Movies opening this week in theaters:
- AS ABOVE SO BELOW (Universal Pictures / R / Wide)
- THE NOVEMBER MAN (Relativity Media / R / Wide)
- STARRED UP (Tribeca Films / Unrated / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
AS ABOVE SO BELOW
Official Synopsis
Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the secret of what this city of the dead was meant to contain. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all. Written by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil) and directed by John Erick Dowdle, the psychological thriller is produced by Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Drew Dowdle and Patrick Aiello. Alex Hedlund serves as the executive producer.
Film Details
- Starring: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert
- Director: John Erick Dowdle
- Genre: Horror
- Running Time: 93 min.
- Rating: R for bloody violence/terror, and language throughout
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 20% (5 fresh, 20 rotten, score: 3.8/10).
- Metacritic: 40 out of 100 (1 positive, 8 mixed, 3 negative).
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THE NOVEMBER MAN
Official Synopsis
Code named 'The November Man', Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is a lethal and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who has been enjoying a quiet life in Switzerland. When Devereaux is lured out of retirement for one last mission, he must protect valuable witness, Alice Fournier, (Olga Kurylenko). He soon uncovers this assignment marks him a target of his former friend and CIA protégé David Mason (Luke Bracey). With growing suspicions of a mole in the agency, there is no one Devereaux can trust, no rules and no holds barred. With a screenplay by Michael Finch & Karl Gajdusek based on Bill Granger's novel "There are No Spies" from the bestselling November Man book series, THE NOVEMBER MAN is the ultimate cat and mouse game set in the world of international espionage. Directed by Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job, No Way Out, Thirteen Days), the film is produced by Beau St. Clair of Irish DreamTime and Sriram Das of Das Films.
Film Details
- Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Eliza Taylor, Will Patton
- Director: Roger Donaldson
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
- Running Time: 108 min.
- Rating: R for strong violence including a sexual assault, language, sexuality/nudity and brief drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 35% (29 fresh, 54 rotten, score: 4.5/10).
- Metacritic: 38 out of 100 (3 positive, 17 mixed, 10 negative).
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STARRED UP
Official Synopsis
19-year-old Eric (Jack O'Connell, star of the upcoming UNBROKEN), arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES). As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates - and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point - Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist (Rupert Friend, "Homeland"), who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him. Written by prison system therapist Jonathan Asser, STARRED UP is a merciless, uncompromising portrayal of a dehumanizing life behind bars, and the most accomplished film of David Mackenzie's career; as father and son, Mendelsohn and O'Connell give extraordinary performances, charting a path that resembles Greek tragedy.
Film Details
- Starring: Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend
- Director: David Mackenzie
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 106 min.
- Rating: Unrated
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 98% (63 fresh, 1 rotten, score: 7.8/10).
- Metacritic: 83 out of 100 (17 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).