Movie Reviews, Trailers: 'Money Monster,' 'The Darkness,' 'The Lobster,' and More

Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend? Here are this week’s new releases (see below)

“High-Rise”

“Last Days in the Desert”

“Money Monster”

“The Darkness”

“The Lobster”

By Beau Behan, Film Critic

And here’s what they’re all about:

“High-Rise” (Limited, May 13)

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R, 119 min, Drama

Director: Ben Wheatley
Writers: J.G. Ballard, Amy Jump
Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth Moss

“High-Rise” stars Hiddleston as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly settles into high society life and meets the building's eccentric tenants: Charlotte (Miller), his upstairs neighbor and bohemian single mother; Wilder (Evans), a charismatic documentarian who lives with his pregnant wife Helen (Moss); and Mr. Royal (Irons), the enigmatic architect who designed the building. Life seems like paradise to the solitude-seeking Laing. But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social strata begins to crumble and the building becomes a battlefield in a literal class war. – Magnolia Pictures

“Last Days in the Desert” (Limited, May 13)

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PG-13, 98 min, Adventure, Drama, History

Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Writer: Rodrigo Garcia
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ciaran Hinds, Tye Sheridan

“Last Days in the Desert” follows Jesus (Ewan McGregor) in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, he struggles with the Devil, also played by McGregor, over the fate of an ordinary family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test with distinctly human conflicts. – American Zoetrope

“Money Monster” (Nationwide, May 13)

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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

“The Darkness” (Nationwide, May 13)

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PG-13, 100 min, Horror, Thriller

Director: Greg McLean
Writers: Greg McLean, Shayne Armstrong
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell,

A supernatural force terrorizes a couple (Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell) and their two children after they return home from a vacation to the Grand Canyon. – Blumhouse Productions

“The Lobster” (Limited, May 13)

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R, 118 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filipou
Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz

In this highly imaginative, delightfully absurdist comedy from visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos, Colin Farrell stars as David, a man who has just been dumped by his wife. To make matters worse, David lives in a society where single people have 45 days to find true love, or else they are turned into the animal of their choice and released into the woods. David is kept at the mysterious hotel while he searches for a new partner, and after several romantic misadventures decides to make a daring escape to abandon this world. He ultimately joins up with a rebel faction known as The Loners, a group founded on a complete rejection of romance. But once there David meets an enigmatic stranger (Rachel Weisz) who stirs up unexpected and strong feelings within him. – A24

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