Artsies
Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe (NR) 1 Hr. 31 Min. – Zero Stars
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdCU2DfMBpU]
A documentary alleging that the CDC, the government agency charged with protecting the health of American citizens, destroyed data on their 2004 study that showed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
Director: Andrew Wakefield
Starring: Del Matthew Bigtree, Mark F. Blaxill, Michaela Blaxill
The Lobster (R) 1 HR. 58 MIN. – 2.5 Stars
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR_NcqD-Gfs]
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden
Belladonna of Sadness (NR) 1 Hr. 33 Min. – 3 stars
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WkcLMapo_Y]
After being banished from her village, a peasant woman makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Katsuyuki Itô, Aiko Nagayama
Weiner (R) 1 HR. 36 MIN. – 3.5 Stars
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ4FIGnJknk]
An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign and the landscape of today’s political landscape.
Director: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg
Starring: Huma Abedin, Amit Bagga, Stephen Colbert
Fartsies
Me Before You (PG-13) 1 HR. 50 MIN. – Not Seen by Me
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh993__rOxA]
A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she’s taking care of.
Director: Thea Sharrock
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (PG-13) 1 HR. 52 MIN. – Not Seen by Me
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CKgLNGfdSM]
The Turtles return to save the city from a dangerous threat.
Director: Dave Green
Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry
Popstar: Never Stop Stopping (R) 1 HR. 26 MIN. – 3 Stars
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnj9Dvl2fQE]
When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.
Director: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Starring: Andy Samberg, Imogen Poots, Bill Hader
Next Week:
- Almost Holy
- The Conjuring 2
- Dheepan
- Maggie’s Plan
- Now You See Me
- Warcraft
