Hollywood does it’s best this weekend to help us get through the cold weather with warm and entertaining films. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon delivers their latest installment of the franchise, while we cheer for the most unlikely of underdogs, Eddie, the ill equipped Olympic ski jumper who captured our hearts in 1988. Fantasy and fun fill the screens this weekend, so find the time to escape.
Enjoy the movies this weekend – I always do!
Gods of Egypt (2016)
(PG-13) 100 min – Fantasy
Director: Alex Proyas
Stars: Gerard Butler, Abbey Lee, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Courtney Eaton
This mythical journey for an average thief begins in Egypt and wll take you to where mere mortals have rarely been. [watch trailer]
Triple 9 (2016)
(R) 115 min – Crime
Director: John Hillcoat
Stars: Teresa Palmer, Gal Gadot, Kate Winslet, Norman Reedus
If you like cops and robbers and Hollywood ‘who done its’ then Triple 9 is your cup of tea. In this film, it will be hard to recognize the good guys from the bad guys. [watch trailer]
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
(PG-13) Fantasy
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen
Stars: Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh, Harry Shum Jr., Jason Scott Lee
The latest installment of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon deals with a young love and a legenday sword. This movie is another fantasy home run. [watch trailer]
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
(PG-13) 105 min – Biography
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Stars: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Jo Hartley
Based on a true Olympic story, Eddie the Eagle is the real life Walter Mitty who charms all sporting fans in the 1988 Olympics in ski jumping. This biography is funny, daring, and features the biggest underdog of all time. [watch trailer]
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