Movie of the Week
Muppets Most Wanted*
This self-aware sequel knows its not as good as The Muppets. It doesn’t know it’s about 20 minutes too long. Still, it’s an enjoyable mash-up of a heist and a prison break movie. Plus, there are even more great songs from Bret McKenzie. Read my full review at College Movie Review.
Also opening:
WIDE RELEASE
• Divergent
• God’s Not Dead
LIMITED RELEASE
• Bad Words – AMC NorthPark, Cinemark West Plano, The Magnolia
• Big Men – Angelika Dallas, Angelika Plano
• A Birder’s Guide to Everything – Angelika Dallas
• Enemy – Texas Theatre
• The Lunchbox – Angelika Plano, The Magnolia
• Stranger by the Lake – Angelika Dallas
Blu-ray Pick
Mysterious Skin
Although it’s one of the most depressing films you’ll ever see, Mysterious Skin is also one of the most rewarding. It’s a rare show maturity and restraint from the usually irreverent Gregg Araki and one of the best showcases for Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s tremendous talent. The subject matter is highly mature, but for the aware and sensitive viewer, Mysterious Skin is one of the great journeys in cinema.
Also available:
New Releases
• American Hustle*
• Contracted
• Frozen
• Kill Your Darlings
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• Saving Mr. Banks
• Swerve
• A Touch of Sin
TV
Devious Maids (Season 1)
New to Blu-ray:
• The Black Stallion (1979)
• A Brief History of Time [The Criterion Collection]
• The Hidden Fortress [The Criterion Collection]
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
• The Slumber Party Massacre
*recommended