Bayani Agbayani (left) and Ai-Ai delas Alas in “Feelennial”
Feelennial (Feeling Millennial)
Directed by Rechie del Carmen; stars Ai-Ai delas Alas, Bayani Agbayani, Ina Feleo, Nar Cabico
Two middle-aged people who act like millennials initially hate each other, but may have more in common than they think.
Producer Pops Fernandez recently said at the movie’s launch, “I have worked with Ai-Ai so many times and a lot of our projects have been successful. I think our producer-artist combination works. [She] was the first person who came to mind.”
“Toy Story 4”
Toy Story 4
Directed by Josh Cooley; voiced by Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Keanu Reeves, Annie Potts, Joan Cusack
The toys go on another secret adventure, befriending a new plaything along the way.
USA Today’s Brian Truitt says the animated movie, “just like Pixar’s previous animated hits … aims to leave you a weeping mess.”
Chicago Sun-Times’ Richard Roeper agrees: “If this movie doesn’t touch your heart, you’d have to be as lifeless as the toys pretend to be when humans are in the vicinity.”
“Child’s Play”
Child’s Play
Directed by Lars Klevberg; stars Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, Tim Matheson
A kid moves to a new neighborhood and gets a present, a doll that is secretly alive and violent.
Plaza told Cosmopolitan of her involvement with the project, “I’ve always gravitated toward more of a leadership position … I wasn’t a producer, but I was acting like it—watching the monitor when other people were doing their scenes when I should have been in my trailer, relaxing.”
Taron Egerton in “Rocketman”
Rocketman
Directed by Dexter Fletcher; stars Taron Egerton, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Bell
The musical biopic is based on recording artist Elton John and his breakthrough years.
San Francisco Chronicle’s Mick LaSalle opines, “Really, on the basis of ‘Rocketman,’ you’d think Elton John never had a moment of fun.”
Tribune News Service’s Katie Walsh thinks that “this dizzy, delirious jukebox musical has the energy and visual dynamism to truly reflect the outlandish aesthetic and performance style of its subject.”