This week in theaters we have "Jigsaw", the eighth installment in the grisly "Saw" franchise, "Amytiville: The Awakening", another revival of a popular horror franchise, the satire "Suburbicon" directed by George Clooney from a script by the Coen brothers, and the PTSD drama "Thank You For Your Service" starring Miles Teller.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
JIGSAW
Official Synopsis
Thirteen years ago on Halloween weekend--SAW and the character of JIGSAW introduced the world to a new face of horror. For seven straight years "If it's Halloween it must be SAW" was a holiday tradition. This October 27, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures proudly present JIGSAW! After a series of murders bearing all the markings of the Jigsaw killer, law enforcement find themselves chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade and embroiled in a new game that's only just begun. Is John Kramer back from the dead to remind the world to be grateful for the gift of life? Or is this a trap set by a killer with designs of their own?
Film Details
- Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
- Starring: Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell, Callum Keith Rennie, Laura Vandervoort, Hannah Emily Anderson
- Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
- Running Time: 91 min.
- Rating: R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, and for language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 41% (13 fresh, 19 rotten, score: 4.7/10)
- Metacritic: 41 out of 100 (2 positive, 9 mixed, 1 negative).
AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING
Official Synopsis
AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING, is a revival of the popular franchise and a modern twist on the classic horror film. In the film, Belle and her family move into a new house, but when strange phenomena begin to occur in the house, Belle begins to suspect her Mother isn't telling her everything and soon realizes they just moved into the infamous Amityville house.
Film Details
- Director: Franck Khalfoun
- Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bella Thorne, Mckenna Grace, Thomas Mann, Jennifer Morrison
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Running Time: 85 min.
- Rating: R for strong horror violence and for language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 20% (2 fresh, 8 rotten, score: 3.7/10)
- Metacritic: 42 out of 100 (0 positive, 4 mixed, 0 negative).
SUBURBICON
Official Synopsis
Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns... the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) must navigate the town's dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit, and violence. This is a tale of very flawed people making very bad choices. This is Suburbicon.
Film Details
- Director: George Clooney
- Starring: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Noah Jupe, Glenn Fleshler
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Running Time: 104 min.
- Rating: R for violence, language and some sexuality
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 27% (36 fresh, 99 rotten, score: 4.9/10)
- Metacritic: 43 out of 100 (7 positive, 21 mixed, 10 negative).
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
Official Synopsis
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Film Details
- Director: Jason Hall
- Starring: Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Kate Lyn Sheil
- Genre: Biography, Drama, War
- Running Time: 108 min.
- Rating: R for strong violent content, language throughout, some sexuality, drug material and brief nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 77% (54 fresh, 16 rotten, score: 6.6/10)
- Metacritic: 68 out of 100 (22 positive, 8 mixed, 0 negative).
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