NEW THIS WEEK
In
this blockbuster reboot of the classic 90’s action franchise, five ordinary
teens are chosen by an ancient alien force to become the Power Rangers, a team
of super powered defenders, in order to save their small town from an evil threat
from outer space (Elizabeth Banks).
We Said: “While definitely
imperfect, Power Rangers has assembled the first piece in what could be a
successful franchise. If producers want it to last six movies as they hope,
they'll need to figure out which audience they want to target for the long
haul. If it's nostalgia, they should have the courage to "go go" with
that and not morph into something so serious.” Rating: 3 out of 5
The
long awaited Trainspotting sequel sees Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) return
home after twenty years to face the friends he abandoned and betrayed all those
years ago. Falling back into old habits, tensions rise as the self-destructive
crew from the original film scheme and stumble their way through their small
Scottish hometown once again.
We Said: “For obvious
reasons it was never going to be as fresh as what came before, and honestly I
think it's unfair to hope for another generation-defining smash. The point of T2
Trainspotting isn't to be superior, but to enhance the original. And
with style and a little bit of wisdom, it does exactly that.”
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
From
the mind of James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) comes The
Belko Experiment , a new quirky horror/thriller set in the Colombian
office building of the Belko company. What starts as an typical day on the job
quickly turns into a survivalist nightmare for the company’s 80-plus employees,
all trapped inside and instructed to kill a specific number of their co-workers
before time runs out.
We Said: “The
Belko Experiment doesn't appear to be about anything when all is said
and done, and it's made clear when everything just ends without a clearer
explanation, just more violence. You'd think after 90 minutes of pointless
murder they'd get that this 'Experiment' was a failure.” Rating: 2 out of 5
This
action packed send-up of the 70’s cop show of the same name follows the unlikely
pair of Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello (Michael
Peña), two new members of the California Highway Patrol, as they attempt to
infiltrate a violent crime syndicate on the rise in Los Angeles.
We Said: “Ultimately, CHiPs
is just an incredibly underwhelming movie. It did not have to be made,
and there is next to nothing in it that stands out or is at all memorable. It’s
not bad. Really, it isn’t. I watched the whole thing and had no problem doing
so. The issue is that it also isn’t very good. CHiPs is a movie that was
made and is fine. That’s really all there is to say about it.” Rating: 2.5 out of 5
Also Available: The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Mission Control, Sun Choke, Heli, Crossing Point, Kill Ratio, Scaler, Dark Spirit, and Prison Break
