Film Clips: Killing Them Softly

Brad Pitt is the mob’s clean-up killer, shape shifters in Paris, and ninja motorcycle gangs this weekend at the movies.

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’’THE COLLECTION: (R) Elena thinks she is going to a secret party at an undisclosed location with her friends, but things go sour for Elena when she is kidnapped by the collector. Elena wakes up to find herself in a twisted “Saw”-esque hotel that is a maze of torture and horror. This ‘Collector’ is a sadistic psychopath, and when Elena’s father hears of her capture he sends a group of mercenaries to retrieve her. The mercenaries turn to the help of Arkin, the only person to ever escape the clutches of the collector, to help save Elena. Facing the most horrific experience of his life again, Arkin’s fate becomes tied to Elena’s as it becomes clear he might not escape alive again.
’’HOLY MOTORS: (NR), 4 Stars. This film is an epic, genre-shifting movie that follows a man being driven around in a limousine to nine different appointments in Paris. At each of these appointments he is a completely different person, and perhaps Curt Holman put it best writing, the film “follows dream logic rather than the usual rules of film. ”
’’KILLING THEM SOFTLY: (R) When the mob needs help, they don’t turn to the police for help, they call Cogan. Played by Brad Pitt, Cogan is a smooth-talking, killer that cleans up messes when the mob can’t. After a group of men try to rob a mob-protected card game, they send the entire local crime economy spinning out of control. The mob calls on Cogan for help, and its up to him and his gun to set things right in this thrilling flick.
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ANNA KARENINA: (R), 3 stars, Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s novel is adapted to the screen, with Jude Law and Keira Knightley. A Russian socialite, Karenina, is trapped in a loveless marriage and strays to a young attractive count. But when social circles and friends begin to shun Anna, she starts to question if her true love is worth it. UA TARA, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road ‘’
THE BIRDS: (PG-13) Perhaps one of Hitchcock’s most recognizable films, a flock of rabid birds terrorizes a small town by the bay. Classic Hitchcock, this film can justify anyone’s Ornithophobia, which is the fear of birds.Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon ‘’
MIAMI CONNECTION: (NR) Martial arts-trained rock band Dragon Sound play hit 80’s rock music and fight crime, and they decide they have had enough of the motorcycle ninjas that control Florida’s cocaine trade. As Dragon Sound tries to put a stop to the motorcycle ninjas, this movie gets borderline absurd. The above trailer is pretty explanatory, so 80’s its ridiculous.Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon

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