New releases this week are pretty slim, but how could it be any different when you have the Marvel behemoth "Avengers: Endgame" exploding into theaters. The 22nd installment in the MCU, and a bookend to a generation of Marvel superheroes that originated 11 years ago, "Endgame" continues from where "Infinity War" left off and it looks like both critics and moviegoers got what they wanted out of it. A powerful, emotional and thrilling blockbuster that is poised for box-office records.
"Avengers: Endgame" is looking at a Friday debut of over $140 million, as the film has already grossed $60 million from Thursday night previews. The studio is expecting a $300 million three-day opening. Last year, "Infinity War" opened with $106.3 million in its first day, finished its first weekend with $257.6 million, and went on to gross $678.8 million in its entire domestic run. Not to mention a whopping $2 billion worldwide total.
New limited releases this week include the modern Western "Little Woods" starring Lily James and Tessa Thompson, and the documentary "Carmine Street Guitars".
"Avengers: Endgame" is looking at a Friday debut of over $140 million, as the film has already grossed $60 million from Thursday night previews. The studio is expecting a $300 million three-day opening. Last year, "Infinity War" opened with $106.3 million in its first day, finished its first weekend with $257.6 million, and went on to gross $678.8 million in its entire domestic run. Not to mention a whopping $2 billion worldwide total.
New limited releases this week include the modern Western "Little Woods" starring Lily James and Tessa Thompson, and the documentary "Carmine Street Guitars".
Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, and more after the jump.
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Official Synopsis
The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios' grand conclusion to twenty-two films, "Avengers: Endgame."
Film Details
- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Starring: Bradley Cooper, Brie Larson, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Dave Bautista, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Evangeline Lilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hayley Atwell, Jeremy Renner, Jon Favreau, Josh Brolin, Karen Gillan, Katherine Langford, Letitia Wright, Linda Cardellini, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Pom Klementieff, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Terry Notary, Tessa Thompson, Tilda Swinton, Tom Holland, Winston Duke
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Running Time: 181 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and some language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 96% (355 fresh, 14 rotten, score: 8.2/10)
- Metacritic: 77 out of 100 (50 positive, 3 mixed, 1 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 92% (average score: 4.6/5 from 9,780 user ratings)
- Metacritic: 8.3/10 (490 positive, 32 mixed, 59 negative).
- IMDb: 9.2/10 (128,800 votes)
LITTLE WOODS
Official Synopsis
Little Woods, North Dakota, a fracking boomtown well beyond its prime. Ollie is trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally running prescription pills over the Canadian border. But when her mother dies, she is thrust back into the life of her estranged sister Deb (James), who is facing her own crisis with an unplanned pregnancy and a deadbeat ex. The two find they have one week to settle the mortgage on their mother's house or face foreclosure. As bills and pressure mount, Ollie faces a choice: whether to return to a way of life she thought she'd left behind for just one more score or to leave it all behind. A taught and affecting thriller about sisters pushed to extremes from award-winning director Nia DaCosta.
Film Details
- Director: Nia DaCosta
- Starring: Tessa Thompson, Lily James, Luke Kirby, Lance Reddick, James Badge Dale
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
- Running Time: 105 min.
- Rating: R for language and some drug material
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 96% (67 fresh, 3 rotten, score: 7.6/10)
- Metacritic: 74 out of 100 (18 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 42% (average score: 2.9/5 from 39 user ratings)
- Metacritic: N/A
- IMDb: 6.0/10 (276 votes)
CARMINE STREET GUITARS
Official Synopsis
Once the centre of the New York bohemia, Greenwich Village is now home to lux restaurants, and buzzer door clothing stores catering to the nouveau riche. But one shop in the heart of the Village remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej, build handcrafted guitars out of reclaimed wood from old hotels, bars, churches and other local buildings. Nothing looks or sounds quite like a Rick Kelly guitar, which is the reason they are embraced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Jim Jarmusch, just to name a few. Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of Carmine Street Guitars, while examining an all-too-quickly vanishing way of life.
Film Details
- Director: Ron Mann
- Genre: Documentary
- Running Time: 80 min.
- Rating: Not Rated
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 96% (23 fresh, 1 rotten, score: 7.9/10)
- Metacritic: 84 out of 100 (10 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 67% (average score: 3.5/5 from 6 user ratings)
- Metacritic: N/A
- IMDb: 7.6/10 (48 votes)
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