In just a few days, Hollywood provides a brief respite from our daily troubles, a chance to leave our worries behind. This weekend you’ll be entertained by the films that open in your neighborhood theaters, as Anthony Hopkins, Felicity Jones, Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet and Jessica Biel bring to life the characters that will have all of us at the edge of our seats.
‘Solace’ is the continued FBI thriller that chases a serial killer in our midst. Colon Farrell is wonderful in this feature film. A new Star Wars movie entertains, while Will Smith and Helen Mirren shine in ‘Collateral Beauty.’ Finally, Vincent Kartheiser and Haley Bennett play ‘cat and mouse’ in a classic Hollywood murder mystery, complete with an ending you won’t see coming.
Enjoy the movies this weekend – I always do!
Solace (2015)
(R) 101 min – Crime
Director: Afonso Poyart
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell
The hunt for a serial killer employs a psychic brought in by the FBI. Anthony Hopkins is the key to solving this murderous rampage, and Walking Dead’s Jeffrey Dean Morgan proves he’s one of Hollywood’s best new actors. [watch trailer]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
(PG-13) 133 min – Action
Director: Gareth Edwards
Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen
The plans to the Death Star are sought by the Rebellion; beware of the evil that lurks within. [watch trailer]
Collateral Beauty (2016)
(PG-13) 97 min – Drama
Director: David Frankel
Stars: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña
A man begins to deal with a personal tragedy by turning to his first love, writing. The storyline becomes more than words as Will Smith writes a letter to death (beautifully played by legendary actress Helen Mirren) who actually appears in real life. This is our pick of the week. [watch trailer]
A Kind of Murder (2016)
(R) 95 min – Drama
Director: Andy Goddard
Stars: Vincent Kartheiser, Haley Bennett, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson
Set in New York in the mid-60s, we find highly successful Walter Stackhouse, a renowned architect who has the perfect marriage. Walter has an affair that causes fatal complications. This script is interwoven with suspense and intrigue. What do you do when your actions indirectly kill your wife? [watch trailer]
Neruda (2016)
(R) 107 min – Biography
Director: Pablo Larraín
Stars: Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Alfredo Castro, Pablo Derqui
Pablo Neruda is a Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, who finds himself on the run in the 1940s after joining the Communist Party. This biography of Pablo Neruda is the perfect subject for an entertaining film. [watch trailer]
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