Worthwhile (or not) 7/29/16

MetaCritic indicates Captain Fantastic (72) is the top ranking film this week followed by Cafe Society (65), Bad Moms (59), Nerve (58), and Jason Bourne (57). I'm still a little under the weather so I didn't screen any of these. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 7/27, 7/29/2016

For Wichita show times select a theatre at the end of each synopsis. For most other cities, select any theatre below a synopsis or review and enter other town/state below "Change Location", press enter. Next times, just press change. Friday times appear Wednesdays.

Wednesday 7/27/16

Nerve [PG-13] 1 hr. 36 min. Thriller Watch Preview Cast: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis. Plot: a high school senior [Emma Roberts], has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, she decides to sign up for just one dare, but finds herself caught up in  a high stakes finale that will determine her entire future. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren West.

Friday 7/29/16

Bad Moms [R] 1 hr. 41 min. Comedy Watch Preview Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Annie Mumolo, Jada Pinkett Smith, Christina Applegate. Plot: a woman joins forces with two other over-stressed moms  – going on a wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence – putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect moms. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Cafe Society [PG-13] 1 hr. 36 min. Romantic drama Watch Preview Cast: Jeannie Berlin, Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott. Plot: Woody Allen’s bittersweet romance follows a New Yorker (Jesse Eisenberg) to Hollywood, where he falls in love, and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. Showing at: Warren East.

Captain Fantastic [R] 1 hr. 58 min.Drama Watch Preview Cast:Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso, Nicholas Hamilton, Shree Crooks, Charlie Shotwell , Ann Dowd, Erin Moriarty, Missi Pyle, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn. Plot: deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father (Viggo Mortensen) dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. Showing at: Warren East.

Jason Bourne [PG-13] 2 hrs. 3 min. Action film Watch Preview Cast: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones. Plot: once again  the CIA’s most lethal former operative is drawn out of the shadows. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Leaving 7/26, 7/28/2016

Movie Machine - 7/26: Finding Dory; 7/28: Ghostbusters
Palace West - 7/28: Money Monster, Warcraft, Zootopia, Barman vs. Superman
Warren East 13th - 7/26: The BFG, Purge 2; 7/28: Independence Day 2, Star Trek Beyond 3D, Ice Age 3D
Warren West 21st - 7/26: The Shallows, Independence Day 2; 7/28: The BFG, Free State Of Jones, Purge 2, The Infiltrator, Ice Age 3D
Warren Old Town - 7/28: Tarzan, Purge 2

More people are back to work, but not getting the hours they want, nor the wages they need to get back what they lost in the recession. 

Worthwhile (or not) 7/22/16

MetaCritic indicates Star Trek Beyond (71) is the top ranking film this week followed by Absolutely Fabulous (60), Lights Out (58), Ice Age 5 (36), and Hillary's America (1). I'm still a little under the weather so I didn't screen any of these. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 7/22/16

For Wichita show times select a theatre at the end of each synopsis. For most other cities, select any theatre below a synopsis or review and enter other town/state below "Change Location", press enter. Next times, just press change. Friday times appear Wednesdays.

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie [R] 1 hr. 30 min. Comedy Watch Preview Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield. Plot: (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots. Showing at: Warren East.

Hillary's America  [PG-13] 1 hr. 30 min. Right Wing Hatchet Job Watch Preview Cast: Dinesh D'Souza, Jonah Goldberg, Andrea Cohen.  Plot: Ultra Conservative Documentarian Dinesh D'Souza analyzes the history of the Democratic Party and what he thinks are Hillary Clinton's true motivations. Showing at: Warren East.

Ice Age: Collision Course 2D/3D [PG] 1 hr. 34 min. Animated Family Film Watch Preview Voices of: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Jennifer Lopez, Stephanie Beatriz, Adam DeVine, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Max Greenfield, Jessie J, Nick Offerman, Melissa Rauch, Michael Strahan, Neil deGrass Tyson. Plot: Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren West.

Lights Out  [PG-13] 1 hr. 21 min. Horror film Watch Preview Cast: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, Billy Burke, Maria Bello. Plot: a tale of an unknown terror that lurks in the dark. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

 Star Trek Beyond 2D/3D/IMAX 3D [PG-13] 2 hrs. 2 min. Sci-Fi Action Film Watch Preview Cast: Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pine, John Cho, Zachary Quinto, Sofia Boutella, Idris Elba, Joe Taslim. Plot: the Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Leaving 7/21/16

Movie Machine - Legend Of Tarzan, The BFG
Palace West - Popstar, Kung Fu Panda 3
Warren East 13th - Our Kind Of Traitor, Free State Of Jomes, The Conjuring 2, Secret Life Of Pets 3D, Ghostbusters 3D
Warren West 21st - Me Before You, The Conjuring 2, Secret Life Of Pets 3D, Ghostbusters 3D/IMAX 3D
Warren Old Town - Independence Day 2

More people are back to work, but not getting the hours they want, nor the wages they need to get back what they lost in the recession. 

Opening 7/15/16

For Wichita show times select a theatre at the end of each synopsis. For most other cities, select any theatre below a synopsis or review and enter other town/state below "Change Location", press enter. Next times, just press change. Friday times appear Wednesdays.

Ghostbusters 2D/3D/IMAX 2D/3D [PG-13] 1 hr. 56 min. Sci-fi comedy Watch Preview Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy. Plot: thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for a new generation. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

The Infiltrator [R] 2 hrs. 7 min. Crime drama Watch Preview Cast: Amy Ryan, Benjamin Bratt, Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Joseph Gilgun, Juliet Aubrey, Rubén Ochandiano, Simón Andreu. Plot: based on a true story, a Federal agent (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene. Started Wednesday at: Warren East, Warren  Warren West.

Leaving 7/14/16

Movie Machine - Central Intelligence
Palace West - The Nice Guys
Warren East 13th - Me Before You, Swiss Army Man, The Purge 2, Now You See Me 2
Warren West 21st - Swiss Army Man, The Purge 2, Now You See Me 2, The Secret Life Of Pets IMAX 3D
Warren Old Town - The Shallows

More people are back to work, but not getting the hours they want, nor the wages they need to get back what they lost in the recession.