The Film Yap’s movies to watch: ‘The Dig,’ ‘MLK/FBI,’ ‘Outside the Wire,’ more
What’s new in theaters, cool on streaming and new on disc? The Film Yap’s Christopher Lloyd runs down the list:
New in Theaters:
The Dig — Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes star in his historical drama based on a real archaeological discovery in Suffolk shortly before World War II. Haunting and splendidly acted.
The White Tiger — This dark Indian drama stands as counterpoint to “Slumdog Millionaire,” as a subservient man from a small village becomes the driver for a rich family. Read more
MLK/FBI — This documentary looks at the sordid history of the FBI’s investigation into civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr, from the Eisenhower through the Kennedy and Johnson administrations
The Marksman — The king of the “kick-butt geezers” genre, Liam Neeson, is back for another adventure, this time playing a borderland rancher who gets into a fight with the Mexican drug cartels.
Cool on Streaming:
Outside the Wire — Anthony Mackie stars in this futuristic thriller as an android super soldier sent into a warzone with a rebellious recruit to stop a nuclear plot. Now on Netflix.
New on Disc:
Jungleland — Charlie Hunnam and Jack O’Connell play brothers roaming the country getting in and out of fights in this moody drama.”Deeply sad but broadly entertaining.” Read more.
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