John Goodman, Charlize Theron, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, and in the year’s best documentary, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump star this weekend. Al, Barack, and the Donald are featured in the sequel to Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,’ the latest installment of the global warning.
When was the last time you watched an entire movie in Yiddish? ‘Menashe’ is the story of a devout ultra-orthodox Jewish widower who is both adorable and desperate to move on with his live. There are English subtitles to fill in the language gaps, but frankly this movie will speak to your heart, so words are not necessary.
There’s a French foreign film that will pull at your heart strings called ‘From the Land of the Moon,’ but our pick of the week is called ‘Atomic Blonde.’ If ‘Salt’ starring Angelina Jolie merged with the film ‘Mission Impossible’ you would get ‘Atomic Blonde.’ An M16 agent goes undercover to find the mole. You will love this movie, Charlize and special guest John Goodman are terrific.
Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!
The Midwife (2017)
(NR) 117 min – Drama
Director: Martin Provost
Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet, Quentin Dolmaire
A man’s mistress reaches out to his daughter, causing emotional distress and providing real life drama the daughter was not prepared for while she serves the community as a midwife. [watch trailer]
From the Land of the Moon (2016)
(R) 120 min – Drama
Director: Nicole Garcia
Stars: Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex Brendemühl, Brigitte Roüan
The setting is the 1950s in France. This foreign film has a recognizable story line; woman in empty marriage falls for another man, moves to the Alps, and is forced to make the hardest decision of her life. Love is larger than a language barrier, and you will fall in love with this film if you give it a chance. [watch trailer]
Menashe (2017)
(PG) 82 min – Drama
Director: Joshua Z Weinstein
Stars: Menashe Lustig, Yoel Falkowitz
Set in Brooklyn’s devout Jewish community, a man must battle tradition and setbacks to retain custody of his only son after the death of his wife. This film is completely in Yiddish, but the script is so well written you may not need to understand the language to enjoy the film. You will love Menashe. [watch trailer]
Atomic Blonde (2017)
(R) 115 min – Action
Director: David Leitch
Stars: Sofia Boutella, Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård
Espionage and intrigue abound during the cold war, as an agent goes undercover to flush out a traitor. Who is the double agent? [watch trailer]
The Emoji Movie (2017)
(PG) 86 min – Animation
Director: Tony Leondis
Stars: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph
Gene is an emoji. Follow along as he travels through animation to become just a regular old emoji. The whole family will love this film. [watch trailer]
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