Published 6:02 AM EDT Oct 11, 2019
‘Jexi’
Starring: Adam Devine, Rose Byrne, Michael Pena, Wanda Sykes
The premise: Friendless phone addict Phil (Devine) is forced to upgrade to a new model that comes with an unexpected feature: an artificial intelligence life coach named Jexi (voice of Byrne). Eventually, she morphs into a high-tech nightmare who’s intent on keeping Phil all to herself, even it means ruining his life.
Directed by: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Length: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Rated: Not rated; contains crude sexual content and language, drug use and graphic nudity.
Reviews: Not available
‘Mary’
Starring: Gary Oldman, Emily Mortimer
The premise: David (Oldman) finds himself strangely drawn to an abandoned ship that is up for auction and impulsively buys the boat, believing it will be a ticket to happiness and prosperity for him and his family. But soon after they embark on their maiden journey, strange and frightening events occur that cause them to turn on one another and doubt their own sanity. With tensions high, the ship drifts off course, and it becomes horrifyingly clear that they are being lured to an even greater evil out at sea.
Directed by: Michael Goi
Length: 1 hour, 24 minutes
Rated: Not rated
RANDY CORDOVA, ARIZONA REPUBLIC: One star out of four stars. You’ve got to hand it to Gary Oldman. Even when he’s stuck in a dopey low-budget horror yarn like “Mary,” he never phones it in. He sweats, scowls and screams like he really believes he’s starring in something worth all the effort. It’s certainly to his credit, even though all the heavy lifting in the world can’t add much heft to this anorexic little ghost story.
‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’
Starring: Aaron Paul, Matt Jones, Jonathan Banks
The premise: A film reuniting fans of TV’s “Breaking Bad” with the character Jesse Pinkman (Emmy winner Paul). In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse must come to terms with his past in order to escape his inner turmoil and forge some kind of future.
Directed by: Vince Gilligan
Length: 2 hours, 2 minutes
Rated: Not rated
Reviews: Not available
Other: Available Friday on Netflix; also showing in select theaters.
‘Fractured’
Starring: Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Stephen Tobolowsky
The premise: While driving cross-country, family man Ray and his wife and daughter stop at a highway rest area where his daughter falls and breaks her arm. After a frantic rush to the hospital, Ray is finally able to get her to a doctor. While the wife and daughter go downstairs for an MRI, Ray, exhausted, passes out in a chair in the lobby. Upon waking, he’s told that the hospital has no records or knowledge of Ray’s family. He soon becomes convinced the hospital is hiding something.
Directed by: Brad Anderson
Length: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Rated: TV-MA
Other: Aailable Friday on Netflix.
FRANK SCHECK, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Two stars out of four stars. Unfortunately, (“Fractured”) all plays out in completely tedious fashion, having all the urgency of watching someone having an impassioned argument with their medical insurance representative. The film also eventually wears us out with its constant reversals, until a final twist ending that, while not entirely hard to see coming, feels hopelessly unearned.
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