Rueben's Ramblings

Based on information provided by Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in April:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Opens: April 4

Two years after the events of The Avengers, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) resides peacefully in Washington, D.C., struggling to adapt to contemporary society. However, after a S.H.I.E.L.D. compatriot is assailed, Steve becomes entangled in a mystery that may endanger the globe. Together with Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Captain America attempts to uncover the growing machination while fending off hired hit men. When the entire scheme is discovered, Captain America and the Black Widow must recruit the aid of the Falcon and soon encounter an unanticipated and powerful adversary – the Winter Soldier. The film also stars Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford and Samuel L. Jackson.

Dom Hemingway
Opens: April 4

Dom Hemingway (Jude Law) is a larger-than-life safecracker, who is back on the streets of London after 12 years in prison, and it’s time to collect what he’s owed for keeping his mouth shut. Travelling with his devoted best friend Dickie (Richard E. Grant), Dom visits his crime boss Mr. Fontaine (Demián Bichir) in the south of France to claim his reward. But Dom’s drink and drug-fuelled ego decides what he’s lost can’t be replaced. One car accident and a femme fatale later, Dom realizes his priority must be to reconnect with his long-lost daughter Evelyn (Emilia Clarke).

Draft Day
Opens: April 11

The general manager of the Cleveland Browns must fight to land the number one draft pick for his team. The ensemble cast includes Kevin Costner, Frank Langella, Jennifer Garner, Tom Welling, Joe Manganiello, Chadwick Boseman, Rosanna Arquette, Sam Elliott, Terry Crews, Denis Leary and Chi McBride.

Only Lovers Left Alive
Opens: April 11

After being around for centuries, vampire Adam (Tom Hiddleston) is a rockstar who cannot get accustomed to the modern world with all of its new technology. While he lives in Detroit, his wife Eve (Tilda Swinton) lives in Tangier, flourishing in the new world. But when she senses Adam’s depression with society, she gets on a plane and goes to see him. Shortly after Eve gets there, her younger sister, Ava (Mia Wasikowska), shows up after 87 years and disrupts the couple’s idyll reunion. The film also stars John Hurt, Anton Yelchin and Jeffrey Wright.

Rio 2
Opens: April 11

In this computer-animated sequel Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), Jewel (Anne Hathaway) and their three kids (Rachel Crow, Amandla Stenberg and Pierce Gagnon) leave their domesticated life in the city of Rio de Janeiro for a journey to the Amazon rainforest where they encounter a menagerie of characters born to be wild. Upon arrival, the family comes across Jewel’s long-lost father (Andy Garcia), in hiding with a group of other Spix’s Macaws. But things get worse when they realize their Amazonian habitat is under threat and the Blu and Jewel’s old nemesis Nigel (Jemaine Clement) is back for revenge. Other voices will be provided by Leslie Mann, George Lopez, Jamie Foxx, Rodrigo Santoro, Jake T. Austin, Tracy Morgan, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno, Natalie Morales, will.i.am and Janelle Monae.

St. Vincent
Opens: April 11

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door. The film stars Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Terrence Howard and Nate Corddry.

Heaven Is For Real
Opens: April 16

Based on the book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, the film focuses on the story of a four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor (Greg Kinnear) who experienced heaven during emergency surgery. He talked about looking down to see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn’t know what to believe, but soon the evidence was clear. In heaven, Colton met his miscarried sister whom no one ever had told him about and his great-grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born. He shared impossible-to-know details about each. Colton went on to describe the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how “reaaally big” God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit “shoots down power” from heaven to help us. The cast includes Kelly Reilly and Thomas Haden Church.

Transcendence
Opens: April 18

Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is an artificial intelligence researcher who strives to create a machine that possesses sentience and collective intelligence. Extremists who oppose technological advancement target him, but their actions drive him toward his goal. Caster also wants to become part of the new technology, and his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and his best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), also researchers, question the wisdom of this drive. Caster’s goal to acquire knowledge becomes one to acquire power, and he seems to be unstoppable. The film also stars Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Cole Hauser, Lukas Haas and Clifton Collins, Jr.

Earth to Echo
Opens: April 25

When a group of young friends begin to receive bizarre encrypted messages on their cell phones, they embark on an incredible adventure to discover the meaning behind these communications. Soon enough, they realize that the messages they are receiving are from a mysterious being from another world – one who desperately needs their help. The cast prominently consists of unknowns.

The Other Woman
Opens: April 25

After discovering her boyfriend (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is married, a woman (Cameron Diaz) tries to get her ruined life back on track. But when she accidentally meets the wife he’s been cheating on (Leslie Mann), she realizes they have much in common, and her sworn enemy becomes her greatest friend. When yet another affair is discovered (this time with model Kate Upton), all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the serial adulterer. The cast also includes singer Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire) and veteran actor Don Johnson.

The Quiet Ones
Opens: April 25

A University physics professor (Jared Harris) assembles a team to help create a poltergeist. The film also stars Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) and Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel).

Movies coming out in May will be posted at the end of April.

Enjoy!