The Watch List: 10 Hot April Releases

Reader's Digest CanadaUpdated: Feb. 19, 2019

10 new releases worth watching this month.

1 / 10

1. Dino-mite Anniversary

Jurassic Park 3-D

Cinema’s scariest theme park is turning 20, which means a chance to check out Spielberg’s prehistoric monster movie in a bonus dimension. In theatres April 5.

2 / 10

2. War Time

The Company You Keep

Robert Redford directs and stars in this political thriller as a former anti-Vietnam War militant on the run from the FBI and Shia LaBeouf’s snooping reporter. In theatres April 5.

3 / 10

3. Question Period

Upstream Color

This long-anticipated follow-up to writer-director Shane Carruth’s baffling indie time-travel pic Primer had everyone scratching their heads when it premiered at Sundance. Take a shot at cracking the code, or just nod like Homer Simpson watching Twin Peaks: “Brilliant! I have absolutely no idea what’s going on!” In theatres April 5.

4 / 10

4. Cult Do-over

Evil Dead

Normally, news of a remake of this classic cabin-in-the-woods spookfest would be cause for concern, but the involvement of original director Sam Raimi inspires confidence. In theatres April 5.

5 / 10

5. Silence is Golden

To the Wonder

Formerly reclusive director Terrence Malick returns with his latest just two years after The Tree of Life. In the largely dialogue-free film, Ben Affleck struggles with his deteriorating relationship with a French woman (Olga Kurylenko) and his connection with a childhood sweetheart (Rachel McAdams) from his Oklahoman hometown. In theatres April 12.

6 / 10

6. Barrier Breaker

Chadwick Boseman stars as Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to smash Major League Baseball’s colour barrier, with Harrison Ford co-starring as the Brooklyn Dodgers GM who brought him on board. In theatres April 12.

7 / 10

7. They’re Baaaaaaack

Scary Movie 5

Number five in the seemingly unstoppable parody series features Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan. We have no one but ourselves to blame. In theatres April 12.

8 / 10

8. Cruise Control

Oblivion

Prominent Scientologist Tom Cruise stars in this sci-fi epic about a man trying to lead humanity to a new home in the stars. If the Church of Scientology weren’t notoriously litigious, one might consider making some kind of joke about that. In theatres April 19.

9 / 10

9. Storm Troopers

The Impossible

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 gets the Hollywood treatment in this true(ish) story of a family torn apart (but eventually reunited) while vacationing in Thailand. Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts stars as the matriarch in peril. On DVD and Blu-ray April 23.

10 / 10

10. Witch Craft

The Lords of Salem

Heavy metal icon Rob Zombie helms this horror flick about a DJ who accidentally awakens an evil coven masquerading as a hard rock band (obviously). In theatres April 26.

Originally Published: March 06, 2013