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Movies with Sean Means for the Week of May 4, 2016

Artsies

“The Invitation” (Not Rated)  1 HR 40 MIN – 2.5 stars

While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man thinks his ex-wife and her new husband have sinister intentions for their guests.

Director: Karyn Kusama

Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman

 

“Louder Than Bombs” (R) 1 HR 50 MIN  – 3 stars

The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.

Director: Joachim Trier

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert

“April and the Extraordinary World” (PG) 1 HR 45 MIN – 3.5 stars

1941. France asleep in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and Napoleon V, where scientists vanish mysteriously. Avril (Marion Cotillard), a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

Director: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci

Starring: Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort

Fartsies:

“Sing Street” (PG-13) 1 HR 46 MIN – 3.5 Stars

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

Director: John Carney

Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy

“Captain America: Civil War” (PG-13) 2 HR 26 MIN – 3.5 stars

Political interference in the Avengers’ activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

Next week:

  • Dough
  • The Man who Knew Infinity
  • Money Monster
  • Too Late

 

 

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