NEW THIS WEEK
M.
Night Shyamalan’s latest horror thriller focuses on Kevin (James McAvoy), a man
with at least 23 separate personalities passing back and forth control of his
mind. Unfortunately, several of his multiple personalities have gone rogue, and
kidnapped three teenage girls as part of a secretive ritual. The three teens do
their best to uncover the truth of their situation and escape, but (as is the
nature of Shyamalan’s work) everything is not what it seems.
We Said: “The biggest thing
setting Split apart from the rest of Shyamalan's movies is that he
finally stops trying to work the twist.
Or rather, to the extent that there is a surprise near the end, it's not
the sort of thing that tries to completely recontextualize everything we saw
before. Things are pretty much as they
seem, but Shyamalan still constructs scenes as if there's a twist coming, leading
his audience to grasp at the straws of what's ‘really going on’. Which, to be honest, feels like kind of a
cheat, feinting towards something that will never come.” Rating: 3 out of 5
This
semi-comedic biopic tells the true life story of fast-food revolutionary Ray
Kroc (Michael Keaton), and his ruthless climb to success. After striking up a
partnership with the now infamous McDonald brothers (John Carroll Lynch and Nick
Offerman), two small town fry cooks running a popular roadside burger stand,
Kroc takes every opportunity he sees to turn their small business into the fast
food empire we know today, with himself as its billion dollar leader.
We Said: “It's a nasty story
and the reality of it is far worse than the movie offers. But this is a cleaned
up version that doesn't bother asking a lot of questions. It's content to paint
Kroc as a charming rogue driven to taking advantage of a pair of dopes who
didn't realize what they had on their hands. That narrative is probably the
least interesting take on Kroc possible, and we don't learn much else about him
except that he always goes after what he wants[…] In the end, The
Founder turns out to be a lot like a McDonald's burger; pretty tasty at
times but is so empty that you feel awful about eating it. ” Rating: 2.5 out of 5
Sleepless stars Academy
Award winner Jamie Foxx as an undercover Las Vegas police officer, racing
against time to rescue his son from violent kidnappers before the night runs
out in this new, adrenaline-fueled action thriller.
Also Available: Arbor Demon, Punching Henry, Blood, Sand, & Gold, The Sex Addict, and Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
