‘Riddick,’ ‘Drinking Buddies’ and other new movies, reviewed
Check out this week’s new movies and see what the critics had to say.
September 6, 2013
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Check out this week’s new movies and see what the critics had to say.
The magic-themed “Now You See Me” has nothing up its sleeve — no believable characters, no sensible story, nothing beyond shiny, high-tech misdirection.
Movie lovers in Nigeria are to have a firsthand glimpse at newly released Hollywood blockbuster movies before they are released to the Nigerian cinemas.
Photo credit: Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan in “ The Great Gatsby.” ‘Elementary: The First Season’ There have been a lot of takes on Sherlock Holmes in recent years, and the latest is CBS’ “Elementary,†starring Jonny Lee Miller as the famed detective.
“The World’s End,” the final installment in a trilogy of British-made comedies, is now playing in area movie theaters. Photo: Contributed Photo In advance of the nationwide opening of the newest installment in this trilogy of British comedies, several theaters have booked marathon back-to-back showings of “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007). Known as the “Three Flavours: Cornetto …
For the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on producing movies every year, predicting how they’ll perform at the box office is still more art than science. The best metric, at the moment, is nothing more than counting the number of theaters carrying the film on opening weekend.
Blu-Ray edition of Superman reboot will feature nearly four hours of special features    Â
‘Killing Season’ Once upon a time, a new Robert De Niro movie was a big deal. And once upon a (much, much briefer) time, a new John Travolta movie was a big deal.
For some reason, there are currently three films about cyclist Lance Armstrong being developed. With so many movies planned about the same subject, details can get jumbled.
All movies are 2012/13 releases unless otherwise noted. Availability: DVD | Blu-ray | Both Blu-ray and DVD Director Jeff Nichols’ follow-up to Take Shelter wasn’t quite as acclaimed, though most critics liked the film.