Opening This Week – November 25
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Moana (2016)
A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui.
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– Animation THE BUZZ: Adult critics have already given Moana high marks for broadening the range of Disney’s princess tales. Will kids feel similarly? Seems more than likely, and we sense that boys will be hooked into this adventure for myriad reasons as well.
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Bad Santa 2 (2016) – [Opens 11/23]
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
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– Comedy THE BUZZ: If Bad Santa 2 follows a certain trend — we’re referring to the course set by Zoolander 2 and other underwhelmers this year — we’d be amazed if any studio ever lets more than a couple years pass between sequels.
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Lion (2016)
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
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– DramaTHE BUZZ: After watching the incredibly moving trailer for Lion, I was amazed to find out that not only was this based on a true story about how a young Indian boy found his way home, but he did so using Google Earth. To me it speaks both to the power of never giving up hope and power of technology when it is used for good. – Michelle
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Allied (2016) – [Opens 11/23]
In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
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THE BUZZ: Allied definitely has one of the biggest question marks hovering over its box office chances this season. Between the public perception of on-set canoodling between Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard (which seems untrue to us) to the fact that director Robert Zemeckis is coming off mega flop The Walk, there’s a hazy uncertainty cast over what might otherwise be a prestige picture with worldwide appeal.
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Rules Don’t Apply (2016) – [Opens 11/23]
An unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her determined driver, and the eccentric billionaire who they work for.
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THE BUZZ: Wait, what?! A movie about an eccentric multimillionaire with a peculiar and particular world view that causes those around him to pause and go, “Hmm”? Welcome to Warren Beatty’s latest directorial project, where he also plays famed entrepreneur and eccentric Howard Hughes. Of particular interest to Star Wars fans is Alden Ehrenreich, who plays a driver in a forbidden romance, in a role that may or may not foreshadow his work as everyone’s favorite smuggler in the much anticipated Han Solo film. – Bret
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Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)– Documentary A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
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THE BUZZ: Clearly Akira Kurosawa’s right hand man who famously turned down Hollywood opportunities (characters he could have played include Obi-Wan Kanobi, Darth Vader, and Mr. Miyagi) deserves a documentary. Here, filmmaker Steven Okazaki, who has been nominated for four Oscars and won once (all in the short-subject documentary category), chronicles not only Mifune’s unexpected path to movie stardom and his collaborations with Kurosawa, but the evolution of samurai film as a genre.
In Theaters Now – Box Office Top Ten
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
Director:Box Office:Weekend: $74.40M, Gross: $81.16M |
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Doctor Strange (2016)
A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Director:Box Office:Weekend: $85.06M, Gross: $183.59M |
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Trolls (2016)
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends.
Directors:Box Office:Weekend: $46.58M, Gross: $118.17M |
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Arrival (2016)
A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.
Director:Box Office:Weekend: $24.00M, Gross: $45.06M |
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Almost Christmas (2016)
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Director:Stars:Box Office:Weekend: $15.56M, Gross: $26.32M |
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Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to win the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Director:Box Office:Weekend: $15.19M, Gross: $43.56M |
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The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
Director:Box Office:Weekend: $4.75M, Gross: $5.30M |
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Bleed for This (2016)
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he’d ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.
Director:Stars:Box Office:Weekend: $2.37M, Gross: $2.62M |
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The Accountant (2016)
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Director:Stars:Box Office:Weekend: $24.71M, Gross: $81.55M |
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Shut In (2016)
A heart-pounding thriller about a widowed child psychologist who lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.
Director:Stars:Box Office:Weekend: $3.70M, Gross: $6.25M |
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