Coming to Theaters Near You: 'The Jungle Book,' 'Criminal,' 'Barbershop: The Next Cut,' and More

By Beau Behan, Film Critic

Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend? Here are this week’s new releases:

“Barbershop: The Next Cut”

“Criminal”

“Everybody Wants Some”

“Eye in the Sky”

“Green Room”

“Sing Street”

“The Dark Horse”

“The Jungle Book”

And here’s what they’re all about.

“Barbershop: The Next Cut” (Nationwide, April 15)

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PG-13, 112 min, Comedy

Director: Malcolm D. Lee

Writer: Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver

Stars: Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson

It's been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin's Barbershop. Calvin and his longtime crew, including Eddie, are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood. – Warner Bros.

“Criminal” (Nationwide, April 15)

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R, 113 min, Action, Crime, Drama

Director: Ariel Vromen

Writer: Douglas Cook, David Weisberg

Stars: Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds

The memories and skills of a CIA agent are implanted into the brain of a dangerous criminal in order to stop an international terrorist. – Summit

“Everybody Wants Some!!”

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R, 116 min, Comedy

Director: Richard Linklater

Writer: Richard Linklater

Stars: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman

From writer/director Richard Linklater, a new "spiritual sequel" to “Dazed and Confused” set in the world of 1980 college life. “Everybody Wants Some!!” is a comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. – Paramount Pictures

“Eye in the Sky”

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R, 92 min, Drama, Thriller, War

Director: Gavin Hood

Writer: Guy Hibbert

Stars: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman

“Eye in the Sky” stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from "capture" to "kill." But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute, reaching the highest levels of US and British government, over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare. – Bleecker Street

“Green Room” (Limited, April 15)

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R, 94 min, Crime, Horror, Thriller

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

Writer: Jeremy Saulnier

Stars: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart

Down on their luck punk rockers The Ain't Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at an isolated, run-down club deep in the backwoods of Oregon. What seems merely to be a third-rate gig escalates into something much more sinister when they witness an act of violence backstage that they weren't meant to see. Now trapped backstage, they must face off against the club's depraved owner, Darcy Banker (Stewart), a man who will do anything to protect the secrets of his nefarious enterprise. But while Darcy and his henchmen think the band will be easy to get rid of, The Ain't Rights prove themselves much more cunning and capable than anyone expected, turning the tables on their unsuspecting captors and setting the stage for the ultimate life-or-death showdown. – A24

“Sing Street” (Limited, April 15)

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PG-13, 106 min, Drama, Musical

Director: John Carney

Writer: John Carney

Stars: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle-Kennedy

Inspired by writer/director John Carney's life and love for music, SING STREET shows us a world where music has the power to take us away from the turmoil of everyday life and transform us into something greater. – Weinstein

“The Dark Horse”

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R, 124 min, Drama

Director: James Napier Robertson

Writer: James Napier Robertson

Stars: Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance

Based upon a powerful true story, “The Dark Horse” is the uplifting portrait of a man searching for the courage to lead, despite his struggles with mental illness. The film features a stunning, award-winning performance by Cliff Curtis as Genesis “Gen” Potini, a brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion who finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life. – Broad Green Pictures

“The Jungle Book” (Nationwide, April 15)

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PG, 105 min, Adventure, Drama, Family

Director: Jon Favreau

Writer: Justin Marks (screenplay)

Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba

Directed by Jon Favreau and based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, “The Jungle Book” is an all-new-live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voiced by Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. – Disney

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