{"id":8979,"date":"2018-03-16T04:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/?p=8979"},"modified":"2018-06-28T13:31:33","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T17:31:33","slug":"friday-movie-pile-march-16-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/friday-movie-pile-march-16-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Movie Pile: March 16, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Movies &#8212; our most precious natural resource. Each week the Friday Movie Pile seeks to explain and analyze the new releases, for the betterment of humanity. You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Tomb Raider<\/em> (PG-13, 1:58)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/landscape-1516294151-tomb-raider-2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9025\" src=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/landscape-1516294151-tomb-raider-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/landscape-1516294151-tomb-raider-2018.jpg 450w, https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/landscape-1516294151-tomb-raider-2018-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>Plot:<\/strong> Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander), who rides a bicycle for a living, goes in search of her father, who was secretly an adventurer\/tomb raider.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Roar Uthaug! That is a very cool name until you find out Roar is just the Norwegian version of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roar_(given_name)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stars:<\/strong> Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buzz:<\/strong> This one starts with two strikes against it: movies based on video games have a dismal track record, and so do reboots of bad movies (which the Angelina Jolie <em>Tomb Raider<\/em>s assuredly were). So far the reviews are right down the middle: 50% are positive at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/tomb_raider_2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> (with an average score of 5.2\/10), while <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/tomb-raider?ref=hp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metacritic<\/a> has it at 45\/100.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TOMB RAIDER - Official Trailer #2\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3KkhD0MnaJU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Love, Simon<\/em> (PG-13, 1:49)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/love-simon-review201.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9027\" src=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/love-simon-review201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/love-simon-review201.jpg 450w, https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/love-simon-review201-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>Plot:<\/strong> A gay teenage boy (Nick Robinson) has only come out to one person: the anonymous classmate who came out on the school message board. Now the whole school might find out and Simon is <em>freaking<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Greg Berlanti, creator of <em>Everwood<\/em>, producer of <em>Riverdale<\/em>, director of <em>Love, Simon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stars:<\/strong> Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buzz:<\/strong> My <a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/review-love-simon-comes-out-gently\/\">review<\/a> is positive. If you need to know what other people think (why?), 88% of reviews at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/love_simon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> are positive (average score: 7.3\/10), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/love-simon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metacritic<\/a> has the average score at 70\/100.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Love, Simon | Official Trailer 2 [HD] | 20th Century FOX\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0cbWdlQg_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>7 Days in Entebbe<\/em> (PG-13, 1:46)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1517008900303_248256_cops_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9028\" src=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1517008900303_248256_cops_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1517008900303_248256_cops_4.jpg 450w, https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1517008900303_248256_cops_4-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>Plot:<\/strong> This one is BOATS &#8212; based on a true story &#8212; about a 1976 airline hijacking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Jos\u00e9 Padilha, the Brazilian filmmaker behind <em>Elite Squad<\/em> and the <em>RoboCop<\/em> remake<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stars:<\/strong> Rosamund Pike, Daniel Br\u00fchl, Eddie Marsan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buzz:<\/strong> Hoo boy &#8212; 28% at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/7_days_in_entebbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, though the average score is 5.3\/10, about the same as <em>Tomb Raider<\/em>. It&#8217;s 50\/100 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/7-days-in-entebbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metacritic <\/a>&#8212; a few OKs, a\u00a0few nopes, and a whole lot of mehs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE - Official Trailer [HD] - In Theaters March 2018\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kuTBea8_-LY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>I Can Only Imagine<\/em> (PG, 1:50)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/godvine-i-can-only-imagine-behind-the-movie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9030\" src=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/godvine-i-can-only-imagine-behind-the-movie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/godvine-i-can-only-imagine-behind-the-movie.jpg 450w, https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/godvine-i-can-only-imagine-behind-the-movie-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>Plot:<\/strong> Do you know the Christian rock song &#8220;I Can Only Imagine,&#8221; by the band MercyMe? Well, it&#8217;s one of the most-played songs of its genre ever, going back to the time of Jesus. This is the BOATS movie about what inspired the song (the singer had a bad father, I think). Does this mean we&#8217;re getting closer to a movie that explains who let the dogs out? I hope so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directors:<\/strong> Andrew and Jon Erwin, billed as The Erwin Brothers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stars:<\/strong> Nobody you&#8217;d know in the main roles, but featuring Dennis Quaid as the dad and Cloris Leachman as &#8220;Memaw.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buzz:<\/strong> The Christian movies tend not to screen for critics, partly because they&#8217;re often from smallish distributors who don&#8217;t want to spend the money, but mostly because the target audience isn&#8217;t making up its mind based on reviews.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Can Only Imagine Trailer #1 (2018) | Movieclips Indie\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OsMyv9Q4_OU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Furlough<\/em> (R, 1:23)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Furlough-movie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9031\" src=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Furlough-movie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Furlough-movie.jpg 514w, https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Furlough-movie-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a>Plot:<\/strong> A troublesome inmate (Melissa Leo) gets a weekend out of prison to see her dying mother, accompanied by a corrections officer (Tessa Thompson) who has to keep her in line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Laurie Collyer (<em>Sherrybaby<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stars:<\/strong> Melissa Leo, Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg, Anna Paquin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buzz:<\/strong> There are only four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/furlough_2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reviews<\/a> posted so far, and they&#8217;re all negative, despite the obvious greatness of Melissa Leo and Tessa Thompson.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Furlough Trailer (2018) Comedy Movie\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4R9ast272c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Journey&#8217;s End<\/em> (R, 1:47)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/journeys-end-ep-lionsgate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9032\" src=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/journeys-end-ep-lionsgate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/journeys-end-ep-lionsgate.jpg 450w, https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/journeys-end-ep-lionsgate-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>Plot:<\/strong> Near the end of World War I, a handful of British soldiers ponder their fate from the trenches. Based on a 1928 play by R.C. Sheriff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Saul Dibb (<em>The Duchess<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stars:<\/strong> Sam Claflin, Paul Bettany, Asa Butterfield, Stephen Graham, Toby Jones, many other British guys<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buzz:<\/strong> A whopping 96% of reviews at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/journeys_end_2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> are positive (average: 7.5\/10). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/journeys-end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metacritic<\/a> has it positive-to-mixed at 71\/100.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Journey\u2019s End Official Trailer #1 (2018) Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield War Drama Movie HD\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TkDTlxBOBtM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>Flower<\/em> (R, 1:30)<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maxresdefault.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9033\" src=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maxresdefault.jpg 450w, https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>Plot:<\/strong> A teenage girl (Zoey Deutch) adjusts to her oafish new stepbrother (Joey Morgan) while making trouble for a neighbor (Adam Scott) suspected of being a perv.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Max Winkler (son of Henry), who&#8217;s directed one feature (<em>Ceremony<\/em>, 2010) and episodes of several good TV shows (<em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine,<\/em> <em>New Girl<\/em>, <em>Lady Dynamite<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stars:<\/strong> Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, Joey Morgan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buzz:<\/strong> Not bad, sitting at 60% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/flower_2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> (average 6.7\/10), 55\/100 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/flower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metacritic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s6lCdPQUUkM<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><em>Join our <a href=\"http:\/\/crookedmarquee.us16.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=dc6679cd997ec610eeaf50562&amp;id=db71dbf4c3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mailing list<\/a>! 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