We are living in interesting times indeed. This weekend you’ll find two films wrapped around the teachings of the Catholic church, a documentary that is actually a Western, a film starring Jennifer Garner that deals with the female version of Charles Bronson’s franchise films ‘Death Wish’ and a wonderful thriller starring Matt Hookings, Olwen Catherine Kelly, Hannah Waddingham in a film about a serial killer.
Our pick of the week, however, is ‘The Apparition’ a film that gets us thinking if it’s possible for the Virgin Mother Mary to actually speak to us directly?
Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!
Winter Ridge (2018)
(TV-MA) 86 min – Thriller
Director: Dom Lenoir
Stars: Matt Hookings, Olwen Catherine Kelly, Hannah Waddingham, Michael McKell
A young wife winds up in a coma, her husband a devoted young detective who must split his time and emotions between the fate of his wife and chasing a serial killer. You would think 80s Michael Mann had a hand in this script, the creator of the film ‘Manhunter.’ [ watch trailer
God Bless the Broken Road (2018)
(PG) Drama
Director: Harold Cronk
Stars: Lindsay Pulsipher, Jordin Sparks, LaDainian Tomlinson, Andrew W. Walker
This is a different kind of faith movie, one that crosses over religion and traditional beliefs. A young mother becomes a war widow, discovering that the United States Military is more than NASCAR, country music, and rural settings. This is the film you should see this weekend. [ watch trailer
Bisbee ’17 (2018)
(PG) 112 min – Western
Director: Robert Greene
Stars: Mike Anderson, Charles Bethea, Benjamin Joel Caron, Chris Dietz
This film combines the disciplines of documentary and thrills of a gold western in one amazing project. Imagine an old mining town that was the setting of an incredible immigration battle – no, not the one we’re on now, but the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners 100 years ago. Every politician should be forced to see this film. [ watch trailer
Peppermint (2018)
(R) Action | Drama | Thriller
Director: Pierre Morel
Stars: Jennifer Garner, Tyson Ritter, Annie Ilonzeh, Richard Cabral
Here’s a storyline you can relate to- the revenge bestowed by the young woman with nothing to lose. We all have enemies, but we don’t all have the chance to extract the verdict necessary to fulfill sweet revenge. [ watch trailer
The Nun (2018)
(R) 96 min – Horror
Director: Corin Hardy
Stars: Bonnie Aarons, Taissa Farmiga, Jonny Coyne, Charlotte Hope
A priest with a checkered past and a woman about to be ordained a nun join forces to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania, running into the Devil himself along the way. [ watch trailer
The Apparition (2018)
(NR) 144 min – Drama
Director: Xavier Giannoli
Stars: Vincent Lindon, Galatéa Bellugi, Patrick d’Assumçao, Anatole Taubman
This is a French foreign film with English subtitles – In another film wrapped in Catholicism a writer is on an assignment to investigate a young girl who claims to have spoken to Mother Mary personally. [ watch trailer
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