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2018 MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
JANUARY
THE POST
JANUARY 5
Steven Spielberg directs
Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks
in The Post, a thrilling
drama about the unlikely
partnership of Katharine
Graham (Streep), the
first female publisher of
The Washington Post,
and its driven editor
Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as
they race to catch up with
The New York Times to
expose a massive cover-up
of government secrets that
Maze Runner:
spanned three decades and The Death Cure
four U.S. Presidents. The
two must overcome their
differences as they risk and embarks upon a series
their careers — and their of odd jobs to buy it. But
very freedom — to bring when the book is stolen, it’s
long-buried truths to light. up to Paddington and the
Browns to unmask the thief.
PADDINGTON 2
JANUARY 12 MAZE RUNNER:
Following the worldwide THE DEATH CURE
hit Paddington, one of the JANUARY 26
most successful family In the epic finale to the
films of all time, this much- Maze Runner saga, Thomas
anticipated sequel finds (Dylan O’Brien) leads
Paddington (Ben Whishaw) his group of escaped
happily settled with the Gladers on their final and
Brown family in London, most dangerous mission
where he has become a yet. To save their friends,
popular member of the they must break into the
local community, spreading legendary Last City, a
joy and marmalade WCKD-controlled labyrinth
wherever he goes. While that may turn out to be
searching for the perfect the deadliest maze of all.
present for his beloved Anyone who makes it out
Aunt Lucy’s hundredth alive will get answers to the Black Panther
birthday, Paddington sees
a unique pop-up book in
questions the Gladers have
been asking since they first FEBRUARY
Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, arrived in the maze. home to the isolated,
FIFTY SHADES technologically advanced
FREED African nation of Wakanda
FEBRUARY 9 to become king, but when
Actors Jamie Dornan and a powerful old enemy
Dakota Johnson return reappears, T’Challa’s
as Christian Grey and mettle as king — and
Anastasia Steele in Black Panther — is tested
Fifty Shades Freed, the when he is drawn into a
third chapter based on the formidable conflict that
worldwide bestselling puts the fate of Wakanda
"Fifty Shades" phenomenon. and the entire world at risk. Game Night
Expanding upon events
set in motion in 2015 and GAME NIGHT
2017's blockbuster films, FEBRUARY 23 thugs and faux federal
the new installment arrives Jason Bateman and Rachel agents. So when Brooks
for Valentine's Day 2018. McAdams star as Max gets kidnapped, it’s all part
and Annie, whose weekly of the game…right? But as
BLACK PANTHER couples game night gets the six uber-competitive
FEBRUARY 16 kicked up a notch when gamers set out to solve the
Marvel Studios’ Max’s charismatic brother, case and win, they begin to
Black Panther follows Brooks (Kyle Chandler), discover that neither this
Paddington 2 T’Challa (Chadwick arranges a murder mystery “game” — nor Brooks — are
Boseman) who returns party, complete with fake what they seem to be.
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MARCH finds herself manipulated
into becoming the
focus or purpose, Lara
navigates the chaotic APRIL
newest recruit for streets of trendy
RED SPARROW Sparrow School, a secret East London as a A QUIET PLACE
MARCH 2 intelligence service that bike courier, barely APRIL 6
Dominika Egorova trains exceptional young making the rent. In this moody horror film
(Jennifer Lawrence) is people like her to use Advised to face the co-written and directed
many things. A devoted their bodies and minds facts and move by John Krasinski and
daughter determined as weapons. forward after seven co-starring his wife
to protect her mother years without her Emily Blunt, a family
at all costs. A prima TOMB RAIDER father, even Lara can’t lives an isolated
ballerina whose ferocity MARCH 16 understand what drives existence in utter silence,
has pushed her body and Lara Croft (Alicia her to finally solve the communicating by sign
mind to the absolute limit. Vikander) is the fiercely puzzle of his mysterious language and trying not
A master of seductive independent daughter of death. Leaving everything to step too loudly or
and manipulative an eccentric adventurer she knows behind, Lara break anything for fear of
combat. When she who vanished when she goes in search of her dad’s an unknown threat that
suffers a career-ending was scarcely a teen. Now last-known destination: a follows and attacks at any
injury, Dominika and a young fabled tomb on a mythical sound.
her mother are facing woman of island that might be
a bleak and uncertain 21 without somewhere off the coast CHAPPAQUIDDICK
future. That is why she any real of Japan. APRIL 6
Jason Clarke transforms
into a young Senator
Ted Kennedy for this
Ready Player One drama that explores the
disturbing 1969 incident
in which Kennedy drove off
READY a bridge in Chappaquiddick,
PLAYER ONE Massachusetts. He escaped
MARCH 29 the sinking car, but his
From filmmaker Steven passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne
Spielberg comes the (Kate Mara) did not, and
science-fiction action questions abound about
adventure Ready Player One, Kennedy’s actions in the
based on Ernest Cline’s moments, and hours, after
bestseller of the same the incident.
name, which has become
a worldwide phenomenon. AVENGERS:
The film is set in 2045, with INFINITY WAR
the world on the brink of DISNEY, MAY 4
chaos and collapse. But As the Avengers and their
the people have found allies have continued to
salvation in the OASIS, an protect the world from
expansive virtual reality threats too large for any
universe created by the one hero to handle, a
brilliant and eccentric new danger has emerged
James Halliday (Mark from the cosmic shadows:
Rylance). When Halliday Thanos (Josh Brolin). A
dies, he leaves his immense despot of intergalactic
fortune to the first person infamy, his goal is to collect
to find a digital Easter egg all six Infinity Stones,
he has hidden somewhere artifacts of unimaginable
in the OASIS, sparking power, and use them to
a contest that grips the inflict his twisted will on all
entire world. of reality.
Tomb Raider A Quiet Place
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MAY
LIFE OF
THE PARTY
MAY 11
When her husband
suddenly dumps her,
longtime housewife Deanna
(Melissa McCarthy) turns
regret into re-set by going Incredibles 2
back to college…landing in
the same class and school
as her daughter, who’s not
entirely sold on the idea. JUNE
Plunging headlong into
the campus experience, OCEAN’S 8
the increasingly outspoken JUNE 8
Deanna — now Dee Rock The tide has turned and
— embraces freedom, fun it’s a whole new “Ocean’s”
and frat boys on her own when eight women plan
terms, finding her true self and execute a heist in
in a senior year no one ever New York. Oscar winner
expected. Sandra Bullock stars in the
title role, alongside Oscar
DEADPOOL 2 winners Cate Blanchett
MAY 18 and Anne Hathaway, Mindy
The official synopsis is that Kaling, Sarah Paulson,
“after surviving a near fatal Awkwafina, with Rihanna
bovine attack, disfigured and Oscar nominee Helena
cafeteria chef Wade Bonham Carter. Oscar-
Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) nominated filmmaker
struggles to fulfill his dream Gary Ross is directing.
of becoming Mayberry’s
hottest bartender while INCREDIBLES 2
also learning to cope with JUNE 15
his lost sense of taste. In this sequel to the hit
Searching to regain his 2004 animated feature,
spice for life, as well as a Helen (Holly Hunter) is in
flux capacitor, Wade must the spotlight, while Bob
battle ninjas, the yakuza, (Craig T. Nelson) navigates
and a pack of sexually the day-to-day heroics
aggressive canines, as he of “normal” life at home
journeys around the world when a new villain hatches
to discover the importance a brilliant and dangerous
of family, friendship, and plot that only the
Solo: A Star Wars Story flavour finding a new taste Incredibles can overcome
for adventure and earning together.
the coveted coffee mug
title of World’s Best Lover.” JURASSIC
But, this is Deadpool, so, WORLD: FALLEN
yeah, take that with a KINGDOM
gallon of salt. JUNE 22
It's been four years since
SOLO: A STAR theme park and luxury
WARS STORY resort Jurassic World was
MAY 25 destroyed by dinosaurs out
Explore the adventures of of containment. Isla Nublar
Han Solo and his trusted now sits abandoned
Wookiee friend Chewbacca by humans while the
before the events of surviving dinosaurs fend
Star Wars: A New Hope, for themselves in the
including their early jungles. When the island's
encounters with that other dormant volcano begins
card-playing rogue from roaring to life, Owen
a galaxy far, far away, (Chris Pratt) and Claire
Lando Calrissian. The cast (Bryce Dallas Howard)
includes Alden Ehrenreich mount a campaign to
as Han Solo, Woody rescue the remaining
Life of the Party Harrelson and Donald dinosaurs from this
Glover as Lando Calrissian. extinction-level event.
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AUGUST is based on the moving
true story of a blue-collar
father and his teenage
THE MEG son, Rick Wershe, who
AUGUST 10 became an undercover
A deep-sea submersible police informant and later a
has been attacked by drug dealer, before he was
a massive creature, abandoned by his handlers
previously thought to and sentenced to life in
be extinct, and now lies prison.
disabled at the bottom
of the deepest trench in THE HAPPYTIME
the Pacific…with its crew MURDERS
trapped inside. With time AUGUST 17
running out, expert deep Set in the underbelly of
sea rescue diver Jonas Los Angeles where puppets
Taylor (Jason Statham) is and humans co-exist,
recruited by a visionary The Happytime Murders
Chinese oceanographer tells the comedic tale of
(Winston Chao), against two clashing detectives,
the wishes of his daughter one human and the other
Suyin (Li Bingbing), to a puppet, who are forced
save the crew—and the to work together to
ocean itself—from this solve the mystery of
unstoppable threat: a pre- who is brutally murdering
historic 75-foot-long shark the former cast of
known as the Megalodon. The Happytime Gang, a
beloved classic puppet
WHITE BOY show. Melissa McCarthy
RICK plays lead detective
AUGUST 17 Connie Edwards opposite
Set in 1980s Detroit at longtime Henson
the height of the crack puppeteer Bill Barretta who
Ant-Man and the Wasp epidemic and the War on performs Phil Phillips, the
JULY Drugs, White Boy Rick puppet detective.
more than $600-million
ANT-MAN AND around the world, you
THE WASP are invited to return to
JULY 6 the magical Greek island
From the Marvel Cinematic of Kalokairi in an all-new
Universe comes a new original musical based on
chapter featuring heroes the songs of ABBA. With
with the astonishing ability the film's original cast
to shrink. In the aftermath (including Meryl Streep,
of 2016's Captain America: Amanda Seyfried and
Civil War, Scott Lang Colin Firth) returning and
(Paul Rudd) grapples new additions including
with the consequences Lily James as the young
of his choices as both a Donna (Streep’s character),
superhero and a father. As the musical comedy goes
he struggles to rebalance back and forth in time to
his home life with his show how relationships
responsibilities as Ant-Man, forged in the past resonate
he’s confronted by Hope in the present.
van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly)
and Dr. Hank Pym (Michael MISSION: Mamma Mia!
Douglas) with an urgent IMPOSSIBLE 6 Here We Go Again
new mission. Scott must JULY 27
once again put on the suit The Mission: Impossible
and learn to fight alongside franchise is the gold more of the same in
The Wasp as the team standard when it comes to this sixth pic that
works together to uncover sticking to a formula that welcomes back director
secrets from their past. works. Since its debut with Christopher McQuarrie
1996’s Mission: Impossible, (Mission: Impossible –
MAMMA MIA! the fast-paced spy series Rogue Nation) and familiar
HERE WE GO has showcased Tom Cruise cast members Ving Rhames,
AGAIN at his risky business best, Simon Pegg and Michelle
JULY 20 allowing the megastar to Monaghan, as well as series
Ten years after perform many of his own newbies Henry Cavill and The Meg
Mamma Mia! grossed breathtaking stunts. Expect Angela Bassett.
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SEPTEMBER
ALPHA
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An epic adventure set in
the last Ice Age. Europe,
20,000 years ago. While on
his first hunt with his tribe’s
most elite group, a young
man (Kodi Smit-McPhee)
is injured and left for
dead. Awakening to find
himself broken and alone
he must learn to survive A Star is Born
and navigate the harsh and
unforgiving wilderness.
Reluctantly taming a lone Think Like a Man series, music and an all-star cast, superstar Lady Gaga, in her
wolf abandoned by its bring their signature style Smallfoot turns the Bigfoot first leading role in a major
pack, the pair learns to to Night School. Based legend upside down when motion picture. Cooper also
rely on each other and on a story by Hart, the a bright young Yeti (voiced helms the drama, marking
become unlikely allies, comedy from director by Channing Tatum) finds his directorial debut.
enduring countless dangers Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) something he thought In this new take on the
and overwhelming odds follows a group of misfits didn’t exist — a human. tragic love story, Cooper
in order to find their way who are forced to attend News of this “smallfoot” Venom plays seasoned musician
home before the deadly adult classes in the long- throws the simple Yeti Jackson Maine, who
winter arrives. shot chance they'll pass community into an uproar discovers — and falls in love
NIGHT SCHOOL
the GED exam. over what else might be
out there in the big world OCTOBER with — struggling artist Ally
(Gaga). She has just about
SEPTEMBER 21 SMALLFOOT beyond their snowy village, given up on her dream to
Star Kevin Hart and producer SEPTEMBER 28 in an all new story about VENOM make it big as a singer…
Will Packer, who partnered An animated adventure friendship, courage and the OCTOBER 5 until Jack coaxes her into
for the hit Ride Along and for all ages, with original joy of discovery. Venom, another entry in the spotlight.
Sony’s Marvel Universe,
stars Tom Hardy as Eddie FIRST MAN
Brock, also known as OCTOBER 12
Venom, a human host On the heels of their
for an alien symbiote, six-time Academy Award-
which gives him great winning smash La La Land,
superpowers. Michelle Oscar-winning director
Williams co-stars as Eddie’s Damien Chazelle and star
wife, Anne Weying, who Ryan Gosling reteam for
may have powers of her First Man, the riveting story
own, and Riz Ahmed steps of NASA's mission to land a
in as Dr. Carton Drake man on the moon, focusing
in this spinoff from the on Neil Armstrong and the
Spider-Man film franchise. years 1961-1969. A visceral,
first-person account,
A STAR IS BORN based on the book by
OCTOBER 5 James R. Hansen, the
A Star is Born stars movie will explore the
four-time Oscar nominee cost — on Armstrong and
Bradley Cooper and the nation — of one of the
Smallfoot multiple award-winning, most dangerous missions in
Oscar-nominated music history.
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NOVEMBER DECEMBER plays Aquaman alongside
Academy Award winner
Nicole Kidman as Atlanna,
MULAN SPIDER-MAN: Amber Heard as Mera,
NOVEMBER 2 INTO THE Willem Dafoe as Nuidis
In this live-action feature SPIDER-VERSE Vulko, Patrick Wilson as
film based on Disney's DECEMBER 14 Orm/Ocean Master and
Mulan, Chinese actress Phil Lord and Christopher Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as
Yifei Liu plays the young Miller, the creative minds Black Manta.
Chinese maiden who behind The Lego Movie
disguises herself as a and 21 Jump Street, bring MARY POPPINS
warrior in order to save their unique talents to a RETURNS
her father. Niki Caro, the fresh vision of a different DECEMBER 25
Australian writer and Spider-Man Universe, with Drawing from the wealth
director behind the 2002 a groundbreaking visual of material in P.L. Travers’
indie hit Whale Rider, steps style that’s the first of its eight Mary Poppins novels,
behind the camera to tell kind. Spider-Man: the story will take place
this tale of bravery. Into the Spider-Verse in Depression-era London
introduces Brooklyn teen (when the books were
THE GRINCH Miles Morales, and the originally written) and
NOVEMBER 9 limitless possibilities of follows a now-grown Jane
For their eighth fully the Spider-Verse, where and Michael Banks, who,
animated feature, more than one can wear along with Michael’s three
Illumination and the mask. children, are visited by the
Universal Pictures present enigmatic Mary Poppins
The Grinch, based on AQUAMAN (Emily Blunt) following
Dr. Seuss's beloved holiday DECEMBER 21 a personal loss. Through
classic. The Grinch tells DC's Aquaman is the her unique magical skills,
the story of a cynical reluctant ruler of the and with the aid of her
grump (voiced by Benedict underwater kingdom of friend Jack (Lin-Manuel
Cumberbatch) who goes Atlantis, caught between Miranda), she helps the
on a mission to steal land dwellers that are family rediscover the joy
Christmas, only to have his always polluting the globe and wonder missing
heart changed by a young and his own people who in their lives.
girl's generous holiday The Grinch are ready to invade the
spirit. Funny, heartwarming surface. Jason Momoa
and visually stunning, it's
a universal story about wizard Gellert Grindelwald unsuspecting of his true
the spirit of Christmas and (Johnny Depp) was agenda: to raise pure-blood
the indomitable power of captured by MACUSA wizards up to rule over
optimism. (Magical Congress of all non-magical beings.
the United States of In an effort to thwart
FANTASTIC America), with the help Grindelwald’s plans, Albus
BEASTS: THE of Newt Scamander Dumbledore (Jude Law)
CRIMES OF (Eddie Redmayne). But, enlists his former student
GRINDELWALD making good on his threat, Newt Scamander, who
NOVEMBER 16 Grindelwald escaped agrees to help, unaware
At the end of the first custody and has set about of the dangers that lie
film, the powerful Dark gathering followers, most ahead.
Fantastic Beasts:
The Crimes of Grindelwald Mary Poppins Returns
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