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Sunday, August 2, 2015

In Theaters: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION, VACATION, THE END OF THE TOUR, EXTINCTION

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The action sequel "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" starring Tom Cruise and the comedy reboot "Vacation" starring Ed Helms have been released in theaters. In limited release we have the biopic "The End of the Tour" and the zombie horror flick "Extinction".

Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.


MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION


Mission Impossible Rogue Nation

Official Synopsis

With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against a network of highly skilled special agents, the Syndicate. These highly trained operatives are hellbent on creating a new world order through an escalating series of terrorist attacks. Ethan gathers his team and joins forces with disavowed British agent Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), who may or may not be a member of this rogue nation, as the group faces their most impossible mission yet.

Film Details

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  • Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Sean Harris, Simon Pegg, Simon McBurney, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Jingchu Zhang

  • Director: Christopher McQuarrie

  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

  • Running Time: 131 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for sequences of action and violence, and brief partial nudity


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 93% (168 fresh, 13 rotten, score: 7.6/10).
  • Metacritic: 75 out of 100 (38 positive, 6 mixed, 0 negative).




VACATION


Vacation (2015)

Official Synopsis

The next generation of Griswolds is at it again. New Line Cinema’s “Vacation,” starring Ed Helms (“The Hangover” films) and Christina Applegate (the “Anchorman” films), takes the family on the road for another ill-fated adventure. The film marks Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s directorial debut.

Following in his father’s footsteps and hoping for some much-needed family bonding, a grown-up Rusty Griswold (Helms) surprises his wife, Debbie (Applegate), and their two sons with a cross-country trip back to America’s “favorite family fun park,” Walley World. Rounding out the cast are Leslie Mann (“The Other Woman”) as Rusty’s sister, Audrey; Chris Hemsworth (the “Thor” films) in the role of Stone Crandall, Rusty’s irritatingly successful brother-in-law; and Skyler Gisondo (“Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,” “Hard Sell”) and Steele Stebbins (“A Haunted House 2”), who play Rusty’s sons, James and Kevin. Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo reprise their roles as Clark and Ellen Griswold from the classic “Vacation” comedies.

Film Details

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  • Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Steele Stebbins, Skyler Gisondo, Nick Kroll, Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Regina Hall, Keegan-Michael Key

  • Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein

  • Genre: Comedy

  • Running Time: 99 min.

  • Rating: R for crude and sexual content and language throughout, and brief graphic nudity


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 23% (23 fresh, 76 rotten, score: 4.0/10).
  • Metacritic: 5 out of 100 (5 positive, 12 mixed, 14 negative).




THE END OF THE TOUR


Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel in The End of the Tour

Official Synopsis

THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. As the days go on, a tenuous yet intense relationship seems to develop between journalist and subject. The two men bob and weave around each other, sharing laughs and also possibly revealing hidden frailties - but it's never clear how truthful they are being with each other. Ironically, the interview was never published, and five days of audio tapes were packed away in Lipsky's closet. The two men did not meet again. The film is based on Lipsky's critically acclaimed memoir about this unforgettable encounter, written following Wallace's 2008 suicide. Both Segel and Eisenberg reveal great depths of emotion in their performances and the film is directed with humor and tenderness by Sundance vet James Ponsoldt from Pulitzer- Prize winner Donald Margulies' insightful and heartbreaking screenplay.

Film Details

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  • Starring: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky, Joan Cusack, Ron Livingston

  • Director: James Ponsoldt

  • Genre: Drama

  • Running Time: 106 min.

  • Rating: R for language including some sexual references


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 89% (41 fresh, 5 rotten, score: 8.2/10).
  • Metacritic: 84 out of 100 (17 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).

Trailers, Clips, Posters and More




EXTINCTION


Matthew Fox and Jeffrey Donovan in the horror film Extinction

Official Synopsis

For nine years, Patrick (Matthew Fox), Jack (Jeffrey Donovan) and his daughter Lu (Quinn McColgan) have outlasted the zombie apocalypse by shutting themselves off in the snowbound town of Harmony. The monsters have seemingly disappeared, with no sign of other survivors, but the constant fear of the unknown is starting to take a toll on this makeshift family. When Patrick goes scavenging for food, he discovers the undead have returned and evolved into something terrifying, beyond imagination. Will the last breath of the human race survive a second zombie apocalypse?

Film Details

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  • Starring: Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan, Quinn McColgan

  • Director: Miguel Ángel Vivas

  • Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

  • Running Time: 110 min.

  • Rating: R for horror violence, terror and language


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 17% (1 fresh, 5 rotten, score: 4.9/10).
  • Metacritic: 46 out of 100 (1 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).

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