Tomb Raider

Following her wealthy father's disappearance and presumed death, Lara Croft (Vikander) reluctantly claims her inheritance. While searching her father's office, she comes across a video message he's left for her that explains his research, and she decides to follow in his footsteps. Pursuing the findings of his research on a mythical Japanese queen, Lara finds herself shipwrecked on a remote island. There, she encounters a group of men claiming to have murdered her father in order to obtain his research, which they hope will lead them to a powerful and supernatural weapon said to be on the island. Managing to escape, Lara sets off across the island, hoping to locate the queen's tomb and stop the villainous group from acquiring the deadly power contained within.

Director: Roar Uthaug. Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas. 2018. 118 min. Action.

Love, Simon

When someone at his high school using the pseudonym "Blue" anonymously comes out as gay online, Simon (Robinson) eagerly contacts him while continuing to hide his own identity. The two find themselves bonding over their shared sexuality, but neither is yet willing to come out publicly, even to each other. When Martin (Miller), another student, finds Simon's emails with "Blue," he blackmails him, threatening to make the truth public unless Simon is willing to set him up with his friend Abby (Shipp), on whom Martin has a crush. 

Director: Greg Berlanti. Stars: Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Alexandra Shipp, Logan Miller, Keiynan Lonsdale, Katherine Langford. 2018. 110 min. Comedy.

Sherlock Gnomes

When all of the other gnomes go missing from their garden home, Gnomeo (McAvoy) and Juliet (Blunt) team up with legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes (Depp) and his loyal companion Gnome Watson (Ejiofor) to track them down and rescue them. When their investigation reveals that Sherlock's presumed-dead nemesis Moriarty (Demetriou) is very much alive and behind the abduction of most of London's garden gnomes, the investigation's stakes become higher than ever.

Director: John Stevenson. Stars: Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Johnny Depp, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jamie Demetriou, Michael Caine, Mary J. Blige. 2018. 86 min. Animation.