Writer-Director Armondo Ianucci’s ‘The Death of Stalin’, with Steve Buscemi and Rupert Friend, on DVD today.
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The Death of Stalin. Dramedy. IMDb pro-rating 7.2 with a 96% score from Rotten Tomatoes.Directed by Armondo Ianucci. Written by armondo Ianucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin and Peter Fellows. When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy Malenkov, the wily Nikita Khrushchev and Lavrenti Beria — the sadistic secret police chief. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government? Starring Steve Buscemi, Rupert Friend, Andrea Riseborough, Jeffrey Tambor.
Pacific Rim: Uprising. Action, Sci-Fi. IMDb pro-rating 5.7 with a 43% score from Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Steven DeKnight. Jake Pentecost is a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity’s victory against the monstrous Kaiju. Jake has since abandoned his training only to become caught up in a criminal underworld. But when an even more unstoppable threat is unleashed to tear through cities and bring the world to its knees, Jake is given one last chance by his estranged sister, Mako Mori, to live up to his father’s legacy. Starring John Boyega, Rinko Kikuchi, Scott Eastwood.
Midnight Sun. Romance. IMDb pro-rating 6.4 with a 17% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Scott Spear. A romantic tearjerker about 17-year-old Katie Price (Bella Thorne), sheltered at home since childhood with a rare genetic condition, a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Having only her father Jack (Rob Riggle) for company, Katie’s world opens up after dark when she ventures outside to play her guitar. One night, her dreams come true when she’s noticed and asked out by her longtime crush Charlie (Patrick Schwarzenegger), whom she’s secretly watched from her bedroom window for years. As they embark on nightly summer excursions, Katie’s risk to sunlight grows and she’s presented with the gut-wrenching dilemma of whether she can live a normal life with her newfound soul mate.
Unsane. Horror. IMDb pro-rating 7.2 with a 79% score from Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and Dario Argento. Sawyer Valentini relocates from Boston to Pennsylvania to escape from the man who’s been stalking her for the last two years. While consulting with a therapist, Valentini unwittingly signs in for a voluntary 24-hour commitment to the Highland Creek Behavioral Center. Her stay at the facility soon gets extended when doctors and nurses begin to question her sanity. Sawyer now believes that one of the staffers is her stalker — and she’ll do whatever it takes to stay alive and fight her way out. Starring Claire Foy, Juno Temple and Aimee Mullins.
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