Avengers: Infinity War

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As early reviews already mentioned, Infinity War is Civil War multiplied by 20. It is a montage of fight scenes characterized by teamwork you can only dream of seeing on the big screen. The storyline is straightforward: Thanos (Josh Brolin) collects the Infinity Stones while heroes from across the galaxy band together to stop him from wiping out half of the universe as we know it. Forget every naysayer acting all smarty-pants claiming that this is not the ultimate cinematic crossover event of our time. IT IS. It is obviously not the first attempt, but it definitely is a game changer not only for the superhero genre but for cinema as a whole. Dialogues are laced with humor most of the time, which is a good counterbalance for the gravitas of the situation. Those light moments are essential once you realize how grim the actual scenario is.

A Quiet Place

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A family of five rummages for supplies in a convenience store in a deserted town. Heading back home barefoot before nightfall, Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (John Krasinski) lead the way trying their best not to make noise as if their lives depended on it, when the sound of a toy spaceship suddenly shatters the deafening silence. The father runs back in a last-ditch attempt to save his youngest child, but the sound-sensitive predator is not to be outrun. The mother and her two kids are left without a choice but to watch helplessly in horror as they lose a loved one. A year later, life goes on for the Abbott family. Teenage deaf daughter Regan (Millicent Simmonds) blames herself for the death of her youngest brother, while younger brother Marcus (Noah Jupe) lives his life in constant fear. Still unable to move on from their loss, the brood must prepare for their biggest challenge to date, that of Evelyn being due to give birth anytime soon. How are they to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where the slightest sound is tantamount to a death sentence?

Arsenic and Old Lace (Repertory Philippines)

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Aunt Martha (Jay Valencia Glorioso) and Aunt Abby (Joy Virata) are two sweet old ladies who spend much of their time maintaining the Brooklyn family home as well as taking care of their nephew Teddy (Jeremy Domingo), who thinks he is Theodore Roosevelt. Beneath the mundane façade, however, is a dark secret that the three of them share, which involves some murder and a little bit of cover-up on the side. When youngest nephew Mortimer (Nelsito Gomez) accidentally discovers what, or rather, who, is under the window seat, he begins to realize that every family has skeletons in the closet after all. It just so happens that his has 12, and they are buried in the cellar. When prodigal nephew Jonathan (Apollo Sheik Abraham) returns after a long absence with his very own excess baggage, this shakes up the family dynamics, leading to a hilarious dark comedy that can only be as enticing as Elderberry wine laced with arsenic.