Now playing: Nerve; Bad Moms; Café Society; and Jason Bourne.
Nerve
Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico (Emma Roberts) is tired of living life on the sidelines. Pressured by her friends, Vee decides to join Nerve, a popular online game that challenges players to accept a series of dares. It's not long before the adrenaline-fueled competition requires her to perform increasingly dangerous stunts. When Nerve begins to take a sinister turn, Vee finds herself in a high-stakes finale that will ultimately determine her entire future. Also starring Dave Franco and Juliette Lewis.
Rated PG-13. Directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost. Crime/Mystery. 1h 36m.
What the Critics Say:
“If this movie can't get teens to look up from their devices and pay to see a movie at a multiplex, nothing can.” – New York Daily News
“Nerve is a techno teen movie for the Pokémon Go era… [L]ike most films about technology, Nerve will endure as a time capsule, fascinating future generations with either its prescience or its quaintness.” – A.V. Club
Our Take: Sounds like the perfect teen thriller. Its summer debut is also perfectly timed, considering the current Pókemon Go game craze!
Bad Moms
Amy Mitchell (Mila Kunis) is your typical stressed-out supermom. And her immature husband, spoiled kids, and jerk of a boss are pushing her patience over the edge. When the lead moms (Christina Applegate, Annie Mumolo, and Jada Pinkett Smith) at her kids’ school start to really get under her skin, Amy has a breakdown and decides to give up her obsession with being the quintessentially perfect mother. Joining forces with two other moms (Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Bell) who are also just as exhausted and fed up as she is, Amy and her newfound team of “Bad Moms” embark on a hilarious journey together towards freedom and self-discovery.
Rated R. Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Comedy. 1h 41m.
What the Critics Say:
“Bad Moms is the girls night out movie we’ve been waiting for all year… It's a hoot. And it'll be, I'm quite certain, a hit.” – Chicago Tribune
“Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn head up a fitfully hilarious satire of motherhood in the age of mommy wars… it’s a sociological farce that revels in cruelty and raunch, yet it’s truly about something: the way that today’s moms, trapped in a bubble of never-ending demands, can think they’re going crazy — and can think that it’s crazy they’re even feeling that way (which only makes them feel crazier).” – Variety
Our Take: Moms: round up your posse. You’ve gotta go and see this one. If you’re not a mom but enjoy comedies, don't worry – Bad Moms will definitely make you laugh either way!
Café Society
Looking for an exciting career, young Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenburg) leaves New York for the glitz and glamour of 1930s Hollywood. After landing a job with his uncle, Bobby falls for Vonnie (Kristen Stewart), a charming woman who happens to be his employer's mistress. Settling for friendship but ultimately heartbroken, Bobby returns to the Bronx and begins working in a nightclub. Everything falls into place when he finds romance with a beautiful socialite, until Vonnie walks back into his life and captures his heart once again. Also starring Blake Lively, Steve Carell, Cory Stoll, and Parker Posey.
Rated PG-13. Directed by Woody Allen. Drama/Romance. 1h 36m.
What the Critics Say:
“With each succeeding year, Allen’s insular version of the past feels more eccentric. Depending on the viewer, it’s either happily reassuring or strangely out of touch.” –Washington Post
“In a summer of VFX crowdpleasers, it's a kick to find Woody Allen out there working with flesh-and-blood actors who deal with emotions that aren't computer generated… Allen creates a ravishing romance shot through with humor and heartbreak.”– Rolling Stone
Our Take: Woody Allen film fans: you will love Café Society. It’s a classic (and eccentric) Woody Allen storyline that also showcases a stellar cast; it’s definitely a bit whimsical, but it looks hilarious!
Jason Bourne
It's been 10 years since Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) walked away from the agency that trained him to become a deadly weapon. Hoping to draw him out of the shadows, CIA director Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) assigns hacker and counterinsurgency expert Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander) to find him. Lee suspects that former operative Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) is also looking for him. As she begins tracking the duo, Bourne finds himself back in action battling a sinister network that utilizes terror and technology to maintain unchecked power.
Rated PG-13. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Thriller/Action. 2h 3m.
What the Critics Say:
“Damon and Greengrass return to give the espionage genre another energizing smack round the chops. A bold and eerily topical masterpiece of stuntcraft and bruising action.” – Empire
“Explosive reunion between Damon and director Paul Greengrass further reveals key secrets about Bourne's origins, bringing its lethal protagonist as close as he's ever likely to get to total recall.” – Variety
Our Take: Jason Bourne franchise fans: this one is definitely for you (we know you’ve been waiting for it!). Full of vigorous action and suspense, this installment will surely entertain and impress…