The Best of Enemies (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Wes Bentley, Anne Heche
Civil rights activist Ann Atwater faces off against C.P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.
Shazam! (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Zachary Levi, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Borth, Mark Strong
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word – SHAZAM! – this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam.
The Haunting of Sharon Tate (R)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Hilary Duff, Jonathan Bennett, Lydia Hearst
Pregnant with director Roman Polanski’s child and awaiting his return from Europe, 26-year-old Hollywood actress Sharon Tate becomes plagued by visions of her imminent death.
Teen Spirit (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Elle Fanning, Agnieszka Grochowska, Archie Madekwe, Zlatko Buric
Violet is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, Teen Spirit is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story.
Pet Sematary (R)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence
Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
Amazing Grace (G)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Aretha Franklin, Reverand James Cleveland, C.L. Franklin, Alexander Hamilton
A documentary presenting Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972.
High Life (R)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth
A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
Peterloo (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell, Philip Jackson
The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.
The Public (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Emilio Estevez
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
Billboard (NR)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Eric Roberts, Heather Matarazzo, Darlene Cates, Leo Fitzpatrick
Times are tough, listenership is down, and Casey needs to come up with a plan to save his radio station, WTYT 960, and fast! Casey’s grand plan is to host a billboard sitting contest, where four lucky contestants have the opportunity to win “nine-sixty thousand dollars and a mobile home”. All they have to do is be the last person to survive, living on a billboard.
Suburban Birds (NR)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Zihan Gong, Lu Huang, Mason Lee
Some ground subsidence has occurred in a suburban area and a team of engineers, including Hao, is dispatched to investigate the cause. After days of wandering around in the empty suburb looking for answers and carrying his heavy gear, Hao walks into a primary school where he finds a diary chronicling the story of a boy and the separation of what seems to be an intimate group. As the investigation keeps going, Hao discovers that this diary might contain prophecies about his own life.
Storm Boy (PG)
Opens on Friday, April 5
Starring: Jai Courtney, Geoffrey Rush, David Gulpilil, Erik Thomson
A beautiful and contemporary retelling of Colin Thiele’s classic Australian tale. ‘Storm Boy’ has grown up to be Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman and grandfather. When Kingley starts to see images from his past that he can’t explain, he is forced to remember his long-forgotten childhood, growing up on an isolated coastline with his father. He recounts to his grand daughter the story of how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary, orphaned pelican, Mr. Percival. Their remarkable adventures and very special bond have a profound effect on all their lives. Based on the beloved book, Storm Boy is a timeless story of an unusual and unconditional friendship.
Synopsis by IMDB.