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pril features a diverse slate of films, from the highly anticipated animated Super Mario Brothers space adventure to Antoine Fuqua’ s Michael Jackson biopic, as well as intense horror( Lee Cronin’ s The Mummy, directed by Lee Cronin) and gripping indie dramas. Here are some top picks for your next theater visit.
By Lori Vernon
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Directed by Aaron Horvath / Michael Jelenic Rated PG • April 1- In Theaters
After thwarting Bowser ' s( Jack Black’ s) previous scheme to marry Princess Peach( Anya Taylor-Joy), Mario( Chris Pratt) and Luigi( Charlie Day) face a new threat: Bowser Jr.( Benny Safdie), who is determined to free his father from captivity and reclaim the Koopa legacy. Joined by both new and familiar allies,
the brothers journey across the stars to stop the ambitious young heir ' s crusade.
Fantasy Life
Directed by Matthew Shear Rated R • April 3-InTheaters
An anxious law school dropout( Matthew Shear) stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist ' s three granddaughters and falls for the girls ' mother( Amanda Peet), an actress in a rocky marriage. A smart, New York-set romantic comedy co-starring Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Andrea Martin, Zosia Mamet, and Holland Taylor.
The Drama
Directed by Kristoffer Borgli Rated R • April 3-InTheaters
A happily engaged couple( Robert Pattinson, Zendaya) is put to the test days before their wedding when an unexpected revelation shakes their relationship when one partner discovers unsettling truths about the other, which in turn sends their wedding week off the rails in this romantic black-comedydrama.
Hamlet
Directed by Aneil Karia Rated NYR • April 10- In Theaters An electrifying reimagining of Shakespeare ' s Hamlet, set in the world of a British South Asian family in contemporary London. Hamlet( Riz Ahmed) returns to London for the funeral of his father, but he is shocked when his uncle, Claudius( Art Malik), announces that he ' s marrying Hamlet ' s just-widowed mother( Sheeba Chaddha). After seeing his father ' s ghost, who says he was murdered by Claudius, Hamlet becomes consumed by rage and revenge. He goes to violent lengths to avenge his father’ s murder, questioning not only his role in the family business but his own sanity.
You, Me & Tuscany
Directed by Kat Coiro Rated PG-13 • April 10- In Theaters
Halle Bailey stars as Anna, a young woman drifting through her twenties. When Anna loses her house-sitting job( and housing), a chance encounter with Matteo— a handsome Italian who happens to have a villa sitting empty in Tuscany— will inspire her to jet off for Italy. But Anna’ s plan falls apart when Matteo’ s mother, Gabriella( Isabella Ferrari), shows up. In a panic, Anna allows Gabriella to believe that she is Matteo’ s fiancée. That little lie becomes a big problem when Matteo’ s cousin, Michael( Regé-Jean Page), shows up, and Anna discovers the heat between them may ignite a fire that will transform her life.
Faces of Death
Directed by Daniel Goldhaber Rated R • April 10- In Theaters A woman( Barbie Ferreira) who moderates a YouTube-like platform, responsible for filtering out any content that is offensive or violent, comes across a group on the website that ap-
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