Harold and the Purple Crayon
This hybrid of live-action and animation is a riff on the classic children’s book by Crockett Johnson. Harold (Zachary Levi), the boy with the purple crayon that makes the things he draws come to life, is all grown up now. But when a stranger named Gary (Jamie Clement) gets a hold of a piece of the magic marker, and decides to use the power for evil, Harold must reclaim his childhood imagination. Also starring Zoey Descahnel and Alfred Molina.
Trap
Admiral Ackbar stars as the head of a Rebel space fleet who realizes his attack on the second Death Star has led the fleet into an elaborate trap set by the Emperor. Just kidding. This is some kind of M. Night Shyamalan twist movie about a friendly serial killer (Josh Hartnett) who takes his daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) to a concert by pop star Lady Raven (M. Night’s actual daughter Saleka Shyamalan), only to find out it’s an elaborate trap set by the police.
Deadpool and Wolverine
Half a billion dollars in worldwide box office can’t be wrong!
Actually, yes, it can be quite wrong. But this Ryan Reynolds/Hugh Jackman buddy cop comedy in tights is a crowd pleaser. OK, fine, I’ll go see it. Jeez, get off my back already.
Cruising
The Crosstown Arts Film Series presents the infamous William Friedkin film from 1980. Al Pacino stars as NYPD Detective Steve Burns, who goes undercover in New York’s leather daddy scene to find a serial killer targeting gay men. But while Burns slowly begins to see past his own homophobia, his fellow police officers refuse to take the deadly crime wave seriously. Cruising screens Thursday, August 8 at Crosstown Theater.
