Intoxicatingly over the top, “RRR” pulls out all the stops to make the absolute most of its 187-minute runtime. The film opens at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center April 7.
Continuing is “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game.”
“RRR” is an exhilarating, spectacular mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters, Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) and Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan), who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj. Set in the 1920s before their fight for India’s independence began, “RRR” imagines a fictional meeting between the two, set into motion when a young Gond girl is stolen from her village by British soldiers. With a powerful message, staggeringly choreographed action sequences, and an all-timer (or three) of a musical number, “RRR” is sheer big-screen joy from start to finish.
“RRR” is showing at the Ross through April 20.
“Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” follows an unsettled writer, Roger Sharpe, played by Mike Faist, who finds solace and confidence in one thing he has mastered: pinball. When a police raid destroys the only machines he can find in 1970s New York City, he learns the game is illegal. Roger reluctantly joins forces with the Music and Amusement Association to overturn the ban while falling in love with Ellen (Crystal Reed), an artist and single mother. Roger’s path to save pinball ultimately rescues him. He and Ellen overcome their pasts and take a shot at love. Roger learns what it means to take a chance–and that commitment is the most rewarding gamble of all.
“Pinball” is showing at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center through April 13.
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