Curi Pandang: Home Screening Room - It's the Rise of an Empire

I'm going to be honest, not that I don't always try to be on these pages, but this is a fact of life when having to make a "pick of the week" each week....sometimes...the pick is not as good as the rest of the weeks. Some weeks have more than one pick that could be listed. But I digress...

Pick Of The Week

If you pick one movie this week … this is it.

300: Rise of an Empire / Rated R / Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green

Greek general Themistocles, leading a small group of soldiers, is attempting to unite the Greek city-states in their battle against the Persian Army. Expect more bloodletting in this film that, much like its predecessor, brings the colors and action of a graphic novel to the screen. I'm one who kind of enjoyed the original 300 film. It brought an enormous spectacle to the screen that exploded with life. Here, I just felt this was a bit too much, but in a week where it is one of the only titles that I've seen, it has to be my "Pick of the Week" despite being an extremely lukewarm one. (Grade: C)

Other Big Releases

Enemy / Rated R / Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent

After seeing his double, Adam sets out on a quest to find this lookalike. But when digging further, everyone involved finds a deeper and darker set of circumstances exist. From the director of Prisoners, Denis Villeneuve.

Repentance / Rated R / Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie

A man with a disturbed past and a fixation on his mother’s death seeks out help. He finds it in a life coach and author. But now the spiritual message that he is trying to share may have opened up the mind to something much worse.

Winter’s Tale / Rated PG-13 / Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay

Peter is a thief. While robbing a house, he comes across the beautiful Beverly and instantly is taken with her. Two things are working against the couple: Peter is marked for death and Beverly is dying. Can love exist across time for this star-crossed pair?

Also This Week

Blood Ties / Rated R / Clive Owen, Billy Crudup

The Bridge: The Complete First Season / Not Rated / Diane Kruger, Demian Bichir

Duck Dynasty: Season 5 / Not Rated / Phil Robertson, Kay Robertson

Masters of Sex: Season One / Not Rated / Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan

NYPD Blue: Season 6 / Not Rated / Dennis Franz, Rick Schroder

Rob the Mob / Rated R / Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda

Some Velvet Morning / Not Rated / Stanley Tucci, Alice Eve

Witches of East End: The Complete First Season / Not Rated / Julia Ormond, Jenna Dewan-Tatum

Wolf Creek 2 / Not Rated / John Jarratt, Ryan Corr

Remember – all release dates are subject to change.

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