This week in theaters we have the thriller "The Girl on the Train", the historical drama "The Birth of a Nation" and the family flick "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life". In limited release, you should check out Terence Malick's documentary short "Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience".
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Official Synopsis
Rachel, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. Based on Paula Hawkins' bestselling novel.
Film Details
- Starring: Emily Blunt, Luke Evans, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Rebecca Ferguson, Edgar RamÃrez, Allison Janney, Lisa Kudrow, Laura Prepon
- Director: Tate Taylor
- Genre: Mystery, Thriller
- Running Time: 112 min.
- Rating: R for violence, sexual content, language and nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 46% (64 fresh, 75 rotten, score: 5.5/10)
- Metacritic: 48 out of 100 (13 positive, 25 mixed, 9 negative).
"Gone Girl" revitalized the mystery thriller genre, but "The Girl on the Train" looks ready to sink it back into dull oblivion. Apart from a great performance from Emily Blunt, critics have attacked the film for being a mostly soulless exercise filled with predictable twists and bad pacing.
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THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Official Synopsis
Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities--against himself and his fellow slaves--Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
Film Details
- Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Aunjanue Ellis, Mark Boone Junior, Jackie Earle Haley, Penelope Ann Miller, Gabrielle Union
- Director: Nate Parker
- Genre: Biography, Drama
- Running Time: 120 min.
- Rating: R for disturbing violent content, and some brief nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 77% (100 fresh, 29 rotten, score: 7.2/10)
- Metacritic: 69 out of 100 (33 positive, 12 mixed, 1 negative).
Nate Parker's directorial debut, the historical drama "The Birth of a Nation" tells a brutal true story, but it can't avoid the usual Hollywood cliches. It's still a decent debut, but don't expect anything groundbreaking.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE
Official Synopsis
Rafe has an epic imagination...and a slight problem with authority. Both collide when he transfers to an oppressive, rule-crazy middle school. Drowning in do's and don'ts, Rafe and his scheming best friend Leo hatch a plan to break every rule in the school's Code of Conduct. It's Ferris Bueller meets Home Alone as their battle with Principal Dwight explodes into chaos both real and imagined. But Dwight displays his own fiendish creativity, striking back at the rule-breakers. Meanwhile, Rafe struggles to hide his misbehavior from Jeanne, the straight-A, overachieving girl of his dreams, and at home, his mother's boyfriend -- a moochy, jack-of-no-trades named Bear -- threatens to become his stepfather.
Film Details
- Starring: Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Alexa Nisenson, Retta, Andrew Daly, Jacob Hopkins, Adam Pally
- Director: Steve Carr
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 92 min.
- Rating: PG for rude humor throughout, language and thematic elements
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 63% (12 fresh, 7 rotten, score: 5.3/10)
- Metacritic: 51 out of 100 (5 positive, 5 mixed, 2 negative).
"Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life" is a small little comedy that proves to be more fun than you would expect, despite the usual array of shortcomings that range from "trying too hard" to "jarring tonal shifts".
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VOYAGE OF TIME: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE
Official Synopsis
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience is a one-of-a-kind celebration of life and the grand history of the cosmos, transporting audiences into a vast yet up-close-and personal journey that spans the eons from the Big Bang to the dinosaur age to our present human world ... and beyond. A labor of love from one of American cinema's most acclaimed and visually exciting filmmakers, Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line, The Tree of Life), Voyage of Time represents the filmmaker's first foray into documentary storytelling. The film's panorama of awe-inspiring images will take you into the heart of monumental events never witnessed - from the birth of the stars and galaxies to the explosion of diverse life-forms on planet earth, including humankind - in immersive new ways that only IMAX can deliver. This is a cosmic experience - a hymn to the glories of nature, life and scientific discovery - in which all the elements come together to form Malick's most original film to date. Voyage of Time will be released in two unique formats: Voyage Of Time: Life's Journey, the 90-minute experience narrated by Cate Blanchett, which takes audiences on a poetic and provocative ride full of open questions; and Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience, a 40-minute, giant-screen adventure narrated by Brad Pitt, which immerses audiences directly into the story of the universe and life itself, and which will be shown exclusively in IMAX
Film Details
- Starring: Brad Pitt, Jamal Cavil, Maisha Diatta
- Director: Terrence Malick
- Genre: Documentary, Short
- Running Time: 44 min.
- Rating: G
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 94% (16 fresh, 1 rotten, score: 7.8/10)
- Metacritic: 82 out of 100 (8 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).
Terrence Malick's first foray into documentary filmmaking yields wonderful results. This first short version of "Voyage of Time" is thought-provoking and beautiful to look at, well worth the trip to an IMAX theatre.
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