Worthwhile (or not) 9/30/16

MetaCritic indicates Queen Of Katwe (73) is the top ranking film this week followed by Deepwater Horizon (65), Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (54), and Masterminds (43).  I was unable to watch any of  them this week so no reviews, but Katwe is getting excellent national reviews if you're looking for a drama and Horizon looks good for the action fans. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 9/30/16

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.

Deepwater Horizon [PG-13] 2D/IMAX 2D 1 hr. 47 min. Action drama Watch Preview Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Dylan O'Brien, Gina Rodriguez, Kate Hudson. Plot: a film about one of the world’s largest man-made disasters which occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Masterminds [PG-13} 1 hr. 35 min. Action comedy Watch Preview Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Ken Marino, Jason Sudeikis, Devin Ratray, Jon Daly, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones. Plot:on the lam and in over his head after a successful robbery, an uncomplicated man (Galifianakis) must dodge the authorities, evade a hilarious hit man, (Jason Sudeikis), and try to turn the tables on the team members he trusted who have betrayed him. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children [PG-13} 2 hrs. 7 min. Fantasy, adventure Watch Preview Cast: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Chris O'Dowd, Ella Purnell, Allison Janney, Rupert Everett, Terence Stamp, Judi Dench, Samuel L. Jackson. Plot: based upon the best-selling novel about a secret refuge known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Queen Of Katwe [PG} 2 hrs. 4 min. Drama Watch Preview Cast: David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Madina Nalwanga. Plot: colorful true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess. Showing at: Warren East, Warren West.

Leaving 9/29/16

Movie Machine - Bridget's Jones's Baby, Secret Life Of Pets
Palace West - Ben-Hur, Now You See Me 2, Legend Of Tarzan
Warren East 13th - Light Between  Oceans, Pete's Dragon, Hillsong, Hell or High Water
Warren West 21st - Pete's Dragon, Hillsong, Sausage Party, Wild  Life, Don't Breathe, Mechanic: Resurrection, Hell Or High Water, Storks 3D, Magnificent Seven IMAX
Warren Old Town - Snowden, Bridget Jones's  Baby, Blair Witch

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) 9/23/16

MetaCritic indicates Storks (55) is the top ranking film this week followed by The Magnificent Seven (54).  Looks like a tossup with Storks aimed at families and Magnificent 7 aimed at action fans. I was unable to watch any of  them this week so no reviews. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 9/23/16

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.

The Magnificent Seven 2D/IMAX 2D [PG-13] 2 hrs. 13 min. Western Watch Preview Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung Hun Lee, Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Matt Bomer, Billy Slaughter, Vinnie Jones, Peter Sarsgaard. Plot: with the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of an industrialist (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns - Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), Josh Farraday (Chris Pratt), Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), Jack Horne (Vincent D'Onofrio), Billy Rocks (Byung-Hun Lee), Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier). Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Storks 2D/3D [PG] 1 hr. 37 min. Animated adventure Watch Preview Voices: Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Katie Crown, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Danny Trejo, Ty Burrell, Jennifer Aniston. Plot: Junior, the Cornerstore.com. top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine and becomes desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren West.

Leaving 9/22/16

Movie Machine - Pete's Dragon, Wild Life,Suicide Squad
Palace West - Jungle Book
Warren East 13th - Light Between Oceans, Kubo and the Two Strings, Mechanic: Resurrection, Wild Life, Florence Foster Jenkins, Disappointments Room
Warren West 21st - Star Trek Beyond, Disappointments Room, When The Bough Breaks, Jason Bourne,  Sully IMAX
Warren Old Town - When The Bough Breaks

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) 9/16/16

MetaCritic indicates Bridget Jones's Baby (60) is the top ranking film this week followed by Snowden (58), Hillsong: Let Hope Rise (47), Blair Witch (46) and Greater (35).  I was unable to watch any of  them this week so no reviews. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 9/16/16

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.

Blair Witch [R] 1 hr. 29 min. Horror film Watch Preview Cast: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Valorie Curry, Corbin Reid, Wes Robinson. Plot: a group of college students venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mysteries connected to the legend of the Blair Witch which were first seen in the 1999 original. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Bridget Jones's Baby [R] 2 hr. 2 min. Romantic comedy Watch Preview Cast: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Emma Thompson. Plot: in an unlikely twist, Bridget (Zellweger) finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch… she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby’s father—Mark (Firth) or Jack (Dempsey). Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Greater [PG] 2 hrs.10 min. Sports biography Watch Preview Cast: Christopher Severio, Neal McDonough, Leslie Easterbrook. Plot: story of Brandon Burlsworth, possibly the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Showing at: Warren West.

Hillsong: Let Hope Rise [PG] 1 hr. 40 min.Documentary Watch Preview Plot: chronicles the spectacular and unlikely rise to prominence of the Australia-based Christian band, Hillsong UNITED.  Showing at: Warren East,  Warren West.

Snowden [R] 2 hr. 14 min. Biographical drama Watch Preview Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, Scott Eastwood, Joely Richardson, Timothy Olyphant, Ben Schnetzer. Plot: reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Leaving 9/15/16

Movie Machine - nothing
Palace West - TMNT, Captain America: Civil War
Warren East 13th - Southside With You, Sausage Party, War Dogs, Secret Life Of Pets, Morgan, Ben-Hur
Warren West 21st - Jason Bourne, Sausage Party, Morgan, Mechanic:Resurrection, War Dogs, Star  Trek Beyond
Warren Old Town - Hell Or High Water, Morgan Suicide Squad, Bad Moms, Sausage Party

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. 

Sully ***

Clint Eastwood directed this Biographical drama. Watch Preview Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney. Rated PG-13 for some peril and brief strong language. Running time is one hour and thirty-five minutes.

About the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger (Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard.

I'd read some negative reviews of this film before seeing it, so I was pleasantly surprised that it held my attention throughout. The actual landing of the plane on the Hudson River takes up very little of the film's time, so if you're looking for an action packed film, this isn't it. That landing is repeated several times, however, from the different vantage points of those involved. What the film is really concerned with is what happened to Sully after the landing, when the NTSB and the insurance companies seemed to be making an effort to blame him for unnecessarily landing on the river. If they had been successful his career would have been over and his pension forfeited. That could have been boring but the pace is fast enough it's not. This is an all Hanks film, and he's superb as usual, with Eckhart and especially Linney in supporting roles. I saw this in IMAX (full screen) and the quality was excellent.

There are reunion scenes intermixed with the final credits. A large screen would be best. Theatres/Times. IMAX Times.

Worthwhile (or not) 9/9/16

MetaCritic indicates Sully (77) is the top ranking film this week followed by Southside With You (74) and The Wild Life (35). The Disappointments Room and When The Bough Breaks have not been reviewed. I watched one of these and found it held  my interest. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 9/9/16

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.

The Disappointments Room [R] 1 hr. 40 min. Thriller Watch Preview Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Mel Raido. Plot: a couple move, with their son into a dilapidated country manor and discover a small locked door in the corner of the attic that hadn't appeared in the house's blueprints. But spirits of those who protect the room don't want it opened. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Southside With You [PG-13] 1 hr. 21 min. Romance/Biography Watch Preview Cast: Tika Sumpter, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Parker Sawyers, Jerod Haynes. Plot: recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee’s "Do the Right Thing" to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor. Showing at: Warren East.

Sully [PG-13] 2D/IMAX 2D 1 hr. 31 min. Biographical drama Watch Preview Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney. Plot: about the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger (Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

When The Bough Breaks [PG-13] 1 hr. 47 min. Thriller Watch Preview Cast: Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Michael K. Williams, Theo Rossi, Jaz Sinclair. Plot: a surrogate mother develops a psychotic and dangerous fixation on the husband. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

The Wild Life 2D/3D [PG] 1 hr. 31 min. Animated comedy Watch Preview Voices: Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar, Ilka Bessin. Plot: Robinson Crusoe arrives in the midst of a furious storm on a tropical isle that is pure wild animal paradise. Showing at: Warren East, Warren West.

Leaving 9/8/16

Movie Machine - Ben-Hur
Palace West - nothing
Warren East 13th - Morgan, Hands Of Stone
Warren West 21st - Finding Dory, Ghostbusters, Kubo & The 2 Strings, Hands Of Stone, Suicide Squad IMAX
Warren Old Town - nothing

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) 9/2/16

MetaCritic indicates The Light Between Oceans (61) is the top ranking film this week followed by Morgan (48). No Manches Frida has not been reviewed. I didn't watch any of these this week so I'll have no reviews. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.