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OPENING   Censor (NR) Niamh Algar stars in this British horror film as a movie censor who starts to lose track of reality while investigating her sister’s disappearance. Also with Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, and Clare Holman. (Opens Friday in Dallas) The

OPENING   The Carnivores (NR) This drama stars Lindsay Burdge and Tallie Medel as a lesbian couple whose marriage starts to come apart under the strain of their dog’s grave illness. Also with Frank Mosley, Vincent James Prendergast, and Jason Newman. (Opens Friday in Dallas) The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do

OPENING   American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (R) This drama is based on the real-life trial of the radio broadcaster (Meadow Williams) who broadcast Nazi propaganda to American soldiers during World War II. Also with Al Pacino, Thomas Kretschmann, Lala Kent, Jasper Polish, Carsten Norgaard, and Mitch Pileggi. (Opens Friday in Dallas) Funhouse (NR) Jason William Lee’s horror film is about a group of eight celebrities forced to fight for their lives while competing on what they believe ...

Film Shorts // May 19-25, 2021 OPENING   Counter Column (PG-13) This Christian drama is about a drug dealer (Chris Gonzales) who tries to escape his life by joining the army. Also with Nathan-Andrew Hight, Michael Kaiser, Zane Castor, Ella Haslett, Madeleine Martinez, Diego Medina, and Lars Nielsen. (Opens Friday at Movie Tavern Hulen) The Dry (R) Eric Bana stars in this thriller as a federal agent who returns to his drought-stricken hometown for a funeral and has to reckon with a decades-old ...

Film Shorts // May 12-18, 2021 OPENING   Army of the Dead (R) The latest film by Zack Snyder is about a group of mercenaries who decide to rob a Las Vegas casino after the city is overrun by zombies. Starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Garret Dillahunt, Nora Arnezeder, Ana de la Reguera, Hiroyuki Sanada, Omari Hardwick, Raúl Castillo, and Tig Notaro. (Opens Friday) The Djinn (R) This horror film stars Ezra Dewey as a mute boy trapped in an apartment with a sinister spirit after he makes a w...

“This is a creaky old dinosaur. This girl should have been retired 10 years ago.” That’s a doomed security guard talking about a weather-beaten armoured car in the latest bloody action film from Guy Ritchie. But it’s also an easy opening for Ritchie and actor Jason Statham to flex their ageing chops, as if to say, “Hey, there’s some life in us yet!” And by the end of this nearly two-hour crime drama, a remake of the 2004 French thriller “Le Convoyeur,” the director and star, b...

Guy Ritchie films. WRATH OF MAN is top 3 Guy Ritchie. Maybe his best. I only sometimes like his movies but this is the real deal. pic.twitter.com/Ve6i4i7kvt TV and film podcaster Nicola Austin shared that she was compelled and impressed while watching the film.  Was pleasantly surprised by Guy Ritchie’s #WrathofMan, a stylishly dark thriller featuring a revenge fuelled Jason Statham. While it doesn’t break new ground within the genre, it’s non-linear narrative structure & impressively c...

Wrath of Man – his first collaboration with action star Jason Statham since 2005s Revolver – is any indication, Ritchie still possesses his fair share of surprises as a filmmaker. For someone who has spent his career proving that too much is just enough, Ritchie proves to be shockingly efficient when working in a minor key. Fortico Security’s latest employee could very well be the agent of death. Patrick Hill (Statham) may come from an unspectacular background in the private security ...

In Theaters: 05.07 After a few too many mega-budget Hollywood franchise projects that got away from him, director Guy Ritchie made a rollicking return to form 2020s The Gentleman. It’s a wickedly entertaining caper movie that took him back to his roots. Wrath of Man reteams the director with his old collaborator, Jason Statham, but sadly, its missing the most crucial element of a Guy Ritchie film—namely, fun.  In Wrath of Man, Statham plays Patrick Hill—or "H," as he is dubbed by a f...