Darkest Hour
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joe Wright
Actors: Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn
Plot: Mere days after becoming the new Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchhill faces one of his most daunting and defining trial: as Nazi Germany subjugates Western Europe, Great Britain is clearly in its sites. An unprepared public, a skeptical king and with his own party plotting against him, Churchill will have to figure out how to rally his nation, and, in doing so, change the course of history.
Downsizing
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alexander Payne
Actors: Kristen Wiig, Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Neil Patrick Harris
Plot: With overpopulation threatening mankind, scientists have discovered a way to shrink people to just 5 inches, in order to save resources and space. Paul and his wife, Audrey, see this as an opportunity to escape their stressed-out lives in order to shrink themselves and live in mini-luxury at a government-run downsizing community - but this new, small life comes with its own set of adventures.
Father Figures
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lawrence Sher
Actors: J.K. Simmons, Owen Wilson, Glenn Close, Ed Helms
Plot: After learning their dead father is actually still alive, a pair of fraternal twins hit the road in hopes of tracking him down.
Pitch Perfect 3
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Trish Sie
Actors: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld
Plot: Fresh off their high of winning the World Championships, the Bella Bartons find reality crashing down when they go their separate ways and realize job prospects are dim for acapella singers. Luckily, they are granted one, final chance to showcase their talents - a USO tour, but it also brings about their biggest challenge when they face an all-new girls group - one that plays their own instruments and sings their own songs.
The Shape of Water
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg
Plot: Set against the backdrop of the Cold War - Elisa works in a highly classified and isolated secret government facility. Her days are as cold and lonely as the place she works but everything changes when she and her co-worker, Zelda, uncover secret classified experiment.
The Greatest Showman
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2017
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Gracey
Actors: Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Williams, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron
Plot: A musical that focuses on the life of P.T. Barnum - a man who rose from nothing to create the greatest show on Earth - and delight patrons from around the world.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/2017
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Zach Helm
Actors: Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
Plot: Four students tasked with cleaning the school basement stumble upon an old gaming system. Hooking it up, the four choose their characters only to be transported into the world of Jumanji where the shy nerd is now a muscled tank, the jock is a puny brainiac, the shy girl is an Amazon warrior and the hottie is a schlubby professor. Together they will brave the wild animals, jungle traps and devious puzzles all in a bid to return to their normal lives.
Happy End
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Haneke
Actors: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin
Plot: The film explores the dynamics of a well to do family living in Calais, France on the
landscape of the on going refugee crisis. The film stars Isabelle Huppert as Anne
Laurent, a woman at the head of a construction company, Mathieu Kassovitz as
her brother Thomas, who is having an affair with a cello player, Jean Louis
Trintigant as Georges, the father of both of them, and Fantin Harduin as Eve,
Thomas’ disturbed daughter who recently lost her mother.
Hostiles
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Western
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Scott Cooper
Actors: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Peter Mullan, Ben Foster
Plot: Set in 1892, highly regarded Capt. Joseph J. Blocker takes on the assignment of escorting Cheyenne Chief Yellow Hawk, along with his family, through hostile territory.
The Post
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Alison Brie, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson
Plot: Inspired by real events - Katharine Graham is the first female publisher of a major American newspaper when she takes over The Washington Post. Long-time editor Ben Bradlee comes across the story of a lifetime - The Pentagon Papers, a massive government cover-up of Vietnam that spans three decades and involves four presidents. The story has implications that could not only harm their careers, but their very lives - as well as the future of the newspaper itself.
Tiger Zinda Hai
Theatrical Release Date: 12/22/2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Actors: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anupriya Goenka, Paresh Rawal
Plot: Indian agent Tiger and Pakistani agent Zoya are both presumed dead by their respective countries. But when Abu Usman, a militant messiah, rises to power in Iraq, the two will be called back into action in order to save civilian lives and topple the terrorist organization.
