This week in theaters it's time to be inspired. First off there's the Jesse Owens biopic "Race". Then, there's the faith-based drama "Risen". And, depending on what you define as being "inspirational", there's the wicked Sundance horror flick "The Witch". In limited release, check out the Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film "Embrace of the Serpent". More about each movie after the jump.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
RACE
Official Synopsis
Race is based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy. Race is an enthralling film about courage, determination, tolerance, and friendship, and an inspiring drama about one man's fight to become an Olympic legend.
Film Details
- Starring: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Shanice Banton, William Hurt
- Director: Stephen Hopkins
- Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
- Running Time: 134 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 66% (46 fresh, 25 rotten, score: 6.2/10).
- Metacritic: 57 out of 100 (15 positive, 13 mixed, 0 negative).
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RISEN
Official Synopsis
The first forty days after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is told through the eyes of an agnostic Roman Centurion charged by Pontius Pilate to investigate rumors of a risen Jewish Messiah and locate the missing deceased body of Jesus of Nazareth in order to subdue an imminent uprising in Jerusalem. During Centurion's mission, his doubts of such a supernatural occurrence peel away as he encounters the Apostles and other historic biblical characters and bears witness to the legendary storied events that followed the Resurrection. A great mystery unfolds during Centurion's quest to find the body and he is deeply affected by his first-person investigation, as his previous beliefs on the matter are forever altered based on what he's now witnessed.
Film Details
- Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis, María Botto, Antonio Gil
- Director: Kevin Reynolds
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
- Running Time: 107 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for Biblical violence including some disturbing images
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 56% (32 fresh, 25 rotten, score: 5.7/10).
- Metacritic: 51 out of 100 (10 positive, 9 mixed, 5 negative).
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THE WITCH
Official Synopsis
In this exquisitely made and terrifying new horror film, the age-old concepts of witchcraft, black magic and possession are innovatively brought together to tell the intimate and riveting story of one family's frightful unraveling in the New England wilderness circa 1630. New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation, relocating his wife and five children to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest - within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen almost immediately - animals turn malevolent, crops fail, and one child disappears as another becomes seemingly possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, family members accuse teenage daughter Thomasin of witchcraft, charges she adamantly denies. As circumstances grow more treacherous, each family member's faith, loyalty and love become tested in shocking and unforgettable ways. Writer/director Robert Eggers' debut feature, which premiered to great acclaim at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival - winning the Best Director Prize in the U.S. Narrative Competition - painstakingly recreates a God-fearing New England decades before the 1692 Salem witch trials, in which religious convictions tragically turned to mass hysteria. Told through the eyes of the adolescent Thomasin - in a star-making turn by newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy - and supported by mesmerizing camera work and a powerful musical score, THE WITCH is a chilling and groundbreaking new take on the genre.
Film Details
- Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Katie Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Lucas Dawson, Ellie Grainger
- Director: Robert Eggers
- Genre: Horror
- Running Time: 93 min.
- Rating: R for disturbing violent content and graphic nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 88% (104 fresh, 15 rotten, score: 7.7/10).
- Metacritic: 84 out of 100 (37 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).
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EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT
Official Synopsis
Embrace of the Serpent features the encounter, apparent betrayal and finally life-affirming friendship between an Amazonian shaman (the last survivor of his people) and two foreign scientists.
Film Details
- Starring: Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis, Jan Bijvoet, Nilbio Torres
- Director: Ciro Guerra
- Genre: Adventure, Drama
- Running Time: 125 min.
- Rating: Not Rated
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 97% (37 fresh, 1 rotten, score: 7.8/10).
- Metacritic: 81 out of 100 (16 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
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