Reviewed by Rama Gaind.
Joy Ride (Lionsgate Films)
Synopsis: Follows four Asian-American women as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: David Denman, Stephanie Hsu, Annie Mumolo, Ashley Park, Chris Pang, Sabrina Wu
Director: Adele Lim
Insidious: The Red Door (Sony Pictures)
Synopsis: The horror franchise’s original cast returns for the final chapter of the Lambert family’s terrifying saga.
Genre: Horror, mystery, thriller
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye
Director: Patrick Wilson
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Paramount Pictures)
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands.
Genre: Adventure, action, thriller
Cast: Pom Klementieff, Vanessa Kirby, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Cary Elwes, Charles Parnell, Greg Tarzan Davis, Esai Morales, Mariela Garriga, Indira Varma, Frederick Schmidt, Ving Rhames, Mark Gatiss, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Henry Czerny, Rob Delaney
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Other People’s Children (Palace Films)
Synopsis: A childless woman forms a deep bond with her boyfriend’s young daughter.
Genre: Comedy, drama, romance
Cast: Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastrioanni
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski