Opening 12/1/17

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri R 1 hr. 55 min. Comedy/Drama Watch Prevue Cast: Francis McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Zeljko Ivanek, Caleb Landry Jones, Clarke Peters, Samantha Weaving, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage. Plot:  After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, (Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at (Woody Harrelson), the town's revered chief of police. Theatres/Times

Daisy Winters PG-13 1 hr. 30 min. Drama Watch Prevue Cast: Beth LaMure, Brooke Shields, Carrie Preston, Clayton Rohner, Iwan Rheon, Kyle Silverstein, Nick Gore, Paul Blackthorne, Poorna Jagannathan, Sterling Jerins, Suzy Nakamura. Plot: a courageous, resourceful and precocious young girl must face the fact her mother has a terminal illness. Theatres/Times

Review Roundup 11/22/17

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Coco (80)

The Man Who Invented Christmas (60) 

Roman J. Israel, Esq. (58) 

Opening 11/22/2017

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Coco PG 1 hr. 49 min. Animated Watch Prevue Voice Cast: Gael García Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Renee Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Jaime Camil, Sofia Espinosa, Luis Valdez, Lombardo Boyar, Edward James Olmos, Alanna Ubach, Selena Luna. Plot: an aspiring musician enters the Land of the Dead to work out the mystery of his family's ban on music.  Theatres/Times

The Man Who Invented Christmas PG 1 hr. 44 min. Drama Watch Prevue Cast: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce. Plot: how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to write a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today. Theatres/Times

Roman J. Israel, Esq. PG-13 2 hr. 09 min. Crime Drama Watch Prevue Cast: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo. Plot: a driven, idealistic defense attorney's life is upended when a turbulent series of events challenge the activism that has defined his career. Theatres/Times

Review Roundup 11/17/2017

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Justice League  (46)

The Star  (43)

Wonder (65)

Opening 11/17/2017

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Justice League PG-13 2 hrs. 01 min. Action Watch Prevue Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Ciaran Hinds, Amber Heard, Kiersey Clemons. Plot: despite the formation of an unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions. Theatres/Times

The Star PG 1 hr. 26 min. Animated Watch Prevue Voice Cast: Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Anthony Anderson, Aidy Bryant, Ving Rhames, Gabriel Iglesias, Patricia Heaton, Kristin Chenoweth, Christopher Plummer, Tracy Morgan, Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey. Plot: a brave donkey and his new friends follow the Star and become unlikely heroes in the greatest story ever told - the first Christmas. Theatres/Times

Wonder PG 1 hr. 53 min. Family Drama Watch Prevue Cast: Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Noah Jupe. Plot: born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, a boy becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. Theatres/Times

Review Roundup 11/10/2017

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Daddy's Home 2  (29)

Murder on the Orient Express (52)

Opening 11/10/2017

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Daddy's Home 2 PG-13 1 hr. 40 min. Comedy Watch Prevue Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, John Cena, John Lithgow, Mel Gibson. Plot: father and stepfather, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) have joined forces to provide their kids with the perfect Christmas. Their newfound partnership is put to the test when Dusty’s old-school, macho Dad (Mel Gibson) and Brad’s ultra-affectionate and emotional Dad (John Lithgow) arrive just in time to throw the holiday into complete chaos. Theatres/Times

Murder on the Orient Express PG-13 1 hr. 54 min. Mystery Watch Prevue Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Michael Pena, Judi Dench, Leslie Odom Jr., Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, Sir Derek Jacobi, Josh Gad, Penelope Cruz, Sergei Polunin, Willem Dafoe. Plot: revolves around a murder on board the famous train. Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) must solve the case, but there are a number of passengers who could potentially be the murderer. Theatres/Times

Review Roundup 11/1, 3/2017

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A Bad Moms Christmas (41)

Thor: Ragnarok (73)

Opening 11/1, 3/2017

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Opening 11/1/17

A Bad Moms Christmas R 1 hr. 44 min. Comedy Watch Prevue Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Cheryl Hines, Peter Gallagher, Justin Hartley, David Walton, Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon. Plot: three under-appreciated and over-burdened women rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. Theatres/Times

Opening 11/3/17

Thor: Ragnarok PG-13 2 hrs. 10 min. Action/Fantasy Watch Prevue Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Sam Neill, Benedict Cumberbatch. Plot: feature the return of Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder himself, with Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, Idris Elba as Heimdall and Sir Anthony Hopkins again portraying Odin. Cate Blanchett plays the mysterious and powerful new villain Hela, Jeff Goldblum stars as the eccentric Grandmaster, Tessa Thompson will bring the classic hero Valkyrie to life, and Karl Urban will add his might to the fray as Skurge. Theatres/Times