30 March
Ghost in the Shell
Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese manga of the same name, Ghost in the Shell tells the story of Major. In the near future, she is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people’s minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others.
Dir.: Rupert Sander Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt, Takeshi Kitano
6 April
Power Rangers
In the modern reinvention of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers high school outcasts stumble upon an old alien ship, where they acquire extraterrestrial superpowers and are dubbed the Power Rangers. Learning that an old enemy of the previous generation has returned to exact vengeance, the group must harness their powers and use them to work together and save the world.
Dir.: Dean Israelite Stars: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, Bryan Cranston
13 April
American Pastoral
Seymour Levov, going by the nickname of ‘Swede’, had just everything an American idol can dream of: not only was the tall muscular young man a high school star athlete but he married a beauty queen named Dawn in the bargain. And as if all this were not enough, Swede later became the successful manager of the glove factory his father had founded, which allowed him to live with his wife in a beautiful house. Well-mannered, always bright, smiling and positive, conservative but with a liberal edge, what bad could ever happen to him? And yet…this was reckoning without fate and its obnoxious irony, Swede and Dawn’s nemesis manifesting itself in the person of their beloved daughter who in her teens unexpectedly turned into a violent activist.
Dir.: Ewan McGregor Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning
The Fate of the Furious
Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game, the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can’t seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains of the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world’s stage… and to bring home the man who made them a family.
Dir.: F. Gary Gray Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel
20 April
Desierto
What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante chases a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they continuously discover there’s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.
Dir.: Jonás Cuarón Stars: Gael Garcia Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Alondra Hidalgo