Movies opening this week in theaters:
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Walt Disney / PG-13 / Wide)
- GET ON UP (Universal Pictures / PG-13 / Wide)
- CALVARY (Fox Searchlight / R / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Official Synopsis
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team-the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits-Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand-with the galaxy's fate in the balance.
Film Details
- Starring: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Glenn Close, Benicio Del Toro, John C. Reilly, Laura Haddock, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou
- Director: James Gunn
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Running Time: 121 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 91% (150 fresh, 14 rotten, score: 7.7/10).
- Metacritic: 76 out of 100 (41 positive, 3 mixed, 1 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Soundtrack (Tyler Bates and Various Artists) - All Albums
- Character Featurettes: Meet Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, Groot and Nebula
- Character Posters: Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker, Benicio Del Toro and More
- Extended Trailer, Images and Posters
- New Images and Featurette
- International Trailer and 4 Posters
- New Trailer, Poster and Images
- 5 Character Teasers and First Poster
- First Trailer and Pictures
GET ON UP
Official Synopsis
In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award (R)-nominated blockbuster The Help, Tate Taylor directs 42's Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in Get on Up. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Boseman is joined in the drama by Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter, Jill Scott and Dan Aykroyd.
Film Details
- Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Tika Sumpter, Craig Robinson
- Director: Tate Taylor
- Genre: Biography, Music, Drama
- Running Time: 138 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, drug use, some strong language, and violent situations
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 76% (71 fresh, 22 rotten, score: 6.6/10).
- Metacritic: 70 out of 100 (30 positive, 10 mixed, 1 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
CALVARY
Official Synopsis
CALVARY's Father James (Brendan Gleeson) is a good priest who is faced with sinister and troubling circumstances brought about by a mysterious member of his parish. Although he continues to comfort his own fragile daughter (Kelly Reilly) and reach out to help members of his church with their various scurrilous moral - and often comic - problems, he feels sinister and troubling forces closing in, and begins to wonder if he will have the courage to face his own personal Calvary.
Film Details
- Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Marie-Josée Croze, Domhnall Gleeson
- Director: John Michael McDonagh
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 100 min.
- Rating: R for sexual references, language, brief strong violence and some drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 88% (76 fresh, 10 rotten, score: 7.6/10).
- Metacritic: 80 out of 100 (22 positive, 4 mixed, 0 negative).