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Saturday, May 18, 2019

In Theaters: JOHN WICK 3 - PARABELLUM, A DOG'S JOURNEY, THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR and THE SOUVENIR

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The third installment in the "John Wick" saga, subtitled "Parabellum", is now in theaters and intends to give "Avengers: Endgame" a run for its money. Starring Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry, the threequel already brought in $5.9 million from Thursday night previews from 3,000 locations, more than double what "John Wick: Chapter 2" earned from previews in 2017, and the film is expected to finish its opening weekend with around $48 million. Also, the extremely positive reception from both critics and moviegoers will do wonders for its box-office prospects.

Another sequel was released this weekend, "A Dog's Journey", which is the third film, so far, based on W. Bruce Cameron's canine-centric novels, and a direct sequel to 2017's "A Dog's Purpose". Preview earnings have been pretty slow for this one, with only $275,000 raked in from 2,450 theaters, well behind both its predecessor ($455,000) and this year's "A Dog's Way Home" ($535,000). Pundits expect this one to debut with around $10 million over the weekend. Critics were largely mixed on the movie, while moviegoers liked it well enough.

If saccharine love stories are your thing, and you don't mind a bit of real-life politics mixed in, then you might want to give "The Sun is Also a Star" a try. The teen drama based on the young adult novel of the same name by Nicola Yoon ("Everything, Everything"), received generally mixed reactions from both critics and moviegoers. The film is expected to gross $5 million from over 2,000 theaters in its opening weekend.

In limited release, it might be worth checking out the drama "The Souvenir" written and directed by Joanna Hogg. The film stars Tilda Swinton and her daughter Honor Swinton Byrne, and won the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, and more after the jump.





JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM


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Official Synopsis

In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick (Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin's guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world's most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

Film Details

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  • Director: Chad Stahelski

  • Starring: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Asia Kate Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Said Taghmaoui, Anjelica Huston

  • Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

  • Running Time: 130 min.

  • Rating: R for pervasive strong violence, and some language


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 88% (178 fresh, 24 rotten, score: 7.4/10)
  • Metacritic: 73 out of 100 (41 positive, 6 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

  • Rotten Tomatoes: 92% (average score: 4.5/5 from 841 user ratings)
  • Metacritic: 8.1/10 (72 positive, 6 mixed, 9 negative).
  • IMDb: 8.3/10 (13,654 votes)





A DOG'S JOURNEY


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Official Synopsis

Bailey (voiced again by Josh Gad) is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his "boy," Ethan (Dennis Quaid) and Ethan's wife Hannah (Marg Helgenberger). He even has a new playmate: Ethan and Hannah's baby granddaughter, CJ. The problem is that CJ's mom, Gloria (Betty Gilpin), decides to take CJ away. As Bailey's soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he makes a promise to Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost. Thus begins Bailey's adventure through multiple lives filled with love, friendship and devotion as he, CJ (Kathryn Prescott), and CJ's best friend Trent (Henry Lau) experience joy and heartbreak, music and laughter, and few really good belly rubs.

Film Details

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  • Director: Gail Mancuso

  • Starring: Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Kathryn Prescott, Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Henry Lau, Johnny Galecki

  • Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama

  • Running Time: 108 min.

  • Rating: PG for thematic content, some peril and rude humor


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 50% (28 fresh, 28 rotten, score: 5.1/10)
  • Metacritic: 43 out of 100 (1 positive, 12 mixed, 2 negative).

Audience Reception

  • Rotten Tomatoes: 95% (average score: 4.8/5 from 110 user ratings)
  • Metacritic: N/A
  • IMDb: 6.9/10 (563 votes)





THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR


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Official Synopsis

College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet--and fall for each other--over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family's deportation as fiercely as she's fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together. A modern-day story about finding love against all odds, "The Sun Is Also a Star" explores whether our lives are determined by fate or the random events of the universe.

Film Details

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  • Director: Ry Russo-Young

  • Starring: Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Keong Sim

  • Genre: Drama, Romance

  • Running Time: 100 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for some suggestive content and language


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 52% (24 fresh, 22 rotten, score: 5.6/10)
  • Metacritic: 52 out of 100 (8 positive, 14 mixed, 1 negative).

Audience Reception

  • Rotten Tomatoes: 40% (average score: 2.3/5 from 5 user ratings)
  • Metacritic: N/A
  • IMDb: 5.5/10 (158 votes)





THE SOUVENIR


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Official Synopsis

A shy film student begins finding her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man. She defies her protective mother and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship which comes dangerously close to destroying her dreams.

Film Details

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  • Director: Joanna Hogg

  • Starring: Neil Young, Tosin Cole, Jack McMullen, Tilda Swinton, Jack McMullern, Richard Ayoade

  • Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance

  • Running Time: 119 min.

  • Rating: R for some sexuality, graphic nudity, drug material and language


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 94% (49 fresh, 3 rotten, score: 8.6/10)
  • Metacritic: 94 out of 100 (25 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

  • Rotten Tomatoes: 80% (average score: 4.2/5 from 44 user ratings)
  • Metacritic: N/A
  • IMDb: 7.2/10 (292 votes)








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