THE CALL OF THE WILD: Harrison Ford Shines in a Mediocre Adaptation of Jack London's Novel with a Weird CGI Dog

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family  

Produced by: Erwin Stoff       

Directed by: Chris Sanders  

Written by: Michael Green    

Production Company: 20^th Century Studios    

Starring: Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Omar Sy, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Colin Woodell, Cara Gee, Terry Notary

Runtime: 100 minutes                                

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Buck is a domesticated dog who lives a happy, pampered life in his California home. All of that changes when he is suddenly stolen away and taken further into the wilderness of Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890’s. As he’s being passed over from one master to the next, he begins to finally find some comfort when he paws his way into becoming a member of a mail delivery dog sled team and eventually its leader, leading him towards various adventures where he has to choose between civilization and the wild. 

LITTLE WOMEN: Greta Gerwig’s Funny, Moving and Incredibly Warm-Hearted Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Beloved Classic

Genre: Drama, Romance  

Produced by: Amy Pascal, Denise Di Novi, Robin Swicord

Directed by: Greta Gerwig    

Written by: Greta Gerwig    

Production Company: Columbia Pictures   

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Timothee Chalamet, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Louis Garrel, Tracy Letts, James Norton, Bob Odenkirk    

Runtime: 135 minutes                                                                                                                                                           

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In the years after the American Civil War, Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) is now a grown up young lady living in New York City, aspiring to be taken seriously as a writer. Jo’s journey towards completing her novel and also being the voice of the underrepresented takes her back to the time she spent in Concord, Massachusetts with her three sisters – Amy (Florence Pugh), Meg (Emma Watson) and Beth (Eliza Scanlen) – as, like her, they try to live their life their own way and come to terms with its rewards and consequences. 

BIRDS OF PREY: An Ambitious, But Ultimately Uneven Adaptation of the DC Comics' All-Female Superhero Team

Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Superhero

Produced by: Bryan Unkeless, Margot Robbie, Sue Kroll      

Directed by: Cathy Yan  

Written by: Christina Hodson   

Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures   

Starring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, Steven Williams

Runtime: 109 minutes                              

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Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) is an emotional wreck ever since her break-up with Joker. Dealing with an uncertain future, Harley’s past starts to haunt her when her encounter with a young pickpocket Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco) turn both of them into targets for ruthless crime boss Roman Sionis/Black Mask (Ewan McGregor), his right hand-man Victor Zsasz (Chris Messina), and just about every bad guy in Gotham. Their last hope of survival and defeating Roman rest on reluctantly teaming up with Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez). 

MARRIAGE STORY: Noah Baumbach's Magnum Opus On Marriage, Divorce and Relationships

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Produced by: David Heyman, Noah Baumbach    

Directed by: Noah Baumbach  

Written by: Noah Baumbach 

Production Company: Netflix 

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, Wallace Shawn, Azhy Robertson  

Runtime: 136 minutes 

SYNOPSIS: 

Stage director Charlie Barber (Adam Driver) and actress Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) are colleagues-turned-married couple who decide to end their association both creatively and, most crucially, romantically. Having agreed beforehand that they intend to do so amicably while also trying to keep the family together for the sake of their only son Henry (Azhy Robertson), their situation becomes gradually more complicated when they start bringing in lawyers to help them with their case, which further test the strengths and strains of their relationship. 

1917: Sam Mendes' Technically Groundbreaking Masterclass in World War Filmmaking

Genre: Action, War, Drama

Produced by: Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall, Brian Oliver 

Directed by: Sam Mendes    

Written by: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns   

Production Company: Universal Pictures   

Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch         

Runtime: 120 minutes                                       

SYNOPSIS: 

Two British lance corporals William Schofield (George MacKay) and Thomas Blake (Dean- Charles Chapman) are assigned to deliver a message to call off an impending attack on the German troops. If they fail, then it could mean the deaths of over 1,600 men. And the mission gets more personal when they are told that Lieutenant Joseph Blake (Richard Madden), Tom’s brother, is amongst those men. In a race against time, they must navigate their way past no man’s land, taking them even further away from comfort zone and closer into the remnants of World War I.