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Friday, January 2, 2015

In Theaters: THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH, A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, [REC] 4: APOCALYPSE

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Movies opening this week in theaters:

  • THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH (Relativity Media / PG-13 / Wide)
  • A MOST VIOLENT YEAR (A24 / R / Limited)
  • [REC] 4: APOCALYPSE (Magnolia Pictures / R / Limited)

Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.


THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH


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Official Synopsis

When a group of orphaned children are forced to move from their home in London, caretakers Eve (Phoebe Fox) and Jean (Helen McCrory) bring everyone to the desolate and eerie British countryside. 40 years after Arthur Kipps (played by Daniel Radcliffe in the first film, The Woman in Black) left, this supernatural horror film introduces this new group to the now abandoned Eel Marsh House; an odd but seemingly safe location. It isn't long before Eve starts to sense that this house is not what it appears to be as the children in her care begin to disappear. As their house of safety becomes a house of horrors, Eve enlists the help of a handsome pilot (Jeremy Irvine) to help investigate what is happening. Eve soon discovers that it may not be a coincidence that she has come to reside in the house inhabited by the Woman in Black.

Film Details

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  • Starring: Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Phoebe Fox, Oaklee Pendergast, Amelia Pidgeon

  • Director: Tom Harper

  • Genre: Horror, Drama

  • Running Time: 98 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for some disturbing and frightening images, and for thematic elements


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 26% (10 fresh, 29 rotten, score: 4.8/10).
  • Metacritic: 45 out of 100 (0 positive, 12 mixed, 0 negative).




A MOST VIOLENT YEAR


A Most Violent Year

Official Synopsis

Set during the winter of 1981 -- statistically one of the most crime-ridden of New York City's history -- A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a drama following the lives of an immigrant and his family as they attempt to capitalize on the American Dream, while the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

Film Details

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  • Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Albert Brooks

  • Director: J.C. Chandor

  • Genre: Drama, Crime

  • Running Time: 125 min.

  • Rating: R for language and some violence


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 92% (56 fresh, 5 rotten, score: 8.1/10).
  • Metacritic: 84 out of 100 (17 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).




[REC] 4: APOCALYPSE


Rec 4 Apocalypse

Official Synopsis

The television reporter Ángela is rescued from the building and taken to an oil tanker to be examined. However, it is unbeknown to the soldiers that she carries the seed of the mysterious demonic virus.

Film Details

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  • Starring: Manuela Velasco, Paco Manzanedo, Héctor Colomé, María Alfonsa Rosso

  • Director: Jaume Balagueró

  • Genre: Horror

  • Running Time: 96 min.

  • Rating: R for strong horror violence/gore, and language


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 70% (7 fresh, 3 rotten, score: 5.8/10).
  • Metacritic: N/A (0 positive, 2 mixed, 1 negative).