#Middlebury #DVDs
“Hotel Mumbai” (R) – In November 2008, armed men terrorized the Indian city of Mumbai, including a popular grand establishment, the Taj Hotel. In this gripping – and perhaps, too-soon – retelling, we see the action inside the hotel unfold from the perspective of those affected: the hotel restaurant’s celebrated chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and his dedicated staff, a Sikh waiter named Arjun (Dev Patel), a vacationing American couple (Armie Hammer and Nazanin Boniadi) with their baby, and an old-school Russian special forces soldier (Jason Issacs), among others. They all must fight for their lives, and to save the lives of their fellow humans. It’s very definitely heart-pounding, and well-presented. These brutal events happened only a scant 10 years ago.
Lupita Ny’ongo in “Us” (Universal Pictures photo)
“Us” (R) – After a terrifying experience as a child – she wanders off to a hall of mirrors at a beachside carnival, where she runs into her living, breathing mirror image – Adelaide (Lupita Ny’ongo) understandably has reservations about vacationing at the very same beach. But nevertheless, she sets out with her husband Gabe (Winston Duke) and their two children with high hopes. Unfortunately those hopes are dashed when they return to their beach house to find red-jump-suited versions of themselves – part of an army of tethered doppelgangers across the country – executing a hostile takeover of reality. Director Jordan Peele (“Get Out”) proves yet again that he can comfortably deliver a disturbing horror story.
“Crypto” (R) – Beau Knapp stars as Martin, who left his small-town roots behind to be a big-city cybersecurity hotshot who gets a little too big for his britches and is sent down to the minor-league office in upstate New York – where he was born and raised. And for some reason, this little town is the epicenter of a Russian mafia bitcoin empire. Complete with a Hemsworth brother, Kurt Russell as an aging potato farmer and Alexis Bleidel on the karaoke mic, you are sure to get a kick out of this “thriller.” Suspend all of your disbelief and enjoy.
“Run the Race” (PG) – Tim Tebow’s debut production is heavy on the sports, heavy on the Lord but unfortunately light on logic. Zach (Tanner Stine) and Dave (Evan Hofer) are brothers with only themselves and their faith to lean on. Zach is a superstar football player (surprise!) eyeing a scholarship that can lift them both out of the poor Florida town they live in. Their mother died of cancer, their father is mired in his own grief, but the local pastor (Mario Van Peebles) and their loving godmother (Frances Fisher) keep them on track. When Zach suffers a career-ending injury it looks like all is lost – including Zach’s faith in God’s plan – until Dave steps in with a fierce talent for track.
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