Sci-Fi

In the year 2067, Earth has been decimated by environmental issues, leaving the survivors to depend on synthetic oxygen provided by Chronicorp, which is run by Regina (Deborah Mailman). Ethan (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and brother Jude (Ryan Kwanten) are employed by the corporation, working in the bowels of the city to restore power sources for the dwindling populace. Coming home to wife Xanthe (Sana’a Shaik), Ethan is troubled by her health as she starts to succumb to “The Sickness,” leaving her with little time left. Called in to meet with Regina, Ethan is exposed to the presence of Chronicle, a massive time travel device that’s presented a message to send the young man 400 years into the future to save humanity. Pained by his decision, Ethan agrees to take the journey, soon zapped to an empty futureworld, accompanied by his scanning device, Archie. Not sure what his mission is meant to be, Ethan tours the surrounding area, eventually finding a hidden facility and his own skeleton near its door, sending the traveler into panic.

The found footage phenomenon sneaks into the superhero genre with “Chronicle,” an uneasy cross between a Morrissey record and a middling “X-Men” sequel. Chasing a trend with a slightly different goal in mind, director Josh Trank appears to be more interested in wowing his audience than selling a consistent tale of teenagers flirting with ultimate power. Little of the movie’s mysteries are developed, the acting is distractingly obvious, and the teen angst formula is laid on thick as tar, yet when the feature gets mean, it suddenly gets interesting. A visual effects demo reel in search of dramatic impact, “Chronicle” is frustratingly mediocre, absent a visionary filmmaker skilled at extracting a sense of peril from the material.

Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father.

Studying the effects of climate change off the coast of Mozambique, a marine biologist and her team confront three genetically enhanced bull sharks. Now, a new bloodbath is waiting to happen in the name of science. Will humans never learn?

A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged.

Ray Garrison, an elite soldier who was killed in battle, is brought back to life by an advanced technology that gives him the ability of super human strength and fast healing. With his new abilities, he goes after the man who killed his wife, or at least, who he believes killed his wife. He soon comes to learn that not everything he learns can be trusted. The true question is: Can he even trust himself?

Rey (Daisy Ridley) continues her Jedi training with General Leia (Carrie Fisher), trying to get to the heart of the Force and grasp her heritage, which remains clouded.