- This Holy Week, the whole country will be busy recollecting about their lives and strengthening their faith; cinemas will be back by Black Saturday.
- Here’s a list of the movies to watch out for after this Lenten Season!
This Lenten Season, the whole country will be busy recollecting about their lives and past sins as malls and theaters close down for the holidays. But this coming Black Saturday, cinemas will soon open it’s doors to moviegoers as these new films hit the big screen. Can’t decide what movies to watch this coming Black Saturday? Well, we’ve got you covered as we bring you the top movies to watch out for after this Holy Week!
Pacific Rim: Uprising
John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) stars as the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous “Kaiju.” Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through our cities and bring the world to its knees, he is given one last chance to live up to his father’s legacy by his estranged sister, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi)—who is leading a brave new generation of pilots that have grown up in the shadow of war. As they seek justice for the fallen, their only hope is to unite together in a global uprising against the forces of extinction. Jake is joined by gifted rival pilot Lambert (The Fate of the Furious’ Scott Eastwood) and 15-year-old Jaeger hacker Amara (newcomer Cailee Spaeny), as the heroes of the PPDC become the only family he has left. Rising up to become the most powerful defense force to ever walk the earth, they will set course for a spectacular all-new adventure on a towering scale.
Pacific Rim Uprising is directed by Steven S. DeKnight (Netflix’s Daredevil, STARZ’s Spartacus) and also stars Jing Tian, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day.
Ready Player One
In the year 2045, people can escape their harsh reality in the OASIS, an immersive virtual world where you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone-the only limits are your own imagination. OASIS creator James Halliday left his immense fortune and control of the Oasis to the winner of a contest designed to find a worthy heir. When unlikely hero Wade Watts conquers the first challenge of the reality-bending treasure hunt, he and his friends-known as the High Five-are hurled into a fantastical universe of discovery and danger to save the OASIS and their world.
Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Zak Penn, Ernest Cline based on Cline’s 2011 novel of the same name, it stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance.
Secret Superstar
This 2017 Indian musical drama film, written and directed by Advait Chandan, and produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao stars Zaira Wasim, Meher Vij, Raj Arjun and Aamir Khan. The film follows the coming-of-age story of Insia Malik (Zaira Wasim), a 15-year-old Indian Muslim girl who lives with her mother Nazma (Meher Vij), younger brother Guddu, and an overbearing father Farookh (Raj Arjun). Insia is very passionate about singing, but her father is against her dream of becoming a singer. The film broke records at the box-office as it became one of the most profitable films of all time, grossing ₹965 crore (US$150 million) worldwide on a limited budget of ₹15 crore (US$2.3 million), making it the highest grossing Indian film featuring a female protagonist of all time, the highest-grossing 2017 Hindi film, the second highest-grossing Hindi film of all time, and the second highest-grossing Indian film ever overseas. It also received critical acclaim, and currently has an approval rating of 86% on US review website Rotten Tomatoes.
Never Not Love You
Last but definitely, not the least, here’s one of the most anticipated Filipino films this 2018.
Never Not Love You tells about two young lovers trying to build a life together until career opportunities sent them out of the country. Soon, their relationship starts to crumble as their careers take the better of them and they are forced to make a decision that will affect them and their love for one another. Initially titled Five Years Later, then it was changed to Here’s to the Fools, until in December 22, 2017, the director announced the final title of the film, Viva Film’s latest movie offering Never Not Love You marks the return to the big screen of one of the country’s hottest and most sought-after love team of James Reid and Nadine Lustre.
Directed by the critically acclaimed director and hugot queen Antoinette Jadaone, the film is set to be released March 31, 2018 in theaters nationwide.
