After a bit of a hiatus (spurred on by the fact I haven’t been able to pick up my comics anytime before Saturday) TGIW is back and this week we take a gander at the continuing of the Trinity War, the first issue of the new Avengers cosmic event mini-series, and a new book by J. Michael Straczynski that takes a bleak look at the profession of superhero sidekick.
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 50% (Critics) / 77% (Audience)
Directed By: Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon
Written By: Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon
Starring: Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant and Keegan Michael Key
Studio: Millenium Entertainment
Synopsis: An expectant couple who moves into the most haunted house in New Orleans call upon the services of the Vatican’s elite exorcism team to save them from a demonic baby. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 84% (Audience)
Directed By: Jacob Vaughan
Written By: Jacob Vaughan and Benjamin Hayes
Starring: Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Patrick Warburton, Peter Stormare and Stephen Root
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Synopsis:Duncan’s (Ken Marino) life is a real pain in the ass. Tormented by a manipulative, crooked boss (Patrick Warburton), a nagging mother (Mary Kay Place) with a boyfriend 1/3 her age, a deadbeat new age dad (Stephen Root), and a sweet, yet pressuring, wife (Gillian Jacobs), his mounting stress starts to trigger an insufferable gastrointestinal reaction. Out of ideas and at the end of his rope, Duncan seeks the help of a hypnotherapist (Peter Stormare), who helps him discover the root of his unusual stomach pain: a pintsized demon living in his intestine that, triggered by excessive anxiety, forces its way out and slaughters the people who have angered him. Out of fear that his intestinal gremlin may target its wrath on the wrong person, Duncan attempts to befriend it, naming it Milo and indulging it to keep its seemingly insatiable appetite at bay. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 41% (Critics) / 80% (Audience)
Directed By: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Written By: Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders, and John Morris
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter and Ed Hein
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Synopsis:A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico. – (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 66% (Critics) / 73% (Audience)
Directed By: Neill Blomkamp
Written By: Neill Blomkamp
Starring: Matt Damon, Alice Braga, Sharlto Copley, Diego Luna and Jodie Foster
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Synopsis:Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 60% (Critics) / 75% (Audience)
Directed By: Baltasar Kormákur
Written By: Blake Masters
Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Edward James Olmos, James Marsden and Bill Paxton
Studio: Universal Pictures
Synopsis:A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither knew that the other was an undercover agent. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 0% (Critics) / 17% (Audience)
Directed By: Roger Christian
Written By: Roger Christian and Christian Piers Betley
Starring: Christian Slater, Michael Therriault, Amy Matysio and Brendan Fehr
Studio: RLJ Entertainment
Synopsis:Four isolated astronauts on board a bio-dome space craft, experience a ghostly intercession after a meteor storm, leading to paranoia, fear and death. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 94% (Critics) / 90% (Audience)
Directed By: Ryan Coogler
Written By: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Chad Michael Murray and Octavia Spencer
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Synopsis:The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008. – (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 66% (Audience)
Directed By: Andrew Goth
Written By: Andrew Goth and Joanne Reay
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth, Riley Smith and Tanit Phoenix
Studio: LionsGate Entertainment
Synopsis:A cursed gunman (Snipes) whose victims come back from the dead recruits a young warrior to help in the fight against a gang of zombies. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 67% (Critics) / 81% (Audience)
Directed By: James Mangold
Written By: Mark Bomback and Scott Frank
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Svetlana Khodchenkova and Famke Janssen
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Synopsis:Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine in this sequel to the member of the X-Men’s first solo outing. Mark Bomback and The Usual Suspects’ Christopher McQuarrie penned the script, which takes its inspiration from the Chris Claremont/Frank Miller Marvel miniseries from the 1980s dealing with the character’s adventures in Japan as he fights ninjas in the ceremonial garb of the samurai. Knight and Day’s James Mangold directs. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 67% (Audience)
Directed By: Peter Wellington
Written By: Jeremy Boxen
Starring: Tyler Labine, Malin Akerman, Lucy Punch, Sabrina Grdevich and Dan Petronijevic
Studio: Whizbang Films
Synopsis:Todd (Labine) wants everything to be just perfect at the family cottage where he plans to propose to Cammie (Akerman). But things go awry with the arrival of Todd’s slacker brother Salinger (Petronijevic) and his free-spirited girlfriend Masha (Punch). When Todd accidentally dispatches his irksome sibling with an axe, Cammie is determined not to let murder stand in the way of their happiness. – (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 88% (Audience)
Directed By: Jeff Renfroe
Written By: Jeff Renfroe, Svet Rouskov, Patrick Tarr and Pascal Trottier
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Zegers, Charlotte Sullivan and Bill Paxton
Studio: RLJ Entertainment/Image Entertainment
Synopsis:Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Bill Paxton (Aliens) and Kevin Zegers (Dawn of the Dead), headline an all-star cast in this savage and unrelenting thriller about mankind’s greatest enemy: himself. As an endless winter engulfs Earth, humans struggle to survive in remote underground outposts. When Colony 7 receives a distress call from a nearby settlement, Sam (Zegers) and Briggs (Fishburne) race through the snow on a dangerous rescue mission. What they find at the desolate base could mean mankind’s salvation-or its total annihilation. Terrifying discoveries will unfold that will change the rules of survival forever. – (Source)
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