Directed by: James Foley
Runtime: 1hr, 55mins
Drama, Romance
R
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Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson,
Kim Basinger is on board for the next film in the Fifty Shades franchise. She's playing the woman who initially romanced Christian, and supposedly causes problems for Anastasia. I'll be honest, I have zero familiarity with the novels or the first film and no interest in seeing the follow up. And I don't see that changing.
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Directed by: Chad Stahelski
Runtime: 2hrs, 2mins
Action, Thriller
R
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Starring: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose, Bridget Moynahan, Laurence Fishburne
At some point in this film Laurence Fishburne had better tell Keanu Reeves that he is the one. But on a more serious note, John Wick was an excellent action film. In fact, it was probably one of the best revenge films in ages. The action and visual style of the film was awe inspiring throughout, and I couldn't be more excited to see the follow up!
R
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Starring: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose, Bridget Moynahan, Laurence Fishburne
At some point in this film Laurence Fishburne had better tell Keanu Reeves that he is the one. But on a more serious note, John Wick was an excellent action film. In fact, it was probably one of the best revenge films in ages. The action and visual style of the film was awe inspiring throughout, and I couldn't be more excited to see the follow up!
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Directed by: Chris McKay
Runtime: 1hr, 44mins
Animation, Action, Adventure
PG
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Starring: Will Arnett, Jenny Slate, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Rosario Dawson,
The LEGO movie was a very enjoyable film, so I'm glad to see the franchise expanding. And some are saying it's the best Batman movie since The Dark Knight. Okay, that's not saying too much is it? Nevertheless, this film is about as star-studded as they come - seriously have a look at the list of names on IMDB. This would easily have been my most anticipated movie of the week if it hadn't been opening alongside John Wick: Chapter 2. Though something tells me that won't hurt its box office numbers.
PG
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Starring: Will Arnett, Jenny Slate, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Rosario Dawson,
The LEGO movie was a very enjoyable film, so I'm glad to see the franchise expanding. And some are saying it's the best Batman movie since The Dark Knight. Okay, that's not saying too much is it? Nevertheless, this film is about as star-studded as they come - seriously have a look at the list of names on IMDB. This would easily have been my most anticipated movie of the week if it hadn't been opening alongside John Wick: Chapter 2. Though something tells me that won't hurt its box office numbers.
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Limited Releases:
Directed by: Minhal Baig
Runtime: 1hr, 20mins
1 Night follows two couples who rekindle old relationships over the course of one night spent at a hotel. Thirty-something Elizabeth (Anna Camp) has to decide whether or not to rekindle her relationship with former boyfriend Drew (Justin Chatwin), while two teenagers (played by Isabelle Fuhrman and Kyle Allen) discuss why their childhood friendship dissipated and explore whether or not there might be something more there.
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Directed by: Amma Asante
Runtime: 1hr, 51mins
Biography, Drama, Romance
PG-13
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Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Tom Felton
This inspirational film looks to be a well timed release considering current events. It's the true story of the Prince of Botswana who married a white British woman in the 1940's amid international backlash and political machinations that sought to end their relationship.
PG-13
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Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Tom Felton
This inspirational film looks to be a well timed release considering current events. It's the true story of the Prince of Botswana who married a white British woman in the 1940's amid international backlash and political machinations that sought to end their relationship.
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Directed by: Alexander Babaev
Runtime: 1hr, 21mins
Horror
Not Rated
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Starring: Margaret Judson, Devin Goodsell, Michael Johnston
Director Alexander Babaev has been up-front about the fact that Bornless Ones is heavily inspired by Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead. So maybe he should be receiving a little something depending on how well this film does. It's about a girl who recruits some friends to help her move to a remote house in order to be closer her brother - who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. But of course, because this is a horror film, the house is haunted.
Not Rated
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Starring: Margaret Judson, Devin Goodsell, Michael Johnston
Director Alexander Babaev has been up-front about the fact that Bornless Ones is heavily inspired by Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead. So maybe he should be receiving a little something depending on how well this film does. It's about a girl who recruits some friends to help her move to a remote house in order to be closer her brother - who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. But of course, because this is a horror film, the house is haunted.
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Directed by: Jason Pagnoni
Runtime: 1hr, 42mins
Action, Drama, Music, Thriller
Not Rated
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Starring: Eric Roberts, Eliza Roberts, Jenny Hutton
During a 2010 tour, an international pop star and her bandmates go missing after incidentally witnessing a gruesome crime industry.
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Starring: Eric Roberts, Eliza Roberts, Jenny Hutton
During a 2010 tour, an international pop star and her bandmates go missing after incidentally witnessing a gruesome crime industry.
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Directed by: Damien Macé, Alexis Wajsbrot
Runtime: 1hr, 23mins
Horror, Thriller
R
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Starring: Sienna Guillory, Gregg Sulkin, Garrett Clayton
This horror thriller looks to combine phone pranks with concepts from the SAW franchise as an unknown person turns a series of pranks against the young would-be prankers.
R
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Starring: Sienna Guillory, Gregg Sulkin, Garrett Clayton
This horror thriller looks to combine phone pranks with concepts from the SAW franchise as an unknown person turns a series of pranks against the young would-be prankers.
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Directed by: Han Han
Runtime: 1hr, 42mins
Comedy
Not Rated
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Starring: Chao Deng, Eddie Peng, Liying Zhao
Duckweed is a comedy that involves a bit of time travel. However, the fact that Sci-Fi isn't among the genre listings indicates it's more about comedy and character than science. The time travel here allows the central character to go back to the 1990's where he becomes "partners in crime" with his own father. It's a chance to reconcile with him after years of misunderstanding. Perhaps the interesting thing here, for millennials anyway, is the nostalgic look back at the 90's. It wasn't so long ago was it? Yet I can't help looking back on those years fondly.
Not Rated
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Starring: Chao Deng, Eddie Peng, Liying Zhao
Duckweed is a comedy that involves a bit of time travel. However, the fact that Sci-Fi isn't among the genre listings indicates it's more about comedy and character than science. The time travel here allows the central character to go back to the 1990's where he becomes "partners in crime" with his own father. It's a chance to reconcile with him after years of misunderstanding. Perhaps the interesting thing here, for millennials anyway, is the nostalgic look back at the 90's. It wasn't so long ago was it? Yet I can't help looking back on those years fondly.
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Directed by: Andrew C. Erin
Runtime: 1hr, 20mins
Perhaps the longer I compile these lists of movies opening every week, the more jaded I become. Every week there's at least a handful of indie horror thrillers that look very similar to the indie horror thrillers that came the week before. Are these doing well? Are people really clamoring for more of these?
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Directed by: Subhash Kapoor
Runtime: 2hrs, 20mins
Comedy, Drama
Not Rated
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Starring: Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Sayani Gupta
Jolly LLB 2 is a comedy that satirizes the Indian legal system. In fact, it has caused a controversy for its depiction of the legal system. Nevertheless, it's about a struggling lawyer hoping to make a name for himself. He does eventually get the chance to do so, though not in the way he would have liked, but it pits him against another more powerful, well known, and ruthless lawyer.
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Starring: Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Sayani Gupta
Jolly LLB 2 is a comedy that satirizes the Indian legal system. In fact, it has caused a controversy for its depiction of the legal system. Nevertheless, it's about a struggling lawyer hoping to make a name for himself. He does eventually get the chance to do so, though not in the way he would have liked, but it pits him against another more powerful, well known, and ruthless lawyer.
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Directed by: Ceyda Torun
Runtime: 1hr, 20mins
Documentary
Not Rated
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Starring: Bülent Üstün
Kedi looks to be a charming little documentary following just seven of the hundreds of thousands of cats that roam the streets of Istanbul freely. They claim no owner. As such, they're free to do as they please, but they do make friends with the people of the city.
Not Rated
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Starring: Bülent Üstün
Kedi looks to be a charming little documentary following just seven of the hundreds of thousands of cats that roam the streets of Istanbul freely. They claim no owner. As such, they're free to do as they please, but they do make friends with the people of the city.
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Directed by: Martin Zandvliet
Runtime: 1hr, 40mins
Drama, History, War
R
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Starring: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman
Inspired by real events, Land of Mine tells the story of a group of young German POW's captured by the Danish army and forced into the dangerous task of defusing land mines along the Danish coast.
R
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Starring: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman
Inspired by real events, Land of Mine tells the story of a group of young German POW's captured by the Danish army and forced into the dangerous task of defusing land mines along the Danish coast.
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Directed by: Gaurav Bavdankar
Runtime: 2hrs, 11mins
Comedy
Not Rated
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Starring: Hardy Sandhu, Poppy Jabbal, Rameet Kaur
Mahi NRI (Non Resident Indian) deals in the outdated notion among rural Indians that all British Asians are rich and have better lives. It uses this notion for both comedic and dramatic effect. The film follows an Indian singer (Hardy Sandhu) as he tries to move to the UK in order to prove to the mother of his girlfriend that he is worthy of being with her.
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Starring: Hardy Sandhu, Poppy Jabbal, Rameet Kaur
Mahi NRI (Non Resident Indian) deals in the outdated notion among rural Indians that all British Asians are rich and have better lives. It uses this notion for both comedic and dramatic effect. The film follows an Indian singer (Hardy Sandhu) as he tries to move to the UK in order to prove to the mother of his girlfriend that he is worthy of being with her.
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Directed by: Alex Ranarivelo
Runtime: 1hr, 39mins
Drama
PG
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Starring: Sharon Stone, Tommy Flanagan, Christina Moore,
This film looks like a jumbled mess, of intersecting storylines and competing tones. Sometimes a talented director and editor can make that work, but rarely does in come together in these small indie productions. There's the widow who finds a group of wild horses who randomly wandered on to her ranch. There's the fact that she might lose her ranch if she can't raise money to save it. In order to do so, she allows convicts onto her property so they can spend time with the horses. That time turns out to be therapeutic for both the convicts and the horses. But then there's Sharon Stone's role in all of this, as the angsty animal rights activist who target's the widowed ranch owner based on claims of horse abuse.
PG
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Starring: Sharon Stone, Tommy Flanagan, Christina Moore,
This film looks like a jumbled mess, of intersecting storylines and competing tones. Sometimes a talented director and editor can make that work, but rarely does in come together in these small indie productions. There's the widow who finds a group of wild horses who randomly wandered on to her ranch. There's the fact that she might lose her ranch if she can't raise money to save it. In order to do so, she allows convicts onto her property so they can spend time with the horses. That time turns out to be therapeutic for both the convicts and the horses. But then there's Sharon Stone's role in all of this, as the angsty animal rights activist who target's the widowed ranch owner based on claims of horse abuse.
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Directed by: Sylvie Verheyde
Runtime: 1hr, 42mins
Thriller
Not Rated
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Starring: Hafsia Herzi, Ash Stymest, Karole Rocher
Set in the world of London's underground sex trade, Sex Doll follows Virginie (Hafsia Herzi) as she goes about her work. That is until she meets an intriguing client, Rupert (Ash Stymest), and begins to have something of a true love affair with him. That is, of course, forbidden in her line of work. So she and Rupert begin the difficult and dangerous task of separating her from the sex trade.
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Starring: Hafsia Herzi, Ash Stymest, Karole Rocher
Set in the world of London's underground sex trade, Sex Doll follows Virginie (Hafsia Herzi) as she goes about her work. That is until she meets an intriguing client, Rupert (Ash Stymest), and begins to have something of a true love affair with him. That is, of course, forbidden in her line of work. So she and Rupert begin the difficult and dangerous task of separating her from the sex trade.
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Directed by: Jack Fessenden
Runtime: 1hr, 23mins
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Not Rated
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Starring: James Le Gros, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden
Stray Bullets marks 16-year old Jack Fessenden's directorial debut. It's a thriller about three criminals on the run from a dangerous hitman. They take refuge in the trailer where two teenage boys were staying for the weekend. Yet this odd group must work together to survive and put a stop to the hitman's killing spree.
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Starring: James Le Gros, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden
Stray Bullets marks 16-year old Jack Fessenden's directorial debut. It's a thriller about three criminals on the run from a dangerous hitman. They take refuge in the trailer where two teenage boys were staying for the weekend. Yet this odd group must work together to survive and put a stop to the hitman's killing spree.
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Directed by: Geoff Anderson
Runtime: 1hr, 30mins
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Not Rated
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Starring: Billy Zane, Kim Coates, Gabrielle Miller
The Adventure Club is a family film about three ten year old kids who discover an ancient artifact known as a wishbox. It grants the wishes of anyone who touches it. While they intend to use it to save their local science center, they soon discover there are some shady people after it as well.
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Starring: Billy Zane, Kim Coates, Gabrielle Miller
The Adventure Club is a family film about three ten year old kids who discover an ancient artifact known as a wishbox. It grants the wishes of anyone who touches it. While they intend to use it to save their local science center, they soon discover there are some shady people after it as well.
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