“What’s happened to our country? To the land we love?”
Story: Austrian Franz Jägerstätter is happy in his village. He farms, he loves his family, and he gathers with his fellows at the local beer garden. But this is WWII, and every able bodied Austrian man must do his service for the Reich. Understandably, Jägerstätter isn’t keen and demurs, even with shunning and even death looming before him.
Genre I’d put it in: Bladder Punishing Gripping Biopics
The end of the year is almost here – and hello, a trailer for A Quiet Place Part II drops new year’s day 2020! But til then, peep this new teaser poster, and the info on the story! Synopsis!
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
A Quiet Place Part II comes to theaters March 20th, 2020.
Ready for the danger zone? Synopsis!
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”
Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
This trailer hits all the notes we remember from the original film, keeping its own story top secret. I’m looking forward to seeing more. Top Gun: Maverick hits theaters June 26th, 2020.
“So, what part of New Hampshire is this?”
Story: High school is done, welcome to college, Jumanji survivors! While Martha, Bethany, and Fridge level up on education, Spencer feels like he’s floundering at NYU. But hey, it’s winter break; time to get together again! Good to see everyone, including Spencer’s persnickety grandfather Eddie, and Eddie’s (ex)BFF Milo. Aren’t those two adorable? Hey, where’d Spencer go…?
Genre I’d put it in: Satisfying Sequels
Remake, Sequel, Based-On, or Original: Second sequel to the 1995 film. Based on the 1981 book by Chris Van Allsburg. Continue reading
Yeah it’s another adaptation of the classic novel. But look at the cast y’all! Synopsis!
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms — is both timeless and timely.
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbor Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.
Ready? Let’s go!
“This is gonna be an emotional roller coaster.”
Damn y’all, this is an incredible adaptation. We ready to dance in the aisles? YES WE ARE. Synopsis!
Lights up on Washington Heights… The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop,where a kaleidoscope of dreams and tight-knit At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
In the Heights hits your neighborhood in 2020.
You know it’s one helluva thriller when I barely register that John Cho is shirtless in one scene… Synopsis!
Producer Sam Raimi brings us a twisted new take of the horror classic. Directed by Nicolas Pesce, THE GRUDGE stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, THE GRUDGE is based on the film “Ju-On: The Grudge” written and directed by Takashi Shimizu.
Maybe don’t go for finger sandwiches today. Just a thought.
The Grudge hits theaters January 3rd, 2020.
“Dad? I think I could be part alien.”
Kiernan Shipka’s young doppelgänger Mckenna Grace in an adorable film set to tug all the heartstrings…written by Beasts of the Southern Wild‘s Lucy Alibar? Sign me up! Just one look at this trailer, and I know this movie is gonna be a hit. Truth. Synopsis!
In a tiny Georgia town in 1977, a motherless girl dreams of life beyond the confines of her trailer-park home in Troop Zero. When her quest for connection leads her to reach for the stars in a competition to be included on NASA’s landmark Golden Record, it becomes clear she will have to depend on some new friends to take her the last mile.
Troop Zero comes to Amazon Prime January 17th, 2020.
Locke and Key is a fantastic comic book series, and I got stoked when writer Joe Hill announced the Netflix adaptation. Now that the series is actually on the streaming services’ schedule? GAAAAAAH! Synopsis!
After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens — and will stop at nothing to steal them. From Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Meredith Averill (The Haunting of Hill House), the series is a coming-of-age mystery about love, loss, and the unshakable bonds that define family.
Locke and Key streams on February 7th. Can’t wait!
Ready for action? Synopsis!
In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
No Time to Die hits theaters April 10th, 2020.
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