Thursday Movie Picks #103: High School Reunions

I've missed the last two weeks because I've been religiously watching UEFA Euro 2016, which is like the FIFA Football World Cup but for European teams. It's been pretty good, Iceland have done remarkably well and England beat Wales in the last minute, which shut up my Welsh colleagues. I was really smug about it until Wales got further than England after progressing to the quarter finals. England, meanwhile, were beaten by Iceland. This marked the second time we embarrassed our selves on the European Stage in less than a week

But this week I’m back and the theme for this week is high school reunions. Make sure to check out - http://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.co.uk/

Finest Hours

The Finest Hours is a true story based on the rescue of the 33 man crew SS Pendleton which found itself stranded in the Atlantic ocean after their ship split apart due the ferocious weather. Led by Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) a small crew look to battle the elements and complete an impossible mission.

Independence Day: Resurgence

For the past twenty years Planet Earth has rebuilt the world ravaged by an alien invasion, and with the use of the advanced alien technology Planet Earth is a strong, safer place. However, twenty years on from the first invasion, a ship the size of the Atlantic Ocean arrives on Earth's doorstep looking for revenge over the planet that destroyed the ship twenty years previously.

The Conjuring 2

After dealing with a case in which a father murdered his entire family (a story which has been told in The Amityville Horror) the Warrens (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) decide to put the their demon vanquishing gloves on ice. However, they are drawn out of their sabbatical by a case in Enfield, England where a young girl is possessed by a demonic spirit.

Deadpool

When Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is diagnosed with cancer he is contacted by an organisation that can help him by curing his cancer and giving him powers he could only dream of. However, it's not all it seems when the laboratory, run by Ed Skrein's Francis, is a front for an organisation creating a powerful army of slaves. To kick his mutant genes into action, Wilson is forced to endure a terrible ordeal and is horrifically disfigured from the experiments. He escapes his imprisonment and looks for revenge.

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Following her recent trip to Underland to avoid marrying a repulsive odious man, Alice (Mia Wasikowsk) is now a captain of the ship, sailing the sea, dodging pirates and bring riches to the shores of England. Upon arrival back in England, after three years of traveling, she learns that her ex-fiancé, Hanish Ascot, has taken over her father’s business and demands her father’s ship in return for her family home. In a bid to avoid signing the deal, Alice escapes to Underland through a mirror (running away from her problems…again). 

There she learns that The Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) is very ill and convinced that his parents are still alive. Nobody believes him, not even Alice. The only way to be sure is to go back him time and find out what happened, only Time (Sasha baron Cohen) himself can help Alice do this.

Misconduct

When a high power lawyer gets involved in a case against a huge pharmaceutical company he gets more than he bargained for.