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Thursday, April 8, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Movie previews: ‘Black Widow,’ ‘Cruella’ and more
Joshua Axelrod
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(TNS) — Spring has arrived,
which means there’s a cavalcade of
new big-budget Hollywood movies
around the corner to grace both
theaters and streaming services.
Don’t be surprised if a few of
these movies sound familiar due
to having been pushed back ad
infi nitum because of the COVID-19
pandemic. And remember, these re-
lease dates are fl uid and constantly
changing.
April 2
“French Exit” (theaters): Michelle
Pfeiffer stars as a Manhattan
woman running low on her inheri-
tance who moves to Paris with her
son and cat — which also happens
to be her reincarnated husband.
“The Unholy” (theaters): Hor-
rifying events begin happening
around a young, hearing-impaired
girl whose disability was allegedly
cured by a visit from the Virgin
Mary.
April 9
“Voyagers” (theaters): The crew
of a space expedition on a mission
to fi nd a new home faces a threat
that forces them all to question
their realities.
April 23
“Mortal Kombat” (theaters, HBO
Max): Simon McQuoid directs the
latest fi lm in the “Mortal Kombat”
series, based on the classic Midway
Games franchise.
April/May (TBD)
“The Boy From Medellin” (Prime
Video): Documentarian Matthew
Heineman chronicles Colombian
reggaeton singer J Balvin’s prepa-
ration for a 2019 concert against a
backdrop of political unrest.
“12 Mighty Orphans” (TBD):
Robert Duvall stars as Mason
Hawk, a high school football coach
who leads a team of underdog
orphans to unexpected heights dur-
ing the Great Depression.
June 16
July 2
“The Hitman’s Wife’s Body-
guard” (theaters): This sequel to
the 2017 action-comedy “The Hit-
man’s Bodyguard” involves Ryan
Reynolds’ bodyguard and Samuel
L. Jackson’s assassin reuniting to
protect the latter’s wife, played by
Salma Hayek.
“Top Gun: Maverick” (theaters):
This sequel to 1986’s “Top Gun”
fi nds Tom Cruise reprising his
iconic role as Maverick, who contin-
ues to push the limits as a test pilot
while avoiding anything that may
threaten his need for speed.
“Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway”
(theaters): Peter Rabbit leaves his
garden and family to venture out
into the larger world and causes
mischief wherever he goes.
June 18
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Scarlett Johansson stars in the prequel “Black Widow.”
May 7
“The Human Factor” (theaters):
This documentary from director
Dror Moreh portrays 30 years
of work by the United States to
establish peace in the Middle East
from the perspective of American
mediators at the center of these
peace efforts.
“Wrath of Man” (theaters): Guy
Ritchie is back with this action-
thriller about the mysterious “H,”
who works at a cash truck com-
pany ferrying large amounts of
money around Los Angeles.
May 14
“Those Who Wish Me Dead”
(theaters, HBO Max): A teenage
murder witness and a survival
expert try to evade two assassins in
the Montana wilderness as a forest
fi re threatens them all.
“Spiral: From the Book of Saw”
(theaters): This semi-reboot of the
“Saw” franchise follows Detective
Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks as his inves-
tigation into a series of murders
leads him to become the killer’s
new plaything.
May 21
“Final Account” (theaters): Luke
Holland’s documentary includes
close to 300 interviews with some
of the last German generation who
participated in or bore witness to
the Holocaust.
May 28
“Cruella” (theaters, Disney+ Pre-
mier Access): Emma Stone stars as
a young Cruella de Vil in Disney’s
live-action origin story for the “101
Dalmatians” villain.
“A Quiet Place Part II” (theaters):
This horror sequel to 2018’s “A
Quiet Place” follows the Abbott
family as they continue their quest
for survival in a world plagued by
creatures who hunt by sound.
June 4
“Vivo” (theaters): Sony Pictures
Animation’s fi rst musical will fea-
ture original songs from “Hamilton”
auteur Lin-Manuel Miranda and
follows a kinkajou as it embarks on
a journey from Havana, Cuba, to
Miami to fulfi ll its dreams.
“The Conjuring: The Devil Made
Me Do It” (theaters, HBO Max):
The third installment in “The
Conjuring” franchise reveals yet
another horrifying case.
“Spirit Untamed” (theaters): A
young girl moves from the city to a
small town and forms a bond with
a wild mustang.
June 11
“In the Heights” (theaters, HBO
Max): Director Jon M. Chu’s ad-
aptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s
2008 musical follows the residents
of New York City’s Washington
Heights neighborhood as they
navigate life, love and desperate
fi nancial situations.
“Censor” (theaters): This British
horror movie fi nds a fi lm censor
reigniting an investigation into her
sister’s disappearance after viewing
a strange video.
“Luca” (Disney+): Pixar Anima-
tion Studios is back with its latest
outing about two young boys in an
Italian seaside village harboring a
big secret.
June 25
“F9” (theaters): The long-delayed
ninth fi lm in the main “Fast and
the Furious” franchise fi nds Dom
Toretto and his crew going up
against an old foe and a new one —
Dom’s younger brother, Jakob.
“Blue Bayou” (theaters): A Kore-
an American man who has worked
hard to provide for his family fi nds
out he may be deported.
July 9
“Black Widow” (theaters, Dis-
ney+ Premier Access): More than
two years after the last Marvel
Cinematic Universe fi lm comes
the long-awaited solo fi lm debut
of Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha
Romanoff, aka Black Widow.
LA GRANDE DRIVE-IN
The La Grande Drive-In, one of the
few remaining drive-in movie theaters
in Oregon, opens May 7. For updates,
visit http://www.lagrandemovies.com.