By now, you may or may not know who lives or dies in Avengers: Infinity War. After shocking fans and shattering box-office records,…
By now, you may or may not know who lives or dies in Avengers: Infinity War.
After shocking fans and shattering box-office records, Marvel’s superhero juggernaut is again expected to pack theaters this weekend. But for those of you who have no interest in Infinity Stones, actors named Chris or Black Widow’s godawful wigs, there are plenty of other movies to see.
As screenwriter Diablo Cody tells it, having a baby isn’t a race to see which „mom looks best in her bikini two hours after giving birth.“ In a meticulously curated social-media world, this darkly funny drama aims to dispel the myth of the perfect parent, following an exhausted mother of three (Charlize Theron) who gets a helping hand when a Mary Poppins-esque night nanny (Mackenzie Davis) descends on her household.
In theaters Friday.
Despite being one of the biggest stars in his native Mexico and scoring considerable box-office success in the USA, Derbez isn’t yet a household name. That could very well change with Overboard, a gender-swapped remake of the 1987 romantic comedy, in which he plays a wealthy playboy stricken with amnesia who’s tricked by a single, working-class mom (Anna Faris) into thinking they’re married.
In theaters Friday.
Apparently, many audience members are too freaked out to eat popcorn during John Krasinski’s mostly silent horror hit, in which he stars with real-life wife Emily Blunt as parents trying to protect their kids from sound-sensitive monsters. Come for the jump scares, stay for the lifelong fear of rusty nails this will undoubtedly inspire.
Now playing.
You don’t have to wait until Oscars season to see some knockout performances. Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams are captivating in this understated lesbian romance, playing repressed lovers in a strict Orthodox Jewish community who reconnect years later. Bonus points for its tasteful yet intensely erotic sex scene, which earned high praise at Toronto International Film Festival last fall.
Now playing in New York and Los Angeles; opens in nine cities Friday, including Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington; goes nationwide May 18.
Most of the conversation around this Amy Schumer vehicle has focused on the online backlash to its first trailer, in which an average woman knocks her head during a SoulCycle class and suddenly believes she’s a supermodel. But USA TODAY’s Erin Jensen had a much more upbeat reaction after seeing the film, leaving feeling „confident and capable.“
Now playing.
There are better movies in theaters right now than this noisy, rock ‚em, sock ‚em video-game adaptation. But if you’re keen to watch Dwayne „The Rock“ Johnson fight alongside a giant albino gorilla, then it’s probably worth a super-cheap ticket with your MoviePass subscription.
Now playing.
We’d never have believed you if you told us that the most subversive teen movie in years is one in which John Cena chugs a beer with his rear end. But this hilarious R-rated raunch fest — about three parents trying to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night — is refreshing in its messages of female empowerment and consent, and inclusion of gay characters.
Now playing.
The latest from Lynne Ramsay ( We Need to Talk About Kevin) is not for the faint of heart, following a suicidal military veteran who specializes in saving young girls from sex trafficking. But if you can stomach the dark subject matter and grisly violence, it features a haunting performance from Phoenix, who won best actor for the role at Cannes Film Festival.
Now playing.
You can’t flip the channel without finding that yet another one of your favorite TV shows from the past 20 years has been rebooted. Same goes for movie theaters, where this crowdfunded sequel to the 2001 cult comedy has finally been released, reuniting its original stars to play hapless Vermont state troopers.
Now playing.
Wes Anderson has never had this much bite. The filmmaker brings his quirky, stylish sensibilities to this stop-motion, socially aware comedy about kids who lead a revolt against the government when dogs are banned from their near-dystopian Japanese city. Anderson stalwarts Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Jeff Goldblum all return to voice mangy mutts.
Now playing.
That’s right, equine lovers: There’s not one, but two critically acclaimed dramas in theaters right now that center on boys and their horses, and will make you reach for the Kleenex. But that’s roughly where the similarities end, as Pete is adapted from Willy Vlautin’s 2010 best-selling novel, and stars Steve Buscemi and Chloë Sevigny, while Rider is a festival favorite featuring real people playing versions of themselves.
Now playing in select cities, expanding nationwide throughout May and June.
