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Amazon Studios A WRINKLE IN TIME After 54 years, the canonical nov- el "A Wrinkle in Time" has been brought to life by Disney. The film addresses the many injustices en- dured by its main character, Meg Murry, as she journeys through this fantasy world. Originally centered around Christian themes, the film to- day serves as a social commentary on inclusion, race, and equality. THOROUGHBREDS Cory Finley's feature film debut tells the story of two young suburban girls, Amanda and Lily, who plot the murder of Lily's stepdad. From early on, "Thoroughbreds" was a Sun- dance Film Festival favorite, and we can see why a dark twist on a com- ing-of-age tale went over so well. A QUIET PLACE Directed by John Krasinski and co-starring both he and his wife Em- ily Blunt, comes a highly-suspense- ful horror movie about a family who is being hunted by monsters that feed off of sound. The duo and their children must figure out how to lead a happy life while totally isolated from existence. UNSANE You know her from "The Crown," but this time Claire Foy is playing the paranoid Sawyer Valentini active- ly on the run from her stalker. After seeking out counseling, she is forced into a medical facility (a.k.a. psych ward) where her stalker suddenly reappears. The tension then lies in whether or not he's actually there, or if her paranoia has taken over. TOMB RAIDER Although the role of Lara Croft isn't being reprised by Angelina Jolie, the "Tomb Raid- er" prequel starring Alicia Vikander is noth- ing to scoff at. The film is absent of pistols and booty shorts, and instead, paints Croft as an underdog who has distanced herself from her family's fortune. This time, Croft is noticeably more serious, sentimental and the plot builds on the moment in which she transforms into the Tomb Raider. WESTWORLD SEASON 2 (APRIL 22) In its first season, "Westworld" introduced us to a futuristic theme park in which human guests could interact with lifelike androids. The twist came later when we as viewers realized our empathy lied with the androids, whose memories are erased daily but begin to retain fragment flashbacks of the horrors that are inflicted on them by the real-life guests. Going into season two, the first season now can be equated to a prequel to all the events that will begin to take shape. After a powerful uprising, new worlds will be introduced (as Westworld is one of six parks), new characters come aboard and Delos' true agenda is possibly revealed. YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE Adapted from Jonathan Ames' novella, a hitman (Joaquin Phoenix) is hired to retrieve a teenage girl from a child sex ring. Phoenix plays a shaggy-haired, anti-hero named Joe who is withdrawn from the world and faces demons of his own as he openly struggles with abusive flashbacks. He comes across as a stoical, dead-eyed (yet very com- pelling) character who prefers to kill with a hammer instead of a gun. There is some sort of satisfaction found in his rescue missions in which for a brief moment he can control the corruption around him. In his journey to find the girl, his fellow associates start to get picked off one by one and Joe soon re- alizes that it is kill, or be killed. In Theaters What We Can't Wait For John P. Johnson/HBO VUE ON ENTERTAINMENT V U E N J . C O M 88

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