Cinema releases in Bulgaria - 31 October 2014

I hope you've managed to catch up with most of the good movies currently in Bulgaria's cinemas as this week offers three more which by the look of it seem unmissable. Prior to their presentation, however, I want to give some thoughts on the films which I watched in the past seven days. First of them was the rather good, though not perfect, Fury. It's all been there, done that territory, but the movie offers some great performances, especially on behalf of the supporting cast, as well as some stunning war images. Though the tank action is not as plenty as it should have been, it's still one of the better war movies in the past few years. You can still catch it on IMAX or in the majority of cinemas in the country. The movies which you however will not be able to see any more on the big screen (unless Sony changes its distributor here in the next few weeks) are Whiplash and Foxcatcher, which were part of the So Independent festival. The two titles should immediately join the best-of list for 2014 shining with great performances, unique stories and asking more questions than giving direct answers to the audience. In Whiplash JK Simmons makes a career-best appearance as the all-demanding teacher in a music school - is he the villain or the hero of the story? At the same time, the three main performances in Foxcatcher scream Oscars whichever way you look at them. Channing Tatum finally shows some acting chops, while Steve Carell is just unrecognizable, sinking in the role of a multimillionaire burdened with too many issues. And as it is the case with many such films, they will not get a regular distribution here...

As regard the new releases this week: Nightcrawler, St. Vincent and John Wick - all of them come with glowing reviews from abroad, high scores on IMDB and don't be a fool to miss any of them and go watch Dracula Untold instead...

Nightcrawler sees Jake Gyllenhaal as a seeker of sensational news and comes with comparisons to modern classic Drive and a 8.5 rating on IMDB, coupled with a five-star review from Empire. I am quite certain that the movie would be a real thrill-ride but would definitely not be anyone's cup of tea. 
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Next up is John Wick, which stars Keanu Reeves, who is back kicking asses and killing as many people as he can. With a 8.1 rating on IMDB and testimony of some friends who have already seen it, it's definitely worth watching. 
Trailer 

And finally comes St. Vincent, the movie of which many of you would have probably never heard. It actually comes as the first film headed by Bill Murray in years, starring also the ever-excellent Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts. Many of the Bulgarian film "critics" have praised the title as one of the films of the year, making you both laugh and cry. We'll see that soon.  
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The best movies currently on Bulgaria's screens:
(the ones I've watched)

1. Gone Girl *****
2. The Maze Runner ****
3. Fury ****
4. The Equalizer ***
5. The Hundred-Foot Journey ***

And the ones to be watched soon:

1. The Judge
2. The Nightcrawler
3. A Walk Among The Tombstones
4. St. Vincent
5. John Wick

Trailer of the week: Release date - 21 November