FILMS As the Confucian proverb goes: “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” Unfortunately for Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively), she’s going to need more than two to get through this. Three years ago, her family was killed by a terrorist, and now she wants revenge. To get it, she’ll team up with an ex-MI6 agent (Jude Law) and rogue intelligence from CIA agent (Sterling K. Brown) to untangle a web of lies and deception, only to find herself entangled in something much deeper. Death begets death, lies beget lies, and no one comes out clean. Directed by noted cinematographer Reed Morano, ‘The Rhythm Section,’ adapted from Mark Burnell’s novel of the same name, exists in the cinematic neighborhood down the street from the ‘Bourne’ series, but manages to find its own way some of the time. Some of the time it doesn’t. And some of the time it drags. Lively provides physicality to a role that offers little more than pained looks, Law brings a pleasant snarkiness, and the movie’s central car chase is a highlight. —MJC
BOULDER:
Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., 303-441-3011: ‘The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T,’ 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Century Theatre, 1700 29th St., 303-444-0583: ‘1917’ ‘Bad Boys For Life’ ‘Bombshell’ ‘Dolittle’ ‘Ford v Ferrari’ ‘The Gentlemen’ ‘Gretel & Hansel’ ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ ‘Just Mercy’ ‘Knives Out’ ‘The Last Full Measure’ ‘Little Women’ Oscar-Nominated Best Pictures Oscar-Nominated Shorts ‘Parasite’ ‘The Rhythm Section’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
‘The Turning ‘Uncut Gems’ Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, 303-442-3282: ‘Return to Send’er,’ 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., 303-444-7328: ‘Color Out of Space,’ 8:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31. ‘Cunnigham,’ Jan. 29-Feb. 1. ‘Mickey and the Bear,’ Jan. 29Feb. 1. Boulder ENOFF: ‘The Bullish Farmer,’ 1 p.m. Feb. 1 Boulder ENOFF: ‘Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike Degruy.’ 4 p.m. Feb. 1. ‘Parasite,’ Feb. 5-8. ‘Scandalous: The True Story of the National Esquire,’ Feb. 5-8. International Film Series, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger Auditorium, 1905 Colorado Ave., 303-492-8662: ‘Cleo from 5 to 7,’ 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30. Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts, Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts, Feb. 4-5. Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, 303-449-3464: ‘When They See Us,’ 3 p.m. Sundays in February.
DENVER:
The Preservery, 3040 Blake St., Unit 101, 303-298-6821: ‘Within Our Gates,’ 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5. Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., 303-744-9686: ‘Amazon Adventure 3D’ ‘Apollo 11: First Steps’ ‘Hidden Pacific 3D’ ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark’ ‘Turtle Odyssey 3D’ JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver, 303-316-6360: Denver Jewish Film Festival, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5
Mayan, 110 Broadway, 303-744-6799: ‘Clemency’ ‘Harriet’ ‘Honey Boy’ Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., 303-595-3456: ‘Color Out of Space’ ‘The House on the Edge of the Cemetery,’ Jan. 31-Feb. 1. ‘Late Autumn,’ 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. ‘Little Women’ ‘Parasite’
LONGMONT:
Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., 720-494-4673: ‘No Small Matter,’ 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30. Regal Village at the Peaks 12, 1230 S. Hover Road, 844-462-7342: ‘1917’ ‘Bad Boys For Life’ ‘Dolittle’ ‘The Gentlemen’ ‘Gretel & Hansel’ ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ ‘Little Women’ Oscar-Nominated Best Pictures ‘Rhythm Section’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ ‘The Turning’ Regal Cinebarre Boulder, 1164 W. Dillon Road, 844-462-7342: ‘1917’ ‘Bad Boys For Life’ ‘Dolittle’ ‘Ford v Ferrari’ ‘Gretel & Hansel’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ ‘Little Women’ ‘Parasite’ ‘Rhythm Section’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
NEDERLAND:
Backdoor Theater, 243 W. Fourth St., 303-258-0188: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
EVENTS from Page 39
St. Vrain FC Annual Fundraising Gala. 6 p.m. The Oak Room at Oskar Blues, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont.
The Wailers — with Policulture. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
Student Recitals: Undergraduate, Master’s and Doctoral musicians. 5 p.m. Imig Music, Music Theatre Building, CU Boulder, 303-492-6352.
Events
Summer Camp — On The Road Tour. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Unauthorized Absence. 2:15 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186. Veronique Van Pelt presents: the Deep Cuts Showcase no. 14. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.
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Colorado Motorcycle Expo. National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., at intersection of I-25 and I-70, Denver. Through Feb. 2. Delta Heavy. 8 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver, 303-487-0111. Double Feature: ‘We Are Stars’ & ‘Perseus and Andromeda.’ 1 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder, 303-492-5002. First Saturday Yoga: Triangles. 11 a.m. George Reynolds Branch Library, 3595 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-441-3120.
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Free Day. 10 a.m. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-913-0061. Mother Daughter Bookclub: ‘To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party. 3 p.m. Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-3100. Saturday Morning Groove. 10:30 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299. Teen Improv and Public Speaking Club. 6 p.m. Bell Flatirons Community Center, 2200 S. Tyler Drive, Superior. see EVENTS Page 42
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