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Deftly avoiding the pitfalls of conventional biopics, the superb courtroom thriller “Marshall” uses a single case to illuminate the life and times of future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman).
Set in the 1940s, the action begins as Marshall teams up with a Jewish attorney (Josh Gad) to defend a black chauffeur (Sterling K. Brown) accused of the sexual assault and attempted murder of his wealthy white employer (Kate Hudson). Director Reginald Hudlin tells you everything you need to know about Marshall simply by showcasing him as he oversees the tricky case.
Smart and suspenseful, “Marshall” is a movie that resonates. Extras: none. On Amazon, Google,
iTunes, Movies Anywhere and Vudu Mark Felt: Peter Landesman’s superb docudrama follows a high-ranking FBI agent (Liam Neeson) who’s so disgusted by President Nixon’s efforts to cover up the agency’s Watergate investigation that he goes rogue, sharing information with reporters from the Washington Post. Dubbed “Deep Throat,” Felt helped put an end to one of the most corrupt administrations in history. While Neeson’s American accent is shaky, he manages to make Felt’s essential goodness seem exciting. “Mark Felt” would make a great double-bill with “All The President’s Men.” On Amazon, Google, iTunes, Movies Anywhere and Vudu 68 Kill: Here’s a crimespree saga so over-the-top it makes “Pulp Fiction” look like “Mary Poppins.” Matthew Gray Gubler stars as Chip, a good guy who gets talked into a burglary by his greedy girlfriend Liza (AnnaLynne McCord). After the robbery goes wrong, Chip discovers just how psychotic Liza can be. And she’s not alone. Every woman Chip comes across seems to be crazier than the last. “68 Kill” strains a little too hard to be outrageously lurid but Gubler is so appealingly goofy, he keeps you rooting for his everyman hero even as he tumbles further and further down the rabbit hole. On Amazon, Google, iTunes, Movies Anywhere and Vudu After Love: With his latest domestic drama, Belgian filmmaker Joachim Lafosse captures the everyday dilemmas of a splintering couple (Berenice Bejo, Cedric Kahn) who, for economic reasons, are forced to live together in the same house. Not surprisingly, they battle over everything from custody issues to who’s eating the most cheese. While Lafosse brings a realistic intimacy to the emotional warfare, he doesn’t offer any perspective on the characters. If you enjoy watching a couple trade insults for 100 minutes, this one’s for you. On Amazon,
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The Untamed: Here’s your average saga of lust, betrayal, infidelity and a many-tentacled alien. Oddly enough, the alien creature is just a supporting player in this drama from Mexico’s Amat Escalante about a woman named Alejandra (Ruth Ramos) who is thrown for a loop when she discovers her homophobic husband is having an affair with her openly gay brother. Enter a mystery woman (Simone Bucio) who introduces Alejandra to the lustful slime thing. “The Untamed” doesn’t really add up to much but its loopy and involving enough to keep you watching. On Amazon, Google, iTunes, Movies Anywhere and Vudu Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams - Season 1: It’s been called Amazon’s answer to “Black Mirror” and, if advance reviews are to be believed, it mostly delivers the goods. The series of ten episodes is based on the stories of the influential science fiction author who is best known for creating the characters that spawned such projects as “Blade Runner” and “The Man in The High