Berkshire County
A BABYSITTER tries to protect the children in her care when mysterious, pig-masked people attack the home. Directed by Audrey Cummings, this horror flick stars Alysa King, Samora Smallwood, and Bart Rochon. Writes Brad Wheeler of the Globe and Mail: “One suspects the ‘actual events’ involved first-time director Audrey Cummings at one point in her life watching better babysitter thrillers such as Halloween or When a Stranger Calls, because Berkshire County is nothing close to original.”
MTRCB Rating: R-16
Fathers and Daughters
AN AWARD-WINNING novelist has a mental breakdown following the death of his wife. Decades later, his daughter attempts to heal what has been broken between them. Directed by Gabriele Muccino, the film stars Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, and Aaron Paul. “Russell Crowe heads a starry, largely overqualified cast in Gabriele Muccino’s treacly, time-hopping family soap opera,” writes Guy Lodge of Variety.
MTRCB Rating: R-13
The New Adventures Of Aladdin
A FRENCH FILM about two would-be robbers who spin a tale of a thief from Baghdad who finds a magical lamp that is home to a wish-granting genie. Directed by Arthur Benzaquen, it stars Kev Adams, Jean-Paul Rouve, and Vanessa Guide.
MTRCB Rating: PG
The Boy
A YOUNG AMERICAN woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s eight-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son 20 years prior. She quickly learns that there is more to the doll than meets the eye. Directed by William Brent Bell, the film stars Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, and James Russell. Writes Christian Holub of Entertainment Weekly: “[It] aims to set itself squarely in the fictional canon of Chucky and its brethren, but it ends up trying to do so much that it forgets to scare us.”
MTRCB Rating: R-13
Everything About Her
A STAR CINEMA drama megged by Joyce Bernal about a caregiver who struggles with her new client — a high-powered executive diagnosed with cancer. The film stars Angel Locsin, Vilma Santos and Xian Lim.
MTRCB Rating: PG
