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Hollywood Hits October 2018
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Alpha
In the prehistoric past, a young man labors to get back home after being separated from his tribe during a hunt. He finds an equally lost wolf buddy and starts a friendship that would change civilization.
Director: Albert Hughes
Starring: Kodi Smit-Mcphee, Natassia Malthe, Leonor Varela, Johannes Haukur Johannesson
"For the most part, the film is harrowing, suspenseful and gritty..."- San Francisco Chronicle
"Alpha is always generous to its namesake, serious about being a buddy film and respectful of the impact this imagined encounter will have on the history of two species." - Hollywood Reporter
"An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse." - Variety
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BlacKkKlansman
Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and became the head of the local chapter.
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Alec Baldwin, Robert John Burke, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
"BlacKkKlansman is one of Spike Lee's most accomplished films in recent memory, and one of the best films of 2018." - Richard Roeper
"Don't sleep on this movie." - New York Times
"Spike Lee returns to form with a true-life story that works as comedy, crime drama and political alarm-bell all at once." - Newsday
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Incredibles 2
Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible, is left to care for Jack-Jack while Helen, Elastigirl, is out saving the world.
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Catherine Keener, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophia Bush, Phil Lamarr, Isabella Rossellini
"It's a solid double..." - Chicago Sun-Times
"This one still delights..." - New York Daily News
"This follow-up is every bit the start-to-finish sensation as the original..."- Rolling Stone
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Mile 22
An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country.
Director: Peter Berg
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, John Malkovich, Ronda Rousey
"It's a spiky propulsive thriller, at once exciting and numbing, packed with weaponry..." - Variety
"Berg and Wahlberg deliver a relentlessly paced, addictively slick paramilitary thriller actively catering to fans of gonzo brutality and turbocharged machismo."- Boston Globe
"There's not an ounce of flab here, nothing inessential to the urgent goal of getting the key characters where they're going before the clock expires."- Hollywood Reporter
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Sorry to Bother You
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.
Director: Boots Riley
Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Kate Berlant, Danny Glover
"An impassioned, chaotically accurate response to dark and troubling times."- Washington Post
"On balance, though, writer-director Boots Riley and the risk-taking ensemble cast deliver a unique and offbeat and weird and memorable blend of comedy, fantasy and sci-fi wackiness." - Richard Roeper
"Rapper Boots Riley scores a knockout directing debut with this no-mercy satire, starring a breakout Lakeith Stanfield, that gets all up in your face about race and the media. Summer has found its real fireworks right here." - Rolling Stone
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The Spy Who Dumped Me
Audrey and Morgan are best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy.
Director: Susanna Fogel
Starring: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Sam Heughan, Hasan Minhaj, Gillian Anderson, Ivanna Sakhno, Kev Adams
"Don't be fooled by its awful title. 'The Spy Who Dumped Me' is the rare secret-agent spoof that doesn't double-O-suck." - New York Post
"At times, Ms. Kunis seems stranded in Zeppo territory while Ms. McKinnon channels the other three Marx Brothers at the same time. But the two of them find a relaxed, nimble rhythm that keeps the movie going..." - New York Times
"Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon riff gleefully in the ample and precise framework of Susanna Fogel's effervescent action comedy." - The New Yorker
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Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
A villain's maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.
Director: Aaron Horvath
Starring: Peter Rida Michail, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Tara Strong
"Giddy with in-jokes, meta-moments and quick asides..." - New York Times
"...often proves far more enjoyable than the grown-up superhero blockbusters it spoofs." - Hollywood Reporter
"A brash and blithe-spirited animated comedy adventure for kids." - Variety
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