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The Abbott family is forced to go beyond the sand path in the sequel “A Quiet Place Part II,” starring Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe. PROVIDED PHOTO
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Silent terror returns in ‘A Quiet Place Part II’
Aaron Gilman
Tribune News Service
A scary sequel where the very last thing you want to do is scream tops the DVD releases for the week of July 27.
“A Quiet Place Part II” picks up immediately after the events of the first film, while also providing a tantalizing glimpse of Day 1 when the monsters first arrived and ushered in humanity’s silent era. In the film’s present, the surviving members of the Abbott family must leave home and find new shelter from the deadly creatures with super hearing.
Cillian Murphy, who joins the budding franchise in “Part II,” teams with Millicent Simmonds in an effort to end the existential threat posed by the creatures, while Emily Blunt and her other two children face their own dangers. John Krasinski returns as director (and also wrote the script), and though his character heroically died at the end of the first film, he reprises the role in Day 1 flashback scene.
“Krasinski’s sure-footed sequel (and, in the dynamite opening sequence, prequel) is everything you want a summer horror movie to be, made by a writer/director who is clearly both a fan and a student of scary movies,” writes critic Chris Hewitt in his review for the Star Tribune. “As Krasinski showed in the first “Quiet Place,” he’s not afraid to guide the story into a situation that seems impossible to get out of, only to find an ingenious way to do just that.”
ALSO NEW ON DVD JULY 27
“American Gods: Season 3”: The final season of the Starz series based on Nail Gaiman’s novel concerning the battle between the Old and New Gods.
“Every Breath You Take”: Casey Affleck stars as a psychologist who introduces his family to the brother of a deceased patient, with sinister results.
“Joey & Ella”: A baby kangaroo, part of a circus, gets mixed up in a jewelry heist thanks to bumbling thieves. She becomes separated from her mother for the first time, and is in possession of a diamond with strange powers.
“Keeping Faith: Series 3”: Eve Myles returns as Faith in the final season of the BBC mystery set in rural Wales.
“Midnight In The Switchgrass”: Bruce Willis and Megan Fox team up to investigate a series of unsolved murders where women are taken from truck stop areas.
“The God Committee”: The members of a three-person board who decide which person gets an available organ transplant struggle with the consequences of one of their decisions, seven years after the fact. Stars Kelsey Grammer, Julia Stiles and Colman Domingo.
“The Last Champion”: A disgraced former wrestler stripped of his Olympic medal returns to his hometown after the death of his mother in this sports drama.
“The Neighborhood: Season Three”: The CBS sitcom stars Cedric the Entertainer as the Los Angeles neighbor of a friendly, white Midwesterner who moves in to the predominately African American neighborhood with his family.
“Devils: Season One”: A new British series set in the world of high-stakes finance involving a global conspiracy at an investment bank.
OUT ON DIGITAL HD JULY 27
“Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two”: This animated feature continues the story inspired by the ‘90s comic book series in which the Caped Cruasder must find and stop a serial killer.
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Marty Stuart, Sapling and more ...
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Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives are set to appear at
Indian Ranch. PROMOTIONAL PHOTO
Fabulous and Country
Grammy Award-winner singer-songwriter and musician Marty Stuart has moved between musical styles (including honky-tonk, rockabilly, country-rock, country, traditional country, gospel, and bluegrass) almost as often as he changes his wardrobe of rhinestone laden “Nudie suits.” He’ll be at Indian Ranch for a show at 1 p.m. July 31. The entertaining performer is not running short of superlatives, either, as the Superlatives (aka The Fabulous Superlatives/His Superlatives) has been Stuart’s band since 2002. Also at Indian Ranch this weekend will be Jamey Johnson, 1 p.m. Aug. 1. (RD)
What: Marty Stuart and His Superlatives When: 1 p.m. July 31 (doors 11:30 a.m.) Where: Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster How much: $35+ (adult). www.indianranch.com.
Comic homecoming
“I’m at a point where I think I look great for 35,” quips comedian Anthony Amorello, “but I’m 25.” Amorello – a Worcester native who currently lives in Los Angeles, makes a lot of hay about his burly appearance, saying that he looked that way his entire life. “When I was 13 my dad looked at me,” says Amorello, “and said, ‘You look big enough, why don’t you start paving roads.’ So I did.” The jokes that unfold from there are absolutely hysterical, including a truck driver offering him meth. “I was a stupid 13-year-old, I’m like, ‘You’re in my math class?’” He’s a natural storyteller with a great sense of timing, and most of all, he’s pretty dang funny. (VDI)
What: Anthony Amorello: One Night in Worcester, with Zenobia Del Mar, Scotty Cav and Jon Fletcher When: 8 p.m. Aug. 6 Where: BrickBox Theater at the JMAC, 20 Franklin St., Worcester How much: $20 Worcesternative comedian Anthony Amorello is set for a show the the BrickBox Theater at the JMAC.
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From left, Amber Tortorelli, Rainy Logan, and Jonathan Cordaro of Sapling in Kelley
Square. CHRISTINE PETERSON
Sonia Kennebeck’s documentary “Enemies of the State,” will be presented by cinema-worcester in the Park View Room. IFC FILMS
‘Enemies’ Abound
in Sonia Kennebeck’s bizarre documentary “Enemies of the State,” an American family seeks refuge in Canada after their hacker son is targeted by the U.S. This troubling story of secrets and lies is being shown by cinema-worcester at 7:30 p.m. July 30 in the Park View Room. (RD)
What: “Enemies of the State” presented by cinema-worcester When: 7:30 p.m. July 30 Where: Park View Room, 230 Park Ave., Worcester How much: $10; $8.50 students and seniors. www.cinema-worcester.com
Ready to rock
One need only listen to the 2020 album “No Sequoia” see why Sapling is among the most exciting rock bands to emerge from the Worcester area in sometime. It’s smart an album that’s smart when it needs to be, such as on the multilayered “Maria Vs. Machine Maria,” and hilariously vulgar when that’s what’s called for, such as on “(Expletive) this Yuppie Barbecue.” It’s fearless, in-your-face rock ‘n’ roll that makes no apologies nor asks any permissions. (VDI)
What: Sapling with Strange Fate and DYR FASER When: 8 p.m. Aug. 6 Where: Ralph’s Rock Diner (on the patio), 149 Grove St., Worcester How much: $7
The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble are set to perform at the Riley-Pappas Pavilion in Auburn. SUBMITTED PHOTO
A welcome return
The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble returns to the stage for its first in-person performance since 2019’s “Welcome Yule” holiday presentation with a concert at 6 p.m. Aug. 5 at Auburn’s Riley-Pappas Pavilion as part of the Summer@MW series presented by Music Worcester. The ensemble, led by Worcester Chorus assistant director and accompanist Mark Mummert, will perform “An Evening of Broadway.” The concert is also part of Auburn’s Thursday Night Summer Concert Series. Seating is first-come-first-served on the lawn by the stage. (RD)
What: Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble When: 6 p.m. Aug. 5 Where: Riley-Pappas Pavilion, 203.5 Pakachoag St., Auburn How much: Free; bring lawn chairs, blankets. www.musicworcester.org.
