Weekly Recap: Fantastic Four, Ricki And The Flash, The Gift & More!

This week sees the release of the much debated Fantastic Four. I did my best to stay on the optimistic side, but the film was unfortunately not the underdog that would triumph. Moving on though, there were some other solid efforts. Two thrillers, Cop Car and The Gift are easily worth seeing. The Gift, in particular, is the best release of the week and full of great stuff. Also opening is Ricki And The Flash, which is the best Meryl Streep film I've seen in a while. As far as everything else, I've collected a lot of good stuff from this week, so enjoy!

In Theaters This Week:

Fantastic Four - http://www.thecodeiszeek.com/2015/08/fantastic-four-experiment-gone-wrong.html

(I was rooting for this one, but alas...)

Ricki and the Flash - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/05/meryl-streep-truly-rocks-out-in-ricki-and-the-flash/

(Meryl Streep is obviously good in this solid character drama)

The Gift - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/07/the-gift-is-dark-and-unnerving-in-all-the-best-of-ways/

(Deep and engaging. A solid drama-thriller)

Cop Car - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/06/mustachioed-kevin-bacon-is-frighteningly-great-in-tension-filled-cop-car/

(A minimalist, tense thriller)

Here's The Archive Of Every Review Throughout The Year(s) - http://www.thecodeiszeek.com/p/review-archive.html

New on DVD and Blu-ray This Week:

Far From The Madding Crowd - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/05/08/film-review-far-from-the-madding-crowd-is-more-engaging-than-the-average-period-drama/

The Salvation - http://www.thecodeiszeek.com/2015/02/brief-thoughts-salvation-movie-review.html

Insurgent - http://www.thecodeiszeek.com/2015/03/insurgent-continues-divergent-saga-but.html

Other Articles of Note:

15 Worst Movies Turning 15 This Week - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/06/15-worst-movies-turning-20-in-2015/

7 Actors Chosen Before Bruce Willis For Die Hard - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/06/movie-trivia-thursday-aug-6-7-actors-you-didnt-know-were-chosen-before-bruce-willis-in-die-hard/

15 Easter Eggs From Films You Never Knew About - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/05/15-easter-eggs-from-hit-films-you-never-knew-about/

Power Ranking Pixar Films - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/04/power-ranking-pixar-films/

New Ghostbusters Visit Children's Hospital - http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/03/new-ghostbusters-visiting-childrens-hospital-brings-plenty-of-joy/

Everything in general:
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Podcast:

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - http://www.thecodeiszeek.com/2015/08/out-now-202-mission-impossible-rogue-nation.html

TV:

TV Write-ups (Past reviews of Gotham, The Americans, and The Walking Dead) -http://www.theyoungfolks.com/author/aaronneuwirth

Have a Great Weekend!