5 films to see on the week of September 20 — September 26, 2019
Ad Astra
ASTRONAUT Roy McBride travels to the outer solar system in search of his missing father and to unravel the threats on the planet’s survival. Directed by James Gray, the film stars Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, and Donald Sutherland. The New Yorker’s Anthony Lane writes, “Ad Astra is Gray’s most formidable paradox to date, liable to leave you awed, confused, and sad. It is a work of calculated grandeur, and, if you get the chance to catch it in imax, and thus to revel in the breadth of its beauty, do so.”
MTRCB Rating: PG
The Dragon Seal
(a.k.a. Journey to China: The Mystery of the Iron Mask)
THE ENGLISH traveler Jonathan Green is ordered by Emperor of Russia Peter the Great to map the Russian Far East, and takes a journey of incredible adventures which eventually leads him to China where he meets the Dragon King. Directed by Oleg Stepchenko, the film stars Jason Flemyng, Jackie Chan, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
MTRCB Rating: PG
Rambo: Last Blood
SYLVESTER STALLONE returns as Rambo in the final installment of the franchise as he unearths his past and revisits his combat skills for a final mission. Directed by Adrian Grunber, the film stars Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Yvette Monreal, and Joaquin Cosio.
MTRCB Rating: R
Verdict
THIS TALE of domestic violence shows women’s struggle with the bureaucracy and faulty justice system. Directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez, it stars Max Eigenmann, Rene Durian, Jorden Suan, and Kristoffer King.
MTRCB Rating: R-13
Marineros
THE FILM follows former seaman Dennis Marisol and how he persists in finding ways to provide for his family, despite being blind thanks to a shipboard accident. Directed by Anthony Hernandez, the movie stars Michael de Mesa, Jon Lucas, Claire Ruiz, Ahron Villena, and Paul Hernandez.
MTRCB Rating: PG
