ON SCREEN
Alice Burns finds out about recent film launches and the latest DVD releases
TOMB RAIDER
Release Date: 16th March
Director: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas and Dominic West
Certificate: 12A
Lara Croft returns again for the newest re-boot of the Tomb Raider franchise. Strong minded and fiercely independent, Croft refuses to follow her explorer-father’s footsteps in his global empire, whilst she instead attempts to navigate the chaotic world of cosmopolitan London. Going against her late father’s wishes, Croft makes the perilous journey to a mystic Japanese island, relying on nothing but her own strength and nerve, determined to discover what happened to him. Pushed to her limits, Croft must battle through everything this mysterious island can throw at her to earn the true title of the Tomb Raider.
A WRINKLE IN TIME
Release Date: 23rd March
Director: Ava DuVernay
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Oprah Winfrey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mindy Kaling
Certificate: PG
In Disney’s latest fantastical tale, a young girl must muster all her courage when her scientist father goes missing, roaming the universe to find him with only her friend and younger brother. Along the way, the trio are guided by an eclectic group of universal warrior-finders, scouring the galaxy to fight the dark forces lurking in the black matter of space. Together with the help of these three curious beings, the trio explore the incredible depths the galaxy has to offer, travelling through the ‘wrinkles’ of space-time that their father discovered, to find out if instantaneous space-travel really is possible and how to survive it.
JUSTICE LEAGUE
Release Date: 26th March
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher and Amy Adams
Certificate: 12A
In this epic superhero collaboration comes a new alliance between some of the best heroes humanity has to offer. In the aftermath of Superman’s recent bravery, Batman and Wonder Woman unite to assemble a fierce team of warriors to protect the planet against the alien forces which threaten the peace of humanity. Aquaman, Cyborg and the Flash join this league and must work together to combat the biggest challenge to face them yet. But will the team fragment in their independent fight for justice or will they learn that fighting a united front is the only key to success?
