Artsies:
— Merchants of Doubt (PG-13) 96 mins – 3 stars
A documentary that looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change.
Director: Robert Kenner
Actors: Frederick Singer, Naomi Oreskes, Jamy Ian Swiss
— Clouds of Sils Maria (R) 124 mins – 3.5 stars
https://youtu.be/5L-9rcEhGm4
A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
Director: Olivier Assayas
Actors: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz
Fartsies:
— Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13) 141 mins – 3.5 stars
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.
Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
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Next week:
— The D-Train
— Five Flights Up
— Hot Pursuit
— The Salt of the Earth
— Welcome to Me
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Pick of the week:
— Get ready next Thursday and Friday for “Trapped by the Mormons,” the 1925 anti-Mormon propaganda film that’s as campy as “Reefer Madness.” Plays May 7-8 at The Organ Loft, 3331 S. Edison St. (near the Century 16 in South Salt Lake).
