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New in Theaters: “How to Train Your Dragon”, “Materialists”, and “The Life of Chuck”

New in Theaters: “How to Train Your Dragon”, “Materialists”, and “The Life of Chuck”

1.  “How to Train Your Dragon”  (PG)  Trailer The live action movie stars Mason Thames as Hiccup, the overlooked son of a Viking chief whose people have been bitter enemies of dragons for generations. Gerard Butler voiced Hiccup’s dad in the animated movie, and he returns to that same role for the live action version.  Nick Frost is the village blacksmith, and Thandiwe…MORE

New in Theaters: “Ballerina” and “The Phoenician Scheme”

New in Theaters: “Ballerina” and “The Phoenician Scheme”

1.  “Ballerina”  (R)  Trailer 1 and Trailer 2 This prequel is set between the third and fourth “John Wick” movies. It stars Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a ballerina who becomes an assassin after being forced to watch her father’s murder at the hands of Gabriel Byrne as a child. She’s taken in by Anjelica Huston and raised within the Ruska Roma . . . that’s the…MORE

New in Theaters: “Karate Kid Legends” and “Bring Her Back”

New in Theaters: “Karate Kid Legends” and “Bring Her Back”

1.  “Karate Kid Legends”  (PG-13)  Trailer Ming Na Wen plays the niece of Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han, who’s been training her son (newcomer Ben Wang) in kung fu back in Beijing.  When she moves them to New York, the kid falls for the ex-girlfriend of the local karate champion. So Mr. Han recruits Ralph Macchio’s Daniel-san to give the kid enough karate skills to…MORE

New in Theaters: “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” and the Live Action “Lilo & Stitch”

New in Theaters: “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” and the Live Action “Lilo & Stitch”

1.  “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning”  (PG-13)  Trailer The eighth “Mission Impossible” movie is a sequel to “Dead Reckoning”, where an advanced A.I. called The Entity became sentient and went rogue.  In this one, Ethan’s IMF team are trying to find the Entity’s source code from a sunken sub. Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, and Simon Pegg are all back, with Hayley Atwell as Grace, the…MORE

New in Theaters: “Juliet & Romeo”, “Shadow Force”, and “Fight or Flight”

New in Theaters: “Juliet & Romeo”, “Shadow Force”, and “Fight or Flight”

1.  “Juliet & Romeo”  (PG-13)  Trailer Australian actor Jamie Ward and Danish actress Clara Rugaard are Romeo and Juliet in this upbeat musical version of the Shakespeare’s classic tragedy about the Montagues and the Capulets. Rupert Everett and Rebel Wilson play Juliet’s parents and Jason Isaacs is Lord Montague. 2.  “Shadow Force”  (R) Kerry Washington and Omar Sy leave a shady multinational special forces group after they have a son together.  But…MORE

“Thunderbolts*” . . . Here’s What You Need to Know

“Thunderbolts*” . . . Here’s What You Need to Know

1.  “Thunderbolts”  (PG-13)  Trailer The 36th movie in the MCU essentially focuses on Marvel’s B-team, a group of antiheroes manipulated by the director of the CIA, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) to run covert missions for her. If you experienced superhero burnout after “Avengers: Endgame”, you may not recognize anyone other than Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan).  So here’s…MORE

New in Theaters: “The Accountant 2” and “Until Dawn”

New in Theaters: “The Accountant 2” and “Until Dawn”

1.  “The Accountant 2”  (R)  Trailer Ben Affleck returns as The Accountant, an autistic savant who audits the books of the most dangerous criminals in the world.  After his former contact at the Treasury Department (J.K. Simmons) is assassinated, he teams up with his brother (Jon Bernthal) and Agent Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) to solve his murder. 2.  “Until Dawn”  (R) A…MORE

New in Theaters: “Sinners”, “The Wedding Banquet”, and “Sneaks”

New in Theaters: “Sinners”, “The Wedding Banquet”, and “Sneaks”

1.  “Sinners”  (R)  Trailer Michael B. Jordan reunites with his “Black Panther” and “Creed” director Ryan Coogler for this horror movie that was written and directed by Coogler.  Jordan plays twin brothers in the 1930s who return to their hometown to open a bar.  They eventually have to fight for their lives from both vampires and racist Klansmen.  The cast includes Delroy Lindo, Omar Benson Miller, Hailee Steinfeld,…MORE

New in Theaters: “The Amateur” and “Drop”

New in Theaters: “The Amateur” and “Drop”

1.  “The Amateur”  (PG-13)  Trailer Rami Malek plays an introverted CIA decoder whose wife dies in a London terrorist attack.  And when his supervisors at Langley refuse to take action, he takes matters into his own hands and hunts down those responsible.  The rest of the cast includes Laurence Fishburne, Rachel Brosnahan, “Punisher” stud Jon Bernthal, and Caitriona Balfe from “Outlander”. 2.  “Drop”  (PG-13)  Trailer 1 and Trailer 2 Meghann Fahy plays a…MORE

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