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BABY DRIVER Director: Edgar Wright Screenplay: Edgar Wright Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Elza Gonzalez, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal Rated R for violence and language throughout Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes ****1/2 out of ***** Photo: Tri-Star Pictures Debora (Lily James) and Baby (Ansel Elgort) soon discover there's nowhere to run to and nowhere to hide in Edgar Wright's crime/thriller BABY DRIVER. The heist film. By definition it's a film wh

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES Director: Matt Reeves Screenplay: Mark Bomback and Matt Reeves Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer, Terry Notary Rated PG-13 for violence, action and scary images, and for some suggestive content and partial nudity Running Time: 2 hours 22 minutes ****1/2 out of ***** Photo: 20th Century Fox Caesar (Andy Serkis) leads the apes in a battle against a malevolent colonel (Woody Harrelson) in

Arlen's journey begins when she is tagged and deposited on the other side of a fence in THE BAD BATCH. THIS IS A REPOST OF MY REVIEW FIRST PUBLISHED ON 11/28/16. Denizens of a bleak and desolate wasteland eek out a meager existence while trying to survive the elements and each other. **** Stars The Bad Batch Director: Ana Lily Amirpour Screenplay: Ana Lily Amirpour Starring: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna, Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves Rated R for viole

TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT Director: Michael Bay Screenplay: Art Marcum & Matt Holloway & Ken Nolan Story: Akiva Goldsman and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway & Ken Nolan Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Stanley Tucci, Isabela Moner Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of sci-fi action, language, and some innuendo Running Time: 2 hours 28 minutes **1/2 out of ***** Photo: Paramount Pictures/Di Bonaventura Pictures Mark Wahlberg,

FIRE AND ICE Director: Ralph Bakshi Screenplay: Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway Starring: Randy Norton, Cynthia Leake, Steve Sandor, Sean Hannon Rated PG Running Time: 1 hour 21 minutes Released: August 26, 1983 ***1/2 out of ***** Photo: 20th Century Fox Princess Teegra and warrior Larn join forces to fight Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana in Ralph Bakshi's FIRE AND ICE. From their frigid fortress, villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, wage war against the human r

47 METERS DOWN Director: Johannes Roberts Screenplay: Johannes Roberts and Ernest Riera Starring: Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine, Chris Johnson, Yani Gellman, Santiago Segura Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense peril, bloody images, and brief strong language Running Time: 1 hours 29 minutes ** out of ***** Photo: Entertainment Studios Sisters Kate (Claire Holt, left) and Lisa (Mandy Moore, right) prepare to go cage diving with great white sharks in 47 METERS DOWN

IT COMES AT NIGHT Director: Trey Edward Shults Screenplay: Trey Edward Shults Starring: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Griffin Robert Faulkner, David Pendleton Rated R for violence, disturbing images, and language Running Time: 1 hours 37 minutes ***1/2 out of ***** Photo: A24 Paul (Joel Edgerton) and his son, Travis (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), discover they are not alone in IT COMES AT NIGHT. Trey Edward Shults latest film, I

THE MUMMY Director: Alex Kurtzman Screenplay: David Koepp and Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman Story: Jon Spaihts and Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet Starring: Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Sofia Boutella Rated PG-13 for violence, action and scary images, and for some suggestive content and partial nudity Running Time: 1 hours 50 minutes **1/2 out of ***** Photo: Universal Pictures Nick Morton, treasure hunter and mercenary

WONDER WOMAN Director: Patty Jenkins Screenplay: Allan Heinberg Story: Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Lucy Davis, Elena Anaya Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content Running Time: 2 hours 21 minutes **** out of ***** Photo: Warner Bros./DC Entertainment Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) takes a stand for humanity during World War I. After thr

I, DANIEL BLAKE Director: Ken Loach Screenplay: Paul Laverty Starring: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann, Dylan McKiernan Rated R for language Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes ****1/2 out of ***** Daniel Blake befriends a single mother and her children in Ken Loach's I, DANIEL BLAKE. No matter what part of the world you live in there is one universal truth...bureaucracy can sometimes be a real thoughtless bitch. Whether you're trying to rectify an issue w