The Birth of a Nation
Theatrical Release Date: 10/07/2016
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nate Parker
Actors: Nate Parker, Aja Naomi King, Colman Domingo, Jackie Earle Haley
Plot: The story of Nat Turner, a former slave-turned preacher who is courted by Samuel Turner to preach to his unruly slaves. But as he witnesses countless atrocities and the abuse, Nat begins formulating a rebellion but the uprising is short-lived as the retaliation from the white population is swift and brutal.
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Theatrical Release Date: 10/07/2016
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steve Carr
Actors: Lauren Graham, Adam Pally, Rob Riggle, Efren Ramirez
Plot: A quiet artist in middle school, Rafe Katchadorian has an active imagination, and a disdain for school life. Together with his best friend Leo, the two decide the best way to shake up the system is to break every rule in the book and naturally trouble follows.
The Girl on the Train
Theatrical Release Date: 10/06/2016
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tate Taylor
Actors: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux
Plot: Rachel Watson has tried to move on with her life following her divorce. Yet every day she takes the same train - the same train that passes by her former house and her former husband and she glimpses his new life. In order to cope, she begins to watch another house with another couple and she creates the perfect world and relationship for them. But she witnesses something that shatters this image and enrages her. The next morning she wakes up battered and sporting a hangover and no memories of the night before other than a lingering feeling of dread. When she learns the woman she has been watching has gone missing, she pays close attention to the case while trying to unravel what really happened that night.
Being 17
Theatrical Release Date: 10/07/2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: André Téchiné
Actors: Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Alexis Loret
Plot: Damien lives with his mother, Marianne, a doctor, while his father serves in the military abroad. He is constantly bullied by Thomas, whose own mother is ill. Damien can't believe it when his mother invites Thomas to stay with them, but this gesture will lead to something much more as animosity gives way to true feelings.
The Greasy Strangler
Theatrical Release Date: 10/07/2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jim Hosking
Actors: Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex
Plot: The Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a Disco Walking tour along with
his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman comes to take the tour, it
begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also signals the
appearance of an oily, slimy inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles
the innocent, soon dubbed 'The Greasy Strangler.'
Voyage of Time
Theatrical Release Date: 10/07/2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Terrence Malick
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt
Plot: A film 30 years in the making, director Terrence Malick's most ambitious film to date, Voyage of Time explore the past, present and future of the known universe.
