pictureperfectreviewsApril begins the start of the pre-blockbuster season with the first of many big 2018 releases, Avengers: Infinity War, coming out later this month. Amongst a number of creepy psychological thrillers coming out too, Dwayne Johnson is yet again tasked with saving the world from unlikely forces and star-crossed lovers Sandy and Danny reunite once again for their 40th anniversary encore.
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I KILL GIANTS
Imogen Poots, Jennifer Ehle, Zoe Saldana
Barbara Thorson struggles through life by escaping into a fantasy life of magic and monsters. (IMDB)
Director: Anders Walter
Writer: Joe Kelly
GHOST STORIES
Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther
Arch skeptic Professor Phillip Goodman embarks upon a terror-filled quest when he stumbles across a long-lost file containing details of three cases of inexplicable ‘hauntings’. (IMDB)
Director: Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman
Writer: Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman
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RAMPAGE
Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman
Primatologist Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson) shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry transforms this gentle ape into a raging monster. As these newly created monsters tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend. (IMDB)
Director: Brad Peyton
Writer: Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal, Adam Sztykiel
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GREASE: 40TH ANNIVERSARY
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing
Forty years ago, good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they’re now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance? (IMDB)
Director: Randal Kleiser
Writer: Bronte Woodard
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WILDLING
Brad Dourif, Liv Tyler, Bel Powley
A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood. (IMDB)
Director: Fritz Böhm
Writer: Fritz Böhm, Florian Eder
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Sebastian Stan, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Olsen, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Wong, Karen Gillian, Danai Gurira, Dave Bautista, Paul Rudd, Paul Bettany.
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe. (IMDB)
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
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BEAST
Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James
A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders. (IMDB)
Director: Michael Pearce
Writer: Michael Pearce