The big release this weekend is certainly the live-action version of Disney’s Dumbo, but there are a few more films as well. A documentary of MLB’s doping scandal, a Japanese anime, and the story of one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors are all new in theaters this week. Hopefully there’s something that catches your eye!
The Beach Bum (R)
A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules.
Directed by Harmony Korine
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Stefania LaVie Own, Martin Lawrence
Release date: March 29
Diane
Diane fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. As these pieces of her existence begin to fade, she finds herself confronting memories she’d sooner forget than face.
Directed by Kent Jones
Starring: Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Estelle Parsons, Andrea Martin, Deidre O’Connell
Release date: March 29
Dumbo (PG)
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Directed by Tim Burton
Starring: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin
Release date: March 29
Notebook
An ex-army officer, Kabir, becomes a teacher in Kashmir in a school that is in a miserable condition. Things take a turn when Kabir finds a notebook, left behind by the previous year’s teacher Firdaus (Pranutan Bahl).
Directed by Nitin Kakkar
Starring: Zaheer Iqbal, Pranutan Bahl, Muazzam Bhat
Release date: March 29
Screwball
Billy Corben’s true-crime dramedy investigates the MLB’s infamous doping scandal involving a nefarious clinician and his most famous client: the New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez.
Directed by Billy Corben
Starring: Bryan Blanco, Frankie Diaz, Jonathan Blanco, Jake Alexander Martin, Ian Mackles
Release date: March 29
Trinity Seven: Heavens Library & Crimson Lord
Kaunda Arata, who has the “Devil ‘s Factor” to collapse the world, was conducting an investigation of the ruins along with Asami Lilith, one of the Trinity Seven. The strong power that responded to Arata’s power, the neighborhood was covered with dazzling light, and if noticed there was a place that is in the sky than the old, a place that governs the wisdom of the whole world: “The Sky Library.” Suddenly, a man with a face similar to Arata appears with red lightning. The name is Red Kaoru “Abis Trinity.” He is a demon king destroying the demon king because of the powerful power to eradicate the city in a blink, it has been sealed in the “sky library” for a long time. He reacted to Arata ‘s Demon Law Factor and unlocked the seal; he regained power as a demon king and was planning to return the world to nothing.
Directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori
Starring: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yumi Hara, Aya Uchida, Ayane Sakura, Yoko Hikasa
Release date: March 29
Unplanned (R)
As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, Abby Johnson was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women on their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman’s right to choose led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.
Directed by Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon
Starring: Ashley Bratcher, Brooks Ryan, Robia Scott, Jared Lotz, Emma Elle Roberts
Release date: March 29
Will you be seeing any new movies this weekend?
