The 2ND
Director: Brian Skiba
Starring: Ryan Phillipe, Jack Griffo, Casper Van Dien
Released: Oct 1
Former heartthrob Ryan Phillipe plays a secret service agent who goes to pick up his estranged son from college only to end up in a hostage situation. Why does that always happen?
The War With Grandpa
Director: Tim Hill
Starring: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken
Released: Oct 1
Cementing his place in the ‘actors who star in bad movies with grandpa in the title’ club is Robert De Niro. In fact, if it existed, he would be the de facto leader. This was due to come out two years ago.
Vanguard
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chang, Yang Yang, Jackson Lou
Released: Oct 8
As much of an action film as it is possible to get, Jackie Chan’s latest was shot all over the world and features stunts in planes, trains and automobiles (and boats, probably). There’s plenty of Dubai in it, too.
