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. 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. 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. Barrier Breaker
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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.