Arts & Entertainment

At the Movies - May 04, 2019

Avengers: Infinity War

It is “do or die” in the last installment of the Avengers series. The squad must rally up their allies and be willing to sacrifice it all to defeat the catastrophic Thanos from performing his blitzkrieg on the universe.

Director: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo. Rated: PG-13. Time: 2:29.

Long Shot

Charlize Theron plays a presidential candidate named Charlotte Field in this romantic comedy. As she prepares to hit the road campaigning, Field hires a long-lost acquaintance to be her speechwriter, Fred Flarsky. It just so happens, though, that the politician was Flarsky’s first crush. As you can imagine, chemistry ensues. Director: Jonathan Levin. Cast: Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen and June Diane Raphael. Rated: R. Time: 2:05.

Us

A family vacation in Santa Cruz goes astray as soon as everybody’s doppelgängers crash the party. The terrorized family isn’t the only one fighting for their lives against evil twins, but everybody in the whole city. Director: Jordan Peele. Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss. Rated: R. Time: 1:56.