Meat at the Movies: Straight Outta Compton

The story of one of the most controversial music group of all time has turned into one of the most anticipated movies of the summer. A fairly unknown cast brings the legends of N.W.A. to the big screen with Straight Outta Compton. Also new to the big screen, a 1960s TV show made feature-length, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Though one of the only known names in this movie is Paul Giamatti, Straight Outta Compton looks to be the new top grossing movie as of this weekend and the breakthrough of some careers. Following the group that changed the way people see the life of young minorities in the ghetto in the mid 80s, this movie is going to explode. Dr. Dre, Easy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella turned the violence that they grew up with from into a musical and cultural explosion. Rotten Tomatoes gives Straight Outta Compton a rating of 87%, critics are calling the movie exciting, honest and with spot on casting.

Based off of a 1960s popular Cold-War-era spy TV series, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. brings two agents who would normally never work side by side together. Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) from the CIA and Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) from the KGB work together to stop an international crime origination that plans to throw off the balance of top world powers with, you guessed it, nuclear weapons. Rotten Tomatoes gives this a rating of 68% with many critics saying that it looks visually amazing but looses some excitement along the way. Also, fans of the original series should not expect the same tongue-in-cheekyness that they may be expecting.

As always, take a look at the trailers below, and until next week, we'll MEAT at the movies!