This week everyone forgets about "Avengers: Age of Ultron". Why ? Because "Mad Max: Fury Road" is here and it is 98% fresh on Rottentomatoes.com. It's such a rare feat for a blockbuster movie to receive scores reserved for arthouse flicks, that it deserves some kind of award just for that.
The other wide release of the week is the sequel "Pitch Perfect 2" starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Hailee Steinfeld. It doesn't have amazing reviews but it's been getting better scores than I was expecting, which means fans of the first film will be pleased with the new installment.
The limited releases include the thought-provoking drama "Good Kill" starring Ethan Hawke and the western film "Slow West" starring Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Both have been receiving solid reviews. More about each movie after the jump.
The other wide release of the week is the sequel "Pitch Perfect 2" starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Hailee Steinfeld. It doesn't have amazing reviews but it's been getting better scores than I was expecting, which means fans of the first film will be pleased with the new installment.
The limited releases include the thought-provoking drama "Good Kill" starring Ethan Hawke and the western film "Slow West" starring Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Both have been receiving solid reviews. More about each movie after the jump.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Official Synopsis
Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.
Film Details
- Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, Riley Keough, Zoe Kravitz, Courtney Eaton, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Nathan Jones, Abbey Lee
- Director: George Miller
- Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
- Running Time: 120 min.
- Rating: R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 98% (195 fresh, 3 rotten, score: 8.8/10).
- Metacritic: 89 out of 100 (42 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Soundtrack (Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL)
- 6 Clips and B-Roll
- 7 New Featurettes
- 41 New Pictures
- "Retaliate" Trailer, New Posters and Vehicle Pictures
- More Glorious Madness in New Trailer and Poster
- International Trailer and 7 New Images
- New Trailer and Poster
- Trailer, Posters and Images
- First Look at Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult
PITCH PERFECT 2
Official Synopsis
The Barden Bellas are back in Pitch Perfect 2, the follow-up to summer 2012’s smash hit. The comedy is helmed by Elizabeth Banks, co-star and producer of Pitch Perfect, and produced by Paul Brooks, Max Handelman and Banks. Writer Kay Cannon returns to the team to pen the next chapter.
Film Details
- Starring: Anna Kendrick, Hailee Steinfeld, Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, John Michael Higgins, Joe Lo Truglio, Katey Segal
- Director: Elizabeth Banks
- Genre: Comedy, Music
- Running Time: 115 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for innuendo and language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 69% (86 fresh, 39 rotten, score: 6.1/10).
- Metacritic: 66 out of 100 (25 positive, 11 mixed, 0 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
GOOD KILL
Official Synopsis
In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game-only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan (Ethan Hawke) yearns to get back into the cockpit of a real plane, but he now fights theTaliban from an air-conditioned box in the Las Vegas desert. When he and his crew start taking orders directly from the CIA, and the stakes are raised, Egan's nerves-and his relationship with his wife (Mad Men's January Jones)-begin to unravel. Revealing the psychological toll drone pilots endure as they are forced to witness the aftermath of their fight against insurgents, Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War) directs this riveting insider's view of 21st-century warfare, in which operatives target enemies from half a world away.
Film Details
- Starring: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Bruce Greenwood, Jake Abel
- Director: Andrew Niccol
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Running Time: 102 min.
- Rating: R for violent content including a rape, language, and some sexuality
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 75% (41 fresh, 14 rotten, score: 6.4/10).
- Metacritic: 65 out of 100 (12 positive, 9 mixed, 0 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
SLOW WEST
Official Synopsis
At the end of the nineteenth century, 16-year-old Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) journeys across the American frontier in search of the woman he loves. He is joined by Silas (Michael Fassbender), a mysterious traveler, and hotly pursued by an outlaw along the way.
Film Details
- Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Caren Pistorius, Aorere Paki, Ben Mendelsohn
- Director: John Maclean
- Genre: Western, Thriller, Action
- Running Time: 84 min.
- Rating: R for violence and brief language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 90% (37 fresh, 4 rotten, score: 7.4/10).
- Metacritic: 72 out of 100 (15 positive, 2 mixed, 2 negative).
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