Flickers: ‘Action Point,’ ‘Adrift’ and ‘Upgrade’ open Friday

BOX OFFICE LEADERS

Solo: A Star Wars Story PG13 This is the second of the Star Wars anthology films that precedes New Hope. We meet a young Han Solo as his adventures begin with the meeting of Chewbacca and a first encounter with Lando Calrissian.

Deadpool 2 R Ryan Reynolds is back as our superhero and joins Domino, Bedlam, and Shatterstar to take on their latest foe, Cable. There is a lot of hype for this movie and very little insight as to its plot, so get ready to be amazed.

Avengers: Infinity War PG13 The evil Thanos is out to destroy the Avengers as he seeks to collect all six of the Infinity Stones, but Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Captain America, and the others will do whatever it takes to save the planet and its inhabitants from Thanos.

Book Club PG13 Four older women in various stages of marriage, widowhood, divorce, and playing the field decide to make some bold moves after reading the sexually titillating 50 Shades of Grey.

Life of the Party PG13 A recently divorced wife decides to reset her life by going back to school; however, the college she has chosen, as well as the sorority, has already been chosen by her daughter. A la Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield, the fun has barely started.

Breaking In PG13 A single mother travels to Malibu with her two children to settle the estate of her recently deceased father, but upon getting there, she is faced with a group of home invaders intent on finding the contents of a safe.

Show Dogs PG There is a group of animal smugglers on the prowl, and in an effort to put them on a leash, Max, an undercover police dog faces his most challenging assignment when he poses as a show dog in Las Vegas to gather clues from other canines that will hopefully capture the animal nappers.

Overboard PG13 In this remake of the 1987 comedy, a rich yacht owner fires his house cleaner, falls overboard, and loses his memory. With a loss of memory, the maid will now seek her revenge by pretending to be his wife, but when will his memory return?

A Quiet Place PG13 A family moves into a house and soon discovers that the creatures that also inhabit the place can only hunt by sound as the occupants are now forced to communicate silently.

***ALSO PLAYING IN THEATERS***

Ammammagarillu, Black Panther, Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Disobedience, Fiddlesticks, Filmworker, How Long Will I Love U, I Feel Pretty, Isle of Dogs, Kasal, Pope Francis – A Man of His Word, Raazi, Rampage, RBG, Ready Player One, The Rider, The Seagull, Tully.

Coming to Theaters on June 1

Action Point R D.C. is the owner of an amusement park whose dangerously unsafe rides become a death-defying adventure, but when a competing amusement park opens nearby, D.C., his friends, and daughter Boogie will do whatever it takes to fight the competition. Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Johnny Pemberton, Susan Yeagley. Directed by Tim Kirkby/

Adrift PG13 A young couple in love sail to the high seas but get caught up in a horrific hurricane. With her boyfriend injured, the boat badly damaged, and no hope in sight, Tami must draw upon her inner strength to guide their boat to safety. Stars: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Grace Palmer, Jeffrey Thomas. Directed by Baltasar Kormàkur.

Upgrade R A brutal attack upon a couple leaves the wife dead and the husband paralyzed, but a billionaire techno wizard provides a cure called STEM, which is an implant providing mobility and super-human strength. Will he use it for good or to avenge his wife’s death? Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Richard Anastasios, Rosco Campbell, Richard Cawthorne. Directed by Leigh Whannell.

Coming Soon: American Animals, A Kid Like Jake, The Doctor from India, Ocean’s 8, Hereditary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Hearts Beat Loud, Incredibles 2, Tag, Superfly, Loving Pablo, Eating Animals, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, First Reformed, Under the Silver Lake, Damsel, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, The Hustle, Uncle Drew, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The First Purge, Whitney, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Skyscraper, The Nun, Eighth Grade, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, The Equalizer 2, Mile 22, Generation Wealth, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, Blindspotting, Christopher Robin, The Darkest Minds, The Spy Who Dumped Me, My Son, The Meg, A Prayer Before Dawn, BlacKkKlansman, The Happytime Murders, Captive State, Three Seconds, Crazy Rich Asians, White Boy Rick, Juliet Naked, Dog Days, Replicas, Slender Man, Rodin, The Little Stranger, Kin.

New on DVD

Annihilation R Scientists discover a place named Area X which few will return from and may possibly become mutated creatures of their former self. Only an intense expedition will discover the truth as the scientists set out on this treacherous journey.

Foreign, Classics, Documentaries, and more: Khali the Killer, Eruption LA, Finding Your Feet, Griddle House, Immortal Wars, House of the Witch, Bad Stepmother, The Mountain Between Us, Tender Comrade, The Chaser, My Past, The Man from Down Under, Assassin’s Code, Concealed, Skin So Soft, We Are Stronger, Idle Mind is the Devil’s Workshop, Hotel Camarillo, References, Bridge & Tunnel, The Coldest Kiss, Undetectable, Escape Plan 2.

Television Series: I’m Dying Up Here s1, The Magicians s3.

Guy Hanford, Kensington Video owner for 33 years, retired after a 39-year teaching career in Ramona.