Artsies:
Love (Not Rated) 2 Hr 10 Min- 2 stars
Enter the Void director Gaspar Noe helms this 3D envelope-pushing, non-linear narrative examining modern love and sexual desires.
Director: Gaspar Noe
Starring: Aomi Muyock, Karl Glusman
Fartsies:
Love the Coopers (PG-13) – 1 star
LOVE THE COOPERS follows the Cooper clan as four generations of extended family come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. As the evening unfolds, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday. A few people who saw a pre-screening from the station believe it’s the worst film of the year, easily.
Director: Jessie Nelson
Starring: Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Diane Keaton
My All American (PG) 1 Hr 58 Min- 2 stars
From Angelo Pizzo, the writer of RUDY and HOOSIERS, comes MY ALL AMERICAN – the true story of one of legendary UT Austin football Coach Darrell Royal’s (Aaron Eckhart) most beloved players, Freddie Steinmark (Finn Wittrock), an underdog who led his team to a championship season and was an inspiration both on and off the field.
Director: Angelo Pizzo
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock
– The 33 (PG-13) 2 Hr – 2.5 stars
The true story of the 2010 collapse of a Chilean mine and the rescue of the 33 miners who were trapped underground for 69 days.
Director: Patricia Riggen
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche
Next week:
- Asthma
- Carol
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2
- The Night Before
- Room
- Secret in Their Eyes
- Spotlight
Pick of the week:
Saturday at noon at The Broadway: A broadcast from London of the National Theatre’s production of “Hamlet,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The screening at the Broadway is sold out, but there is a waitlist starting at 11 a.m. Corey O’Brien say this and highly recommends it.
