7 films to see on the week of October 14-October 21, 2016
Good Kids
FOUR TEENAGERS who spent high school being the good kids decide to spend their last summer before college making up for lost time. Written and directed by Chris McCoy, it stars Ashley Judd, Virginia Gardner, and Zoey Deutch.
MTRCB Rating: R-16
The Third Party
JASON PAUL Laxamana directs this Star Cinema drama about a woman who learns her ex-boyfriend is now in a relationship with another man. The film stars Angel Locsin, Sam Milby, and Zanjoe Marudo.
MTRCB Rating: R-13
Ooops! Noah Is Gone
AN ANIMATED film that looks into what happened to the creatures who missed Noah’s Ark. Directed by Sean McCormack and Toby Genkel. “This bland animated Euro-pudding has little to offend and even less to excite as it follows its formulaic journey toward a communal group hug,” writes Mark Kermode of The Observer.
MTRCB Rating: G
Viral
TEENAGE sisters try to stay alive when the city falls victim to a viral outbreak. Directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, it stars Analeigh Tipton, Sofia Black D’Elia, and Travis Tope. “Viral never really gets to grips with what it wants to be, and shuffles along like one of its own infected,” writes John Noonan of FILMINK.
MTRCB Rating: R-13
Rogue Agent (aka Newcomer)
A ROOKIE agent attempts to discover the truth behind a failed mission that left the rest of his team dead. Directed by Kai Barry, the film stars Anthony LaPaglia, James Floyd, and Noemie Merlant.
MTRCB Rating: R-18
Operation Chromite
SET during World War II, Operation Chromite follows a small group of soldiers are sent behind enemy lines on a covert mission that could turn the tide of the Korean War. Directed by John H. Lee, it stars Lee Beom-su, Lee Jung-jae, and Liam Neeson. “The actual Operation Chromite was a surprise. In the movie version, you can hear everything coming from miles away,” writes Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post. “The wooden dialogue gives Liam Neeson little to do beyond bite on his corncob pipe and berate subordinates who dare question him,” says The New York Times’s Daniel M. Gold.
MTRCB Rating: R-13
Summer Camp
ON THE night before the campers arrive, summer camp counselors are infected with a rage-inducing virus. Written and directed by Alberto Marini, it stars Diego Boneta and Jocelin Donahue. El Pais’s Javier Ocaña writes: “Alberto Marini settles for a very conventional horror film in his film debut as a director.” El Mundo’s Francisco Marinero says: “The suspense is not enough to avoid predicting what’s gonna happen next and the characters are unlikable.”
MTRCB Rating: R-16
