‘Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions’: A Well-Crafted Sequel That Doesn’t Think Outside Of The Box [Review]

Naman Ramachandran Toronto-based outfit Syndicado Film Sales has picked up Romanian duo Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemark’s Venice Days selection “Immaculate” (Imaculat).The film follows Daria, whose junkie boyfriend ends up in prison, and she is taken by her parents to rehab to quit heroin and become a good daughter again. Inside the clinic, Daria’s unwavering loyalty to her boyfriend makes her exceptional in the eyes of the male junkies and saves her from their sexual pressures.

Meghan Markle! The Duchess of Sussex turns 40 on Wednesday and her family across the pond decided to publicly celebrate on social media hours before the mother of two was likely even awake due to the eight-hour time difference in Montecito, California. Prince William and Kate Middleton posted a photo of Markle from her 2018 Royal tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga. «Wishing a Happy 40th Birthday to the Duchess of Sussex!» the account wrote. The Royal Family account, which represents

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBig World Pictures has picked up Romanian auteur Radu Jude’s “Uppercase Print,” which premiered last year in the Berlinale’s Forum section. The sale was handled by Brussels-based Best Friend Forever.

This is a VERY important anniversary!

Pita Taufatofua and his oily abs graced TV screens once again Friday.

making headlines in Rio in 2016 and again at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang in 2018, Pita Taufatofua brought the heat as Team Tonga took center stage during the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics Friday.

Pita Taufatofua is back! The infamous flag bearer of Tonga has qualified for his third Olympics, and made his debut at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Games. Of course, he did so while shirtless and covered in a lot of oil, wearing nothing but a traditional sarong, necklace, and white protective face mask.

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of this morning’s Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony live on NBC.

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(This article contains only the biggest of spoilers for “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions”)“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” is nothing if not very fast-paced — it’s a movie that simply refuses to let you ponder what’s going on, because before you’re able to process a character death, for example, the film has already moved on to the next thing.The “Escape Room” sequel catches up with Zoe (Taylor Russell) and Ben (Logan Miller) more or less where we left them: trying to live their lives

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorReturning director Adam Robitel had production designer Edward Thomas raise the stakes for the sequel to 2019’s “Escape Room.” The new challenges in “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” in theaters July 16, include a subway train, a gorgeous vacation beach that soon turns into quicksand and a high-security bank.Thomas found an old art deco building in Cape Town, South Africa, to serve as the bank.

Netflix’s “Lost in Space,” indies like “Waves” and the “Escape Room” movies, the latest of which is out this weekend. But she’s quickly establishing herself as one to watch.“She’s incapable of hitting a false note,” said “Escape Room” director Adam Robitel.

Sony launched its horror sequel Escape Room: Tournament of Champions early yesterday at 3PM making $1.2M in previews at 2,382 theaters.

“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” Columbia Pictures’ psychological horror sequel, earned $1.2 million in Thursday night previews at the box office from early shows starting at 3 p.m. in 2,382 locations.

Black Widow” instead. Run for your lives — and sanity!That’s because it’s the rare horror franchise that satisfies zero criteria of what we want from a freaky movie.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticThe only one of several same-titled movies in recent years to make a significant commercial dent, Adam Robitel’s 2019 “Escape Room” proved a considerable sleeper hit, making back many times its modest $9 million budget. Ergo “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” which brings back the first edition’s director, surviving characters and other elements in another primarily South Africa-shot U.S.

exactly the way the designers intended. These aren’t movies about protagonists undergoing a meaningful transformation.

Premiering in competition at this year’s Festival de Cannes, Nanni Moretti’s wild melodrama “Three Floors” is based on a 2017 Israeli novel called “Shalosh Qomot” from writer Eshkol Nevo and begins with an undeniably tragic event. One dark night on a quiet street of Rome, a drunk driver runs over a lady crossing the road, narrowly avoids hitting a pregnant woman, then finally crashes into a building, landing straight into a family’s living room.

Lisa Rinna is no stranger to proving that she doesn't look her age, a champion of aging gracefully and not letting it hold you down in any way.SEE: Lisa Rinna delights fans with hilarious peek into her married lifeHowever, her latest photo took that idea to an 11 as she posed in just a steamy swimsuit and sunglasses to ring in the beginning of a new year.WATCH: Lisa Rinna celebrates her mother's 93rd birthday with an amazing TikTokThe actress and reality TV icon posted a selfie to her Instagram

St Helens are being linked with a move for Tonga international Will Hopoate.