WEEK OF MARCH 21st THRU MARCH 27th
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GLORIA (110 MIN-R) Fri/Sat: 6:00 Sun: 1:30 Mon-Thurs: 5:00 DIFFERENT DRUMMERS (108 MIN-PG) Fri/Sat: 11:00am 1:15, 8:15 Sun: 11:15am, 3:45 Mon-Weds: 2:45, 7:15 Thurs: 2:45
BEER & DINNER IN THEATER!
12 YEARS A SLAVE (134 MIN -R) Fri/Sat: 3:30 Sun: 6:00 Oscar WInner!
Sat-Sun 3:10
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
NEBRASKA (113 MIN- R) Fri/Sat: 11:45am Sun: 11:00am Mon-Tues: 3:15
JEWISH CULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL BALLAD OF THE WEEPING SPRING (104 MIN PG-13) Thurs: 7:30 All Shows $8 25 W Main Ave • 509-209-2383 www.magiclanternspokane.com
NOW PLAYING FROZEN
Disney is doubling down on the hints of nascent feminism Brave hinted at, the sort of bare-bones feminism which accepts that girls and women might possibly want more out of life than to get married. The princesses are sisters — the elder Elsa and the younger Anna — and this is mostly the story of their troubled relationship. (MJ) Rated PG
THE LEGO MOVIE
THE PAST (130 MIN- PG-13) Fri/Sat: 4:00 Sun: 1:00 Weds/Thurs: 4:30
20 FEET FROM STARDOM Oscar WInner! (90 MIN- PG-13) Sun-Tues: 7:30
ALL SHOWS ALL TIMES
THE NUT JOB
PHILOMENA (96 MIN- PG-13) Fri/Sat: 2:00, 6:30 Sun: 3:30 Weds/Thurs: 7:00
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (115 MIN-R) Fri/Sat: 8:30 Sun-Tues: 5:20 Oscar WInner! Weds/Thurs: 2:15
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Fri 5:05 Sat-Sun 12:00 5:05 Mon-Thurs 5:05
The Wolf of Wall Street Fri-Thurs 8:15
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Yeah, The Lego Movie is colorful and has a message about being creative and working together to solve problems and tells of the fight between good and (corporate) evil, but it’s also totally whacked, from its dizzily stunning visuals (Legos everywhere! Non-stop action!) and its plentiful supply of references that only adults will get. (ES) Rated PG
THE MONUMENTS MEN
George Clooney’s fifth outing as a director has him in a co-starring role, opposite a great ensemble: Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett and John Goodman, among them. It’s the (mostly) true story of the men and women who took it upon themselves to save great works of art and architecture from plundering Nazis and gungho, ever-bombing Allied forces during WWII. (ES) Rated PG-13
MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN
Peabody (the voice of Ty Burrell) is a genius inventor, scientist, musician, athlete, gourmand and mixologist. Oh, and he’s a dog. I don’t know if there’s any explanation for how this is possible, and this new film never broaches it. But there is — in a move that represents how deeply nerdy a flick this is — a great deal of explanation of how a dog was allowed to adopt a boy; precedent-busting court cases were involved. What’s so perfectly plausible that it requires no explanation? Time travel. With the help of their WABAC (pronounced “way back”) machine, the duo find themselves traipsing across ancient times. (MJ) Rated PG
NEBRASKA
Finding a Publishers Clearing House envelope stating that he’s won a million bucks, Woody Grant, a reckless, lonely boozer played by 77-year-old Bruce Dern, heads out from Montana to Nebraska to claim his fortune. He takes along his skeptical son (Will Forte), who’s humoring him, as Woody tells everyone he knows that he’s become a millionaire, gathering clingy new moneyhungry friends along the way. At Magic Lantern (MB) R
NEED FOR SPEED
For a videogame adaptation, Need for Speed is fantastic. The movie works on a serviceably entertaining level in the same way as the Fast and Furious films; no one expecting more than a fun couple of hours of car porn will be disappointed. Aaron Paul plays a mechanic who can drive like a son of a bitch but never made it as a racer. He gets mixed up with the wrong crowd and is soon framed for a crime, forcing him to drive across the country looking for revenge. (SS) Rated PG-13
NON-STOP
Federal Air Marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) was bored with his uneventful life in the sky until one transatlantic flight from New York to London. When he begins to receive a stream of threatening text messages ordering him to have the government transfer $150 million to an offshore account, Marks realizes this won’t be an ordinary flight. With this mysterious enemy killing off passengers every 20 minutes, Marks must go to work to protect the innocent 40,000 feet in the air. (CF) PG-13
THE PAST
Director Asghar Farhadi depicts a marriage crumbled and the mess that regret often leaves behind in his latest drama. Ahmad, an Iranian, returns to France to divorce his wife only to discover she has invited another man to live with her, despite subtle consequences. When his soon-to-be-ex-wife pleads for Ahmad’s help reigning in a daughter he used to treat like his own, a secret is revealed that complicates everything. At Magic Lantern (ER) PG-13
PHILOMENA
Philomena Lee, an elderly British woman, confides in her daughter that she gave birth to a son in Ireland 50 years earlier. Unwed at the time, she was forced to give him up for adoption. Martin, a former government adviser and journalist out of a job, is looking for a story idea to bring to his editor. Together, he and Philomena investigate the life of her lost son. At Magic Lantern (KS) Rated R
THE SINGLE MOMS CLUB
It’s another film written and directed by Tyler Perry — but don’t run away too quickly, this one does not include Perry’s alter ego, Madea. Like the film’s title suggests, the plot revolves around a group of women who are single mothers. Of course, played by the likes of Nia Long, Amy Smart, Zulay Henao and more, they’re all also gorgeous. With each other’s help, the women power through life’s obstacles. As with all Perry films, do expect a few heart-felt moments along with the over-the-top comedy. (LJ) PG-13
SON OF GOD
This film will capture audiences and take them through the journey of Jesus, portrayed here by Diogo Morgado, who also played Jesus in the History Channel’s mini series The Bible. Using captivating cinematic techniques, Son of God tells the story of this religious figure from birth to ultimate resurrection. We can’t know for sure whether seeing this film will count as going to church for the week, but you can give it a try. (MB) PG-13
VERONICA MARS
The last season of Veronica Mars was, to most fans, deeply unsettling. There were so many unanswered questions. There were so many unsaid one-liners. There was just too much history! Set nine years after the conclusion of the show, our favorite detective, Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell), is now a big-shot lawyer. When exboyfriend Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring) asks for her sleuthing skills to help clear him of a murder charge, Veronica returns to confront a past, a boy and a town that refuses to let go of her. (ER) PG-13
CRITICS’ SCORECARD THE NEW YORK INLANDER TIMES
VARIETY
(LOS ANGELES)
METACRITIC.COM (OUT OF 100)
The Lego Movie
82
300: Rise of an Empire
61
MR. Peabody & Sherman
60
The Monuments Men
58
Muppets Most Wanted
57
Robocop
52
Need for Speed
40
DON’T MISS IT
110 INLANDER MARCH 20, 2014
ROBOCOP
Not many remakes of iconic films get it right (think Keanu Reeves in The Day the Earth Stood Still), but RoboCop is a surprising exception. The roots are still there: Good guy Detroit cop is left for dead but re-emerges, via technology, as invincible man-machine. But this film, while still quite violent, has been stripped of its brutality as well as, some will lament, its corny humor. (ES) Rated PG-13
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