Here is a summary of films reviewed on today's show:
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is a promising penultimate addition to the Hunger Games
film series. It’s difficult to judge a movie like this because it is
just half the story but the film is well made, it breaks from the mold
of the previous instalments, and it mixes action adventure thrills with
perceptive political content.
Filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev has made a challenging and unsettling film with Happy Valley.
But as upsetting at the film may be it is also critical viewing. This
documentary transcends interests in sports or higher education; it’s a
complex portrait of a community confronted with horrors from within its
most esteemed institution and struggling to reconcile that horror with
its own identity.
Horrible Bosses 2 is a lousy sequel to a mediocre movie. There
is nothing to this film except a lazy walkthrough of call backs to the
first picture.
Life of Crime will be of interest to fans of Elmore Leonard’s
literary works and it’s a fine crime film that mixes noir and black
comedy. The story isn’t especially surprising but the film does have
interesting characters and an impressive performance by Jennifer
Aniston.
You can find the full text of each review in the Sounds of Cinema review archive.
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