Artsies:
Arctic – 3 stars
Writers: Joe Penna, Ryan Morrison
Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir
Never Look Away – 3 1/2 stars
A sweeping romantic historical drama, NEVER LOOK AWAY follows thirty years in the life of a great artist – loosely based on Gerhard Richter, one of the 20th century’s most admired visual artists – played by Tom Schilling (Woman in Gold, Generation War). The film goes from a childhood witnessing Nazi Germany, to post-war East Berlin, where he falls in love with a young woman (Paula Beer, Frantz, The Dark Valley, Transit) whose father is an ex-Nazi murderer in hiding.
Rating: R (for graphic nudity, sexuality and brief violent images)
Genre: Drama
Directed By: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Fartsies:
Run the Race – not screened
RUN THE RACE, promising high school football player Zach (Tanner Stine) and his virtuous brother, David (Evan Hofer), have endured two years of life’s worst hardships, including their mother’s death, their father’s abandonment, a life-changing injury, and financial distress
In theaters: March 22, 2019
Cast: Tanner Stine, Mykelti Williamson, Frances Fisher
Director: Chris Dowling
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – 2 1/2 stars
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Director: Dean DeBlois
Writers: Dean DeBlois, Cressida Cowell (based upon the “How to Train Your Dragon” book series by)
Stars: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham
Fighting With My Family – 3 1/2 stars
A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.
Director: Stephen Merchant
Writer: Stephen Merchant
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn
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