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Force of Nature

When a Category 5 hurricane hits Puerto Rico, the local government calls for the immediate evacuation of apartment buildings. Ray (Gibson), however, refuses to follow the orders, believing that he and his daughter Troy (Bosworth) can tough it out in their unit. His plan for survival goes from ill-advised to absolute chaos as two gangs choose to take advantage of the state of emergency and try to beat each other to a $55-million heist — and the money is in Ray’s building.

Director: Michael Polish. Stars: Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth, Stephanie Cayo, Emile Hirsch, David Zayas, Jasper Polish. 2020. 91 mins.action.

Four Kids and It

After dating for a while, single parents Alice (Patton) and David (Goode) decide it’s time to share their relationsh­ip with their respective kids. To soften any possible negative reactions to the news, they take their children on a coastal holiday together in Cornwall. Though the situation is tense at first, and the four kids test each other, everything changes when they meet a creature called Psammead (Caine). An ancient being, Psammead has the ability to grant them one wish every day, with the wish lasting until the sun sets. But the magical joy proves to be short-lived, as the consequenc­es of the kids’ wishes are unexpected. As the evil

Tristan (Brand) chases them with the intention of keeping Psammead for his own selfish purposes, the newly blended family must band together. Director: Andy De Emmony. Stars: Paula Patton, Matthew Goode, Russell Brand, Michael Caine,ashley Aufderheid­e,teddie-rose Malleson-allen. 2020. 110 mins. Fantasy.

 ??  ?? A scene from “Force of Nature”
A scene from “Force of Nature”

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