Movie Man: Borderlands And 3 Other Films Hitting Theatres This Weekend

This week News 9's Movie Man Dino Lalli previews four new movies, including one starring Blake Lively.

Borderlands is based on a popular video game that blends Western and Sci-Fi. It stars Cate Blanchett as Lilth, an outlaw who returns to her home planet after being hired by a weapons manufacturer named Altas. He wants her to find his missing daughter. To help her with her mission, Lilith assembles a crew of five other outcasts to explore the dangerous planets. They battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find the missing girl who may hold the key to unimaginable power. This film is rated PG-13.

Carpenter's Prayer is a film based on an inspiring true story. Set in 1970s Michigan, it follows a pastor and his family as they attempt to build a new church. They encounter obstacles that nearly derail their plans. Unexpectedly a troubled carpenter becomes the source of their hope. This story demonstrates how faith in God can lead to redemption even in difficult situations. This film is rated PG.

Cuckoo is an unsettling weird psychological horror starring Hunter Schafer. Schafer plays Gretchen who travels to a resort town in the German Alps. There she is drawn into a conspiracy involving bizarre experiments that echo back generations by the resort owner. This film is rated R.

Blake Lively stars in It Ends With Us, based on Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel. Lively stars as Lily, a woman who overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston. There she opens a flower shop and meets a charming neurosurgeon named Ryle played by Justin Baldoni. The two have an intense connection, but as they fall in love, Lily begins to see sides of him that remind her of her parent's relationship. When Lily's first love Atlas played by Brandon Klenar suddenly re-enters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended. She realizes she must lean on her strengths to make an impossible choice for her future. This film is rated PG-13.