Movies opening this week in theaters:
- PROJECT ALMANAC (Paramount Pictures / PG-13 / Wide)
- THE LOFT (Open Road Films / R / Wide)
- BLACK OR WHITE (Relativity Media / PG-13 / Limited)
- WILD CARD (The Film Arcade / R / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
PROJECT ALMANAC
Official Synopsis
A brilliant high school student and his friends uncover blueprints for a mysterious device with limitless potential, inadvertently putting lives in danger.
Film Details
- Starring: Amy Landecker, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Virginia Gardner, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Gary Weeks
- Director: Dean Israelite
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Running Time: 106 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for some language and sexual content
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 35% (14 fresh, 26 rotten, score: 4.8/10).
- Metacritic: 45 out of 100 (3 positive, 10 mixed, 3 negative).
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THE LOFT
Official Synopsis
Karl Urban (Star Trek Into Darkness) and James Marsden (2 Guns) star in the tense psychological thriller THE LOFT, the story of five guys who conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city--a place where they can indulge in their deepest fantasies. But the fantasy becomes a nightmare when they discover the dead body of an unknown woman in the loft, and they realize one of the group must be involved. Paranoia seizes them as everyone begins to suspect one another. Friendships are tested, loyalties are questioned and marriages crumble as the group is consumed by fear, suspicion and murder in this relentless thriller.
Film Details
- Starring: Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Isabel Lucas, Rhona Mitra, Rachael Taylor
- Director: Erik Van Looy
- Genre: Thriller
- Running Time: 108 min.
- Rating: R for sexual content, nudity, bloody violence, language and some drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 0% (0 fresh, 7 rotten, score: 3.2/10).
- Metacritic: N/A (0 positive, 2 mixed, 1 negative).
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BLACK OR WHITE
Official Synopsis
BLACK OR WHITE is the story of a grandfather (Academy Award (R) winner Kevin Costner) who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. When her paternal grandmother (Academy Award (R) winner Octavia Spencer) seeks custody with the help of her brother (Anthony Mackie), the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding. Anchored by an all-star cast and based on real events, the movie is a look at two seemingly different worlds, in which nothing is as simple as black or white.
Film Details
- Starring: Kevin Costner, Jillian Estell, Octavia Spencer, Gillian Jacobs, Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Ehle, Bill Burr
- Director: Mike Binder
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 121 min.
- Rating: PG-13 on appeal for brief strong language, thematic material involving drug use and drinking, and for a fight
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 34% (19 fresh, 38 rotten, score: 5.0/10).
- Metacritic: 45 out of 100 (9 positive, 13 mixed, 7 negative).
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WILD CARD
Official Synopsis
Simon West directs this remake of the 1987 Burt Reynold action thriller in this Sierra/Affinity production starring Jason Statham as a paid enforcer who goes after a gang leader when a group of thugs beat up a personal friend. William Goldman provides the script.
Film Details
- Starring: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik García-Lorido, Sofia Vergara, Anne Heche, Stanley Tucci, Milo Ventimiglia, Jason Alexander
- Director: Simon West
- Genre: Action, Drama, Crime
- Running Time: 92 min.
- Rating: R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 25% (7 fresh, 21 rotten, score: 4.8/10).
- Metacritic: 40 out of 100 (3 positive, 8 mixed, 5 negative).