Concussion
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2015
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Landesman
Actors: Will Smith, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Eddie Marsan
Plot: Based on the true story of Dr. Bennet Omalu - a to[p forensic neuropathologist who discovered CTE, a football-related brain trauma, and took on one of the most powerful organizations in an epic David vs. Goliath battle for the truth and reparations to those who suffered from the effects.
Daddy's Home
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2015
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sean Anders, John Morris
Actors: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church
Plot: A man finds his ex-wife remarried to a much more uptight man and decides it is the perfect time to re-enter her life... and make things as uncomfortable as possible.
Joy
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2015
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David O. Russell
Actors: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Virginia Madsen
Plot: Based on the true story of Joy Mangano, a Long Island single mother who had to fight every inch of the way when she came up with the Miracle Mop - a self-wringing design that turned her into one of the most successful entrepreneurs in America.
Other People's Children
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2015
Overall Rating: N/A
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Liz Hinlein
Actors: Diane Gaeta, Chad Michael Murray, Michael Mosley, Alexandra Breckenridge
Point Break
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2015
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ericson Core
Actors: Ray Winstone, Luke Bracey, Edgar Ramirez, Teresa Palmer
Plot: Taking its cue from the 1991 film of the same name - a young FBI agent is sent to infiltrate a group of extreme sports athletes in order to discover if the group is responsible for a string of highly sophisticated corporate heists.
The Big Short
Theatrical Release Date: 12/23/2015
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adam McKay
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt
Plot: As the US approaches an invetable housing and credit meltdown, a group of calculating and unscrupulous men take advantage before the bubble bursts and make millions off the misery that follows.
The Hateful Eight
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell
Plot: A blizzards strands together a group of bounty hunters and ne'er-do-wells in a Wyoming cabin. But the small group is about to face a trail of betrayal and deception - and survival is certainly not guaranteed.
The Revenant
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/2015
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson
Plot: Based on a true story: In the 1820s, in the uncharted wilderness of America, Hugh Glass set out with a hunting party on an expedition. Glass was mauled by a bear and left for dead but through sheer will and to get back to his family, Glass survived - but that wasn't the only thing on his mind as he set out to payback the men who left him behind.
