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I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (Magnolia) Raoul Peck’s Oscarnominated documentary finishes what writer and activist James Baldwin started in 1973 with a book project about slain civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Medgar Evers, combining footage of Baldwin from TV interviews and lectures with Baldwin’s notes, read by Samuel L. Jackson, and scenes from footage of recent protests following the killing of African-American men by police. (PG-13; disturbing violent images, thematic material, language, brief nudity)
THE SALESMAN (Sony) A couple’s world is torn apart when the woman is attacked in their new apartment and her husband becomes obsessed with finding the attacker. Drama by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi won this year’s Oscar for best foreign-language film. In Persian and English, with English subtitles. (PG-13; mature thematic elements, brief bloody image)
A DOG’S PURPOSE (Universal) A dog devoted to the humans in his life is reincarnated again and again, getting chance after chance to show it. Drama based on a bestselling novel, with Josh Gad as the voice of the dog and directed by Lasse Hallström. (PG; thematic material)
THE RED TURTLE (Sony) Allegorical animated tale about a man who, shipwrecked alone on an uncharted desert isle, connects with a redshelled turtle. Still-waters drama by Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit and produced by Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli was nominated this year for an Oscar for best animated feature. (PG; some thematic elements)
RINGS (Paramount) A young woman sacrifices herself when her boyfriend gets pulled into an experience involving a video that, once you’ve seen it, guarantees your death seven days later — only to discover there’s a creepier movie within the creepy movie behind all the horror. Third movie in the “Rings” series. (PG-13; violence, thematic elements, some sexuality, brief drug material)
GOLD (Anchor Bay) A prospector in pursuit of gold actually finds it in the heart of Indonesia, only to find that mining for gold isn’t as hard as hanging onto it, especially when Wall Street predators and others after it, too. Drama, based on a true story, with Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll. (R; pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity)
THE COMEDIAN (Sony) Robert De Niro as an aging, abrasive comedian trying to find his second act, with help from a woman (Leslie
Mann) he meets while doing community service. Comedy-drama directed by Taylor Hackford, with Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone, Edie Falco, Harvey Keitel. (R; pervasive language) THE RESURRECTION OF GAVIN STONE (Universal) While doing community service at a megachurch, a former child star poses as a person of faith so he can land the role of Jesus in the church’s annual Passion Play. Faith-fueled movie with Brett Dalton, Neil Flynn, D.B. Sweeney. (PG; thematic elements)
TUNNEL (Well Go USA) A man is trapped in his car when a tunnel collapses, but the cost of the rescue becomes a source of contention even as time runs out. In Korean with English subtitles. (not rated)
SAVING BANKSY (Candy Factory) Documentary about a collector/preservationist’s efforts to save a work by street artist Banksy, triggering an art-world controversy. (not rated; language) THE SHADOW EFFECT (Momentum) A man seeks answers when his violent dreams mirror political assassinations. Action movie with Cam Gigandet, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. (not rated; violence) THE AGE OF SHADOWS (Sony) In 1920s Korea, a resistance group plans an attack on Japanese forces occupying Seoul. In Korean, Japanese and Mandarin, with English subtitles. (not rated; violence)
FEAR, INC. (Sony) A company that brings people’s biggest fears to life takes on as clients four friends, who now have second thoughts. (R; violence, gore, pervasive language, some drug use) BEYOND THE GATES (Shout! Factory) When their father disappears, two brothers looking to liquidate their dad’s video store find a horror game that might hold a clue to his whereabouts. (not rated; violence)
COMING SOON
MAY 9 FIFTY SHADES DARKER (Universal), THINGS TO COME (MPI), MILLIE AND THE LORDS (IndiePix), A STREET CAT NAMED BOB (Cleopatra Entertainment), APPRENTICE (Film Movement), ALPHA AND OMEGA: JOURNEY TO BEAR KINGDOM (Lionsgate), THE VOID (Sony), JUSTICE SERVED (Breaking Glass) MAY 16 THE SPACE BETWEEN US (Universal), RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER (Sony), XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE (Paramount), EXTORTION (Lionsgate), BETWEEN US (MPI), A MERMAID’S TALE (Well Go USA), SAVANNAH SUNRISE (Anchor Bay), ON THE ROAD, SOMEWHERE (IndiePix)
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LA LA LAND Throwback Hollywood musical, with Emma Stone as an aspiring actress who connects with a jazz musician (Ryan Gosling) with dreams of his own. Winner of six Oscars, including best director for Damien Chazelle (“Whiplash”), best actress for Emma Stone, and original score and original song for Nicolet High School grad Justin Hurwitz. (PG-13; some language) UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS After years of waging war against werewolves, a vampire finds herself facing a fight from her own kind as well. Fifth movie in the action-horror series starring Kate Beckinsale. (R; violence, gore, some sexuality) THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS In a world overrun by flesh-eating zombies, a girl immune to the disease’s effects is experimented on as the source of a possible cure, then escapes. Thriller with Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close. (R; disturbing violence/bloody images, language)
WE ARE X Documentary trailing the life and overwhelming popularity — except in the United States — of the extraordinary Japanese rock band X Japan. (R; some language)
THE DAUGHTER A man returns home after fleeing a tragedy years before, and stumbles into a secret. Adapted from an Henrik Ibsen play, with Geoffrey Rush, Anna Torv, Sam Neill. (not rated; some violence)
CATFIGHT The fortunes of two former college friends reverse when they get into a nasty fistfight and one ends up in a coma. Dark comedy with Sandra Oh, Anne Heche. (not rated; violence, language)
DETOUR Obsessed with the idea that his stepfather was involved in the car crash that left his mother in a coma, a law student gets tangled up with grifter and his stripper girlfriend, with dark consequences. Thriller with Tye Sheridan. (R; violence, sexual content, nudity, drug use, pervasive language)
BOKEH A couple on a trip to Iceland wake up one morning and discover everyone — everyone — has disappeared. (not rated)
MEAN DREAMS Two teenagers (Sophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins) are on the run from the girl’s violent father (Bill Paxton, in his penultimate screen role). (R; some violence, language) DISTURBING THE PEACE Documentary about former Israeli soldiers and ex-Palestinian fighters who, having renounced their past battles, have become peace activists. In Arabic, Hebrew and English, with English subtitles. (not rated) THE MARINE 5: BATTLEGROUND An ex-Marine working as an EMT has to take on a biker gang. Action movie with six WWE stars. (R; violence, language)