The year is 1994 and Noah Diaz is having a hard time making ends meet. The Brooklyn native puts his computer skills to use around the hood but it isn’t enough to help his family rise above mounting medical bills. A chance encounter with a sentient hot rod introduces the ambitious young man to the Autobots, a faction of Transformers trapped on Earth desperately seeking a way home. The hands of fate also draw in young historian Elena Wallace who unknowingly uncovers an artifact that could be the Autobot’s ticket home. Unfortunately for all, the piece was also tracked by a world-devouring God called Unicron who sends his henchmen to retrieve the piece. In order to save the planet, humans and machines must band together to preserve life as we know it and save the world from its biggest threat.
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Writer: Ehren Kruger
Cast: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, and Bashir Salahuddin.
It’s been over 30 years but Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is still one of the best pilots the navy has to offer. Heading for an early retirement the esteemed flyboy is presented with the golden opportunity to train the next generation of Top Guns, for an exclusive mission. Among the new airmen,
Writer: Chris Fedak
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza Gonzalez, and Garrett Dillahunt
After a poorly planned bank heist goes belly up, brothers Ben and Will Sharp find themselves locked in a high-speed chase with the FBI and the notorious LAPD. Having high jacked an ambulance and taken a wounded officer and EMT hostage, the duo must navigate the treacherous LA traffic to evade the law and escape capture.
Director: Cathy Yan
Writer: Christina Hodson
Cast: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett Bell, and Rosie Perez
Breaking up with the Joker may be best for your mental health but as Harley Quinn learns, it can be detrimental to your physical health. Without the crazed villain protection, Harley is thrown to the wolves making matters worse is the price placed on her head. Despite having her own safety at risk, a newly single Harley Quinn joins forces with crime fighters, Huntress, Black Canary, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from criminal mastermind Black Mask.
Director Cathy Yan breathes new life into the DC universe with this long-awaited sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad. Though new to the superhero genre, Yan has brought the franchise to new heights with this colorful action-packed comedy. The film is all about girl power as it chronicles, Harley Quinn’s newly discovered freedom as well as introduces three new heroines into the DC Cinematic Universe: The Huntress, Black Canary, and Renee Montoya. Though Harley Quinn is one of DC’s most notable characters, her story is often overshadowed by the Joker. As his love interest, she mainly offered a certain comic relief and often goaded him into bizarre but comical acts of villainy, the yin to his yang the duo was one of DC’s most celebrated couplings. Birds of Prey, and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn, gives this villain turned heroine an opportunity to shine on her own. The film is narrated by Harley and filled with her trademark wit and destructive personality. Though many assume her antics were heavily influenced by the Joker, in her own words we discover she was her own woman all along.
Joining Harley Quinn on her personal journey of discovery, the “Birds of Prey” offer their support by saving Harley from herself more than once. Misogyny, chauvinism and toxic masculinity are all tackled in this film without any preachy heavy-handed speeches, just a foursome of powerful women, kicking ass. DC Comic book fans should note that The Huntress in this film follows the Helena Bertinelli timeline in which a young Helena witnesses the death of her family and becomes the Huntress as she seeks revenge on the killers. For the film they’ve taken Huntress’s no-nonsense persona and made it comically awkward, even depicting her practicing her catchphrase in the bathroom mirror. Mary Elizabeth Winsted straddles comedy and action with ease making Huntress, fierce and but relatable. Jurnee Smollett is Black Canary, a nightclub singer with a supersonic voice. The film hints at her abilities early on as she belts out a sultry version of James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s World”, shattering glass with the final note. Comic fans are well versed with this heroine’s otherworldly abilities but, Black Canary’s wings were clipped for this film, hopefully saving the awesome magnitude of her powers to be displayed later on. National treasure Rosie Perez gives us Lethal Weapon vibes as the loose cannon Detective Renee Montoya, a disgruntled member of Gotham PD, who eventually sides with the vigilantes over the boys in blue. Montoya also has the distinction of being DC’s first openly gay character, a fact that is glossed over in the film despite the appearance of one of her exes. Despite Birds of Prey being the truncated title, the story is mainly a coming out story for Harley Quinn, an allegory for moving on and rediscovering yourself. Birds of Prey is a well thought out, hilarious thrill ride that catapults Harley out of the Joker’s shadow and into the spotlight where she belongs.
Catch Birds of Prey in theaters, Friday, February 7, 2020!
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, and Anya Taylor-Joy
Using his super investigative skills, David Dunn (Willis) tracks down serial killer Kevin W. Crumb. Their showdown results in the duo being captured and committed to a local insane asylum. Upon arrival, they realize they aren’t alone. Terrorist Elijah Price is also being held at the facility.
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Director: James Wan
Cast: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, and Yahya Abdul Mateen II
Director: Shane Black
Writer: Fred Dekker
Cast: Sterling K. Brown, Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, and Trevante Rhodes
After making contact with an alien Army, sniper Quinn McKenna sends a souvenir home for proof of his encounter. While being detained and evaluated by Army personnel, His young son finds the items and inadvertently sets off a beacon that draws the Predators back down to Earth, to wreak havoc.
Writer: Christopher McQuarrie
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, and Rebecca Ferguson
It’s been two years since Solomon Lane was captured and murderous organization, The Syndicate disbanded. Without a clear leader in place, small terror organizations have been formed, wreaking havoc across the globe. In the midst of the chaos, Ethan Hunt and what’s left of the IMF have been brought in to dismantle a band of terrorists known as The Apostles. The terrorist group is made up of former followers of Solomon Lane, who have joined forces to start a nuclear war that could rain down death and destruction on the world as we know it.
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