Queen City Flops
Stroker Ace and other terrible movies made in Charlotte.
The Promise Not a Keeper
THE PROMISE
** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Terry George
STARS Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon
The Fate of the Furious: On the Road Again
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS
**1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY F. Gary Gray
STARS Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson
Going in Style: Veterans Day
GOING IN STYLE
**1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Zach Braff
STARS Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine
Land of Mine: An Explosive Watch
LAND OF MINE
***1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Martin Zandvliet
STARS Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann
The Zookeeper’s Wife: Animals and World War, Too
THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Niki Caro
STARS Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl
Ghost in the Shell Is a Vibrant Enhancement
GHOST IN THE SHELL
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Rupert Sanders
STARS Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt
Wilson Should Be Cast Away
WILSON
** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Craig Johnson
STARS Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern
That’s Life … Unfortunately
LIFE
** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Daniel Espinosa
STARS Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson
March Madness: Monster Edition
Mad Monster Party returns for a sixth haunting.
Beauty and the Beast: Magic at the Movies
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
***1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Bill Condon
STARS Emma Watson, Dan Stevens
Kong: Skull Island: Gorilla Warfare
KONG: SKULL ISLAND
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Jordan Vogt-Roberts
STARS Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson
Logan: No Country For Old X-Men
LOGAN
**1/2 (out of four)
DIRECTED BY James Mangold
STARS Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
The Red Turtle: Happy Together
THE RED TURTLE
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Michael Dudok de Wit
A United Kingdom: Love Trumps Hate
A UNITED KINGDOM
*** (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Amma Asante
STARS David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike
Fist Fight: Like an Ax to the Head
FIST FIGHT
* (out of four)
DIRECTED BY Richie Keen
STARS Ice Cube, Charlie Day
