DRAGONLORD'S 2016 MOVIE GUIDE

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WARCRAFT

Release: June 10, 2016

Genre: Fantasy Epic Action Adventure

Director: Duncan Jones (Source Code, Moon)

Cast: Ben Foster, Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Toby Kebbell, Dominic Cooper, Rob Kazinsky, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Callum Keith Rennie, and Clancy Brown

Synopsis: Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization, led by the humans, faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying world of Draenorto find their place in another. As a portal known as the Dark Portal opens to connect the two worlds, the humans face destruction while the orcs face extinction. Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel), leader of the humans, and Durotan (Toby Kebbell), leader of the orcs, are then sent on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home, in which war has many faces and everyone fights for something.



Dragonlord's Review: With a runtime of 123 minutes only, Warcraft needed at least an extra 30 minutes to solve its rushed pacing but unfortunately the time length still would not be able to fix the film's problems of its unexciting characters, miscasting and so-so story. 6/10 [Full Review]

 

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THE CONJURING 2

Release: June 10, 2016

Genre: Supernatural Horror

Director: James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring, Saw)

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O'Connor, Madison Wolfe, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Simon McBurney

Synopsis: In this follow-up to 2013’s horror hit The Conjuring, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) travel to 1977 England to help single mom Peggy Hodgson and her four children, particularly daughter Janet (played by Madison Wolfe).

 

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GENIUS

Release: June 10, 2016

Genre: Biographical Drama

Director: Michael Grandage (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Dominic West, Laura Linney, Vanessa Kirby and Guy Pearce

Synopsis: From Academy Award-nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo, Skyfall) and acclaimed, Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage in his feature film debut, comes Genius, a stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe.

 

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

Release: June 17, 2016

Genre: Action Comedy

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story)

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Aaron Paul, Amy Ryan, Ryan Hansen, Danielle Nicolet, and Timothy John Smith

Synopsis: Central Intelligence follows a one-time bullied geek, Bob, who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent, coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, Bob enlists the help of former "big man on campus," Calvin, now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before the staid numbers-cruncher realizes what he's getting into, it's too late to get out, as his increasingly unpredictable new friend drags him through a world of shoot-outs, double-crosses and espionage that could get them both killed in more ways than Calvin can count.

 

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FINDING DORY **Interested**

Release: June 17, 2016

Genre: Computer-Animated Family Adventure

Director: Andrew Stanton (WALL-E, Finding Nemo), Angus MacLane

Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Ty Burrell, Willem Dafoe, Kaitlin Olson, Ed O'Neill, and Idris Elba

Synopsis: Taking place six months after Finding Nemo, Dory (Ellen Degeneres) suddenly recalls her childhood memories. Remembering something about "the jewel of Monterey, California", accompanied by Nemo (Hayden Rolence) and Marlin (Albert Brooks), she sets out to find her family. She arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where she meets Bailey (Ty Burrell), a white beluga whale; Destiny (Kaitlin Olson), a whale shark; and Hank the octopus (Ed O'Neill), who becomes her guide.



Comments: Finding Nemo is one of my Top 5 favorite Pixar films ever. I'm hoping the sequel can recapture the same magic.

 

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CLOWN

Release: June 17, 2016

Genre: Supernatural Horror Thriller

Director: Jon Watts (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Cop Car)

Cast: Laura Allen, Christian Distefano, Andy Powers, Peter Stormare, Elizabeth Whitemere and Chuck Shamata

Synopsis: A little boy's birthday party gets ruined when his entertainment (clown) cancels. His father finds a clown suit and becomes the new entertainment but something is weird about it, there is an evil curse and it won't come off. He specializes in eating little kids... everything after that goes down hill.

 

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HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE **Interested**

Release: June 24, 2016

Genre: Adventure Drama

Director: Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows)

Cast: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rhys Darby, Rachel House and Taika Waititi

Synopsis: Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family. Equal parts road comedy and rousing adventure story, director Taika Waititi masterfully weaves lively humor with emotionally honest performances by Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. A hilarious, touching crowd-pleaser, Hunt for the Wilderpeople reminds us about the journey that growing up is (at any age) and those who help us along the way.

 

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INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE **Interested**

Release: June 24, 2016

Genre: Science Fiction Action Adventure

Director: Roland Emmerich (Independence Day)

Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Sela Ward, Liam Hemsworth, Vivica A. Fox, Judd Hirsch, William Fichtner, Patrick St. Esprit, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, DeObia Oparei, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chin Han, Angelababy, Joey King

Synopsis: We always knew they were coming back. After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

 

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THE FREE STATE OF JONES **Interested**

Release: June 24, 2016

Genre: Biographical Historical Drama

Director: Gary Ross (Seabisquit, Pleasantville)

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, Mahershala Ali, and Brendan Gleeson

Synopsis: Set during the Civil War, The Free State of Jones tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Opposed to both slavery and secession, Knight launched an uprising of poor white farmers that led Jones County, Mississippi to itself secede from the Confederacy, creating a "Free State of Jones."

His relationship and post-war marriage to a former slave, Rachel Knight, effectively established the region's first mixed-race community. Knight, continued his fight into the post war period, resisting Klan activity through Reconstruction. His legendary rebellion distinguished Newt Knight as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.

 

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THE NEON DEMON

Release: June 24, 2016

Genre: Suspense Thriller

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn (Only God Forgives, Valhalla Rising)

Cast: Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Christina Hendricks, and Keanu Reeves

Synopsis: Jesse (Elle Fanning), an aspiring model, moves to Los Angeles, where she is recruited by a fashion mogul (Alessandro Nivola) as his muse. Upon entering the city's modeling industry, she finds that her vitality and youth are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means to get what she has.

 

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THE SHALLOWS **Interested**

Release: June 29, 2016

Genre: Suspense Thriller

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, Unknown)

Cast: Blake Lively (mine!), Óscar Jaenada, Sedona Legge and Brett Cullen

Synopsis: When Nancy (Blake Lively) is attacked by a great white shark while surfing alone, she is stranded just a short distance from shore. Though she is only 200 yards from her survival, getting there proves the ultimate contest of wills.



Comments: I love survival thrillers and coupled with Blake Lively being half-naked most of the time equals me watching this. More set pics of the lovely Lively below.

Spoiler: More Set pics of Blake Lively

 

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THE BFG

Release: July 1, 2016

Genre: Fantasy Action Adventure

Director: Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park, Hook)

Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Bill Hader, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall

Synopsis: The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic The BFG to life. Directed by Spielberg, Disney’s The BFG tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.

 

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THE LEGEND OF TARZAN **Interested**

Release: July 1, 2016

Genre: Period Action Adventure

Director: David Yates (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2)

Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Djimon Hounsou, and John Hurt

Synopsis: It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life in London as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane Porter (Margot Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the corrupt Belgian Captain Rom (Christoph Waltz).

 

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THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR

Release: July 1, 2016

Genre: Action Thriller

Director: James DeMonaco (The Purge: Anarchy)

Cast: Frank Grillo, Betty Gabriel, Edwin Hodge, Kyle Secor, JJ Soria, Mykelti Williamson, and Elizabeth Mitchell

Synopsis: It’s been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn…or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state.

 

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SWISS ARMY MAN

Release: July 1, 2016

Genre: Adventure Comedy Drama

Director: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Cast: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Timothy Eulich, Richard Gross and Andy Hull

Synopsis: Hank (Dano), a man marooned on an island and at the verge of suicide, sees a corpse (Radcliffe) wash up on the beach and engages in a surreal friendship with the dead body. Hank soon finds that his new friend, whom he names Manny, possesses the ability to talk and a myriad of supernatural powers...which may help him get home.

 

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OUR KIND OF TRAITOR

Release: July 1, 2016

Genre: Espionage Action Thriller

Director: Susanna White (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Damian Lewis, Alicia von Rittberg, Jeremy Northam, and Mark Stanley

Synopsis: A British couple get embroiled with a Russian oligarch and high-profile money launderer while on holiday in Marrakech. The diplomat soon leads them into a tortuous journey through Paris, the Swiss Alps and London.

 

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THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS

Release: July 8, 2016

Genre: Computer-Animated Family Comedy

Director: Chris Renaud (Despicable Me), Yarrow Cheney

Cast: Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, Ellie Kemper, Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Albert Brooks, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Jenny Slate and Steve Coogan

Synopsis: Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max's life as a favorite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army of abandoned pets determined to take revenge on all happy-owned pets and their owners.

 

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MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES

Release: July 8, 2016

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Director: Jake Szymanski (feature film directorial debut)

Cast: Zac Efron, Adam DeVine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Alice Wetterlund, and Stephen Root

Synopsis: Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates (Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza) for their sister's Hawaiian wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find themselves outsmarted and out-partied by the uncontrollable duo.

 

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CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

Release: July 8, 2016

Genre: Drama

Director: Matt Ross (28 Hotel Rooms)

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, Missi Pyle, Steve Zahn, Kathryn Hahn, Erin Moriarty, George Mackay, Annalise Basso, Ann Dowd, Samantha Isler

Synopsis: Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father (Viggo Mortensen) devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.

 

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FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS

Release: July 8, 2016

Genre: Drama

Director: Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness, Seven Pounts)

Cast: Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Diane Kruger, Quvenzhané Wallis, Bruce Greenwood, Janet McTeer, Kylie Rogers, Jane Fonda, and Octavia Spencer

Synopsis: A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.