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Jack the Giant Slayer

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Eddie Marsan, Bill Nighy

Directed by: Bryan Singer

Plot: A young man joins a group of knights to storm a kingdom of giants to rescue the kidnapped princess.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 50%

Critic Consensus: “It’s enthusiastically acted and reasonably fun, but Jack the Giant Slayer is also overwhelmed by its digital effects and a story so middle-of-the-road as to be a bit bland and impersonal”

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21 and Over

Starring: Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, Sarah Wright, Jonathan Keltz

Directed by: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Plot: Even though he has a major interview for med school in the morning, recently turned 21 Jeff allows his friends to take him out and things quickly get out of hand.

RT Freshness: 33%

Critic Consensus: “Though it strives to mimic The Hangover, 21 and Over is too predictable, too unabashedly profane, and too inconsistently funny to carry the torch”

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Phantom

Starring: Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner, Lance Henriksen

Directed by: Todd Robinson

Plot: A Soviet submarine captain has his ship assigned for a top secret test that could trigger World War III.

RT Freshness: 20%

Critic Consensus: “A cast of solid actors do what they can to elevate the material, but Phantom’s script is too clunky and devoid of tension to bear comparison to its thematic predecessors”

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The Last Exorcism Part II

Starring: Ashley Bell, Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Sensenig, Judd Derek Lormand, Julia Garner

Directed by: Ed Gass-Donnelly

Plot: After the events of the first film, Nell Sweetzer is trying to form a normal life in New Orleans but the demonic force that possessed her is back with even worse plans for her.

RT Freshness: 18%

Critic Consensus: N/A

 

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