This week in theaters, Warner Bros. is rolling out the new DC Comics adaptation, "Wonder Woman", which has already received some of the highest praise in the entire DCEU. Another new wide release is the animated feature "Captain Underpants". In limited release, check out the 2016 Palme d'Or winner "I, Daniel Blake" and the dramedy "Dean".
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
WONDER WOMAN
Official Synopsis
An Amazon princess (Gal Gadot) finds her idyllic life on an island occupied only by female warriors interrupted when a pilot (Chris Pine) crash-lands nearby. After rescuing him, she learns that World War I is engulfing the planet, and vows to use her superpowers to restore peace. Directed by Patty Jenkins (Monster).
Film Details
- Director: Patty Jenkins
- Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Connie Nielsen, Ewen Bremner,
Elena Anaya
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Running Time: 131 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 93% (208 fresh, 15 rotten, score: 7.6/10)
- Metacritic: 76 out of 100 (45 positive, 4 mixed, 0 negative).
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE
Official Synopsis
Based on the worldwide sensation and bestselling book series, and boasting an A-list cast of comedy superstars headed by Kevin Hart and Ed Helms, DreamWorks Animation brings audiences the long-awaited global movie event, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. This raucously subversive comedy for the entire family tells the story of two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold, who hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
Film Details
- Director: David Soren
- Starring: Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Kevin Hart, Jordan Peele
- Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
- Running Time: 89 min.
- Rating: PG for mild rude humor throughout
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 85% (41 fresh, 7 rotten, score: 6.9/10)
- Metacritic: 69 out of 100 (14 positive, 4 mixed, 1 negative).
I, DANIEL BLAKE
Official Synopsis
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the latest from legendary director Ken Loach is a gripping, human tale about the impact one man can make. Gruff but goodhearted, Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is a man out of time: a widowed woodworker who's never owned a computer, he lives according to his own common sense moral code. But after a heart attack leaves him unable to work and the state welfare system fails him, the stubbornly self-reliant Daniel must stand up and fight for his dignity, leading a one-man crusade for compassion that will transform the lives of a struggling single mother (Hayley Squires) and her two children. Graced with humor and heart, I, Daniel Blake is a moving, much-needed reminder of the power of empathy from one of the world's greatest living filmmakers.
Film Details
- Director: Ken Loach
- Starring: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 100 min.
- Rating: R for language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 91% (119 fresh, 11 rotten, score: 7.9/10)
- Metacritic: 78 out of 100 (26 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
DEAN
Official Synopsis
Writer/Director/Comedian Demetri Martin stars alongside Academy Award winner Kevin Kline in this comedic and heartfelt tale about a father and son coming to terms with love, loss and everything in between. Dean (Martin) is an illustrator whose unwillingness to deal with the recent death of his mother means escaping his hometown of New York for an interview with an ad agency in Los Angeles. His retired engineer dad Robert (Kline) takes a more regimented approach to grief, including putting the family home up for sale. Both father and son set out on their own paths to find a new normal as unexpected circumstances and potential new love interests threaten to thwart all plans.
Film Details
- Director: Demetri Martin
- Starring: Demetri Martin, Kevin Kline, Gillian Jacobs
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Running Time: 87 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for language and some suggestive material
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 64% (18 fresh, 10 rotten, score: 6.3/10)
- Metacritic: 58 out of 100 (9 positive, 8 mixed, 2 negative).
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