A Wrinkle in Time,
directed by Ava Duvernay
(PG, 1 hour, 50 minutes)
An airy fantasy-laden celebration of girl power that gets its feet stuck in the muck of special effects, this is a sci-fi adventure in which three peculiar beings -- Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey), Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon) and Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling) -- set off on a challenging quest through space and time to help Meg Murry (Storm Reid), her brother Charles (Deric McCabe), and her classmate Calvin (Levi Miller) find Meg's physicist father (Chris Pine) who has disappeared.
It's best viewed in the company of a child. With Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Pena.
Death Wish (R, 1 hour, 48 minutes) Director Eli Roth's re-imagining of 1974's original Death Wish (which was followed by five sequels, the last of which was 1993's Death Wish V: The Face of Death) concerns ER surgeon Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis), whose experience of the violence in his city gets personal when his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are attacked in their suburban home. As with all the Death Wish films, revenge is in order. For those who believe guns are the answer to all problems, this might be entertaining. For others there's nothing new to see here. With Vincent D'onofrio, Dean Norris, Kimberly Elise.
Every Day (PG-13, 1 hour, 35 minutes) Based on David Levithan's New York Times best-seller, Every Day is a refreshingly new take on teen romance anguish. It tells the story of Rhiannon (Angourie Rice), a 16-year old girl who falls in love with a mysterious being who inhabits a different body every day. It's intriguing, but leaves many plot points unresolved. With Justice Smith, Maria Bello; directed by Michael Sucsy.
Thoroughbreds (R, 1 hour, 32 minutes) A tense, tingly psychological satire in which two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Combining a spirit of self-indulgence and lack of empathy for others, they hatch a plan to solve their individual problems -- no matter what the cost. With Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, Anton Yelchin (in his final performance), Paul Sparks; written and directed by Cory Finley.
The Hurricane Heist (PG-13, 1 hour, 40 minutes) A clumsy, implausible and often downright silly thriller that concerns the intention of a group of criminals to infiltrate a U.S. Mint facility in order to steal $600 million and escape using a Category 5 hurricane as cover. But a treasury agent and a storm chaser have a plan of their own. With Toby Kebbell, Ryan Twanten (True Blood); directed by Rob Cohen. Blu-ray special features include deleted scenes, featurettes, and audio commentary by the director.
Gringo (R, 1 hour, 50 minutes) A complicated and dark-natured dramatic comedy, Gringo takes viewers across the border into Mexico, where unassuming American businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) finds himself in criminal territory thanks to encounters with double-crossing business associates, drug dealers, mercenaries, and the DEA, which force him to up his game. With Amanda Seyfried, Charlize Theron, Thandi Newton, Joel Edgerton; directed by Nash Edgerton.
Freak Show (not rated, 1 hour, 31 minutes) High school is full of complicated characters, including Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther), who decides to run for homecoming queen in this exasperating, energetic and intermittently entertaining teen comedy. With Abigail Breslin, Ian Nelson, AnnaSophia Robb (remember her from 2005's Because of Winn-Dixie?); directed by Trudie Styler (married to Sting since 1992).
MovieStyle on 06/08/2018