Opening 11/4/16

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.

Dr. Strange 2D/3D [PG-13] 2 hrs. Fantasy/Adventure Watch Preview Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton. Plot: after a tragic car accident, a talented neurosurgeon (Benedict Cumberbatch) must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Hacksaw Ridge [R] 2 hrs. 19 min. Biography Watch Preview Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey. Plot: in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, an Army medic (Andrew Garfield) saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Trolls 2D/3D [PG] 1 hr. 32 min. Animated comedy Watch Preview Voices: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel. Plot: the story of the overly optimistic Trolls, with a constant song on their lips, and the comedicly pessimistic Bergens, who are only happy when they have trolls in their stomach. Showing at:Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren West.

Leaving 11/3/16

Movie Machine - Ouija: Origin Of Evil, The Accountant, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
Palace West - The Light Between Oceans, No Manches Frida, Jason Bourne
Warren East 13th - Denial, Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life, Kevin Hart,Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
Warren West 21st - Denial, The Magnificent Seven, Kevin Hart
Warren Old Town - Keeping Up With The Joneses, A Madea Halloween, Jack Reacher

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. 

Inferno **½

Ron Howard directed this Drama, Thriller. Watch Preview. Cast: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, Sidse Babett Knudsen. Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and violence, disturbing images, some language, thematic elements and brief sensuality. Running time is two hours and one minute.

When the famous symbologist (again played by Tom Hanks) awakes in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to foil a deadly global plot designed to eliminate a large portion of Earth's human population.

This is easily the poorest of the three Dan Brown novels starring Hanks as Robert Langdon. Hanks is good as are the rest of this remarkable cast. However, the story is confusing as well as far fetched. When you combine confusing with excessive length, you've got a problem. Had this been ninety minutes, much of the plot meandering might not have occurred or might have been overlooked. It's a gorgeous film to look at but I'm betting you'll be glancing at your watch long before it's over. I saw this in the visually reedited IMAX process.

There are no additional scenes once the credits begin. A large screen will enhance the stunning photography. Theatres/Times. IMAX Times.

Worthwhile (or not) 10/28/16

MetaCritic indicates Inferno (44) is the top ranking film this week. It's also the only film opening this week. I saw it and you can read my review later today. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 10/28/16

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.

Inferno 2D/IMAX [PG-13] 2 hrs. 2 min. Drama, Thriller Watch Preview Cast: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster, Sidse Babett Knudsen. Plot: when the famous symbologist (again played by Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to foil a deadly global plot. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Leaving 10/27/16

Movie Machine - Max Steel, Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life
Palace West - Ice Age: Collision Course, Mechanic: Resurrection, Bad Moms
Warren East 13th - Masterminds, Max Steel
Warren West 21st - Masterminds, Max Steel, Greater
Warren Old Town - Kevin Hart: What Now?, The Girl On The Train

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) 10/21/16

MetaCritic indicates Ouija: Origin Of Evil (65) is the top ranking film this week followed by Denial (64), Jack Reacher 2 (47), Keeping Up With The Joneses (35), and Boo! A Madea Halloween (32).  The religious film, I'm Not Ashamed, is unreviewed. My schedule didn't allow me to watch anything this week so there'll be no reviews from me. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 10/21/16

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.

Boo! A Madea Halloween [PG-13] 1 hr. 43 min. Comedy, horror Watch Preview Cast: Tyler Perry, Bella Thorne, Cassie Davis, Andre Hall, Yousef Erakat, Diamond White, Brock O’Hurn, Jimmy Tatro, JC Caylen, Kian Lawley, Mike Tornabene. Plot: Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens. Showing at: Warren East, Warren West.

Denial [PG-13] 1 hr. 50 min. Drama Watch Preview Cast: Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott, Caren Pistorius, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Harriet Walter. Plot: recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. Showing at: Warren East.

I'm Not Ashamed [PG-13] 1 hr. 52 min. Biographical drama Watch Preview Cast: Masey McLain, Ben Davies, Cameron McKendry. Plot: true story and journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott- the first student killed in the Columbine high school shooting in 1999. Showing at: Warren West.

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 2D/IMAX [PG-13] 1 hr. 58 min. Crime film Watch Preview Cast: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany, Robert Knepper. Plot: the Army Major (Smulders) who heads Reacher’s (Cruise) old investigative unit is arrested for Treason and knowing she is innocent, Reacher must break her out of prison and uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Keeping Up With The Joneses [PG-13] 1 hr. 45 min.Comedy Watch Preview Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, Gal Gadot, Plot: an ordinary suburban couple (Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher) finds it's not easy keeping up with the Joneses (Jon Hamm, Gal Gadot) - especially when they discover they are covert operatives. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Ouija: Origin Of Evil [PG-13] 1 hr. 40 min. Horror film Watch Preview Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas, Lulu Wilson. Plot: a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Leaving 10/20/16

Movie Machine - The Girl On The Train
Palace West - The Wild Life, Ghostbusters
Warren East 13th - Queen Of Katwe, Suicide Squad, Birth Of A Nation
Warren West 21st - Suicide Squad, Birth Of A Nation, Harry Potter Series IMAX
Warren Old Town - Miss Peregrine's Home, Deepwater Horizon, Magnificent Seven

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. 

The Accountant ***

Gavin O'Connor directed this Thriller. Watch Preview. Cast: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow. Rated R for strong violence and language throughout. Running time is two hours and eight minutes.

An accountant/math savant (Affleck) starts working on the books of a new client where a clerk (Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy, and the body count starts to rise.

This film possesses an impressive cast list but this is all Affleck's film. He portrays a math savant who also has Asperger's Syndrome, so while he lacks social skills, he's a really good accountant. Raised by a father in the military, he also has excellent combat skills and is an excellent marksman. In addition, he also has a strong sense of right and wrong. All of this adds up to a complex character who shows very little emotion but is capable of both punishing and protecting those with whom he interacts. Affleck does this very well, appearing mostly stoic but occasionally allowing a smile to cross his visage. There's a lot of very bloody action when he's in a punishing mode but every once in awhile we see the other side of him. The rest of the roles are very secondary but handled very competently. There's an underlying drama under all the carnage which does resolve by the film's end. The film held my attention throughout and I think most action/Affleck fans will enjoy it. If it does well, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see sequels.

There are no additional scenes once the credits begin. Screen size is unimportant.Theatres/Times.

Worthwhile (or not) 10/14/16

MetaCritic indicates Kevin Hart: What Now? (61) is the top ranking film this week followed by The Accountant (50).  Max Steel and Priceless are unrated at this time, never a good sign. I watched one of these and found it held my attention although it might be a bit bloody for some. For national reviews take the link to the MetaCritic website for each film by clicking on the titles above.

Opening 10/14/16

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 Accountant [R] 2h hrs. 8 min. Thriller Watch Preview Cast: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow. Plot: as an accountant/math savant (Affleck) starts working on the books of a new client where a clerk (Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy, the body count starts to rise. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Kevin Hart: What Now? [R] 1 hr. 36 min.Comedy/Documentary Watch Preview Cast: Kevin Hart. Plot:  filmed outdoors in front of 50,000 people at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field—marking the first time a comedian has ever performed to an at-capacity football stadium. Showing at: Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Max Steel [PG-13] 2 hrs. Action film Watch Preview Cast: Ben Winchell, Maria Bello, Ana Villafañe, Josh Brener, Andy Garcia. Plot: when a sixteen-year-old boy and an extraterrestrial meet, they discover that together they form Max Steel, a superhero possessing powerful strength beyond anything in our world. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren West.

Priceless [PG-13] 1 hr. 37 min. Drama Watch Preview Cast: David Koechner, Kristen Rakes, Amber Midthunder. Plot: after the tragic death of his wife and losing custody of his little girl, a man is at the darkest crossroad of his life. Can he change the course of his future? Showing at: Warren West.

Leaving 10/13/16

Movie Machine - Masterminds, Magnificent Seven
Palace West - Nine Lives, War Dogs
Warren East 13th -Snowden, Bridget Jones's Baby, Blair Witch, Sausage Party
Warren West 21st - Bridget Jones's Baby, Sausage Party, Blair Witch, Queen Of Katwe, Deepwater Horizon IMAX
Warren Old Town - Masterminds, Don't Breathe

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) 10/7/16

MetaCritic indicates The Birth Of A Nation (70) is the top ranking film this week followed by The Girl On The Train (48).  Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life is unrated at this time, never a good sign.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 10/7/16

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 Birth Of A Nation [R] 2 hrs. Biographical Drama Watch Preview Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley. Plot: follows Nat Turner (Parker), a literate American slave and preacher, who orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom. Showing at: Warren East, Warren West.

The Girl On The Train [R] 1 hr. 52 min. Thriller Watch Preview Cast: Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Edgar Ramirez, Lisa Kudrow, Laura Prepon. Plot: Rachel (Blunt), devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. Based on Paula Hawkins’ bestselling novel. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren Old Town, Warren West.

Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life [PG] 1 hr. 32 min. Comedy Watch Preview Cast: Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Thomas Barbusca, Andy Daly, Adam Pally. Plot: it's Ferris Bueller meets Home Alone as a new student battles with his Principal. Based on the bestselling book. Showing at: Movie Machine, Warren East, Warren West.

Leaving 10/6/16

Movie Machine - Storks, Sully
Palace West - Lights Out, The BFG, Central Intelligence, Nerve
Warren East 13th - Jason Bourne, Bad Moms, When The Bough Breaks, Don't Breathe. Miss Peregrine's Home 3D
Warren West 21st - Bad Moms, No Manched Frida, Hell Or High Water, Snowden, Miss Peregrine's Home 3D
Warren Old Town - Sully

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.