This Week In Movies… ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Brightburn,’ ‘The Proposal’

‘This Week In Movies’ is a weekly column that catches you up on all the new movie releases in theaters. This week, nine films make their debut which hopefully will try to inspire you, make you reflect, provoke and just plain ol’ entertain you. Read on!

The new Aladdin remake makes its debut in theaters and it’ll be a test for a brown skin culture. Can a non-White, non-Asian, non-Black film become a #1 box office in America? Also, the new horror film Brightburn seems interesting as well as the documentary The Proposal about Mexico’s most claimed architect. See what else might interest you and remember to listen to our podcast every Friday for our review of movies and interviews with filmmakers and other notable figures of American and Latino pop culture.

WIDE RELEASE

Aladdin (PG, 128m, Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance)
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari
Synopsis: A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin, and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

Brightburn (R, 91m, Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller)
Director: David Yarovesky
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Jackson A. Dunn, Jennifer Holland, David Denman
Synopsis: What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

Booksmart (R, 102m, Comedy)
Director: Olivia Wilde
Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis
Synopsis: On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.

The Tomorrow Man (PG-13, 94m, Drama | Romance)
Director: Noble Jones
Cast: John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton
Synopsis: Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small. These two people will try to find love.

INDIE & LIMITED RELEASES

The Proposal (86m – Documentary)
Director: Jill Magid
Synopsis: An artist fights to make the archives of Mexico’s most famous architect available to the public.

Halston (105 min – Documentary)
Director: Frédéric Tcheng
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Marisa Berenson, Joel Schumacher, Naeem Khan
Synopsis: Prodigiously talented, Halston reigned over fashion in the 1970s and became a household name. But everything changed in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston took the biggest gamble of his life.

Echo In the Canyon (82m, Documentary | Music)
Director: Andrew Slater
Cast: Lou Adler, Fiona Apple, The Beach Boys, Beck
Synopsis: A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.

Funny Story (99m, Drama)
Director: Camille Vidal-Naquet
Cast: Félix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel
Synopsis: Leo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. The men come and go, and he stays right here – longing for love. He doesn’t know what the future will bring. He hits the road. His heart is pounding.

India’s Most Wanted (Action | Thriller)
Director: Raj Kumar Gupta
Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Rajesh Sharma, Gaurav Mishra, Prasanth
Synopsis: A group of intelligence officers embark on a top-secret mission to track down a wanted international criminal.

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