everyone has been waiting for. Set right after the events of the first film, the family of superheroes faces new challenges, like Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) staying at home while Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) becomes the breadwinner. Mr. Incredible has his hands full, not only making … Read More Theatrical Releases: Incredibles 2, Superfly, & Tag
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HOTEL ARTEMIS || In what looks like a take on the Continental Hotel featured in the “John Wick” films, “Hotel Artemis” takes a look at an exclusive hospital that fronts as a hotel but which actually services the worst of the worst, from bank robbers to assassins to plain, cold blooded killers. But the hotel is run under very specific rules including no guns. … Read More Theatrical Releases: Hotel Artemis & Ocean’s 8
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ACTION POINT || After “Jackass” ended, instead of relying completely on his acting background, Johnny Knoxville continued to try and mix his stuntman lifestyle with his acting ability. Hence, “Bad Grandpa” came around that mixed narrative, fictional story-telling with the real-life candid responses of real people with the practical stunts performed by Knoxville himself. “Action Point” continues that, but loses the candid responses, producing … Read More Theatrical Releases: Action Point & Adrift
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SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY || The “Star Wars” spin-off sagas continue this weekend with “Solo: A Star Wars Story” taking a look at the origin of Harrison Ford’s character Han Solo from the original series. The younger version of Han is played by Alden Ehrenreich as he meets his best buddy Chewbacca, comes across Landa Calrissian (Donald Glover) for the first time, and … Read More Theatrical Releases: Solo: A Star Wars Story
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BOOK CLUB || If you ever wanted to know what it would be like if your grandma got into reading “Fifty Shades Of Grey” with her friends and it suddenly set off a sexual reawakening in her, well now you have it with the movie “Book Club” hitting theaters this weekend. Starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Andy … Read More Theatrical Releases: Deadpool 2
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BREAKING IN || Cashing in on Mother’s Day this year is Gabrielle Union’s “Breaking In,” which basically takes David Fincher’s “Panic Room” and has the mom kicking ass. The film centers around Union and her two kids going to the house Union grew up to sell it after her parents die. They find that it’s been turned into a fortress with bulletproof windows and … Read More Theatrical Releases: Breaking In & Life Of The Party
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OVERBOARD || In 1987, Garry Marshall (“Pretty Woman”) directed Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in a romantic comedy involving memory loss and a sham marriage. Over thirty years later, here we are with another iteration, this time with Anna Faris and Mexican superstar Eugenio Derbez, with the gender roles reversed. Instead of Goldie Hawn bumping her head and getting amnesia and Russell convincing her … Read More Theatrical Releases: Overboard & Tully
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR || After 10 years and 18 films, “Avengers: Infinity War” promises to be the capstone to everything that has come before it. Every superhero introduced so far including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, the Guardians Of The Galaxy, Black Panther, and Black Widow take on their biggest threat yet, the Mad Titan Thanos, played by Josh Brolin. … Read More Theatrical Releases: Avengers: Infinity War
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I FEEL PRETTY || Amy Schumer returns with her distinctive self-deprecating humor with “I Feel Pretty,” where she basically plays herself, a normal looking, slightly pudgy female who gets hit on the head and wakes up with confidence because she sees herself as a model. Also starring Michelle Williams, Busy Phillips, and Ratajkowski, the film looks too much like Schumer’s normal schtick and despite … Read More Theatrical Releases: I Feel Pretty & Super Troopers 2
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BEIRUT || Many wondered if Jon Hamm would be able to make a successful transition from “Mad Men” on television to the big screen. With at least two movies coming out this year, I’d say he’s not doing too bad. In “Beirut,” he plays a former negotiator in Beirut who is contracted by the CIA to negotiate for the life of a friend who … Read More Theatrical Releases: Rampage & Truth Or Dare
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BLOCKERS || Ever since the successes of “Bridesmaids” and “Neighbors,” Universal Pictures has been willing to take some chances on raunchy, out-of-the-box comedies and “Blockers” is the fruit of that. Starring John Cena, Leslie Mann, and Ike Barinholtz, the film follows these parents as they find out their daughters have made a pact to lose their virginity on prom night. The rest of the … Read More Theatrical Releases: Blockers & A Quiet Place
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READY PLAYER ONE || After reading Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One” in a weekend, I was in love. The nostalgia was contagious and the funny thing was I didn’t even live through most of the ’80s, but because nothing ever really goes away, a lot of the things referenced in the book, like the Delorian or “Blade Runner” are things that I ended up … Read More Theatrical Releases: Ready Player One
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PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING || After director (now Academy Award winning director) Guillermo del Toro released the original “Pacific Rim” back in 2013, it did not seem like anyone was clamoring for another one. Yet here we are and here is “Pacific Rim: Uprising,” a monster/robot film that looks completely sterile. John Boyega turns his “Star Wars” fame into a vehicle for leading this big … Read More Theatrical Releases: Pacific Rim: Uprising & Sherlock Gnomes
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7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE || Rosamund Pike and Daniel Bruhl star in this hostage drama the likes of Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” this one titled “7 Days In Entebbe,” based on the true story of Israeli soldiers embarking on a mission to rescue more than 240 hostages from an airport in Entebbe, Uganda, in the summer of 1976. LOVE, SIMON || Finally, after decades and decades … Read More Theatrical Releases: Tomb Raider
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GRINGO || With a cast like Joel Edgerton, David Oyelowo, Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Thandie Newton, and Sharlto Copley, you could sell me on just about any dark comedy, even “Gringo.” The film sends Oyelowo to Mexico on a mission for a pharmaceutical company that finds him kidnapped and put through some humorous, fish-out-of-water scenarios. STREAM THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT || Not that … Read More Theatrical Releases: A Wrinkle In Time
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DEATH WISH || Based on the 1974 film of the same title, “Death Wish” sees Bruce Willis take the law into his own hands when his wife is killed and his daughter is injured during a break-in. Directed by Eli Roth, Willis fills the shoes once wore by Charles Bronson, as he hunts down all the men involved in killing his wife. Vincent D’Onofrio, … Read More Theatrical Releases: Death Wish & Red Sparrow
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ANNIHILATION || Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac star in the follow up to director Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina” titled “Annihilation,” about a group of military scientists that enter a mysterious and growing quarantined area full of mutating creatures known as “The Shimmer.” Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson co-star. THEATER GAME NIGHT || Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star in this thriller … Read More Theatrical Releases: Annihilation & Game Night
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BLACK PANTHER || Set to break all the February records, Marvel’s 18th installment “Black Panther” hits theaters this weekend, with Chadwick Boseman playing the title character, T’Challa, the prince of Wakanda who will now become king. But the villain, played by Michael B. Jordan has other plans. With this being the last installment before “Avengers: Infinity War,” one of the most anticipated films of … Read More Theatrical Releases: Black Panther
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THE 15:17 TO PARIS || In the latter part of Clint Eastwood’s career as a director, he’s brought us films like “Gran Torino” and “American Sniper,” which are hugely applauded. But he’s also delivered not such great films like “Jersey Boys.” With “The 15:17 To Paris,” which not only rips a headline from the papers but also casts three of the survivors to play … Read More Theatrical Releases: Fifty Shades Freed & Peter Rabbit
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WINCHESTER || The concept behind “Winchester” is interesting enough, with Helen Mirren starring as Sarah Winchester, the heir to the Winchester gun fortune. Set out to build a monstrous house, which ended up being seven stories tall and filled with hundreds of rooms, Sarah believed the mansion was haunted by the ghosts of the people killed by her family’s guns. STREAM
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MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE || Maze Runner is a young adult series that started in 2014 and finally sees itself to the end with “Maze Runner: The Death Cure.” As I missed the second installment, “The Scorch Trials,” I will have to see that one first, but I can’t imagine why I wouldn’t finish out the series, especially since they were gracious enough … Read More Theatrical Releases: Maze Runner: The Death Cure
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12 STRONG || Chris Hemsworth takes a break from playing Thor to go into battle, playing one of the 12 men known as the horse soldiers that went to Afghanistan after 9/11. Michael Shannon and Michael Pena also star. RENT
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THE COMMUTER || What basically looks like Liam Neeson’s film “Non-Stop,” which was on a plane, “The Commuter” puts him on a train, this time racing against the clock to find someone on the train while a Vera Farmiga threatens him and his family for some reason (“Taken,” anyone?). STREAM PADDINGTON 2 || Paddington the bear is back and despite the amazing reviews … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Commuter, Paddington 2, & Proud Mary
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INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY || Nothing will beat James Wan’s original “Insidious” and they should probably stop making these, with this being the forth, but as long as they keep getting Lin Shaye back to play her role, I don’t see why this can’t be Universal’s attempt at matching “The Conjuring.” RENT
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ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD || Gaining notoriety recently for director Ridley Scott replacing Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in the matter of weeks, “All The Money In The World” tells the true life story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty Sr’s grandson and his refusing to pay the ransom despite being a billionaire. Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams also star. THEATER
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JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE || Despite no one really asking for this sequel, it actually turns out pretty well. Ever wonder what jungle Alan Parish (Robin Williams) ended up in during his stint in the Jumanji game? Now you can find out, as a new generation of kids enter the game. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan star.
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FERDINAND || John Cena voices the bull that doesn’t want to be a fighter. Coming from Fox and Blue Sky, the quality is not completely there and none of the jokes really land, making this yet another film this year that feels underdeveloped. PASS STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI || “The Force Awakens” was such a phenomenon because fans had been waiting ten … Read More Theatrical Releases: Ferdinand & Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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I, TONYA || Margot Robbie plays the infamous figure skater Tonya Harding, whose husband tries to get rid of her rivals and leaves her in disgrace because of it. Sebastian Stan and Alison Janney also star with this film getting slight awards buzz. THEATER JUST GETTING STARTED || Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Rene Russo star in what is basically a geriatric … Read More Theatrical Releases: I, Tonya & Just Getting Started
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THE DISASTER ARTIST || James Franco produces, directs, and stars lead in this film based on Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 cult film “The Room,” which is widely considered one of the worst movies ever made. Franco stars as Wiseau as he comes up with and attempts to direct this feature film, based on the book by one of the actors in the film, Greg … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Disaster Artist & The Shape Of Water
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COCO || Pixar delivers yet another heartfelt animated film that transcends children’s fare and becomes a sentimental piece for everyone with “Coco,” the story of a boy who defies his family’s ban on music and in doing so is sent to the land of the dead during the celebration of Día de Muertos, where he meets the members of his family that have passed … Read More Theatrical Releases: Coco & Darkest Hour
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JUSTICE LEAGUE || DC offers up their attempt at the Marvel’s shared universe, but with two rough films behind them (“Batman V Superman” and “Suicide Squad”) and bad reviews already coming in, it does not look like “Justice League” will raise the bar much higher. THEATER THE STAR || Sony delivers an animated talking animal feature about the first Christmas just in time for … Read More Theatrical Releases: Justice League
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DADDY’S HOME 2 || Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are back together in this holiday comedy that sees both men’s fathers coming for Christmas, played by Mel Gibson and John Lithgow. John Cena co-stars. PASS MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS || In another adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel, Kenneth Branagh not only takes up the director’s chair but also the leading role as … Read More Theatrical Releases: Daddy’s Home 2 & Murder On The Orient Express
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A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS || Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, and Kristen Bell are back and after their first film made so much money, it really is no surprise that they’re back, this time in “A Bad Moms Christmas” and this time with their own mothers showing up for the occasion and wrecking havoc. THOR: RAGNAROK || This will mark Marvel’s 17th film in its … Read More Theatrical Releases: A Bad Moms Christmas & Thor: Ragnarok
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ALL I SEE IS YOU || Blake Lively plays a blind woman who begins to regain her eyesight after surgeries are performed on her eyes. The film focuses on her relationship with her husband, played by Jason Clarke, and how it begins to deteriorate as her vision returns. RENT JIGSAW || The eighth film in the “Saw” franchise, even though the main villain, played … Read More Theatrical Releases: Jigsaw & Suburbicon
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GEOSTORM || A film about natural disasters feels a little too soon seeing as our country just got rocked by hurricanes this year, but Warner Bros. apparently does not think so as “Geostorm” hits with Gerard Butler and Abbie Cornish starring. PASS ONLY THE BRAVE || Josh Brolin and Miles Teller tell the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots in “Only The Brave,” … Read More Theatrical Releases: Geostorm, Only The Brave, & Tyler Perry’s Boo 2: A Madea Halloween
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BREATHE || Following the success of “The Theory Of Everything,” it was only a matter of time before another film along the same lines came through the Hollywood movie maker, this time replacing Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne with Andrew Garfield and instead of ALS, he gets polio. This is Andy Serkis’ directorial debut. STREAM THE FOREIGNER || Jackie Chan tosses aside his martial … Read More Theatrical Releases: Breathe & Happy Death Day
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BLADE RUNNER 2049 || Thirty years after Ridley Scott’s cult classic science fiction film, Academy Award nominated director Denis Villeneuve steps in to the sequel, starring Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, and the returning Harrison Ford, in what critics are already calling a masterpiece. THEATER MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE || Unless you have kids or call yourself one of the many bronies, the trailer … Read More Theatrical Releases: Blade Runner 2049 & The Mountain Between Us
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AMERICAN MADE || Tom Cruise plays a pilot turned drug runner for the CIA who buries money in his own backyard and lands airplanes in other people’s backyards. Domhnall Gleeson also stars. STREAM FLATLINERS || Ellen Page and company picks up where Kiefer Sutherland and crew left off. Although the cast is not quite that of Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts, and Oliver Platt, it … Read More Theatrical Releases: American Made & Flatliners
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BATTLE OF THE SEXES || Emma Stone and Steve Carell star as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in their 1973 rivalry tennis match and the media blitz between them leading up to the match. With some Oscar connotations, the film has been getting decent reviews. RENT KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE || Said to have played it safe and ruined one of the major … Read More Theatrical Releases: Kingsman: The Golden Circle & The LEGO Ninjago Movie
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AMERICAN ASSASSIN || Dylan O’Brien tries his hand at becoming the next Jason Bourne, playing a CIA operative trying to get revenge on a group of terrorists who killed his fiancee. Michael Keaton plays his trainer while Taylor Kitsch plays the villain everyone is after. STREAM MOTHER! || In what looks like Darren Aronofsky’s version of “Rosemary’s Baby,” Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem live … Read More Theatrical Releases: American Assassin & mother!
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HOME AGAIN || The only thing scarier than Pennywise at the theaters this weekend is the fact that Nancy Meyers’ (“It’s Complicated” & “The Intern”) daughter, Hallie Meyers-Shyer, is directing films and following in her footsteps as far as unwatchable garbage in the form of female-centric romances. IT || Finally a Stephen King adaptation that fans and general audiences can all get behind. The … Read More Theatrical Releases: Home Again & It
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: 4oTH ANNIVERSARY || With the widest release of the weekend, Steven Spielberg puts his alien sci-fi flick back in theater for its 40th Anniversary. The films stars Richard Dreyfuss. PASS I DO… UNTIL I DON’T || Lake Bell follows up her directorial debut, “In A World…” with this ensemble cast indie titled “I Do… Until I Don’t,” as … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Layover & Tulip Fever
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BUSHWICK || Dave Baustista and Brittany Snow take some time out from their respective franchises and do this smaller, lesser known action film which sees the United States under Marshall Law, as a suburb in Brooklyn called Bushwick sees it’s share of action between military and citizens. STREAM LEAP! || Originally released under the title “Ballerina,” the Weinstein Company is releasing this as “Leap!” … Read More Theatrical Releases: Bushwick & Leap!
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THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD || Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson team up in this R-Rated action comedy. Reynolds plays a bodyguard for hire while Jackson plays a hitman, who just happens to have tried to kill Reynolds before. Salma Hayek and Gary Oldman also star. RENT LOGAN LUCKY || Steven Soderbergh is back in the director’s chair with a heist film starring Daniel Craig, … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Hitman’s Bodyguard & Logan Lucky
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ANNABELLE: CREATION || A sequel to a horror film is rarely as good as the original, but seeing as the original “Annabelle” set the bar extremely low, it seems that “Annabelle: Creation,” actually a prequel, is doing much better. Going back to the creation of the doll that we first see in “The Conjuring,” we get a backstory to the creepy little doll that … Read More Theatrical Releases: Annabelle: Creation & The Glass Castle
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THE DARK TOWER || For decades, Stephen King fans have waited for an adaptation of his epic “Dark Tower” series, lead by the infamous Gunslinger on a mission to save the Dark Tower from the Crimson King. Ron Howard’s company finally found a way to tell the story on screen and unfortunately, as has been the case with Sony films, it is a franchise … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Dark Tower & Kidnap
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ATOMIC BLONDE || Charlize Theron’s performance in Atomic Blonde is so good that people are already calling for 007 to introduce her as the franchise’s first female agent (despite the rumors that Daniel Craig is returning). James McAvoy, John Goodman, and Sofia Boutella co-star in this film based on the graphic novel, “The Coldest City.” THEATER THE EMOJI MOVIE || Critics are already not … Read More Theatrical Releases: Atomic Blonde & The Emoji Movie
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DUNKIRK || Christopher Nolan returns to the director’s chair, delivering a WWI film focusing on a group of Allied soldiers trying to escape from a beach in Dunkirk, France. Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, and Mark Rylance star. THEATER GIRLS TRIP || Everyone is comparing this to Bridesmaids and rightfully so, as Girls Trip not only does the whole girls party weekend, but whereas Bridesmaids … Read More Theatrical Releases: Dunkirk & Valerian and the City Of A Thousand Planets
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WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES || No one in their right mind thought the Planet Of The Apes reboot would turn out some of the best films of the year, but here we are on number three, and still they are getting consistently positive reviews. Andy Serkis reprises his mo-cap role, facing off against Woody Harrelson and his army. THEATER WISH UPON … Read More Theatrical Releases: War For The Planet Of The Apes
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A GHOST STORY || Director David Lowery and actors Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara re-team (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) on an equally emotional ride in A Ghost Story, where a couple is separated by death, but still remain next to one another. THEATER SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING || The smartest thing Sony has ever done was hand over Spider-Man to be apart of the Marvel Cinematic … Read More Theatrical Releases: Spider-Man: Homecoming
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BABY DRIVER || Edgar Wright’s latest directing feat is an ensemble cast heist movie starring Ansel Ergot, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, and Kevin Spacey, boasting an impressive soundtrack and an awesome score on Rotten Tomatoes. THEATER DESPICABLE ME 3 || The long lost brother schtick is one of the signs of franchise fatigue and it appears that the Despicable Me … Read More Theatrical Releases: Baby Driver, Despicable Me 3, & The House
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THE BEGUILED || The second film to adapt the book A Painted Devil by Thomas P. Cullinan, the first starring Clint Eastwood in 1971 of the same title. This latest version is directed by Sofia Coppola, who won the Best Director at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and stars Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, and Colin Farrell. THEATER THE BIG SICK || Written … Read More Theatrical Releases: Transformers: The Last Knight
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ALL EYEZ ON ME || Tupac Shakur gets his own biopic, with unknown Demetrius Shipp Jr. playing the grown-up version of the influential rapper. The Walking Dead‘s Lauren Cohen and Danai Gurira also star. PASS CARS 3 || Even though Pixar’s Cars 2 was not very good, the animation studio push forward with a third installment where the leading car Lightning McQueen gets damaged … Read More Theatrical Releases: All Eyez On Me, Cars 3, & Rough Night
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IT COMES AT NIGHT || Joel Edgerton leads this subtle horror film that seems part zombie apocalypse, part Cabin Fever sickness thriller. THEATER MEGAN LEAVEY || Based on a true story, Megan Leavey is played by Kate Mara, who joins the Marines and gets an IED-sniffing K9 who not only saves her life, but countless others, to whom she tries to bring home to … Read More Theatrical Releases: It Comes At Night & The Mummy
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CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS || Based on the children’s book series, it was only a matter of time before someone cashed in on Captain Underpants. With a voice cast of Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, and Nick Kroll, word-of-mouth says there’s apparently enough here for kid and parents alike. PASS WONDER WOMAN || DC finally looks to turn their luck around with the first female … Read More Theatrical Releases: Captain Underpants & Wonder Woman
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BAYWATCH || Baywatch takes the 21 Jump Street approach, bringing about a classic television show and putting a new and ridiculous twist on it. Dwayne Johnson takes over where David Hasselhoff left off, surrounded by beautiful women in swimsuits, Zac Efron as the comic relief, and a drugs-on-the-beach plot. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES || In what is being the … Read More Theatrical Releases: Baywatch & Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
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ALIEN: COVENANT || Director Ridley Scott returns once again to his sci-fi roots with the Alien franchise, continuing the story started in Prometheus with Alien: Covenant, which is said to lead into the film that started them all, Alien. Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride, James Franco, Billy Crudup, and Michael Fassbender star. THEATER DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL || After three movies, … Read More Theatrical Releases: Alien: Covenant
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KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD || Director Guy Ritchie takes a stab at the lore of King Arthur, putting his special brand of action and gritty look to the backdrop of the age-old legend. Charlie Hunnam plays the title character, facing off against the villain in Jude Law. SNATCHED || Amy Schumer continues her raw, special brand of comedy, this time in the … Read More Theatrical Releases: King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword & Snatched
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 || Marvel keeps pumping them out and all the fans will continue to show up, this time for the sequel to the Guardians of the Galaxy, aptly titled with a Vol. 2. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Michael Rooker all return with Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel reprising their voice roles as well. Kurt … Read More Theatrical Releases: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
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THE CIRCLE || With a cast like Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, and John Boyega, The Circle may not be getting great reviews but it’s hard to pass up. Reminiscent of films like Anti-Trust or Enemy Of The State, with its all-seeing-eyes social media and paranoia plots. RENT HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER || Coming off the success of Instructions Not Included, Pantelion Films … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Circle & How To Be A Latin Lover
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FREE FIRE || A back alley arms deal gone wrong, a group of gun-toting misfits must face off with one another. The star-studded cast of Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, and Cillian Murphy makes this worth a watch. RENT THE PROMISE || Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, and Charlotte Le Bon star in this love triangle historical drama about the fall of the Ottoman … Read More Theatrical Releases: Free Fire, The Promise, & Unforgettable
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THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS || The entire crew is back for the eighth installment and no one could have predicted that the limited budget first film could have spawned such a series, with Dom (Vin Diesel) becoming the villain of the franchise alongside Charlize Theron. THE LOST CITY OF Z || Charlie Hunnam takes on the “based on a true story” of a … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Fate Of The Furious
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GIFTED || A gifted young girl being raised by her uncle after her mom dies is put into the ultimate battle of how to raise her; is she to be pushed harder like her grandmother wants her to, or are her mother’s wishes to be honored in giving her a normal life. RENT GOING IN STYLE || Zach Braff directs this remake of a … Read More Theatrical Releases: Gifted, Going In Style, & Smurfs: The Lost Village
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THE BOSS BABY || Alec Baldwin voices the suit wearing, sushi eating, baby entering a new family and hoping to put babies above puppies on the cuteness scale. STREAM GHOST IN THE SHELL || The 1995 Japanese animated version based on the manga is widely considered to be one of the greatest anime films of all-time, so why not make a life action version … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Boss Baby, Ghost In The Shell, & The Zookeeper’s Wife
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CHiPs || Dax Shepard directs this dirty remake of the ’70s-’80s television series about motorcycle cops in California, co-starring with Michael Peña and Vincent D’Onofrio and a cameo from his wife Kristen Bell. RENT LIFE || Basically a rip-off of Ridley Scott’s Alien, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, and Rebecca Ferguson star in this space thriller about a discovered organism fighting its way to Earth. … Read More Theatrical Releases: CHiPs, Life, & Saban’s Power Rangers
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST || Disney’s latest live action recreation of their animated fare does not quite look the caliber of The Jungle Book or Cinderella but decent enough with Emma Watson in the lead. THEATER SONG TO SONG || Terrrence Malick teams again with three-time Academy Award winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and an ensemble cast of Gosling, Portman, Mara, and Fassbender . THEATER … Read More Theatrical Releases: Beauty & The Beast, Song To Song, & T2: Trainspotting
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KONG: SKULL ISLAND || Kong reboots in this ode to Apocalypse Now, with an all-star cast including Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, and John C. Reilly. THEATER
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BEFORE I FALL || Zoey Deutch (“Everybody Wants Some!” & “Why Him”) stars in the teenage version of “Groundhogs Day,” where she relives the same day of high school. Halston Sage also stars. STREAM LOGAN || Hugh Jackman takes his very last turn as the Wolverine aka Logan from the X-Men series, hanging up his claws under James Mangold’s “Logan,” based on the comic … Read More Theatrical Releases: Before I Fall, Logan, & The Shack
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BITTER HARVEST || Depicting Stalin’s “Holodomor,” the death-by-starvation program that ultimately killed millions of Ukrainians, Max Irons and Samantha Barks star as lovers battling the odds. PASS COLLIDE || An unknown independent film that boasts an impressive ensemble cast of Nicholas Hoult, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley, and Felicity Jones, this is an on-the-run thriller. RENT GET OUT || Comedian Jordan Peele makes his directorial … Read More Theatrical Releases: Bitter Harvest, Collide, & Get Out
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A CURE FOR WELLNESS || Director Gore Verbinski takes a break from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films to direct this psychological thriller reminiscent of Scorsese’s “Shutter Island.” Dane DeHaan stars. RENT FIST FIGHT || Apparently Charlie Day’s character snitched on Ice Cube, so now he’s going to get his ass kicked in the aptly titled “Fist Fight.” Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Dean Norris, … Read More Theatrical Releases: A Cure For Wellness, Fist Fight, & The Great Wall
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FIFTY SHADES DARKER || There were three books and the first film did decent money, so it’s only natural that we would get three films based on Fifty Shades Of Grey. STREAM JOHN WICK: CHAPTER TWO || Keanu Reeves returns to his retired assassin character, John Wick, who is called back out of retirement. Reeves reunites with his Matrix co-star Laurence Fishburne. RENT THE … Read More Theatrical Releases: Fifty Shades Darker, John Wick: Chapter Two, & The LEGO Batman Movie
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THE COMEDIAN || Whether intentional or not, this has the slight feel of a call back to Martin Scorsese’s The King Of Comedy, also starring De Niro. STREAM I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO || James Baldwin’s look at race and the lives of three influential black leaders who were cut down before their times. RINGS || Were they to have gotten back Naomi Watts, … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Comedian, Rings, & The Space Between Us
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A DOG’S PURPOSE || If you ask me, “Marley and Me” did a well enough job breaking our hearts with the passing of man’s best friend. Now the Buddhists get a go at it. PASS RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER || Will his actually be the final chapter? Seeing as they quite being based on the video games a long time ago, I could … Read More Theatrical Releases: A Dog’s Purpose & Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
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THE FOUNDER || Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, and Laura Dern in this based on a true story about the not-so-good guy that franchised McDonalds. THEATER SPLIT || M. Night Shyamalan continues his resurgence following “The Visit.” James McAvoy plays split personalities that kidnap three young girls. RENT TRESPASS AGAINST US || You put Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson playing father and son who are … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Founder, Split, & xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage
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THE BYE BYE MAN || There’s a new boogeyman on the scene and guess what… you can’t say his name without conjuring him. STREAM MONSTER TRUCKS || A movie about a monster that decides to inject itself into a young man’s truck. Someone’s seen too many “Herbie” movies. PASS SLEEPLESS || Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan play on different sides of the law, in … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Bye Bye Man & Monster Trucks
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UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS || Not that anyone really needed another “Underworld” movie but at least Kate Beckinsale is back to reprise her role as Selene, the vampire warrior. RENT
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PATERSON || Adam Driver takes a break from his shiny new “Star Wars” role and plays a quiet bus driver that writes poems. The quiet drama follows his life as he talks to the patrons of the bus, interacts with his girlfriend, and overall, just seems to exist. It even looks like they’ve reunited the kids from “Moonrise Kingdom,” who have a conversation on … Read More Theatrical Releases: Paterson
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ASSASSIN’S CREED || Attempting yet again to develop a popular video game series into an epic, action-adventure franchise, “Assassin’s Creed” looks to head in the right direction with a stellar cast of Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, but from word-of-mouth and from the look of the trailers alone, this is too much direct lifting from the game series, and not enough reinventing and giving … Read More Theatrical Releases: Assassin’s Creed, Passengers, Sing, & Why Him
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COLLATERAL BEAUTY || Will Smith faces his demons in “Collateral Beauty,” featuring an ensemble cast including Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Naomie Harris, Kate Winslet, and Michael Peña. After the loss of his daughter, Smith’s character begins writing letters to “things” (i.e. love, death, etc) and finds them visiting him, personified, and trying to help move him along the path of forgiveness and … Read More Theatrical Releases: Collateral Beauty, Fences, & Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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LA LA LAND || Musicals just simply aren’t being made as much as they used to. But “Whiplash” director Damien Chazelle finds himself placing Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in one together, as they dance and sing in the streets of Los Angeles, struggling to follow their ambitions of acting and playing music. One of the front-runners for Best Picture at this years Oscars, … Read More Theatrical Releases: La La Land & Office Christmas Party
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JACKIE || Playing the iconic first lady, Natalie Portman takes her first real run at earning herself an Oscar nomination. Following the brutal assassination of her husband, the president JFK, “Jackie” follows Portman’s title character through the aftermath directly following those events. Director Pablo Larrain, whose foreign film “No” was nominated for an Oscar offers some thought-provoking visuals and what has been said to … Read More Theatrical Releases: Jackie & Man Down
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ALLIED || Robert Zemeckis (“Back To The Future” and “Forrest Gump”) takes on love during WWII between two spies, one from America and one from France, played by Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard respectively. Their chemistry, along with the stellar costume design, is undeniable, but the overall dynamic of mistrust in the relationship and the faulty ending hold this back from being truly exceptional. … Read More Theatrical Releases: Allied, Bad Santa 2, Miss Sloane, & Moana
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BLEED FOR THIS || Based on a true story, Miles Teller plays a cocky boxer who, after a serious car accident, ends up with a fractured spinal cord. But instead of taking the easy way out, the boxer decides to take the painful, dangerous route and not get his neck fused so that he can fight again someday. Aaron Eckhart stars as his coach. … Read More Theatrical Releases: Bleed For This & Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
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ALMOST CHRISTMAS || iTunes Synopsis: A new comedy from writer/director David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim) and producer Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like a Man series, This Christmas), Almost Christmas tells the festive story of a beloved patriarch who asks his family for one gift this holiday season: to get along. If they can honor that wish and spend five days under the same … Read More Theatrical Releases: Arrival & Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
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DOCTOR STRANGE || Like “Ant-Man” and “Guardians Of The Galaxy,” Marvel takes on one of its lesser known superheroes, this one in charge of the magical realm and sorcery, and does so with great mastery. Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, and Chiwetel Ejiofor is an epic cast and this lands with exceptional visual effects and battles that rival anything Marvel has … Read More Theatrical Releases: Doctor Strange, Hacksaw Ridge, Loving, & Trolls
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INFERNO || Ron Howard and Tom Hanks return for the third film in Dan Brown film series adapted from his books, starting with “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons,” and now “Inferno,” which played the famous Robert Langdon character in the middle of a mystery involving Dante’s Inferno. Felicity Jones and Ben Foster fill out the supporting cast, making it clear that … Read More Theatrical Releases: Inferno
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BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN || Anything Madea related I will likely never see. Personally I just do not feel like Tyler Perry is very good at making films and the humor is beyond me. To top it off, Bella Thorne stars in this and is becoming the signal for things that just are not of quality. PASS JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK || Tom … Read More Theatrical Releases: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Keeping Up With The Joneses, & Ouija: Origin Of Evil
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THE ACCOUNTANT || Despite being Batman now in the DC Universe, Ben Affleck is still not the greatest actor in the world. His latest starring role in “The Accountant” looks decent but it’s the supporting cast that solidifies it, with J.K. Simmons and Anna Kendrick filling out the cast. Affleck plays the title character, who is diagnosed as being very excelled at a young … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Accountant & Kevin Hart: What Now?
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THE BIRTH OF A NATION || Despite the controversy surrounding the writer, director, and actor, Nate Parker delivers an awe-inspiring portrayal of a slave revolution that went on to win big at the Sundance Film Festival this last year. Originally it was up for a lot of Oscar buzz, but now with a decade old rape scandal coming to light in Parker’s past, the … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Birth Of A Nation & The Girl On The Train
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DEEPWATER HORIZON || One of two Peter Berg movies out this year, for some reason the director has gone the way of films based on true events that are just heavy, first with Lone Survivor and later this year with The Patriots Day, about the Boston marathon bombing and also starring Mark Wahlberg. Deepwater Horizon delves into the explosion of an oil rig in … Read More Theatrical Releases: Deepwater Horizon, Masterminds, & Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
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THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN || The Magnificent Seven is the Western remake, retelling the story from the 1960 original, with an ensemble cast that rivals any blockbuster from the summer. Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Byung-Hun Lee among others face off against the villainous Peter Sarsgaard. The original saw Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn teaming together. The trailers for … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Magnificent Seven & Storks
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BLAIR WITCH || Coming in 17 years after the original (The Blair Witch Project (1999)) and 16 years following the dismal sequel (The Blair Witch Project 2: Book Of Shadows (2000)), Blair Witch has already had a small win by way of its brilliant marketing, in which the film was originally titled The Woods and the connection to The Blair Witch Project was actually … Read More Theatrical Releases: Blair Witch, Bridget Jones’s Baby, & Snowden
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THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM || Relativity finally releasing films again, with the all-but-unheard-of The Disappointments Room, starring Kate Beckinsale. What’s sad is that Mike Flanagan’s Before I Wake was originally slated to be released by Relativity this weekend, but was bumped, with the company’s founder and Chairman and CEO, Ryan Kavanaugh stating on Twitter, “Sep 9th bad date. Pls. Don’t tell people Sep 9th good … Read More Theatrical Releases: Sully & When The Bough Breaks
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THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS || A period drama based on the 2012 book of the same title, sees real life couple Michael Fassbender (Academy Award nominee) and Alicia Vikander (Academy Award winner) raising a child that washes up on shore, following the heartbreak of not being able to bear children of their own. But when a grieving mother (Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz) comes … Read More Theatrical Releases: The Light Between Oceans & Morgan
