Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Lawrence, and Janeane Garofalo star in this weekend’s movies, with Hollywood offering a full menu of films for the whole family. Stanley Tucci is a college professor who falls for a young writer and decides to write a book about his alluring fantasy of becoming romantically involved with her. This is a wild romance that will take you back to your college days. ‘Dance Academy: The Movie’ picks up where the popular television program of the same name leaves off, and you’ll enjoy the exploitation of the script.
Our pick of the week is the latest film by Jennifer Lawrence, who stars in ‘Red Sparrow’ a film about Russian deception and intrigue. Think ‘Salt’ by Angelina Jolie meets ‘Tom Ryan’ and you’ll enjoy the performance.
Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!
Death Wish (2018)
(R) 108 min – Action
Director: Eli Roth
Stars: Bruce Willis, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone
In the true spirit of the Charles Bronson ‘Death Wish’ films from the 70s and 80s, Bruce Willis turns into a vigilante killing after his family is brutally attacked in a home invasion. [watch trailer]
Dance Academy: The Movie (2017)
(NR) 101 min – Drama
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Stars: Alex Acosta, Alicia Banit, Chris Bartlett, Ryu Bautista
From the origins of the original dance academy TV show, this film follows the stars in the aftermath of the competitions to discover what their lives are like now. [watch trailer]
Foxtrot (2017)
(R) 108 min – Drama
Director: Samuel Maoz
Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Yonaton Shiray, Shira Haas
In one of the more interesting films of the year, a family living in a desolate military post deals with tragedy and family ties that bind. This is not your typical drama. [watch trailer]
They Remain (2018)
(NR)Thriller
Director: Philip Gelatt
Stars: William Jackson Harper, Rebecca Henderson
A group of scientists discovers animal behavior that is not normal while living in a cult compound. If you like to be frightened, this film is for you. [watch trailer]
Souvenir (2016)
(NR) 90 min – Romance
Director: Bavo Defurne
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Kévin Azaïs, Johan Leysen, Muriel Bersy
This foreign film is set in Europe with English subtitles and is about a former winner of a singing contest who has dealt with simply fading away into anonymity. She is befriended by a man, a former boxing champion, whom she falls in love with and decides to make a singing comeback. This is a wonderfully romantic film filled with colorful locations and theme. [watch trailer]
Submission (2017)
(NR) Drama
Director: Richard Levine
Stars: Stanley Tucci, Addison Timlin, Kyra Sedgwick, Janeane Garofalo
If you’ve ever had a crush on a college teacher, this movie will take you back to those innocent days filled with love and lust. Stanley Tucci is inspired to write a book about a young woman, one of his students, that he is fantasying about. [watch trailer]
Red Sparrow (2018)
(R) 139 min – Thriller
Director: Francis Lawrence
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker
In the echoes of the Angelina Jolie film ‘Salt,’ this film has a ‘Sparrow School’ of young Russian intelligence service officers who are set upon society to seek revenge and raise terror. Jennifer Lawrence’s first assignment is to turn or kill a CIA agent whom she falls for. [watch trailer]
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