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These are Maui Scene's minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.OPENS TONIGHT"13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI" R, 2:24. Action, drama, thriller. Kaahumanu 6.An American ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Starring Toby Stephens, John Krasinski and Freddie Stroma."RIDE ALONG 2" PG-13, 1:41. Action, comedy. Maui Mall Megaplex and Lahaina Wharf Cinema.As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be ...

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These are Maui Scene's minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.OPENS TONIGHT* "THE FOREST" PG-13, 1:35. Horror. Maui Mall Megaplex.A young woman searches for her twin sister in a Japanese forest only to find herself surrounded by paranormal forces. Starring Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken and Stephanie Vogt.* "THE REVENANT" R, 2:36. Adventure, drama, thriller. Kaahumanu 6 and Lahaina Wharf Cinema.A frontiersman named Hugh Glass on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s is on a quest for survival after being brutally mauled by a ...

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These are Maui Scene's minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.OPENED WEDNESDAY"THE HATEFUL EIGHT" R, 2:47. Drama, mystery, thriller. Maui Mall Megaplex.In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and a prisoner find shelter in a cabin inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh.OPENS FRIDAY"BEAUTY AND THE BESTIE" Not rated, 1:59. Action, comedy, drama. Kaahumanu 6.For an important case, a policeman needs the help of his former best friend to ...

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These are Maui Scene's minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.OPENS TONIGHT* "DADDY'S HOME" PG-13, 1:36. Comedy. Opens tonight at Lahaina Wharf Cinema. Opens Friday at Maui Mall Megaplex.A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids. Starring Linda Cardellini, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.OPENS FRIDAY* "CONCUSSION" PG-13, 2:13. Drama, ...

Maui Film Festival’s FirstLight screenings conclude Sunday

The Maui Film Festival's 17th annual FirstLight: Academy Screenings on Maui event concludes this weekend at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater.The films being presented at FirstLight received more than 30 Golden Globe, Spirit Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations this year. Among the titles being presented is "Anomalisa," which screens at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.Festival Director Barry Rivers describes "Anomalisa" as uncharted terrain."You know you're in for something special," says Rivers, "when critics call this groundbreaking stop-motion animated feature, from the ...

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ — to love the original is to love this one

J.J. Abrams may not elevate the language of "Star Wars," but he sure is fluent in it. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is no more and no less than the movie that made us love it in the first place. In fact, it's basically the same thing. Isn't that what we all wanted anyway?It's hard to talk rationally about "Star Wars." It is a deeply silly thing, with a genuine, undeniable hold on our culture. Chalk it up to nostalgia, collective arrested development or the ineffable. But for many, the magic of "Star Wars" is inseparable from the magic of the movies and, hey, that's no small thing.These ...