{"id":38151,"date":"2016-03-18T20:20:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T00:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=38151"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:09:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:09:33","slug":"new-releases-march-18-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/18\/new-releases-march-18-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: March 18, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"allegiant-poster\"<\/a>1. The Divergent Series: Allegiant (Lionsgate, 3740 Theaters, 121 minutes, Rated PG-13, Rotten Tomatoes Rating at Press Time 10%<\/a> [120]):<\/strong> Is the decline of the Divergent <\/strong>Series, an adaptation of the popular teen lit novel series, a sign that this current trend is on its way out? Possibly. Both the Divergent<\/strong> and Maze Runner<\/strong> series have been posting revenues that are decreasing from their initial installments, not to mention the critical reaction to this franchise has been nosediving. We are moving away from the heyday of the Harry Potter<\/strong> films.<\/p>\n

Anyways, the new installment sees Shailene Woodley’s Tris continuing to fight against the rigid hierarchical society that has sprung up following some sort of vaguely defined near-apocalypse in the past. I have to say that I do feel a bit sorry for Woodley. She is now trapped in a franchise on the decline in what should have been a breakout role for her career and the other big hope she had, playing future Peter Parker love interest Mary Jane Watson in the Amazing Spider-Ma<\/strong>n films got yanked away from her when Sony moved to reboot the franchise. Hopefully, after the ext, and last, film in this franchise wraps, her agent can get her on to projects with more promise.<\/p>\n