3 films to see on the week of August 12-19, 2016
Skiptrace
JACKIE CHAN plays a Hong Kong detective who teams up with an American gambler played by Johnny Knoxville to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal. Directed by Renny Harlin. “Glossy, colorful, and forgettable, Skiptrace is the kind of movie that gives you your money’s worth in sheer eager-to-please entertainment even as you roll eyes at the nth kick-to-the-crotch gag,” writes Variety’s Dennis Harvey.
MTRCB Rating: PG
Haunted (aka Demonic)
TEENAGERS LOST in the woods meet wood nymphs who are both beautiful and deadly. Directed by Will Canon, this 2014 release stars Maria Bello, Frank Grillo, Cody Horn, Dustin Milligan, Megan Park, and Scott Mechlowicz. “A more than competent, fugue-like manipulation that freshens familiar components with a tricky structure,” is the assessment of The Guardian’s Leslie Felperin.
MTRCB: R-13
That Thing Called Tanga Na!
A REGAL Entertainment comedy directed by Joel Lamangan, That Thing Called Tanga Na! follows five friends — four gay men and one woman — and their misadventures in their quest for true love. It stars Angeline Quinto, Billy Crawford, Eric Quizon, and Kean Cipriano.
MTRCB Rating: PG
