Four new wide releases are now in theaters. Two of them, the "R.L. Stine book series adaptation "Goosebumps" and Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror "Crimson Peak" are a solid warm-up for the upcoming Halloween, but if you prefer something a little less otherworldly, there's also Steven Spielberg's highly acclaimed Cold War drama "Bridge of Spies" and the inspirational Christian sports drama "Woodlawn". More about each movie after the jump.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
GOOSEBUMPS
Official Synopsis
Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah (Odeya Rush), living right next door. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah has a mysterious dad who is revealed to be R. L. Stine (Jack Black), the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. It turns out that there is a reason why Stine is so strange... he is a prisoner of his own imagination - the monsters that his books made famous are real, and Stine protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their books. When Zach unintentionally unleashes the monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it's suddenly up to Stine, Zach, and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong. Note: Scholastic has sold over 400 million Goosebumps books worldwide in 32 languages since the series introduction in 1992, earning critical acclaim and dominating global best seller lists. R.L. Stine has been recognized as one of the bestselling children's authors in history.
Film Details
- Starring: Jack Black, Odeya Rush, Dylan Minnette, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Ken Marino, Ryan Lee
- Director: Rob Letterman
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Running Time: 103 min.
- Rating: PG for scary and intense creature action and images, and for some rude humor
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 73% (56 fresh, 21 rotten, score: 6.4/10).
- Metacritic: 59 out of 100 (12 positive, 12 mixed, 0 negative).
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CRIMSON PEAK
Official Synopsis
When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak. From the imagination of director Guillermo del Toro comes a supernatural mystery starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam
Film Details
- Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Doug Jones, Burn Gorman, Leslie Hope, Jim Beaver
- Director: Guillermo del Toro
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Running Time: 119 min.
- Rating: R for bloody violence, some sexual content and brief strong language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 68% (84 fresh, 39 rotten, score: 6.5/10).
- Metacritic: 67 out of 100 (22 positive, 10 mixed, 1 negative).
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BRIDGE OF SPIES
Official Synopsis
A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, DreamWorks Pictures/Fox 2000 Pictures’ “Bridge of Spies” is the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn insurance claims lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.
Film Details
- Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch, Alan Alda, Austin Stowell, Mikhail Gorevoy
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Genre: Biography, Drama, History
- Running Time: 141 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 93% (127 fresh, 10 rotten, score: 7.8/10).
- Metacritic: 81 out of 100 (40 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).
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WOODLAWN
Official Synopsis
In 1973, a spiritual awakening captures the hearts of the Woodlawn High School Football team. Lead by their coach, Tandy Geralds, and fueled by the team's dedication to love and unity in a school filled with racism and hate, the team makes an astounding run at the playoffs, leading to the largest high school football game ever played in the torn city of Birmingham, Alabama, and the rise of it's first African American superstar - Tony Nathan.
Film Details
- Starring: Caleb Castille, Sean Astin, Jon Voight, C. Thomas Howell, Nic Bishop, Lance E. Nichols, Sherri Shepherd
- Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 123 min.
- Rating: PG for thematic elements including some racial tension/violence
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: N/A (3 fresh, 0 rotten, N/A).
- Metacritic: N/A
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