Movie of the Week
The Drop
James Gandolfini, in his final performance, joins the always terrific Tom Hardy in this Dennis Lehane adaptation. Hardy plays a bartender in over his head with the mob. It sounds pretty standard, but Lehane (Mystic River, Shutter Island) knows how to elevate his gangster material into Shakespearean tragedy.
WIDE RELEASE
• Atlas Shrugged, Part III
• Dolphin Tale 2
• No Good Deed
LIMITED RELEASE
• A Five Star Life – Angelika Dallas
• Frontera – The Magnolia
• God Help the Girl – The Texas Theatre
• Wetlands – Angelika Dallas
Blu-ray Pick
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Despite adhering to Marvel’s prescribed third act (stopping a big spaceship from destroying the world), Captain America: The Winter Soldier is arguably the franchise’s finest work to date, featuring terrific acting, superb action and a ’70s conspiracy vibe. Directors Anthony & Joe Russo, mostly known for their comedy work, simply haven’t gotten enough credit.
New Releases
• Borgman (85%)
• Brick Mansions (26%)
• Fed Up (82%)
• God’s Pocket (34%)
• The Hornet’s Nest (81%)
• Ida (95%)
• Korengal (85%)
• A Long Way Down (22%)
• Palo Alto (72%)
• Teenage (77%)
• Willow Creek (90%)
• Words & Pictures (42%)
TV
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 1)
• Blue Bloods (Season 4)
• The Goldbergs (Season 1)
• Homeland (Season 3)
• Supernatural (Season 9)
• The Vampire Diaries (Season 6)
New to Blu-ray
• Across 110th Street
• The Addams Family*
• Cotton Comes to Harlem
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Graduation Day
• The Great Race
• Juggernaut
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Prom Night (1980)
• Pumpkinhead
• Seizure
*recommended