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Serenity

A fishing boat captain lives peacefully on a Caribbean island until his ex-wife comes looking for help for herself and the son they both have in common and asks her to murder her violent and current husband. A psychological thriller that delves into the depths of couple relationships, the stormy past of its protagonists and emotional scars and pays tribute to the classic films of genre and literature, where the truth lies beneath the surface. The Oscar-winning Matthew McConaughey (The Dark Tower) and Anne Hathaway (Compulsive Thimbles) star in this obscure “Hitchcockian” thriller in which nothing is as it seems, with script and direction by Steven Knight, one of the great writers, writers and directors not only of the cinema (Locke), but also of the television (Peaky Blinders). In Serenity (Obsession), we will learn the story of an experienced fishing boat captain, Baker Dill, who lives on an island in the Caribbean and is obsessed with catching a fish. Her peaceful life will change when her ex-wife goes in search of him to ask her a particular favor: to murder her current husband and save her and her son in common from the clutches of the violent character played by Jason Clarke (The day to come) . Throughout the film, the past will torment the protagonists who will have to face disturbing situations with script twists and surprising plots. Dill will have to choose between doing good or doing evil, although sometimes he does not know how to distinguish them...

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Rocketman

Reginald Dwight is a shy boy from a small British town with a huge talent for the piano. In his struggle to achieve his dream of being a musician, little by little he becomes a rebellious young man who begins to put aside classical music and get into rock and roll. With the help of his usual composer, Bernie Taupin, and his first manager, John Reid, Reginald will experience a spectacular metamorphosis that will make him Elton John, one of the greatest pop icons of all time. Director in the shadow of Bohemian Rhapsody after the controversial dismissal of Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle) aspires to repeat the success of that with Rocketman, another musical biopic where he enters the turbulent years that led to a young British named Reginald Dwight to become the great pop rock star Elton John. Producer of the film, John himself assures that that era, extraordinary and surreal, deserved a film to match. In this way, the excesses, addictions and extravagances that have always surrounded the singer are reflected in the big screen without censorship and with an ironic sense of humor and festive spirit that is spread by the most iconic songs of the British genius, real protagonists of the film . Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) steps into the impossible platforms of Elton John in this surprising and unpredictable combination of musical; drama about love, family or friendship; and libertine parties...

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Pokémon Detective Pikachu

After discovering that they can communicate in a surprising way, Tim Goodman, a 21-year-old boy, is forced to work with detective Pikachu, the intelligent and adorable Pokémon who was a companion of his father, a well-known private investigator who has mysteriously disappeared. To find it, Tim and Pikachu will follow the clues through Ryme City, a gigantic metropolis where humans and Pokémon live in harmony, until uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the coexistence of both species. Become one of the great brands of multigenerational entertainment, with an emporium that ranges from video games, toys and television series, to blockbuster animated films, Pokémon now becomes a real-life feature film where flesh and blood humans share a futuristic city with these nice creatures. Rob Letterman (Nightmares) directs Pokémon Detective Pikachu, a fun mix of adventures, black movies and science fiction, where a twenty-year-old and the well-known Pikachu (in private investigator version with the voice of Ryan Reynolds) will form a tandem that will try to unveil the mystery around of the disappearance of the father of the young man. Under this premise, inspired by the video game of the same name in 2016, a surprising plot of conspiracies will be developed that threatens the peaceful coexistence between humans and Pokémon...

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Childs Play

Karen is a single mother who, after moving in with her son Andy in search of a new life, wants to give her the best gift for her thirteenth birthday. That’s why he buys a doll, Chucky, the latest technology cry. However, they will soon be followed by macabre deaths that will confuse the police. When the true nature of Chucky comes to light, Andy and Karen will have to fight to save their lives and prove that the culprit of all is this evil plastic creature. Beyond updating the visual aspect of the horror classic of the 80s, Diabolic Doll (Child’s Play) resuscitated for the new generations in a film that renews all the mythology of the character and turns it into a toy endowed with an artificial intelligence without limits for learning or violence. Thus, the black magic that gave life to this miniature psychopath leaves its place to the world of hypercomputing and the interconnection of devices in a tape that, however, respects the hallmarks of the franchise, such as black humor , the considerable doses of blood and viscera, a varied repertoire of deaths and victims and, again, the final confrontation between a child and his macabre birthday gift. Lars Klevberg (Polaroid) is in charge of directing this film where Aubrey Plaza (Mike and Dave look for serious roll) and the young, but experienced, Gabriel Bateman (Never turn off the light) will have to survive this Chucky 2.0 with the voice of Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)...

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Men in Black International

Men in Black has over time become an international secret organization that protects Earth from the worst scum in the universe, wherever it may be. Now, the agency faces its biggest challenge so far: an alien threat, capable of taking the shape of anyone, that has infiltrated the deepest part of its structure. The only hope to find the mole and avoid a catastrophe will be the strange pair formed by the decorated agent H and the rookie agent M. 7 years after closing the successful trilogy starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, the defense agency against Extraterrestrial threats emerged from the comics of Lowell Cunningham is renewed for a new generation. F. Gary Gray (Fast and Furious 8) takes the witness of Barry Sonnenfeld and directs this comedy of action and science fiction with spirit of buddy movie. Men in Black: International presents new weapons, alien races and acquires a more international dimension, where the protagonists travel different parts of the world to discover an intergalactic conspiracy whose origin lies in a mole infiltrated in the organization itself. Chris Hemsworth (Bad Times at The Royale) and Tessa Thompson (Creed II: The Legend of Rocky), the second woman agent of the franchise, repeat together after Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame and put on the black suit and glasses sun in this film that brings a fresh and modern vision of this universe, while retaining the combination of epic, special effects, adventures and humor that have made this saga one of the favorites of the public...

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The Lion King

Little Simba is forced to leave his home after being blamed by his uncle Scar for the death of his father, Mufasa, the king of the savannah. In his trip he forms a bizarre team with a boar and a meerkat that help him to leave behind his fears to become a brave and responsible lion, worthy to occupy the throne that belongs to him by natural law. After a fortuitous encounter with his past, Simba decides to return and overthrow the tyrant Scar, who has taken all the power in the savanna. The story that marked a before and after in the animated film returns 25 years later to the big screen. Now, the lion king is roaring again, and this time he is doing it through pioneering cinematographic techniques that revolutionize the film industry again due to its high technical quality in a film that visually resembles a high-budget documentary. A trip to the African savanna led by Jon Favreau, one of the great directors, actors, screenwriters and producers of Hollywood today, whose face sounds to us of great productions like Avengers and that already was in charge of the return to the cinema of The jungle book in 2016. This new remake of Disney, which has found a gold mine in the reinvention of the great classics, brings us back to the tragic story in which after the murder of King Mufasa, his son Simba will have to Accept his fate and fight to take his rightful place in the animal kingdom by following his father’s footsteps and facing his evil Uncle Scar. All this with the help of his new and inseparable friends, Timón and Pumba, who like in the original film, bring the humorous touch to this tragedy with shakespearian overtones...

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The Hole in the Ground

Trying to leave behind her tormented past, a young woman, Sarah O’Neill, moves to a small Irish village of lumberjacks with her son Chris. In the depths of the forest adjoining their new home, mother and son find a mysterious crater. The discovery of this hole will cause strange changes in the behavior and nature of the child, which will cause the mother to be torn between her own fears and traumas and a superstition of the locals over supplanted children. Bosque maldito is the first film by Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin, who had already attracted the attention of critics and fantastic film festivals with his previous short film Ghost Train (2014). Starring actress Seán Kerslake (Dollhouse) and young actor James Quinn Markey (Vikings), who are accompanied in the cast by names such as James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) or Kati Outinen (The Other Side of Hope), movie visits common places of horror cinema (the woman who flees from a traumatic past, the enchanted forest, the possessed son …) and in a certain way, gives them a new touch. Bosque maldito is a film of atmosphere and frights, but also of psychological and family terror, since at no time do we know if the threat that this woman faces comes from inside or outside her home...

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Apollo 11

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, this documentary film that offers unprecedented images of the great historical milestone in which we set foot on the Moon is premiered. Built from archival material provided by NASA and filmed in 8k, Apollo 11 travels to the past to remember and honor Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and all those who made possible the great feat of taking a small step for man, but a great step for humanity. Apolo 11 is not a documentary to use, as it does not have interviews or expert opinions. It is an authentic film, built entirely from redigitalized archival material and redesigned to be contemplated on the big screen, which includes unpublished images in 70 mm, and some of the highlights of the 11,000 hours of unlisted audio recordings from those days when the inhabitants of the Earth contemplated the Moon to see with their own eyes how man’s great dream came true. An epic feat that united humanity like no other historical event ever managed to do it and that now shows on the big screen with great success of public and critics, raising more than 9 million dollars in the United States, a number within reach of few documentaries This film event, which has been in production for half a century, is directed by the Emmy winner Todd Douglas Miller (Dinosaur 13) and premieres coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the arrival of man on the Moon...

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Annabelle Comes Home

The renowned parapsychologists Ed and Lorraine Warren decide to put an end once and for all to the ravages caused by the Annabelle doll, a conduit used by demons to possess people. For this they enclose it in a cabinet blessed by a priest in the room in which they keep other supernatural objects. However, one night the terrifying doll will conjure up all the evil spirits of the room to achieve its new goal: to own the Warren’s young daughter, July. Annabelle returns home is the third of the films starring the demoniac doll Annabelle and the seventh installment of the horror franchise Warren File, created by director James Wan (Insidious) and based on some of the most representative cases in life The American demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren studied and fought. This time the chosen director has been the debutant Gary Dauberman, until then screenwriter of other films of the franchise as Annabelle or The Nun, but also co-writer of one of the latest hits of international terror, It. Dauberman has worked on his own screenplay and has re-told this time with Patrick Wilson (Aquaman) and Vera Farmiga (Godzilla: King of monsters) in the role of the Warren couple...

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Aladdin

Agrabah has no secrets for Aladdin, a rogue petty thief who dreams of doing big things. Across the city, Jasmine, the sultan’s daughter, wants to experience life far from the palace and her father’s attempts to find her husband. Meanwhile, Jafar, the evil royal adviser, conspires to take away the throne. When Aladdin finds the lamp of the Cave of Wonders and releases the Genie, he will begin a fantastic adventure full of love and dangers that will change their lives. It was a matter of time that Aladdin, one of the great classics of the Disney factory and winner of 2 Oscars, gave the leap to the real image. The responsible for this adaptation in flesh and blood of the adventures of this cute pickpocket, the beautiful Jasmine, the evil Jafar and the Genie of the lamp is Guy Ritchie (King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur), who directs an exciting and spectacular film where the most memorable musical moments and numbers of his predecessor take on a new dimension. That story of love, friendship and betrayal is maintained in this new version where its protagonists, from very different strata of society, strive to keep faith in themselves and, at the same time, renew with a valuable message of empowerment feminine that will delight the fans of always and those who, for the first time, delve into this magical universe...

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