With the month of February 2018 being all about Black Panther, we move towards March and take a look at movies to be released:
Death Wish
This one is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name. It’s a crime action film about a doctor in Chicago who turns into a vigilante when his wife is murdered and his daughter is brutally attacked.
I will leave it here, this movie stars Bruce Willis and we all know what he can do when there’s a gun in his hands! Expect a lot of fireworks in this revenge-vigilante film.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Dean Norris
A Wrinkle in Time
A science fantasy adventure film about a girl whose father has gone missing ever since he discovered a new planet. Along with her brother younger brother, and a fellow student, and three astral travellers she must set on a path to find her father.
This is the first movie directed by a female African-American with a budget of over $100 million.
Starring: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Storm Reid, Chris Pine
Tomb Raider
This one is revamping of the old Tomb Raider series played by the glamorous Angelina Jolie. The new edition in this series is a reboot starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft.
An action-adventure film which shows the first expedition of a young Lara Croft who goes out in search of her father who vanished many years ago. His last known destination – a fabled tomb on a mythical island somewhere off the coast of Japan.
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Walton Goggins
Pacific Rim: Uprising
A sequel to the 2013 hit film Pacific Rim, this science fiction action film is based on events 10 years after the first movie.
The oceans have become restless once again and the monstrous Kaiju have evolved. Along with a rogue Jaeger, Kaiju poses threat to the planet’s extinction. Jake Pentecost, son of the legendary Stacker Pentecost must rise against this evil and save humanity and finally preserve his father’s legacy.
Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman
The Strangers: Prey at Night
This is the month of sequels and reboots I guess! Here we have a horror film which is a sequel to the 2008 movie The Strangers.
A fun and family road trip to visit relatives turns deadly when the family arrives at a mobile home park which is mysteriously deserted – until three masked psychopaths show up. Now that’s something I am really looking forward to!
Starring: Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman
Red Sparrow
Well what I can say about Jennifer Lawrence, she’s slowly turning into a super actress on her own. She plays a Russian ballerina who suffers a career ending injury. She now faces a bleak and uncertain future as she needs to take care of her ailing mother. Her uncle who works with a secret intelligence agency advises her to join the Sparrow School which trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons.
She emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the rigorous yet sadistic training program. The movie follows her life and the hardships faced by her as she is sent to make contact with a CIA agent and to possibly be a double agent.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary Parker
Ready Player One
It’s Earth in 2045 and our world has turned into slum like cities due to overpopulation, corruption, pollution and climate change. To deal with this, people are getting engaged in the virtual reality world of the OASIS (Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation), where they can engage in activities for work, education and entertainment.
When the founder of OASIS dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg that he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. Thus enters Wade Watts played by Tye Sheridan, a teenager who joins the contest and works with his friends to find the treasure while an evil corporation is doing its evil best to win it and control OASIS for themselves.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, T J Miller, Simon Pegg
Midnight Sun
Finally a romantic movie in this list. It’s a story about a 17 year old girl Katie who is sheltered at home since her birth as she’s suffering from a rare genetic condition which is a life threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Having only her father for company, her world lights up after the dark when she goes outside to play her guitar. One night she meets the boy of her dreams-her long time crush and her world turns upside down. As their relation grows, Katie is faced with the harsh reality of whether she can live a normal life.
Starring: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle
Sherlock Gnomes
Finally an animated-romantic-comedy-mystery film! Another sequel, this time of the 2011 movie Gnomeo & Juliet. After a string of garden gnome disappearance in London, Gnomeo & Juliet hire the legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes to solve the case of their missing friends and family.
Starring: James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mary J Blige
Gringo
This action comedy film is based on the Mexican cartel. Harold Soyinka is a mild mannered businessman who works for a company which has developed a “Weed Pill” which is medical marijuana in a pill. He’s sent to Mexico to look after the manufacturing unit but while partying he’s kidnapped by the cartel, which holds a grudge against Harold’s bosses. His company hires a professional to get Harold safe and sound but the two have to face and survive some outrageous situations one after another.
This is one of my anticipated movie of the month simply because it stars one of my favourite actress Charlize Theron. Movies about the Cartel are always exciting and this one being a comedy is bound to be good.
Starring: David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Thandie Newton
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