Rating: Half-Full

 

Cast: Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Hayden Szeto, Sophia Taylor Ali, Landon Liboiron, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sam Lerner, Aurora Perrineau, Tom Choi and Joe Ochman

 

Director: Jeff Wadlow

 

Writers: Jillian Jacobs, Michael Reisz, Chris Roach, and Jeff Wadlow

 

Producer: Jason Blum

 

Music by: Matthew Margeson

 

Rated: PG-13 for violence and disturbing content, alcohol abuse, some sexuality language and thematic material

 

Release Date: 04/13/18

 

Favorite Character: Markie Cameron

 

Tagline: The producer of Happy Death Day and Get Out invites you to play

 

Quote: “We’re not playing the game. It’s playing us.”- Penelope Amari

 

Fun Facts: The evil grin in the film is called ‘a William Dafoe’ grin.

 

The Mission in Rosarito, Mexico does not exist.

 

The iPhone shots in Mexico was really taken by the cast.

 

Second film from Blumhouse to be released on Friday the 13^th (after Happy Death Day).

 

Summary: A harmless game of Truth or Dare turned sinister when a mysterious force begins to kill the players who tell the lie, refuses the dare or refuses to play at all.

 

The Review: It is quite a twist to a classic slumber party game, but it didn’t save the film from having to many clichés.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating: Full

 

Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Johannes Haukur Johannesson and Natassia Malthe

 

Director: Albert Hughes

 

Writers: Albert Hughes and Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt

 

Producers: Albert Hughes and Andrew Rona

 

Music by: Joseph S. DeBeasi

 

Rated: PG-13 for some intense peril

 

Release Date: 08/17/18

 

Favorite Character: Keda

 

Tagline: Leaders are born from survival

 

Quote: “Raise your head and your eyes will follow.”- Tau

 

Fun Facts: The film doesn’t have ‘no animals were harmed in the making of this film” tag in the end credits because the four bison were really slaughtered for hide.

 

The film doesn’t have English at all, instead, it is an unknown language with English subs.

 

The breed of the dog in the film is called a Czechoslovakian wolfdog.

 

Like many films, Alpha was filmed in Canada.

 

Summary: In the prehistoric times, the hunt goes wrong, causing the boy to be separated from his family and must befriend the wolf in order to get home.

 

The Review: Alpha is beautifully filmed and a great way to demonstrate a boy and his dog.

 

 

 

 

 

Rating: Half-Full

 

Cast: Jason Statham, LI Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao and Cliff Curtis

 

Director: Jon Turteltaub

 

Writers: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber

 

Based on: Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten

 

Producers: Belle Avery, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Colin Wilson

 

Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams

 

Rated: PG-13 for action/peril, bloody images and some language

 

Release Date: 08/10/18

 

Favorite Character: Jonas Taylor

 

Tagline: Pleased to eat you.

 

Quote: “Don’t you guys ever watch Shark Week?”- Jack Morris

Fun Facts: In the film, Jones starts swimming and singing ‘Just keep swimming’ which is a famous quote from Dory from the 2003 Pixar film ‘Finding Nemo.’

 

Ruby Rose almost drowned on set.

 

The song in the end credits is the Thai version of ‘Mickey.’

 

A fast-paced version of the theme from Jaws can be heard when the shark attacked the plastic cage.

 

Summary: When the 70-foot shark attacks, Jonas Taylor must stop it before it becomes the next terrorist of the sea.

 

The Review: It sure has some entertaining bites, but The Meg looked like it just got ripped out of the schedule on the Syfy Channel.

 

Rating: Full

 

Cast: Alicia Vikander, Danial Wu, Dominic West, Walton Goggins and Kristin Scott Thomas

 

Director: Roar Uthaug

 

Writers: Evan Daugherty, Geneva Robinson-Dwort and Alastair Siddons

 

Based on: Tomb Raider by Crystal Dynamics

 

Producer: Graham King

 

Music by: Junkie XL

 

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and for some language

 

Release Date: 03/16/18

 

Favorite Character: Lara Croft

 

Tagline: unknown

 

Quote: “Death is not an adventure.”- Lu Ren

 

Fun Facts: Alicia Vikander actually worked out a lot to prepare for the role.

 

Alicia Vikander grew up with the Tomb Raider video games.

 

The film is loosely based on the 2013 Tom Raider video game.

 

Until Rampage, the film is the highest rated video game adaption on Rotten Tomatoes.

 

Summary: Years after her father went missing, his daughter puts her skills to the test when she locates the island where her father was last seen.

 

The Review: The story may not have matched the video game, but Alicia Vikander is a total kickass video game character.