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BY<br />
DOUGLAS TSENG<br />
OTHER NEW OPENINGS<br />
Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s<br />
Revenge (PG13)<br />
Starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush | Directed by<br />
Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg<br />
Johnny Depp still amuses as bumbling buccaneer<br />
Jack Sparrow. Sometimes he’s like a distant uncle<br />
dropping in on a family reunion, drunkenly regaling<br />
everyone with his exploits; other times, it feels like<br />
he’s parodying himself. Not sure which is which. While<br />
the earlier entries were long and meandering, this fifth<br />
(and final?) chapter — about the search for Poseidon’s<br />
trident — is leaner, brisker and more focused. Loyalists<br />
will appreciate the return of other familiar faces (hello,<br />
Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack the Monkey!) and<br />
Javier Bardem’s titular maritime menace. The latter, with<br />
his eerily floating hair, rotting face and dripping black<br />
goo, is the series’ best villain ever.<br />
Wonder Woman (TBA)<br />
Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine | Directed by Patty Jenkins<br />
We’ve seen the Amazon Princess’ solo movie<br />
but we are forbidden to say anything about it,<br />
thanks to an embargo. All we can reveal is that<br />
there isn’t any post-credits sequence… or is<br />
there?<br />
31 (R21)<br />
Starring Malcolm McDowell, Richard Brake, Meg Foster | Directed<br />
by Rob Zombie<br />
Rocker-turned-horror auteur Rob Zombie (The Devil’s<br />
Rejects) doesn’t do movies that are sane or safe, and<br />
his latest is no exception. 31 is a relentlessly grotty<br />
and gory mayhem-thon set in the 1970s where a bunch<br />
of kidnapped carnival workers — including Zombie’s<br />
real-life missus Sheri Moon — are forced to partake in<br />
a Battle Royale-meets-The Purge gladiatorial game, while<br />
the rich and bored (dressed in 17th century aristocratic<br />
garb, perukes and all) wager on which player will make it<br />
out in 12 hours against a line-up of homicidal maniacs.<br />
Once the end credits roll, you can’t wait to rush home<br />
for a shower. That, or to get a Tetanus jab.<br />
SOURCE: CINEMATOGRAPH FILM EXHIBITORS ASSOCIATION<br />
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God of War (TBA)<br />
Starring Sammo Hung, Vincent Zhao | Directed by<br />
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If you can’t get enough of maritime outlaws,<br />
here’s one set in the 16th century about the<br />
battle between the Chinese army and Japanese<br />
buccaneers along the Chinese coastline. No<br />
Krakens involved.<br />
MAY 18-21 MAY 19-21<br />
King Arthur: Legend of The<br />
Sword<br />
Alien: Covenant<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
Vol. 2<br />
Lucky Boy<br />
Siam Square<br />
Shock Wave<br />
Fast & Furious 8<br />
This Is Not What I Expected<br />
The Boss Baby<br />
Smurfs: The Lost Village<br />
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Alien: Covenant<br />
Guardians of the Galaxy<br />
Vol. 2<br />
Everything, Everything<br />
Snatched<br />
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The<br />
Long Haul<br />
King Arthur: Legend of the<br />
Sword<br />
Fast & Furious 8<br />
The Boss Baby<br />
Beauty and the Beast<br />
How to be a Latin Lover<br />
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