Roll up, roll up! It’s another Friday and another batch of new ones delivered straight to your local film halls. There’s even a few good ones in there, things you really should see, just to keep up. A good sci-fi movie, now when was the last one of those? I can’t even remember…
Edge of Tomorrow – A soldier fighting in a war with aliens finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, though he becomes better skilled along the way.
Director: Doug Liman
Writers: Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay), 2 more credits »
Stars: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton
Our review is here.
Venus in Furs: An actress attempts to convince a director how she’s perfect for a role in his upcoming production.
Director: Roman Polanski
Writers: David Ives (play), Roman Polanski (screenplay), 2 more credits »
Stars: Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric
Jimmy’s Hall – Political activist Jimmy Gralton is deported from Ireland during the country’s ‘Red Scare’ of the 1930s.
Director: Ken Loach
Writers: Paul Laverty, Donal O’Kelly (play)
Stars: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott
Our review is here.
A Million ways to die in the West – As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Writers: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson
Omar – A young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he’s tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier’s killing.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Writer: Hany Abu-Assad
Stars: Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Iyad Hoorani
Our review is here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPcvn4Mtglc
Maleficent -A vindictive fairy is driven to curse an infant princess only to realize the child may be the only one who can restore peace.
Director: Robert Stromberg
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault (based from the story “La Belle au bois dormant” by)
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Cople
Our review is here.
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