Movie Reviews, Trailers: ‘Cafe Society,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘The Infiltrator,’ and More

By Beau Behan, Film Critic

Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend? Here are this week’s new releases:

· “Captain Fantastic” [Video Review]

· “Now You See Me 2” [Video Review]

· “Me Before You” [Video Review]

· “The Nice Guys” [Video Review]

· “Money Monster” [Video Review]

· “Cafe Society”

· “Dark Horse”

· “Equals”

· “Ghostbusters”

· “Life, Animated”

· “The Infiltrator”

And here’s what they’re all about.

“Captain Fantastic”

WATCH the above movie review.

R, 118 min, Drama

Director: Matt Ross

Writer: Matt Ross

Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George Mackay, Samantha Isler

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father (Viggo Mortensen) dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this self-created paradise and begin a journey into the outside world that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent and brings into question everything he's taught them.– Bleecker Street

“Now You See Me 2”

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PG-13, 129 min, Action, Comedy, Thriller

Director: John M. Chu

Writer: Ed Solomon

Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan

The Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan) return for a second mind-bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new heights and taking them around the globe. One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe), a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all. – Lionsgate

“Me Before You”

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PG-13, 110 min, Drama

Director: Thea Sharrack

Writer: Jojo Moyes

Stars: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin

“Me Before You” is the powerful love story between a once successful banking executive (Sam Claflin) and an effervescent young woman (Emilia Clarke). – Warner Bros.

“The Nice Guys”

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R, 116 min, Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Shane Black

Writers: Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe

Down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired leg-breaker Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power. – Warner Bros.

“Money Monster”

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R, 98 min, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Jodie Foster

Writers: Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore

Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell

In the real-time, high stakes thriller Money Monster, George Clooney and Julia Roberts star as financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, who are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor, who has lost everything (Jack O’Connell) forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets. – Sony Pictures

“Cafe Society” (Limited, July 15)

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PG-13, 96 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Woody Allen

Writer: Woody Allen

Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carrell, Blake Lively

Set in the 1930s, Woody Allen's bittersweet romance "Cafe Society" follows Bronx-born Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to Hollywood, where he falls in love, and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. Centering on events in the lives of Bobby's colorful Bronx family, the film is a glittering valentine to the movie stars, socialites, playboys, debutantes, politicians, and gangsters who epitomized the excitement and glamour of the age. – Amazon, Lionsgate

“Dark Horse” (Limited, July 15)

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PG, 85 min, Documentary, Drama

Director: Louise Ormond

Writer: Louise Ormond

Stars: Jan Vokes, Brian Vokes

An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse. – Sony Pictures Classics

“Equals” (Limited, July 15)

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PG-13, 91 min, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Director: Drake Doremus

Writers: Drake Doremus, Nathan Parker

Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart

Two young lovers living in a future devoid of emotions discover that a disease has the power to bring them back in this sci-fi romance from director Drake Doremus. Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult star in this Scott Free Films production featuring Guy Pearce and Jacki Weaver. – A24

“Ghostbusters” (Nationwide, July 15)

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PG-13, 116 min, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Director: Paul Feig

Writers: Katie Dippold, Paul Feig

Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones

Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters. Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm – Columbia Pictures

“Life, Animated” (Limited, July 15)

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PG, 89 min, Documentary, Animation, Family

Director: Roger Ross Williams

Writer: Ron Suskind

Stars: Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Owen Suskind

The inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films. This emotional coming-of-age story follows Owen as he graduates to adulthood and takes his first steps toward independence. – The Orchard

“The Infiltrator” (Nationwide, July 15)

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R, 127 min, Biography, Crime, Drama

Director: Brad Furman

Writers: Ellen Sue Brown, Robert Mazur

Stars: Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger

Based on a true story, U.S. Customs agent ROBERT "BOB" MAZUR (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's blood-soaked drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1985 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. – Broad Green Pictures

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