{"id":39783,"date":"2017-01-20T02:21:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T07:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=39783"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:07:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:07:07","slug":"new-releases-january-20-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/01\/20\/new-releases-january-20-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: January 20, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New releases this week feature Vin Diesel returning to a franchise–again, M. Night Shyamalan trying to return to prominence and the true story of McDonalds.<\/p>\n

\"\"1. xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (Paramount, 3,651 Theaters, 107 Minutes, Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of gunplay and violent action, and for sexual material and language, Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer at press time: 41% fresh <\/a>[39 reviews]): <\/strong>Vin Diesel is making a habit of returning to franchises he left. If you recall, he took a couple Fast and Furious <\/strong>films off before coming back, and now he returns to this franchise 11 years after his character, Xander Cage, was killed off in the last installment.<\/p>\n

Did I say killed off? Sorry, he only faked his death. But now, there is a mission so important that he needs to come out of hiding.<\/p>\n

Now, the world is a different place than it was in 2005, let alone 2002. The last film was essentially a flop and extreme sports’ popularity has plateaued. Diesel is a draw, but is he big enough of one to being this franchise back to life?<\/p>\n