Coming to Theaters Near You: 'Keanu,' 'Mother's Day,' 'Ratchet and Clank,' and More

By Beau Behan, Film Critic

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

• “Green Room”
• “Keanu”
• “Mother’s Day”
• “Papa Hemingway in Cuba”
• “Ratchet and Clank”
• “Sing Street”
• “The Man Who Knew Infinity”

And here’s what they’re all about:

“Green Room” (Nationwide, April 29)

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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

“Keanu” (Nationwide, April 29)

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R, 98 min, Comedy
Director: Peter Atencio
Writers: Jordan Peele, Alex Rubens
Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, a.k.a the hugely popular comedy duo of Key and Peele, star in this comedy as two friends posing as drug dealers to get back a stolen cat. – Warner Bros.

“Mother’s Day” (Nationwide, April 29)

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PG-13, 118 min, Comedy, Drama
Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Tom Hines, Lily Hollander
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts

“Mother’s Day” is the latest star-studded ensemble comedy from director Garry Marshall (“Pretty Woman,” “Valentine’s Day”). Bringing together Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Julia Roberts along with Jason Sudeikis, it's a celebration of mothers everywhere. This big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy the laughter, tears and love as three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day. – Open Road

“Papa Hemingway in Cuba” (Limited, April 29)

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R, 109 min, Biography, Drama
Director: Bob Yari
Writer: Denne Bart Petitclerc
Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Joely Richardson

The first Hollywood film to shoot on location in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, “Papa Hemingway in Cuba” is the true-life story of a young journalist who finds a father figure in legendary author Ernest Hemingway. Their relationship began in the late 1950's when Ed Myers, then a junior reporter at The Miami Herald, wrote a fan letter to his idol. Myers thought he was being pranked when the larger than life Hemingway phoned the newsroom a week later, inviting him to Havana. – Yari Films

“Ratchet and Clank” (Nationwide, April 29)

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PG, 94 min, Animation, Action, Adventure
Directors: Kevin Munroe, Jerrica Cleland
Writers: T.J. Fixman, Kevin Munroe
Stars: James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye

“Ratchet and Clank” tells the story of two unlikely heroes as they struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along the way they'll learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance of discovering one's own identity. – Gramercy

“Sing Street”

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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 Man Who Knew Infinity” (Limited, April 29)

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PG-13, 108 min, Biography, Drama
Director: Matt Brown
Writer: Matt Brown
Stars: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons

Written and directed by Matthew Brown, “The Man Who Knew Infinity” is the true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a self-taught Indian mathematics genius, traveled to Trinity College, Cambridge, where over the course of five years, forged a bond with his mentor, the brilliant and eccentric professor, G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons), and fought against prejudice to reveal his mathematic genius to the world. – IFC

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