This weekend, Hollywood brings the latest and greatest to the silver screen for the whole family to enjoy. If you loved the Bourne movies from the past, you’ll love the latest installment, ‘Jason Bourne,’ starring Matt Damon and legendary actor Tommy Lee Jones in the latest thriller. Families will love Tallulah, a film that revels raising children is much harder than it looks, while foreign film fans will love this weekends offerings as well. Imagine a girl version of ‘Wolves of Wall Street,’ and buy a ticket for Equity, a movie that reminds us that greed and deception can be sins of both genders.
Finally, imagine you’re a star in the NFL who is diagnosed with ALS. Instead of accepting the cards you’ve been dealt, you chose to document your remaining days with a touching real life film that will sadly break your heart, but remind you of the human spirit.
Enjoy the movies this weekend – I always do!
The Tenth Man (2016)(2016)
(NR) 82 min – Comedy | Drama
Director: Daniel Burman
Stars: Alan Sabbagh, Julieta Zylberberg, Usher Barilka, Elvira Onetto
Ariel, played by newcomer (Alan Sabbagh) returns to Buenos Aires hoping to reconnect with his estranged father under the most difficult of circumstances. This drama has it’s light moments, but ultimately will make you ponder your family relationships moving forward. [watch trailer
Tallulah (2016)
(NR) 111 min – Drama
Director: Sian Heder
Stars: Uzo Aduba, Ellen Page, Zachary Quinto, Allison Janney
A messed up Beverly Hills housewife with a difficult child leaves Ellen Page to deal with the pressure as she runs from her motherly responsibilities. This movie will make you realize how loving your own mother really was. [watch trailer
Indignation (2016)
(R) 110 min – Drama
Director: James Schamus
Stars: Sarah Gadon, Logan Lerman, Tracy Letts, Ben Rosenfield
Set in the year 1951, a working-class Jewish student from the east coast begins a journey as a college student in a small Ohio college, only to find middle America not ready to accept students of varied cultures and backgrounds. Indignation will take you back to your own college days. [watch trailer]
Gleason (2016)
(R) 110 min – Documentary
Director: Clay Tweel
Stars: Steve Gleason
Steve Gleason, an NFL star with the New Orleans Saints has the good life He’s famous, rich, has a wonderful wife and bright future. Suddenly, he’s diagnosed with ALS. His outlook is bleak, and rather than fell sorry for himself, this real life hero begins to document his final journey with the hope of inspiring other with ALS while demonstrating how to fight the odds. This film will make you weep, so bring plenty of hope and tissues to the theater. [watch trailer]
Equity (2016)(2016)
(R) 100 min – Drama
Director: Meera Menon
Stars: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas, Alysia Reiner
Imagine ‘Wolves of Wall Street’ meets ‘Little House on the Prairie’, in this financial femme fatale financial film. Naomi Bishop is our financial wizard who breaks the glass ceiling, but is brought down by the same sins her male counterparts have endured for nearly half a century. [watch trailer]
Bad Moms (2016)
(R) 101 min – Comedy
Directors: Jon Lucas | Scott Moore
Stars: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate
Hey it’s hard to be a mom. Sometimes you need to fly your freak flag at half mast and leave the kids behind. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate deliver the comedic knock out punch that will be the girl power ‘Hangover’ movie of the year. [watch trailer]
Jason Bourne (2016)
(PG-13) 123 min – Action | Thriller
Director: Paul Greengrass
Stars: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel
Our favorite clandestine hero Jason Bourne returns to settle the score in the latest installment of the Bourne franchise. Matt Damon and Tommy Lee Jones are brilliant in what may be the most anticipated film of 2016. [watch trailer]
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