look into hollywood: February 2017

Saturday, February 11, 2017

The Lego Batman Movie

2017 ‧ Fantasy/Action ‧ 1h 46m

8/10IMDb 91%Rotten Tomatoes 75%Metacritic

There are big changes brewing in Gotham, but if Batman (Will Arnett) wants to save the city from the Joker's (Zach Galifianakis) hostile takeover, he may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. Maybe his superhero sidekick Robin (Mic… More

Initial release: 9 February 2017 (Germany)

Director: Chris McKay

Music director: Lorne Balfe

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Producers: Dan Lin, Roy Lee

Critic reviews

Every action sequence crackles with childlike energy, making viewers feel as if they’re in the hands of a kid playing with his toys. Full review

David Sims
The Atlantic

A helter-skelter lampoon in the daftly exhilarating spirit of Mad magazine and the "Naked Gun" films. It's that quick and cutthroat clever and self-knowing. Full review

Owen Gleiberman
Variety

Many films open on a high and drop off, but you’ll rarely see a plunge as vertiginous as the one in The Lego Batman Movie. The first 20 minutes kill. Full review

David Edelstein
Vulture

Smart, funny, and fast-paced, this second big-screen Lego movie shows that the first one wasn't a fluke: The folks behind this franchise definitely know what they're doing. Full review

Betsy Bozdech
Common Sense Media

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Fifty Shades Darker

2017 ‧ Drama film/Romance ‧ 1h 58m

4.8/10IMDb 10%Rotten Tomatoes 32%Metacritic

When a wounded Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) tries to entice a cautious Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian's past start to circ… More

Initial release: 2 February 2017 (Los Angeles)

Director: James Foley

Music director: Danny Elfman

Film series: Fifty Shades

Featured songs: Crazy in Love, I Don't Wanna Live Forever

Critic reviews

An expensively scented two-hour soapdown, interspersed with some light erotic frisking, all administered very much with the original author's sticky-fingered touch. Full review

Guy Lodge
Variety

To put it politely, this movie has some structural issues. Full review

Katie Rife
A.V. Club

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan return in a sudsy soap opera of a sequel. Full review

Stephen Whitty
New York Daily News

It’s glossy and at times goofily funny, mostly thanks to Johnson’s subtle comic skills, but the novelty of this messy relationship is really beginning to wear off. Full review

Olly Richards
Empire

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