Film to theater: 6 shows to entertain you this week
Now showing in cinemas nationwide, the latest MCU installment brings Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, to the big screen, played by the ever-capable Anthony Mackie.
Here are six shows, on screen and on stage, that might capture your interest.
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Anthony Mackie in ‘Captain America Brave New World’.’
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Captain America: Brave New World
Now showing in cinemas nationwide, the latest MCU installment brings Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, to the big screen, played by the ever-capable Anthony Mackie. A continuation of the 2021 miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Brave New World follows Wilson as he strives to prove his worth, while Harrison Ford’s US President Thaddeus Ross navigates geopolitical tensions, and the near-indestructible metal adamantium comes into play.
Though Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers is missed, the real issue with Mackie’s big-screen Cap debut is the uninspired storytelling — humorless, pedantic dialogue and a juvenile, predictable plot had me walking out of the IMAX theater midway. It was so boring. Still, if you’re a hardcore MCU fan, you might want to watch it to stay in the loop.
Renée Zellweger and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Bridget Jones ‘Mad About the Boy.’
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
I haven’t seen this one yet — I even missed the third installment. But I’m obsessed with the first Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) — I’ve watched it a gazillion times.
With a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 85% as of press time, I’m definitely catching Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, now showing in cinemas. I can’t wait to see Renée Zellweger reprise her ultra-lovable, self-deprecating, awkward and relatable Bridget as she navigates the dating scene once again.
In the fourth — and final — chapter of the film series, she’s a single mother caught in a love triangle with a younger man and her son Billy’s science teacher. I don’t expect it to surpass the original, but hey, it’s worth checking out.
