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“Time” Steals Two

Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time based on the book by Madeline L’Engle, is faring well at the box office considering what it is up against as Black Panther nears the 1 billion mark world-wide.  That being said, its opening weekend saw roughly 33 million as fans of the novel rushed to the theaters to see their favorite characters bought to life.

A Wrinkle In Time, stars Storm Reid as an altruistic teen who struggles with herself after her father (Chris Pine) disappears into the mysterious beyond four years ago.  Convinced that he is still out there, she seeks the guidance of the Mrs’ who send her, her friend (Levi Miller) and her brother, a child prodigy ( Deric McCabe) on an adventure somewhere in space and time in order to rescue their father from a mysterious evil.

The film also stars Opera Winfrey as Mrs. Which, Reese Witherspoon as Mrs. Whatsit and Mindy Kaling as Mrs. Who as the mysterious guardians who lead the children on the search for her father.

At 1 hour 49 minute run time, the adventure fantasy will have audiences of all ages marveling over the extreme colors used to portray a place that people only see in their dreams.

A Wrinkle in time came out in theaters, March 9, and is currently playing in one near you.

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“Death Wish” REVIEW

The Action Crime Drama, Death Wish is back on the screen this time starring Bruce Willis as  Dr. Paul Kersey.  In the eve of his wife’s murder and daughter who is in a coma, Paul decides to take matters into his own hands when the police seems to be overrun by the rising crime rate in Chicago.  Soon the media starts to take notice as this hooded man gets revenge of all the thugs in town, deeming him either a guardian angel or grim reaper.

At an hour and 48 minutes, Death Wish is action packed, similar to the original starring Charles Bronson, only this time there is a slight difference in the career of Paul.  In the remake, he is a doctor as opposed to an architect.  That aside, the film does a good job of sticking to the original storyline of the 1974 version and Bruce Willis is definitely the right choice for replacing Charles Bronson as the lead.  Willis even pay homage to the original at the end by cocking his fingers back in a pistol, (something that all the other Death Wish films had in common).

Overall, it’s a movie that is entertaining for the sake of entertainment.  It reminds us all, that we should do anything in our power to protect the ones we love, though maybe not go on a shooting rampage, but for the sake of Hollywood, Death Wish brought back old school “ass-kicking” to the big screen, thanks to its director, Eli Roth.

Death Wish came out in theaters, March 2 and is currently playing in a theater near you.

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“Death Cure” Takes One

The third installment of the Maze Runner franchise follows Thomas as a recent outcast out to save the remaining kids from WCKD.    All the while, the group discovers more into what the group of scentists known as Wicked is trying to do, i.e create a cure and Thomas’ girlfriend Theresa, after betraying all is determined to succeed by checking every remaining immune kid still in the city.

The Maze Runner: Death Cure stars,Dylan O’Brien as Thomas along with Pirates of the Caribbean star Kaya Scodelario as Theresa as the two work opposite each other with different motives that ultimately end up coming together when Theresa realizes the cure for the virus is in Thomas himself, but the question is will they be able to create the antidote before head of WCKD, Jansen (played by Aidan Gillen) gets a hold of the cure himself.

At 2 hour 22 minute run time, The Maze Runner: The Death Cure will have audiences on the edge of their seat with high action, suspense.  Even being a sequel, it’s a movie that will spark anyone’s attention and one doesn’t necessarily have to see the previous two movies to enjoy this one.  Ultimately it’s a movie that could stand alone as an all knew adventure for our heros.

The Death Cure came out in theaters January 26 and has already grossed 23.5 million domestically coming in at number one at the box office.  It’s currently playing in a theater near you.

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“Mountain” Takes Two

Its a survival of the fittest type of love story that had thousands of people flooding the movie theater the past weekend to witness what happens when two strangers set off on an airplane trying to get back to their future.

Alex Martin (Kate Winslet) is a successful businesswoman on the eve of her wedding and Ben Bass (Idris Elba) is a Surgeon trying to get back to his patients to perform an important surgery in order to save the person’s life.  When the airport cancels the flight that both are supposed to be on, they seek travel on another pilot’s carrier (Beau Bridges).  Unsuccessful, the plane crashes on the mountain and the two are stranded trying to survive until help comes.

At 1 hr and 44 minutes, The adventure will have one sitting on the edge of their seats as Ben and Alex attempt to survive the harsh forces of the cold weather and everything in between as they discover what they really want in life and love.

The Mountain Between Us came out in theaters a week ago on Thursday October 6 and since released has already brought in 13.3 million at the box office, coming in second behind the recent sequel to Blade Runner.  It’s currently still playing in a theater near you.

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“Flatliners” Reboot

Based on the 90’s film, Flatliners features five medical students who are determined to prove the after life despite the consequences, however there’s a catch because each one has secrets that no one knows about and these secrets begin to haunt them after each one flat line.  Now it’s a question of how to stop these illusions before the illusion threatens their safety and career.

Flatliners stars newcomers, Ellen Page as Courtney, the student with the idea of studying the afterlife as well as Diego Luna as Ray, Nina Dobrev as Marlo, James Norton as Jamie and Kiersey Clemons as Sophia.  At just 1 hour 50 minutes, Flatliners will have you sitting on the edge of your seat as Courtney and her team of medical students seek to get rid of the illusions and fight the fear within. With a special cameo from one of the original cast of the 90’s film, Keifer Sutherland.  It’s an adventure that audience will be drawn instantly to for the suspense.

Flatliners came out in theaters September 29 and brought in 6.7 million in revenue for its first week at the box office.  See it in a theater near you.

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Schumer “Snatches” Two

Amy Schumer‘s mother daughter comedy, Snatched fared well over the Mother’s Day weekend as can be expected.  Though it wasn’t enough to knock the “Guardians” from the top spot, it did manage to take number two at the box office with roughly 17 million domestically.

Schumer stars as Emily Middleton, who is about to embark on a vacation to Ecuador with her boyfriend, until he dumps her.  Now she convinces her mother, Linda, played by Goldie Hawn, to take his place.  Her mom reluctantly agrees.  All goes well, until Emily meets James played by Tom Bateman, who wants to take the two woman to explore the jungle, where Emily and her mom get snatched by bad men.  Now it’s up to the Emily to bond closer to her mother, in order to escape and return safely to the US embassy with the help of their friends whom they met in the hotel, Ruth, played by Blackish star, Wanda Sykes and Barb, played by Joan Cusack.

At an hour and a half, Snatched, in true Schumer style, will have you laughing from the first line on.  It’s full of humor as well as adventure as you see two strong women face the depths of South America and work on their relationship as a mother and daughter.

Snatched came out mother’s day weekend and was the perfect movie for the occasion.  See it in a theater near you.

 

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The “Guardians” Are Back

The Latest adventure of Peter Quill aka, Star Lord are bringing fans to the theaters as Thursday’s previews well over exceeded expectations bringing in 17 million for that day alone  at the box office and making it possibly the second Disney movie this year to reach the 1 billion dollar mark.

The Film picks up where the first movie leaves off with Star Lord’s “Awesome Mix vol. 2” rocking out in the background as the team of misfits voyage the outskirts of the galaxy looking for new adventures and love along the way.  Reprising their role in the blockbuster film are Chris Pratt as Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax and the voices of Vin Diesel playing Baby Groot as well as the wise cracking Rocket voiced by Bradley Cooper.

At 2 hours and 16 minutes, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, will have you laughing and sitting on the edge of your seat as the Guardians find out the real meaning  of family when Quill’s father (played by Kurt Russell) shows up and threatens the universe in an attempt to convince Quill of his destiny with him.   Now Peter must decide which family is more important, the dad that just showed up or the guardians that have grown into his own form of family.  In addition, Gamora finally realizes, her sister Nebula’s (played by Karen Gillan) problem and the two patch things up and learn the bond of sisterhood.  It is a movie that is stunning in color and imagery, definitely out did themselves in the 3D group, even if one doesn’t see it in 3D, they will definitely feel it without the glasses.

Guardians of The Galaxy came out in theaters May 5 and is playing in a theater near you.

 

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“Rangers” Come Back

Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are making a come back to the big screen and sending loyal fans to the movies for its opening weekend début bringing in over 40 million domestically, which would’ve taken the top had it not been for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast with its second sweep bringing its numbers well past the 315 million dollar mark.

Warner Brothers tried to recapture the magic of the Power Rangers, introducing, Jason (Dacre Montgomery), Billy (RJ Cyler), Kimberly (Naomi Scott), Trini (Becky G.), and Zack (Ludi LIn), a group of teens who meet in detention and in up finding the hidden crystals that give them magical powers through a freak car accident.  Now it is up to the team of 5 to harness their powers in order to protect the hidden crystal from Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks), who wants to destroy the Earth.  There’s just one problem, “How to morph?”

At 2 hours and 4 minutes, the action adventure will have you caught up in the story as the five teens must band together as a team and learn how to be one, if they ever want to save their planet.  Rated PG-13, there’s nothing really bad that wouldn’t keep kids from enjoying the live action super heroes on-screen while adults especially from the 90’s will thoroughly enjoy the nostalgia of their youth.

Power Rangers is currently playing in a theater near you.

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XXX Returns

Vin Diesel is back as Xander Cage in the latest installment of the Triple X trilogy, this time to recover “Pandora’s Box” and save the world.  The team consists of the same cast including Samuel L. Jackson as Gibbons and Ice Cube as Darius Stone and is a high energy action thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat with excitement as action after action is coming your way to bring you to the end in hopefully one piece.

It’s the typical XXX movie, where to coin a line, “You kick some ass, get the girl and try to look dope while you’re doing it.”  Overall, there’s not much to the movie, however if you like heart pounding action, triple X is the movie for you.

It came out in theaters Thursday January 20th and is playing at one near you.  It’s expected to bring in at least 20 million its opening weekend according to box office mojo as it has a little competition with M. Night Shyamalan’s Split.

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“Passengers” Review

Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence star in an epic romantic adventure where something goes horribly wrong on their way to another distant planet to begin life again.  The problem is they wake up 90 years to soon when the ship, set on autopilot, is struck by an unidentified object that causes a series of malfunctions to go off in the ship, jeopardizing the life of all 500 passengers aboard.

Now it’s up to Pratt and Lawrence to figure out how to set things right and ultimately figure out life aboard the ship.

At just about 2 hour run time, Passengers will have audiences sitting on the edge of their seats as it is a race against time to figure out how to save everyone and make a life for themselves at the same time.  Overall the special effects are phenomenal as it really feels like they are in outer space at all times.

The Sony Film came out Christmas day and has thus earned over 68 million domestically at the box office.

It is currently playing at a theater near you.