Artsies:
— Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (NR) 105 mins – 2.5 stars
A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.
Director: David Zellner
Actors: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard
— The Salvation (R) 92 mins – 3 stars
In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family’s murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.
Director: Kristian Levring
Actors: Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
— ’71 (R) 99 mins – 3.5 stars
A young and disoriented British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971.
Director: Yann Demange
Actors: Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris
— Grey Gardens (PG) 100 mins – 4 stars
An old mother and her middle-aged daughter, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, live their eccentric lives in a filthy, decaying mansion in East Hampton.
Directors: Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer
Actors: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith ‘Little Edie’ Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers
Fartsies:
— Get Hard (R) 100 mins – 1 star
When millionaire James King is nailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.
Director: Etan Cohen
Actors: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie
— Home (PG) 94 mins – 3 stars
Oh, an alien on the run from his own people, lands on Earth and makes friends with the adventurous Tip, who is on a quest of her own.
Director: Tim Johnson
Actors: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin
— It Follows (R) 100 mins – 3.5 stars
After a young girl gets involved in a sexual confrontation, she is followed by an unknown force.
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Actors: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi
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Next week:
— Furious 7
— A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
— The Hunting Ground
— Seymour: An Introduction
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Pick of the week:
— Have lunch with a movie critic! I will helping the Utah Film Center today (Thursday) with their “Love Utah Give Utah” fund-raising campaign, from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at Cucina Deli, 1024 E. 2nd Ave, Salt Lake City.
