Film Previews
5/1/2024
“Boy Kills World”
- R | 115 minutes
- Director: Moritz Mohr
- Writers: Tyler Burton Smith, Arend Remmers, Moritz Mohr
- Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Famke Janssen, Jessica Rothe
Bill Skarsgård stars as “Boy” who vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen), the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (Ruhian) to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister.
“The Fall Guy”
- PG-13 | 126 minutes
- Director: David Leitch
- Writers: Drew Pearce, Glen A. Larson
- Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
He’s a stuntman (Ryan Gosling), and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero must track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy, and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right? While the film’s ruthless producer (Hannah Waddingham) maneuvers to keep the disappearance of star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) a secret from the studio and the media, Colt performs the film’s most outrageous stunts while trying (with limited success) to charm his way back into Jody’s good graces. But as the mystery around the missing star deepens, Colt will find himself ensnared in a sinister, criminal plot that will push him to the edge of a fall more dangerous than any stunt. A new hilarious, hard-driving, all-star apex-action thriller and love letter to action movies and the hard-working and under-appreciated crew of people who make them.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
- PG-13 | 145 minutes
- Director: Wes Ball
- Writers: Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
- Stars: Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Dichen Lachman
The new “Apes” movie is set many years after the conclusion of 2017’s “War for the Planet of the Apes.” Many apes societies have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis, while humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence. Some ape groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teaching to build burgeoning empires. In this setting, one ape leader begins to enslave other groups to find human technology, while another ape, who watched his clan be taken, embarks on a journey to find freedom. A young human woman becomes key to the latter’s quest, although she has plans of her own.
