Latest Movies

July 23, 2015

These are Maui Scene's minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.OPENS TONIGHT"PAPER TOWNS" PG-13, 1:49. Drama, mystery, romance. Maui Mall Megaplex.A young man and his friends embark upon the road trip of their lives to find the missing girl next door. Starring Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne and Austin Abrams."PIXELS" PG-13, 1:45. Action, comedy, sci-fi. Maui Mall Megaplex.When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games. Starring Adam ...

In Winehouse doc ‘Amy,’ celebrity is the villain

July 16, 2015

Asif Kapadia's Amy Winehouse documentary "Amy" is a slow, tragic zoom out. It begins with the intimacy of home movies and ends in far-away paparazzi footage. Our VIP access has been revoked.First seen as a bright-eyed 14-year-old girl singing a knockout "Happy Birthday," Winehouse gradually recedes from our view as her renown grows, obscured by a blizzard of flashes and a deadening haze of celebrity. Fame arrives like fate: a destiny foreshadowed by Winehouse's self-evident talent and her own ominous misgivings. "I would go mad," she says of fame before its tidal-wave arrival."Amy" is an ...

Latest Movies

July 16, 2015

These are Maui Scene's minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.OPENS TONIGHT"ANT-MAN" PG-13, 1:57. Action, sci-fi. Maui Mall Megaplex and Lahaina Wharf Cinema.Armed with a supersuit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. Starring Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Corey Stoll."TRAINWRECK" R, 2:05. Comedy. Maui Mall Megaplex.Having thought that monogamy was ...

Latest Movies

July 9, 2015

These are Maui Scene's minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.OPENS TONIGHT* "MINIONS" PG, 1:31. Animation, comedy, family. Kaahumanu 6.Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor-husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world. Starring Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm and Michael Keaton.* "SELF/LESS" PG-13, 1:56. Mystery sci-fi, thriller. Kaahumanu 6.An extremely wealthy man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his ...

Arnold (but little else) is back in ‘Terminator’

July 2, 2015

Thirty-one years and counting, and the Terminators keep rolling off the assembly line like new iPhones, upgraded with shape-shifting abilities, rebooted Sarah Conner assassination levels and, one presumes, better selfie cameras."Terminator Genisys," directed by Alan Taylor ("Thor: The Dark World"), is the fifth entry in the series begun by James Cameron and a naked money grab aimed at rejuvenating a flagging franchise. The three-plus decades of "Terminator" have spread across the relentless march of technology and the Internet, but the movies are curiously stuck between their pre-digital ...

Latest Movies

July 2, 2015

These are Maui Scene's minireviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews that are provided by studios and other sources.OPENED WEDNESDAY* "MAGIC MIKE XXL" R, 1:55. Comedy, drama, music. Kaahumanu 6.Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance. Starring Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer.SPECIAL SCREENING* "THE WIZARD OF OZ" PG, 1:42. Animation, action, adventure. Screening is at 10 a.m. today at Kaahumanu 6 .Dorothy Gale is swept ...