Black Mass

Jean, This is about the best true life crime movie I can remember. The story is told straight with dates and locations printed on the screen. It is the story of the Boston crime lord, James "Whitey" Bulger, who is played by Johnny Depp. i was quite surprised at what an excellent job Johnny does with the role. He played it understated and without any over the top histrionics., but so believable. Many places the character is described as psychotic and Johnny is that. Also the facts are not muted as you have shootings and strangulations, etc. But the story about the real life characters in the Boston crime world comes alive. At the end you see the real characters and the outcome for each of them. Many surprise performances show up including Peter Sarsgaard, Kevin Bacon, Benedict Cumberbatch and Joel Edgerton.  Dad

P.S. The previews were:

Bridge of Spies
Sicario
Legend
99 Homes

Pawn Sacrifice

Jean, This is an excellent movie on the life of the chess master, Bobby Fischer. Tobey Maguire plays Bobbie and he will probably get an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the mentally disturbed character. He has this  great "flat look" and ability to explode at the right times. It all leads to early 1970's and the big championship series of games with the Russian World Champion, Boris Spassky, in Iceland. You do not have to know the game of chess to appreciate the chess moves and why a player may lose. Also in the cast are Peter Sarsgaard and  Liev Schreiber. The end of the movie presents actual film of the real Bobby Fischer and his many strange actions following the Iceland World Championship.

Dad

The previews are:

99 Homes
Room
Our Brand is Crisis
Trumbo

The Martian 3D

Jean, This is the film version of the best selling book. I read the book over a year ago and really enjoyed it. The author is a NASA scientist and he included all kinds of details about space travel and Mars itself. (Book even had a map of Mars.) This movie is very well done by the director, Ridley Scott.

As in the book the astronaut (Matt Damon) is left on Mars by his space mission and has to solve all kinds of problems for his survival until a rescue mission arrives .It is a long scientific trek (135 minutes)which arrives at a big dramatic climax in outer space . Along the way there are ASCIII tables, human nutrition calculations, etc. The movie's  message is "Do The Math". but it certainly is a stirring space adventure.  Dad

P.S. The previews are:

Joy
Crimson Peak
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II
The Revenant
Their Finest Hours
In the Heart of the Sea

The Intern

Jean, This is a pleasant ,feel good, Nancy Meyers movie. I would not say it is one of her best. It does have some good lines " Sitting is the new Smoking" and film clips from old movies at poignant moments "scenes from Singing in the Rain with Gene Kelly/Debbie Reynolds". I do not think comedy is Robert De Niro strong suit as he does a lot of smiling here. He plays a senior intern to a mail order internet start-up in Brooklyn. Ann Hathaway plays the CEO who needs a mature steady hand to help with her various crisis. The movie is pleasant enough but does not break any new ground.  Dad

P.S. The previews are:

Miss You Already
Room
Truth
Trumbo
Rock the Kasbah
Burnt