John McEnroe, Thomas Jane, Ivan Lendl, Melissa McCarthy, Keanu Reeves, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph and Regina Hall are all on the silver screen waiting to entertain you and your family this weekend. There’s another documentary about tennis legend John McEnroe that will surprise you, a wonderful family film called ‘Replicas’ that will give you hope starring Keanu Reeves, and a terrific British ‘The Bookshop’ that will warm your heart.
Our pick of the week is a film we didn’t see coming; ‘Support the Girls’ starring Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula, and Zoe Graham. Regina’s character manages a sports bar in a rough and tumble neighborhood, fighting rude patrons, dangerous gangs, and typical mischief. This film is filled with hope and adult situations, perfect for Hollywood fans that need a wakeup call.
Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!
John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018)
(NR) 95 min – Documentary
Director: Julien Faraut
Stars: John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Mathieu Amalric
This documentary is more than a documentary about tennis, it’s the real story of John McEnroe one of the toughest competitors in the sport, pulling back the curtain on the battle between John and Ivan Lendl. [ watch trailer
Beautifully Broken (2018)
(PG 13) 108 min – Drama
Director: Eric Welch
Stars: Benjamin A. Onyango, Scott William Winters, Emily Hahn, Caitlin Nicol-Thomas
A group of fathers engages in a difficult struggle to save their families, realizing they themselves must find forgiveness to accomplish their goals. [ watch trailer
The Bookshop (2017)
(PG) 113 min – Drama
Director: Isabel Coixet
Stars: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson, Hunter Tremayne
In one of the most colorful British films to land on our shores in years, set in England in the late 50s, a woman opens a bookstore that delivers delightful storylines and dialogue. [ watch trailer
Replicas (2018)
(PG 13) Crime
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch, Emily Alyn Lind
Keanu Reeves returns to the silver screen in fine fashion, becoming a scientist who is obsessed with bringing back his deceased family back from the dead. [ watch trailer
Support the Girls (2018)
(R) 90 min – Comedy
Director: Andrew Bujalski
Stars: Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula, Zoe Graham
You will find this film interesting, one we suggest you chose to see. An African American woman who runs a ‘sports bar with curves” fights bad patrons, the gangs, and typical stereotypes and more. Regina Hall is fabulous in this film. [ watch trailer
Papillon (2017)
(RT) 133 min – Crime
Director: Michael Noer
Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Tommy Flanagan, Eve Hewson
In the reprisal of the famed 1973’s movie of the same name, a prisoner is held by authorities on an isolated island, waiting for him to escape. [ watch trailer
Searching (2018)
(PG 13) 102 min – Mystery
Director: Aneesh Chaganty
Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La
Ripped from today’s headlines, a man desperately searches for his 16-year-old daughter who has disappeared, looking for clues and reasons for her disappearance. [ watch trailer
A.X.L. (2018)
(PG) Adventure
Director: Oliver Daly
Stars: Thomas Jane, Becky G, Ted McGinley, Dominic Rains
In a movie the whole family will enjoy, imagine a top-secret, robotic dog who becomes the new friend of a young child, forced to protect he and his family at all costs. [ watch trailer
The Happytime Murders (2018)
(RT) Thriller
Director: Brian Henson
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale
In one of the coolest movies of the year, Melissa McCarthy stars in the wonderful film about a cast of 80s puppets that are mysteriously murdered one by one. Melissa, a disgraced police officer, is brought in to solve the case. [ watch trailer
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