Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe and Kristen Bell will entertain you and your family this weekend. In one of the best ‘Former Don Juan’ films of the year, a ladies man, a ‘player,’ falls upon hard times – forced to move in with his sister who teaches him the real meaning of love and family.
You will love ‘How to Be a Latin Lover.’ There are a few dramas and exciting films like ‘Sleight’ the story of a young man who has supernatural powers; forced to use them to save his kidnapped sister.
Our pick of the week is ‘The Circle.’ In ‘The Circle,’ Tom Hanks stars as the patriarch of a tech company that projects itself as being the epicenter of honesty, sharing, hope and love. You will also realize that this ideal is far from these platitudes and that in reality only the truth can set you free.
Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!
One Week and a Day (2016)
(NR) 98 min – Drama
Director: Asaph Polonsky
Stars: Sharon Alexander, Shai Avivi, Evgenia Dodina, Uri Gavriel
When a man loses his son his family prods him to get on with his life. It sounds easier than it is. This foreign film is colorful, willed with life’s lessons, and plenty of hope added to an all-star cast and script. [watch trailer]
The Circle (2017)
(PG-13) 110 min – Drama
Director: James Ponsoldt
Stars: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan
A girl begins her dream job, working for one of the most powerful rich companies in the world. In ‘The Circle,’ you too will discover that lofty ideals and talk is cheap; money and power still rule regardless of best intentions. [watch trailer]
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
(PG-13) Comedy
Director: Ken Marino
Stars: Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell
Finding himself alone after 25 years of marriage, a former ‘ladies’ man’ is forced to move in with his sister whom he barley knows, learning the real meaning of life and love. [watch trailer]
Sleight (2016)
(R) 90 min – Action
Director: J.D. Dillard
Stars: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid
A street magician and his sister lose their parents, so he’s forced to use his paranormal skills to make ends meet. With the best of intentions he cuts corners and begins to do things that are dishonest then sells out completely to save his sister who gets kidnapped. [watch trailer]
Buster’s Mal Heart (2016)
(NR) 96 min – Mystery
Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Stars: Rami Malek, DJ Qualls, Kate Lyn Sheil, Lin Shaye
Have you ever seen the USA Network’s ‘Mr. Robot’ starring Rami Malek, an American-Egyptian Coptic actor? He’s pretty odd right? He’s also a pretty good actor who stars in this thriller about a young man who befriends a drifter obsessed with conspiracies – the problem is that the next conspiracy is not only real, but drags our character into the most dangerous encounters of his brief life. [watch trailer]
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