Movies opening this week in theaters:
- TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (Paramount Pictures / PG-13 / Wide)
- SNOWPIERCER (Radius-TWC / R / Limited)
- BEGIN AGAIN (The Weinstein Company / R / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Official Synopsis
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION begins after an epic battle left a great city torn, but with the world saved. As humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history...while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from a new cast of humans (led by Mark Wahlberg), Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. In an incredible adventure, they are swept up in a war of good and evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle across the world.
Film Details
- Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Kelsey Grammer, Stanley Tucci, Bingbing Li, Titus Welliver, Sophia Myles, T.J. Miller
- Director: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Genre: Michael Bay
- Running Time: 165 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language and brief innuendo
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 17% (16 fresh, 79 rotten, score: 3.8/10).
- Metacritic: 32 out of 100 (3 positive, 9 mixed, 18 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
- 3 New Clips
- 21 New Pics of Mark Wahlberg and Dinobots
- New TV Spots and Posters
- Official Payoff Trailer
- New TV Spot, Featurette, Images and Posters
- New Images & Poster
- Teaser Trailer and 5 Posters
- First Image of Optimus Prime
- Teaser Poster Released
- Set Photo Featuring Mark Wahlberg and Michael Bay
- Images of Bumblebee’s Concept Camaro
- Pagani Huayra and Argosy Freightliner Images
- Lamborghini Aventador Image
- First Image of Hound the Autobot
- First Images of Autobot Cars
SNOWPIERCER
Official Synopsis
In this sci-fi epic from director Bong Joon Ho (The Host, Mother), a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet. The final survivors board the SNOWPIERCER, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. When cryptic messages incite the passengers to revolt, the train thrusts full-throttle towards disaster.
Film Details
- Starring: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Alison Pill, Ah-sung Ko, Kang-ho Song
- Director: Joon-ho Bong
- Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Drama
- Running Time: 126 min.
- Rating: R for violence, language and drug content
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 92% (59 fresh, 5 rotten, score: 8.1/10).
- Metacritic: 86 out of 100 (24 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
BEGIN AGAIN
Official Synopsis
The latest film from writer-director John Carney (ONCE), BEGIN AGAIN is a soul-stirring comedy about what happens when lost souls meet and make beautiful music together. Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who decamp for New York when he lands a deal with a major label. But the trappings of his new-found fame soon tempt Dave to stray, and a reeling, lovelorn Gretta is left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges an enchanting portrait of a mutually transformative collaboration, set to the soundtrack of a summer in New York City. BEGIN AGAIN is produced and financed by Exclusive Media and produced by Anthony Bregman, Tobin Armbrust and Judd Apatow.
Film Details
- Starring: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld, Mos Def, Catherine Keener
- Director: John Carney
- Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
- Running Time: 104 min.
- Rating: R for language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 68% (30 fresh, 14 rotten, score: 6.2/10).
- Metacritic: 60 out of 100 (14 positive, 11 mixed, 1 negative).