Movies opening this week in theaters:
- CINDERELLA (Walt Disney Studios / PG / Wide)
- RUN ALL NIGHT (Warner Bros. / R / Wide)
- IT FOLLOWS (Radius-TWC / R / Wide)
- HOME SWEET HELL (Vertical Entertainment / R / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
CINDERELLA
Official Synopsis
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drisella into the family home. But, when Ella’s father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother’s dying words and to “have courage and be kind.” She will not give in to despair nor despise those who abuse her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an employee at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul. It appears as if her fortunes may be about to change when the Palace sends out an open invitation for all maidens to attend a ball, raising Ella’s hopes of once again encountering the charming “Kit.” Alas, her stepmother forbids her to attend and callously rips apart her dress. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand as a kindly beggar woman steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin and a few mice, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
Film Details
- Starring: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Stellan Skarsgard, Nonso Anozie, Derek Jacobi, Ben Chaplin, Hayley Atwell, Sophie McShera, Holliday Granger
- Director: Kenneth Branagh
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
- Running Time: 112 min.
- Rating: PG for mild thematic elements
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 83% (105 fresh, 22 rotten, score: 7.1/10).
- Metacritic: 65 out of 100 (22 positive, 15 mixed, 1 negative).
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RUN ALL NIGHT
Official Synopsis
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon (Neeson), once known as The Gravedigger, has seen better days. Longtime best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire (Harris), Jimmy, now 55, is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective (D’Onofrio) who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. Lately, it seems Jimmy’s only solace can be found at the bottom of a whiskey glass.
But when Jimmy’s estranged son, Mike (Kinnaman), becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. With Mike on the run, Jimmy’s only penance for his past mistakes may be to keep his son from the same fate Jimmy is certain he’ll face himself…at the wrong end of a gun. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy just has one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Film Details
- Starring: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Common, Genesis Rodriguez, Beau Knapp, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bruce McGill, Boyd Holbrook
- Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
- Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Running Time: 114 min.
- Rating: R for strong violence, language including sexual references, and some drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 55% (51 fresh, 42 rotten, score: 5.5/10).
- Metacritic: 58 out of 100 (16 positive, 12 mixed, 2 negative).
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IT FOLLOWS
Official Synopsis
After a strange sexual encounter, a teenager finds herself haunted by nightmarish visions and the inescapable sense that something is after her.
Film Details
- Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Keir Gilchrist
- Director: David Robert Mitchell
- Genre: Horror
- Running Time: 100 min.
- Rating: R for disturbing violent and sexual content including graphic nudity, and language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 95% (72 fresh, 4 rotten, score: 8.2/10).
- Metacritic: 82 out of 100 (23 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
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HOME SWEET HELL
Official Synopsis
Mona and Don's seemingly perfect suburban bliss is disrupted by a sexy extortionist and Mona will stop at nothing, including killing the competition, to keep her little slice of heaven.
Film Details
- Starring: Katherine Heigl, Jordana Brewster, Patrick Wilson, James Belushi, Kevin McKidd
- Director: Anthony Burns
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Running Time: 98 min.
- Rating: R for violence, language, sexual content and some drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 6% (1 fresh, 15 rotten, score: 3.6/10).
- Metacritic: 22 out of 100 (0 positive, 2 mixed, 10 negative).
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