Movies Released March 18, 2016

Friday, March 18

121 mins

The Divergent Series: Allegiant PG-13

From the Back Cover: The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love.
Robert Schwentke, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Ray Stevenson, Miles Teller, Octavia Spencer, Zoe Kravitz
Action Adventure Sequel Romance IMAX
95 mins

The Preppie Connection R

A working class prodigy (Thomas Mann) steps into the elite corridors of a prep school in his hometown and learns that the path into the world of “Preppies” is to supply them with cocaine. He uses his connections and fearlessness to impress his new friends, but finds that accessing the world of privilege comes at a steep cost.
Joseph Mensch, Amy Hargreaves, Joseph Castelo, Adam Folk, Billy Raftery, Charlie Bunting, Eric Schultz, Carlo Sirtori
Drama Crime True Story

Pee-Wee's Big Holiday

Story involves Pee-Wee Herman on a "a gigantic adventure" road trip.
Joe Manganiello, Alia Shawkat, Paul Reubens, John H. Lee, Judd Apatow, Paul Rust, Jessica Pohly, Stephanie Beatriz
Comedy Sequel
VOD / Digital
3 / 5
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Following a near-death experience in a car crash, teenager Cassie Stevens finds herself haunted by a shadowy figure... something has followed her back from the other side. As these visions escalate, Cassie discovers that everyone haunted by this specter has died. No shrink can help her, only a priest, Fr. McCready, who can perform the only remedy Cassie may have—an exorcism. Will it work, will she die? Or will it free the demon…
Tom Lewis, Kristen StephensonPino, Nick Clark, Jared Boghosian, Carol Anne Watts, Andrew Olson, Myron Natwick, Larrs Jackson
Horror Sci-Fi

Midnight Special PG-13

A father discovers his 8-year old son has supernatural powers and the two go on run from their enemies
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Michael Shannon, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard, Jaeden Lieberher, Glen Basner, Jeff Nichols
Drama Thriller Sci-Fi
103 mins

The Program PG-13

The film charts Lance Armstrong’s rise through the 1990s and early 2000s, his battle with cancer and his dominance of pro cycling. Journalist David Walsh was first charmed by Armstrong, but ultimately became an integral figure in exposing the doping rife within the sport.
Edward Hogg, Jesse Plemons, Stephen Frears, Dustin Hoffman, Guillaume Canet, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Tracey Seaward
Drama Thriller Biography Sports
90 mins

The Confirmation PG-13

Follows eight-year-old Anthony (Lieberher) and his estranged father (Owen) spending two days together for the first time in forever, as the boy’s mom (Bello) and new husband (Modine) head off to a religious retreat. Their mutual unease is exacerbated when the father’s truck breaks down, his landlord locks him out of his house, and the toolbox that provides his living gets stolen. As they search for the stolen tools with help from an odd neighbor (Oswalt), the father and son begin to establish a connection.
Clive Owen, Bob Nelson, Maria Bello, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Spencer Drever, Michael Eklund
Drama Family

My Golden Days R

The story of Paul Dédalus, an anthropologist preparing to leave Tajikistan (played in his middle age by Matheiu Amalric). Reflecting on his life, he has a series of flashbacks starting from his childhood in Roubaix—his mother’s attacks of madness, his father’s alienating depression. He remembers a student trip to the USSR, where a clandestine mission led him to offer up his own identity for a young Russian, whom he considered a phantom twin for the remainder of his life. He remembers University life, and returning to his hometown to party with his sister and her best friend, his shifting circle of friends and their casual betrayals.
Arnaud Desplechin, Mathieu Amalric
Drama
83 mins

Krisha R

Krisha attends Thanksgiving with her family, after not seeing them for ten years. The past comes back to haunt and destroys the festivities.
Bryan Casserly, Trey Edward Shults, Olivia Grace Applegate, Alex Dobrenko, Krisha Fairchild
Drama Comedy

The Brainwashing of My Dad

Filmmaker Jen Senko explores the transformation of her father from a non-political life-long Democrat to a radicalized Right-Wing fanatic, she discovers that this is a widespread phenomenon, especially among older white men. She uncovers the forces behind the media that changed him completely: a plan by Roger Ailes under Nixon to create a media run by the GOP, The Powell Memo and the dismantling of the Fairness Doctrine, all of which would ultimately result in a media which would misinform millions, divide families and even the country itself.
Matthew Modine, Jen Senko, Adam Rackoff
Documentary
New York / Los Angeles
1 / 5
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Sweet Bean

Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayakis—pastries filled with sweet red bean paste. When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen, he reluctantly accepts. But Tokue proves to have magic in her hands when it comes to making sweet bean paste. Thanks to her secret recipe, the little business soon flourishes. And with time, Sentaro and Tokue will open their hearts to reveal old wounds.
Naomi Kawase, Miyoko Asada, Etsuko Ichihara, Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida
Drama
108 mins

The Bronze R

Rauch plays a foul-mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist who must fight for her local celebrity status when a young athlete’s star rises in town.
Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Melissa Rauch, Haley Lu Richardson, Mark Duplass, Bryan Buckley, Stephanie Langhoff, Winston Rauch
Drama Comedy Sports
83 mins

Ktown Cowboys R

Based on the wildly successful web-series of the same name, Ktown Cowboys is a bro-mantic dramedy that follows a group of ball-busting, hard-partying friends wrestling with their evolution into adulthood. As their individual struggles come to light, the group of friends band together in Koreatown and through late nights at seedy after-hour soju bars, karaoke drinking girls and even a stint in jail, each emerges as a better version of himself.
Daniel Park, Lanny Joon, Danny Cho, Sunn Wee, Peter Jae, Bobby Choy
Drama Comedy
New York / Los Angeles
1 / 5
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A Space Program NR

In A Space Program, internationally acclaimed artist Tom Sachs takes us on an intricately handmade journey to the red planet, providing audiences with an intimate, first person look into his studio and methods. The film is both a piece of art in its own right and a recording of Sachs’ historic piece, Space Program 2.0: MARS, which opened at New York’s Park Avenue Armory in 2012.

For Space Program 2.0: MARS, Tom and his team built an entire space program from scratch. They were guided by the philosophy of bricolage: creating and constructing from available yet limited resources. They ultimately sent two female astronauts to Mars in search of the answer to humankind’s ultimate question… are we alone?
Van Neistat
Documentary

Friday, March 18