The dumping-ground months of January and February are mercifully over, and with March there is some fun to look forward to. Here are the notable releases for the upcoming month…
It all goes on with…
ONWARD – Disney/Pixar has made a commitment to lay off of the many sequels they were producing and go back to original tales, and this is their first shot at a new era. In a fantastical world, two elf brothers (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt of AVENGERS fame) stumble upon a spell that could bring back their departed father. It is directed by Dan Scanlon, who directed MONSTERS UNIVERSITY in 2013 for Pixar.
THE WAY BACK – Ben Affleck plays an alcoholic construction worker who is recruited to coach basketball at his old high school. It is directed by Gavin O’Connor, who directed Affleck in THE ACCOUNTANT (2016), and also helmed MIRACLE (2004), and the magnificent WARRIOR in 2011.
BLOODSHOT – In this adaptation of the Vertigo comic, Vin Diesel plays a soldier who is brought back to life with superpowers.
THE HUNT – Based on the 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game, a group of strangers awake on a remote island only to discover that they’re being hunted by elites.
MY SPY – Dave Bautista (Drax from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY), plays a CIA agent who must watch over a young girl after his assigned to protect her family.
A QUIET PLACE: PART II – The sequel to the 2018 horror hit in which mankind in on the verge of extinction, after an invasion of noise-sensitive creatures. Emily Blunt returns, and she is directed by PART I director John Krasinski.
MULAN – Disney’s live-action remake of their 1998 animated film, in which Mulan (played by Liu Yifei), takes the place of her ailing father in the Imperial Chinese Army. It is directed by Niki Caro (WHALE RIDER).
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Next month, a preview for the month of April.
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