Movie Reviews, Trailers: ‘Central Intelligence,’ ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘De Palma,’ and More

By Beau Behan, Film Critic

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

• “Now You See Me 2”   (Video Review)
• “Me Before You”          (Video Review)
• “The Nice Guys”          (Video Review)
• “Money Monster”         (Video Review)
• “Central Intelligence”
• “Clown”
• “De Palma”
• “Finding Dory”
• “Genius”

And here’s what they’re all about.

“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

“Central Intelligence” (Nationwide, June 17)

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PG-13, 114 min, Comedy, Crime

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Writers: Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen

Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart

The story follows a one-time bullied geek, Bob, who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent, coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of former "big man on campus," Calvin, now an accountant who misses his glory days. – Warner Bros.

“Clown” (Limited, June 17)

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R, 100 min, Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Director: John Watts

Writers: Christopher Ford, John Watts  

Stars: Andy Powers, Laura Allen

“Clown” is a story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his son's sixth birthday, only to later discover that the costume--red nose and wig included--will not come off and his own personality changes in a horrific fashion. To break the curse of the evil outfit, the father must make grim choices with his own family facing danger. – Weinstein 

“De Palma” (Limited, June 17)

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R, 107 min, Documentary 

Directors: Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow 

Writers: Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow 

Star: Brian De Palma 

One of the most talented, influential, and iconoclastic filmmakers of all time, Brian De Palma's career started in the 60s and has included such acclaimed and diverse films as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way, and Mission: Impossible. In this lively, illuminating and unexpectedly moving documentary, directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow engage in a personal and candid discussion with De Palma – A24 

“Finding Dory” (Nationwide, June 17) 

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PG, 97 min, Animation, Adventure, Comedy 

Directors: Andrew Stanton, Angus Maclane 

Writer: Andrew Stanton 

Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill 

"Finding Dory" reunites the friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the true meaning of family along the way. The all-new big-screen adventure dives into theaters in 2016, taking moviegoers back to the extraordinary underwater world from the original film.  – Disney

“Genius” (Nationwide, June 17) 

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PG-13, 104 min, Biography, Drama 

Director: Michael Grandage 

Writers: A. Scott Berg, John Logan 

Stars: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman 

“Genius” is a stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe. Based on the biography "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius" by A.  Scott Berg.  – Roadside Attractions

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