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Movie rundown for the weekend through April 20: ‘Sinners’ opens

OPENING

“Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie” 4/20 Early Release — (Documentary, R, 120 minutes). Explores Cheech and Chong’s lives and their decades-long career of stand-up comedy, records and hit films.

“Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing” — (Anime, PG, 105 minutes). Ichika and Miku work together to create emotional connections through music.

“Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh” — (Drama, not rated, 120 minutes). Lawyer and former president of the Indian National Congress C Sankaran Nair fights for the truth behind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

“Sinners” — (Horror, R, 137 minutes). When twin brothers return to their hometown to leave their troubled lives behind and start over, they find that evil is waiting to welcome them back.

“Sneaks” — (Adventure, PG, 92 minutes). A designer sneaker lost in New York City must dig deep into his sole to find his sister so they can return to their rightful owner.

“The Ugly Stepsister” — (Drama, not rated, 110 minutes). In a world where beauty reigns supreme, Elvira goes to extreme measures while competing with her sister for physical perfection.

“The Wedding Banquet” — (Comedy, R, 102 minutes). To get a green card, a gay man named Min makes a deal with his lesbian friend Angela to marry her and in exchange pay for her IVF treatments. However, their elopement plans are ruined when Min’s grandmother surprises them with a Korean wedding banquet.

ONGOING

“A Minecraft Movie” — (Action, PG, 101 minutes). Grade: C, Katie Walsh. Four misfits are pulled into a mysterious and bizarre cubic land.

“The Amateur” — (Action, PG-13, 123 minutes). Grade: C-, Katie Walsh. After his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a CIA cryptographer is determined to find those responsible for her death.

“The Ballad of Wallis Island” — (Comedy, PG-13, 99 minutes). After winning the lottery, Charles, who lives alone on a remote island, dreams of getting his favorite band, McGwyer Mortimer, back together by asking them to play a private concert at his home.

“Black Bag” — (Drama, R, 93 minutes). Grade: A, Katie Walsh. Intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse’s legendary agent husband must decide to be loyal to his country or his marriage after Kathryn is suspected of betraying her nation.

“Captain America: Brave New World” — (Action, PG-13, 118 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. When the new Captain America, Sam Wilson, becomes involved in an international incident, he must uncover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.

“The Chosen: Last Supper Part 1” — (Drama, not rated, 130 minutes). When Jesus arrives in the holy city as king, he finds that his Father’s house of prayer has been turned into a corrupt market.

“The Chosen: Last Supper Part 2” — (Drama, not rated, 172 minutes). Afraid of public outcry, Caiaphas wants to arrest Jesus quietly at night, but no one knows where to find him.

“The Chosen: Last Supper Part 3” — (Drama, not rated, 194 minutes). Jesus’ enemies assemble for a manhunt as Jesus and his followers gather for a Passover meal.

“Death of a Unicorn” — (Comedy, R, 104 minutes). Grade: B-, Michael Phillips. While driving to a retreat, Elliott and his daughter Ridley hit a unicorn. When they bring the dead unicorn to the retreat, Elliott’s billionaire boss wants to exploit its curative powers.

“Disney’s Snow White” — (Musical, PG, 109 minutes). In this live-action adaptation of the 1937 film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” a princess and seven dwarfs try to save the kingdom from her stepmother, the evil queen.

“Drop” — (Drama, PG-13, 95 minutes). Grade: B, Katie Walsh. A widowed mother starts wondering if her charming date is the one sending threatening messages to her phone.

“The Encampments” — (Documentary, not rated, 82 minutes). To pressure the university to divest from the U.S. and Israeli weapons companies, Columbia University students created the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the university’s lawn.

“The Friend” — (Drama, R, 120 minutes). Iris’s life is thrown into disarray after her friend and mentor dies and leaves her his Great Dane.

“Good Bad Ugly” — (Action, not rated, 153 minutes). A man tries to change his violent ways so he can live peacefully with his family but his dark past follows him.

“Hell of a Summer” — (Dark Comedy, R, 88 minutes). A masked killer is murdering counselors at Camp Pineway.

“The King of Kings” — (Animation, PG, 100 minutes). The story of Jesus Christ is seen through the eyes of a child and told by Charles Dickens.

“Mickey 17” — (Action, R, 137 minutes). Grade: B, Katie Walsh. An expendable named Mickey 17 takes a dangerous journey to try to colonize an ice planet.

“Neil Young: Coastal” — (Documentary, not rated, 105 minutes). Follows Neil Young on his recent solo tour.

“One to One: John & Yoko” — (Documentary, R, 100 minutes). Tells about John Lennon and Yoko’s life in 1972 in New York and centers on the One to One charity concert they did to benefit special-needs children.

“Pride & Prejudice” 20th Anniversary (2025 re-release) — (Drama, PG, 128 minutes). Rich Mr. Darcy finds himself falling in love with Elizabeth, a woman beneath his class. However, both will need to overcome their own pride and prejudice if the relationship is to work.

“The Penguin Lessons” — (Drama, PG-13, 110 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. While teaching in Argentina, an Englishman’s life is changed after he adopts a penguin that was rescued from an oil-slicked beach.

“Sacramento” — (Comedy, R, 84 minutes). A free-spirited young man and his friend, who has settled into domestic life, go on a road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento.

“Secret Mall Apartment” — (Documentary, not rated, 91 minutes). In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders filmed everything for four years while living in a secret apartment inside a busy mall.

“Warfare” — (Action, R, 95 minutes minutes). Grade: A-, Adam Graham. The story of the chaos and brotherhood of war as told through the memory of a group of Navy SEALs who embarked on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq.

“The Woman in the Yard” — (Drama, PG-13, 85 minutes). A family wonders who a mysterious woman is after she shows up in their front yard to give them unsettling messages and chilling warnings.

Editor’s note: Please contact individual movie theaters for showtimes and other movies added after this list was compiled.

Carlotta Olson, The Denver Gazette

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