The Expendables 2
Official Synopsis: The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal… Barney Ross (
Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (
Jason Statham), Yin Yang (
Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (
Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (
Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (
Terry Crews) — with newest members Billy the Kid (
Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (
Yu Nan) aboard — are reunited when Mr. Church (
Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way….
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Charisma Carpenter, Nan Yu.
Director: Simon West
Genre: Action
Running Time: 102 min.
Rating: R for strong bloody violence throughout
Critical Response:
- Rottentomatoes: 65% (43 fresh, 23 rotten, score: 5.8/10).
- Metacritic: 53 out of 100 (9 positive, 11 mixed, 2 negative).
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ParaNorman
Official Synopsis: The new
3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company
LAIKA, reteams the company with
Focus Features after the groundbreaking
Academy Award-nominated
“Coraline”. “ParaNorman” is, following
“Coraline” only the second stop-motion animated feature to be made in
3D. In
“ParaNorman” a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call ? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (voiced by
Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, moronic grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Casey Affleck, Leslie Mann, John Goodman
Director: Chris Butler, Sam Fell
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Running Time: 93 min.
Rating: PG for scary action and images, thematic elements, some rude humor and language
Critical Response:
- Rottentomatoes: 87% (77 fresh, 12 rotten, score: 7.4/10).
- Metacritic: 73 out of 100 (23 positive, 4 mixed, 0 negative).
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Official Synopsis: A happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green (
Jennifer Garner and
Joel Edgerton), can't wait to start a family, but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy (
CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, he is the answer to the couple's dreams, but they have no idea that the magic he brings with him will change the way they—and their small town of Stanleyville—look at love forever.
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Dianne Wiest, Ron Livingston, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rosemarie DeWitt, Common, David Morse
Director: Peter Hedges
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Running Time: 104 min.
Rating: PG for mild thematic elements and brief language
Critical Response:
- Rottentomatoes: 41% (30 fresh, 44 rotten, score: 5.5/10).
- Metacritic: 48 out of 100 (7 positive, 17 mixed, 3 negative).
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Sparkle
Official Synopsis: Musical prodigy, Sparkle (
Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (
Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a new romance with music manager, Stix (
Derek Luke) while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters (
Carmen Ejogo and
Tika Sumpter) strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era.
Starring: Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Tika Sumpter, Cee-Lo, Curtis Armstrong
Director: Salim Akil
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 116 min.
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content involving domestic abuse and drug material, and for some violence, language and smoking
Critical Response:
- Rottentomatoes: 56% (33 fresh, 26 rotten, score: 5.6/10).
- Metacritic: 54 out of 100 (11 positive, 9 mixed, 2 negative).
Cosmopolis
Official Synopsis: New York City, not-too-distant-future: Eric Packer, a 28 year-old finance golden boy dreaming of living in a civilization ahead of this one, watches a dark shadow cast over the firmament of the Wall Street galaxy, of which he is the uncontested king. As he is chauffeured across midtown Manhattan to get a haircut at his father's old barber, his anxious eyes are glued to the yuan's exchange rate: it is mounting against all expectations, destroying Eric's bet against it. Eric Packer is losing his empire with every tick of the clock. Meanwhile, an eruption of wild activity unfolds in the city's streets. Petrified as the threats of the real world infringe upon his cloud of virtual convictions, his paranoia intensifies during the course of his 24-hour cross-town odyssey. Packer starts to piece together clues that lead him to a most terrifying secret: his imminent assassination.
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Jay Baruchel, Samantha Morton, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Durand, Mathieu Amalric, Sarah Gadon, K'Naan
Director: David Cronenberg
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 108 min.
Rating: R for some strong sexual content including graphic nudity, violence and language
Critical Response:
- Rottentomatoes: 64% (59 fresh, 33 rotten, score: 5.9/10).
- Metacritic: 58 out of 100 (12 positive, 7 mixed, 3 negative).
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