Black Nativity
Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2013
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Actors: Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Tyrese Gibson, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Nas
Plot: A contemporary take on Langston Hughes' celebrated play, we follow Langston, a street-wise Baltimore teen who is sent to New York to spend Christmas with his estranged relatives: the Reverend Cornell and wife Aretha Cobbs. But when he finds himself unable to comply with the strict rules set forth by the reverend, he plans to reunite with his mother.
Caught in the Web
Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2013
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kaige Chen
Actors: Yuanyuan Gao, Chen Yao, Mark Chao, Xueqi Wang, Hong Chen, Luodan Wang
Frozen
Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Actors: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk
Plot: The kingdom of Arendelle are under a constant eternal winter due to the icy powers of Elsa. But that doesn't deter her sister, Anna, from trying to break the spell. Facing daunting conditions, mystical trolls and one wacky snowman, she will team up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (and his reindeer Sven) in order to save her kingdom.
Get a Horse!
Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Lauren MacMullan
Actors: Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Russi Taylor, Billy Bletcher, Will Ryan, Bob Bergen
Plot: In a nostalgic throw-back to old school Disney, Get a Horse! features Mickey Mouse and friends on a musical wagon ride, but Peg-Leg Pete causes mischief.
Homefront
Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2013
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gary Fleder
Actors: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Izabela Vidovic, Kate Bosworth, Rachelle Lefevre
Plot: A former DEA agent hopes to move somewhere peaceful and quiet and moves his family to a small town. But he soon finds that the quaint setting hides a sinister undertone as he begins tangling with a local meth kingpin.
Oldboy
Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2013
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, James Ransone, Taryn Terrell
Plot: A man is kidnapped and confined for 20 years and then, one day, is
inexplicably released. He obsessively hunts the man responsible for his
imprisonment. Along the way he starts an ill-fated relationship with a
social worker and finds he is part of a much larger conspiracy as he
unravels the mystery.
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
Theatrical Release Date: 11/23/2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fuminori Kizaki, Jonathan Klein
Actors: Atsuko Tanaka, Mie Sonozaki, Miyuki Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa, Tesshô Genda, Wataru Takagi
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Theatrical Release Date: 11/29/2013
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Justin Chadwick
Actors: Naomie Harris, Idris Elba, Mark Elderkin, Carl Beukes, Theo Landey, Grant Swanby
Plot: Follows the biography of Nelson Mandela from his rural village roots to
his inauguration as the first democratically elected South African
president.
Shored Up
Theatrical Release Date: 11/29/2013
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ben Kalina
Carl Jackson's Strong Black Woman
Theatrical Release Date: 11/28/2013
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carl Jackson
Actors: Jennifer Brinker, Brittanie Hitchcock, CeCi Parker, Matrell Upton, Esquire Duke
Plot: A woman in charge of her life finds out her relationship is not as solid as she thought. It leads to choice to continue on her current path or become a stronger woman.
Journey to the South Pacific
Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2013
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Stephen Judson, Greg MacGillivray
Actors: Cate Blanchett
Plot: Cate Blanchette narrates this documentary exploring the vast and varied underwater life of Indonesia - and the measures being taken to preserve the area.
Philomena
Theatrical Release Date: 11/27/2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Mare Winningham, Barbara Jefford, Michelle Fairley
Plot: A saavy but world-weary political journalist settles on a story involving a woman looking for the son she was forced to give up after she became pregnant and was relocated to a convent.
Toxic Hot Seat
Theatrical Release Date: 11/25/2013
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Redford, Kirby Walker
