“The Purge: Election Year” (*** out of four) was a superior third entry in the “Purge” series starring Frank Grillo returning as former police sergeant Barnes who is now the head of security for a woman (Elizabeth Mitchell) running as the next President who wants to put an end to the yearly event of the purge. When her home is besieged and attacked by purgers, they are forced to take it on the run with a concerned deli owner (Mykelti Williamson) and try and make it through the night and stay alive. One of the rare film series that gets better as it goes along and this is the best of the series thus far due to tense pacing, interesting politicizing, and strong work from Grillo and Williamson.

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