Money Monster Is A Tense Real-Time Thriller

This week at the movies, we’ve got a financial crisis (Money Monster, starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts) and a supernatural souvenir (The Darkness, starring Kevin Bacon and Radha Mitchell). What do the critics have to say?

The Darkness (2016) 3%

When it comes to The Darkness, critics have been left in the dark — the film wasn’t screened for reviewers prior to its release in theaters. Kevin Bacon and Radha Mitchell star as a couple who unwittingly unleash a malevolent force on their home after a trip to the Grand Canyon. Hey everybody, guess the Tomatoemeter!

Also Opening This Week In Limited Release

• Cash Only (2015) 93% , an action thriller about a desperate man trying to scrounge up $25,000 in cash to ransom his kidnapped daughter, is at 100 percent.
• SPL 2: A Time for Consequences (2015) 100% , starring Tony Jaa in a martial arts film about a prison guard teaming up with a jailed undercover cop to take down a corrupt warden, is at 100 percent.
• Love & Friendship (2016) 96% , starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in Whit Stillman‘s adaptation of a Jane Austen novel about a widow who attracts the attention of three suitors, is at 100 percent.
• The Lobster (2015) 87% , starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in a  Certified Fresh sci-fi dramedy about a man who must choose a mate or risk turning into a lobster, is at 91 percent.
• A Monster With a Thousand Heads (2015) 88% , a dramatic thriller about a woman willing to go to extreme lengths to find her husband the cancer treatment he needs, is at 84 percent.
• Sunset Song (2015) 81% , Terence Davies‘ Certified Fresh drama about a young farm girl who finds independence and romance at the outset of World War I, is at 83 percent.
• Last Days in the Desert (2015) 76% , starring Ewan McGregor in a spiritual drama following Jesus Christ, who finds himself tested by the devil during his 40 days in the wilderness, is at 75 percent.
• High-Rise (2015) 60% , starring Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons in an adaptation of the J.G. Ballard novel about a luxury skyscraper whose tenants gradually descend into anarchy, is at 64 percent.
• The Trust (2016) 61% , starring Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood in a thriller about a pair of crooked cops who plot to rob a heroin dealer’s stash, is at 50 percent.
• Pelé (2016) 33% , a biopic about the soccer legend’s early years, is at 11 percent.
• Search Party (2014) 10% , starring Thomas Middleditch and T.J. Miller in a road comedy about three friends trying to reunite one of them with his jilted fiancee, is at zero percent.
• Sundown (2016) 9% , a comedy about a pair of high school seniors who run into trouble on spring break in Puerto Vallarta, is at zero percent.