3 films to see on the week of January 13-20, 2017
Patriots Day
PATRIOTS DAY relives the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing, the dramatic thriller chronicling in detail one of the most sophisticated and well-coordinated manhunts in law enforcement history. The story of Patriots Day is drawn from real-life accounts including those of the first responders, the law enforcement investigative team, and government officials that worked to track down the bombers in record time, and the actual survivors. The film, directed by Peter Berg (Deepwater Horizon, Lone Survivor), has an ensemble cast including Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, and Michelle Monaghan. The film is popular with the critics on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, which gave the film a high 79% “fresh” rating. Entertainment Weekly’s Joe McGovern writes: “Patriots Day benefits from a robust, concentrated timeline and sheer bat-out-of-hell pacing.” Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers opines: “Berg’s unquestioning faith in law and order could have used, well, a little questioning. But this is a raw, riveting, emotionally wrenching docudrama from Peter Berg and producer-star Mark Wahlberg.”
MTRCB Rating: R-13
Extra Service
A STAR CINEMA comedy directed by Chris Martinez (Kimmy Dora And The Kyemeng Prequel), Extra Service is about three female ex-convicts — played by Arci Muñoz, Coleen Garcia, and Jessy Mendiola — who, due to their criminal records, have a hard time finding a job. Finding work in a spa as masseuses, unknown to their clients at night, they transform as secret agents. “When you ask for ‘Extra Service’ you are actually asking for their service as secret agents,” said screenwriter Alpha Habon (Super Parental Guardians) about the title of the film. Their latest mission is to retrieve the three most important pearls of the country.
MTRCB Rating: PG
Gremlin
A MAN receives a mysterious box containing a terrible secret, a creature that will kill everyone else in his family unless he passes it on to someone he loves to continue its never-ending circulation. Written and directed by Ryan Bellgardt, it stars: Adam Hampton, Kristy K. Boone, and Geoff Barron.
MTRCB Rating: R-13
