Coming & Current Unreviewed Movies

“You have the right to remain silent”

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USA Open: October 24, 2019 (Scottsdale AZ)

Atlas Distribution Company—Featuring: Adam Carolla, Dennis Prager, Tim Allen, Jordan Peterson, Van Jones, Alan Dershowitz, Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, Cornel West, etc.

NO SAFE SPACES reveals how identity politics and the suppression of free speech are spreading into every part of society and threatening to divide America.

The First Amendment and the very idea of free speech are under attack in America today. A growing number of Americans dont’t believe you have the right to speak your mind if what you have to say might offend someone, somewhere. They advocate for ‘safe spaces’ in which people won’t be offended by ideas they may find troubling. But is that what America is about? In NO SAFE SPACES, comedian and podcast king Adam Carolla and radio talk show host Dennis Prager travel the country, talking to experts on the right and left, tour college campuses and examine their own upbringings to try to understand what is happening in America today and what free speech in America should look like.

Countdown

“Death? There’s an app for that.”

USA Open: October 25, 2019 (wide release)

Black and Blue

USA Open: October 25, 2019 (wide release)

The Current War: Director's Cut

“Only one could power the world. / Inspired by true events”

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USA Open: October 25, 2019 (wide release)

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch (as Thomas Edison), Michael Shannon (as George Westinghouse), Nicholas Hoult (as Nikola Tesla), Tom Holland (as Samuel Insull)

Arctic Dogs

USA Open: November 1, 2019 (wide release) / AU: Nov 7 / UK: ___

Starring: Jeremy Renner, James Franco, John Cleese, Anjelica Huston, Alec Baldwin, Omar Sy, Michael Madsen, Laurie Holden, Heidi Klum, etc.

Budget: $50 million

Motherless Brooklyn

USA Open: November 1, 2019 (wide release)

This film is considered by “experts” to be a strong contender for an Oscar®.

Starring: Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Leslie Mann

Harriet

USA Open: November 1, 2019 (wide release)

Terminator: Dark Fate

USA Open: November 1, 2019 (wide release) / AU: 31 Oct / UK: 23 Oct

Last Christmas

USA Open: November 8, 2019 (wide release) / AU: Nov 7

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Emma Thompson

Playing with Fire

USA Open: November 8, 2019 (wide) / AU: Jan 1, 2020

Starring: John Cena, Brianna Hildebrand, Judy Greer, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo, and Dennis Haysbert

Doctor Sleep

“The next chapter in The Shining story / Dare to go back”

USA Open: November 8, 2019 / AU: Nov 7

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Chelsea Talmadge, Bruce Greenwood

Midway

USA Open: November 8, 2019 (wide release)

Charlie's Angels

“Unseen. Univided. Unstoppable. / A new world needs new angels”

USA Open: November 15, 2019 (wide) / AU: Nov 14

Sony Pictures—Director: Elizabeth Banks / Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska, with Elizabeth Banks, Djimon Hounsou and Patrick Stewart as Bosley —also Luis Gerardo Méndez, Sam Claflin, Jonathan Tucker, Noah Centineo, Nat Faxon

Charlie’s Angels have always provided security and investigative skills to private clients. Now the Townsend Agency has expanded internationally with the smartest, fearless, highly-trained women all over the globe: multiple teams of Angels guided by multiple Bosleys, completing the toughest missions across the globe. When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, these Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all.

Reboot of the 2000 action comedy based on the 1970s television series. A new generation of private detectives working for the mysterious Charlie.

Ford v Ferrari

“They took the American dream for a ride”

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USA Open: November 15, 2019 (wide) / AU: Nov 14?

This film is considered by “experts” to be a leading contender for an Oscar®.

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a division of The Walt Disney Company—Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon / Director: James Mangold

“The true story of the battle between Ford and Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1966.”

“Academy Award®-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in FORD v FERRARI, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Bale), who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.”

The Good Liar

“Read between the lies”

USA Open: November 15, 2019 (wide) / AU: Jan 23, 2020

According to “experts,” this film is a LEADING CONTENDER for an Oscar®.

New Line Cinema, division of Warner Bros. Pictures—Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen / Director: Bill Condon—“Beauty and the Beast” (2017), “Mr. Holmes” (2015), “Dreamgirls” (2006), “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” (2011, 2012)

Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish on-line. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.

Based on the novel by Nicholas Searle

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

“An American Icon and the story of kindness we need right now”

USA Open: November 22, 2019 (wide release)

This film is currently considered by “experts” to be a leading Oscar® contender.

TriStar Pictures, a division of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment—Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Susan Kelechi Watson, Tammy Blanchard, Sakina Jaffrey / Director: Marielle Heller

Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded, cynical magazine writer (Emmy-winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned to write a profile piece on Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor—and finds his perspective on life transformed.

The film is inspired by a real-life friendship between Rogers and award-winning journalist Tom Junod and Junod’s article “Can You Say… Hero?”.

Dark Waters

“The truth has a man on the inside.”

USA Open: November 22, 2019 (select theaters) / AU: ___

This film is considered by “experts” to be a strong contender for an Oscar®.

Focus Features, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal/Comcast—Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman / Director: Todd Haynes

Based on the true story of attorney Robert Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) who uncovers the connection between a string of mysterious deaths and chemical company DuPont, and fights to reveal the truth to the public—exposing a lengthy history of pollution and leading to one of the most significant class actions in environmental law.

21 Bridges

USA Open: November 22, 2019 / AU: Nov 21 or Oct 24

Frozen II

USA Open: November 22, 2019 (wide release) / UK: Nov 22 / AU: Nov 28 (or ?-Dec 26)

Knives Out

“Nothing brings a family together like murder”

USA Open: November 27, 2019 (wide) / AU: Nov 28

According to “experts,” this film is a LEADING CONTENDER for an Oscar®.

Lionsgate—Director: Rian Johnson—“Looper” (2012), “Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi” (2017), “Brick” (2005) / Starring: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Ana de Armas, Don Johnson, Jaeden Martell, Katherine Langford

Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death. With an all-star ensemble cast including Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell, KNIVES OUT is a witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end.

Queen and Slim

USA Open: November 27, 2019 (wide) / AU: Jan 30, 2020

Universal Pictures—Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Chloë Sevigny, Indya Moore, Bokeem Woodbine, Benito Martinez / Director: Melina Matsoukas

A couple’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.

From Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe (Netflix’s ‘Master of None’) and Melina Matsoukas, the director of Beyonce’s “Formation” and the Nike “Equality” campaign, comes Makeready’s new drama, ‘Queen & Slim.’

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith, in her first starring feature-film role), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country.

As they drive, these two unlikely fugitives will discover themselves and each other in the most dire and desperate of circumstances, and will forge a deep and powerful love that will reveal their shared humanity and shape the rest of their lives.

Joining a legacy of films such as “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Thelma & Louise,” “Queen & Slim” is a consciousness-raising love story that confronts the staggering human toll of racism and the life-shattering price of violence.

The Aeronauts

“The sky is not the limit / Inspired by a true adventure”

USA Open: December 6, 2019 in theaters / UK: Nov 6 / AU: ____

This film is considered by “experts” to be a strong contender for an Oscar®.

Amazon Studios—Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Phoebe Fox, Himesh Patel, Vincent Perez, Anne Reid / Director: Tom Harper

A pilot and scientist find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon.

In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.

Playmobil: The Movie

“Let’s get epic”

USA Open: December 6, 2019 (wide release)

AU: December 12, 2019 / US: March 27, 2020

Roadshow [AU] / Lionsgate [UK]

The British monarch’s (Dame Julie Walters) favorite dog gets lost from the palace and finds himself at a dog fight club. He then begins his long journey to find his way back home.

Rex is the Queen’s favourite corgi and lives with his three other corgi companions a life of luxury at the Buckingham Palace. On a visit made by President Donald Trump with his wife Melania Trump and their own dog Mitzi, the Queen suggests that perhaps one of her corgis might prove to be a suitable mate for Mitzi, who chooses Rex, who is not pleased at all at the prospect of marrying Mitzi. After Rex evades her multiple times, Mitzi eventually chases him into the dining hall where he accidentally bites President Trump, deeply angering the Queen.

USA Open: December 13, 2019 (wide release) / AU: Dec 26

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas / Director: Jake Kasdan

Everything you know about Jumanji is about to change. In JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored, from the arid deserts to the snowy mountains, in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.

“Close encounters of the furred kind”

USA Open: December 13, 2019 / UK: Oct 18 / AU: Jan 9, 2020

Lionsgate—When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.

“The World Will Know His Name and the Truth / Based on the true story of the 1996 Atlanta bombing”

USA Open: December 13, 2019

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company—Director: Clint Eastwood / Screenwriter: Billy Ray / Starring: Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates

Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on true events, RICHARD JEWELL is a story of what happens when what is reported as fact obscures the truth.

“There is a bomb in Centennial Park. You have thirty minutes.” The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell as the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing—his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI’s number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant, Jewell staunchly professes his innocence. But Bryant finds he is out of his depth as he fights the combined powers of the FBI, GBI and APD to clear his client’s name, while keeping Richard from trusting the very people trying to destroy him.

The film stars Oscar winners Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) as Watson Bryant and Kathy Bates (“Misery,” TV’s “American Horror Story”) as Richard’s mom, Bobi; Jon Hamm (“Baby Driver”) as the lead FBI investigator; Olivia Wilde (“Life Itself”) as Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs; and Paul Walter Hauser (“I, Tonya”) stars as Richard Jewell.

Oscar winner Eastwood directed from a screenplay by Oscar nominee Billy Ray (“Captain Phillips”), based on the Vanity Fair article “American Nightmare—The Ballad of Richard Jewell” by Marie Brenner.

A Hidden Life

USA Open: December 13, 2019

This film is currently listed by “experts” to be a possible Oscar® contender.

Fox Searchlight Pictures, a sister company of 20th Century Fox, a division of The Walt Disney Company—Writer/Director: Terrence Malick / Starring: August Diehl (as Franz Jägerstätter), Valerie Pachner (Franziska Jägerstätte), Michael Nyqvist (Bishop Joseph Fliesser), Matthias Schoenaerts, Jürgen Prochnow, Bruno Ganz

Based on real events, from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive.

Uncut Gems

USA Open: December 13, 2019 (limited), December 25, 2019 (wide release)

This film is currently listed by “experts” as a strong contender for an Oscar®.

A24—Starring: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel, Judd Hirsch, Eric Bogosian, and Pom Klementieff / Directors: Josh and Benny Safdie

Set in the diamond district of New York City, Howard Ratner, a jewelry store owner and dealer to the rich and famous, must find a way to pay his debts when his merchandise is taken from one of his top sellers and girlfriend.

From filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

“Slay, girls”

USA Open: December 13, 2019 (wide release)

Universal Pictures—Starring: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, Simon Mead, and Cary Elwes / Director: Sophia Takal

Brand: Blumhouse Productions

This is being described as a woke female empowerment Christmas slasher movie from the politically-charged Blumhouse Productions (“Get Out,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Purge” franchise, “The Hunt”).

Producer’s description: “Just in time for the holidays comes a timely take on a cult horror classic as a campus killer comes to face a formidable group of friends in sisterhood.

Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. But as Riley Stone (Imogen Poots, ‘Green Room)’ and her Mu Kappa Epsilon sisters—athlete Marty (Lily Donoghue, The CW’s ‘Jane the Virgin’), rebel Kris (Aleyse Shannon, The CW’s ‘Charmed’), and foodie Jesse (Brittany O’Grady, Fox’s ‘Star’)—prepare to deck the halls with a series of seasonal parties, a black-masked stalker begins killing sorority women one by one.

As the body count rises, Riley and her squad start to question whether they can trust any man, including Marty’s beta-male boyfriend, Nate (Simon Mead, ‘Same But Different: A True New Zealand Love Story’), Riley’s new crush Landon (Caleb Eberhardt, Amazon’s ‘Mozart in the Jungle’) or even esteemed classics instructor Professor Gelson (Cary Elwes).

Whoever the killer is, he’s about to discover that this generation’s young women aren’t about to be anybody’s victims.”

“You will believe”

USA Open: December 20, 2019 (wide) / AU: Dec 26

This film is considered by “experts” to be a strong contender for an Oscar®.

Universal Pictures—Executive Producer: Steven Spielberg / Starring: James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Fracesca Hayward / Director: Tom Hooper—“Les Misérables,” “The King’s Speech,” “The Danish Girl” / Choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler

This is a movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Cats.” Over the course of a single night, a tribe of cats called the Jellicles make what is known as ‘the Jellicle choice’ and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.

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USA Open: December 20, 2019 (wide release) / AU: Jan 1, 2020

This film is considered by “experts” to be a LEADING CONTENDER for an Oscar®.

Lionsgate—Starring: Charlize Theron (as Megyn Kelly), Ahna O'Reilly (Julie Roginsky), Nicole Kidman (Gretchen Carlson), Margot Robbie (Kayla Pospisil), John Lithgow (Roger Ailes), Connie Brittovn (Beth Ailes), Malcolm McDowell (Rupert Murdoch), Alanna Ubach (Jeanine Pirro), Elisabeth Röhm (Martha MacCallum), Spencer Garrett (Sean Hannity), Michael Buie (Bret Baier), P.J. Byrne (Neil Cavuto), Marc Evan Jackson (Chris Wallace), Mark Duplass (Douglas Brunt), Alice Eve (Ainsley Earhardt), Ashley Greene (Abby Huntsman), Kate McKinnon (a fictional producer), Allison Janney (lawyer Susan Estrich) / Director: Jay Roach

The film centers upon female Fox News personnel and their allegations against founder Roger Ailes. Told from the viewpoint of women, the film dramatizes accusations of sexual harassment and a toxic male culture. As a result of Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit, other women such as Julie Roginsky made similar claims, and Ailes resigned from Fox News in 2016.

“Starring Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron, Academy Award® winner Nicole Kidman, Academy Award® nominee John Lithgow and Academy Award® nominee Margot Robbie, based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it. Directed by Emmy® Award winner Jay Roach and written by Academy Award® winner Charles Randolph.”

“Every generation has a legend. / The saga comes to an end”

USA Open: December 20, 2019 / AU: December 19

Little Women

USA Open: December 25, 2019 (wide release) / AU: Jan 23

This film is considered by “experts” to be a leading contender for an Oscar®.

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Timothée Chalamet, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Louis Garrel, Tracy Letts, James Norton, Bob Odenkirk, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, etc. / Director: Greta Gerwig

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War in this film adaptation of the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott.

LITTLE WOMEN (2019) explores the lives of the March sisters in 1860s New England, in the aftermath of the American Civil War focusing on the sisters’ young adult lives, particularly after Meg, Jo, and Amy leave their family home. The film reportedly moves back and forth in time and focuses on themes more than narrative.

“Super spy. Super fly.”

USA Open: December 25, 2019 (wide release) / UK: Dec 25 / AU: Dec 25 or Jan 1 or Jan 23

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a division of The Walt Disney Company—Starring: Will Smith (voice), Tom Holland (voice), Karen Gillan (voice), Ben Mendelsohn (voice), Karen Gillan (voice), Rashida Jones (voice), Rachel Brosnahan (voice), Reba McEntire (voice), etc.

Lance and Walter. One is a super cool and charming spy, and the other invents the super cool gadgets Lance uses. When the world's best spy is turned into a pigeon, he must rely on his nerdy tech officer. They must learn to rely on each other like never before in order to save the world.

1917

“Time is the enemy”

USA Open: December 25, 2019 (limited) —January 10, 2020 (wide release) / AU: Jan 9

This film is considered by “experts” to be a strong contender for an Oscar®.

Universal Pictures—Director: Sam Mendes—“Skyfall” (2012) / Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, George MacKay, Richard Madden, Andrew Scott, Teresa Mahoney, Daniel Mays

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop them from walking straight into a deadly trap killing hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them.

Grudge

USA Open: January 3, 2020 (wide release)

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Starring: Demián Bichir, Andrea Riseborough, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, William Sadler, Lin Shaye, Jacki Weaver / Director: Nicolas Pesce

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a single mother and young detective (Andrea Riseborough) tries to investigate and solve the case. Later, she discovers the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Now, she runs to save herself and her son from demonic spirits from the cursed house in her neighborhood.

Underwater

“7 miles below the ocean surface something has awakened”

USA Open: January 10, 2020 (wide release)

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a division of The Walt Disney Company / Produced by Chernin Entertainment / Starring: Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, T.J. Miller, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr. / Director: William Eubank

A crew of underwater researchers are forced to go on a dangerous journey for survival after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory.

Budget: $80-million

“The world of beauty is about to get ugly”

USA Open: January 10, 2020 (wide release) / AU: Jan 23

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary Viacom—Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Coolidge / Director: Miguel Arteta

Two female friends with very different ideals decide to start a beauty company together. One is more practical, while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.

The Informer

“Choose your enemies wisely”

USA Open: January 10, 2020

Aviron Picture s—Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Clive Owen, Rosamund Pike, Common, Ana de Armas / Director: Andrea Di Stefano

Honorably discharged Special Ops soldier Pete Koslow’s (Joel Kinnaman) world is turned upside-down when heis jailed after a fight to protect his wife (Ana de Armas). He’s given a chance for early release by becoming an informant for the FBI (Academy Award nominees Rosamund Pike and Clive Owen) and using his covert skills in an operation to take down The General, the most powerful crime boss in New York.

But when the FBI sting meant to finally earn Koslow his freedom results in the death of an undercover NYPD cop, Koslow finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the FBI. The General insists Koslow takes the heat and sends him back to prison to spearhead a drug operation from inside, and the FBI affirms that going back to jail to do The General’s bidding is the only way for Koslow to keep his deal with them alive.

Caught in a world of impossible choices, Koslow must return to prison, where he formulates a plan to escape the clutches of three of New York City’s most powerful organizations –the mob, the NYPD and the FBI –in order to save himself and his family.

Based on the Swedish novel by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom

My Spy

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USA Open: January 10, 2020 (wide release) / AU: Jan 9

“He’s just not a people person”

USA Open: January 17, 2020 (wide release)

Universal Pictures—Starring: Robert Downey Jr. (as Dr. John Dolittle), Michael Sheen, Antonio Banderas, Tom Holland (voice), Rami Malek (voice), Emma Thompson (voice), Ralph Fiennes (voice), Marion Cotillard (voice), Selena Gomez (voice), John Cena (voice), Octavia Spencer (voice), Carmen Ejogo (voice), Jim Broadbent (voice) / Director: Stephen Gaghan

A physician discovers that he can talk to animals

“Ride together. Die together.”

USA Open: January 17, 2020 (wide release)

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Joe Pantoliano, Kate del Castillo, Charles Melton / Director: Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah

Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery (Will Smith) is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.

The Last Full Measure

USA Open: January 17, 2020

“Criminal. Class.”

USA Open: January 24, 2020 (wide release)

STX Entertainment / Produced by Miramax—Director: Guy Ritchie / Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddit Marsan, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant

From writer/director Guy Ritchie comes THE GENTLEMEN, a star-studded sophisticated action comedy. THE GENTLEMEN follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him (featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant).

USA Open: January 24, 2020 (wide release)

Summit Entertainment, a division of Lionsgate Films—Starring: Sarah Paulson / Director: Aneesh Chaganty—“Searching” (2018)

A home schooled teenager begins to suspect her mother is keeping a dark secret from her.

The Turning

“Watch the children with care”

Open: January 24, 2020 (wide release)

Universal Pictures—Producer: Amblin Entertainment / Starring: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince / Director: Floria Sigismondi

A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. The two orphans are convinced that the old country mansion they live in is haunted by a ghost. The young woman finds that the children are not quite what they seem, and that she might be losing them to evil spirits with a secret tie to their past. The story is a modern take on Henry James’ novella The Turn of the Screw.

The Rhythm Section

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USA Open: January 31, 2020 (wide release) / AU: Feb 20 / UK: Feb 21

Paramount Pictures Corporation—Starring: Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown / Director: Reed Morano

THE RHYTHM SECTION is an international spy thriller that follows the story of Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively), a woman who seeks to uncover the truth behind a plane crash that killed her family. She was also meant to be on the flight. After she discovers that the crash was not accidental, she embarks on a mission to track down those responsible by assuming the identity of an assassin.

Based on the novel by Mark Burnell of the same name.

“A grim fairy tale”

USA Open: January 31, 2020 (wide release)

United Artists Releasing, a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)—Starring: Sophia Lillis (Gretel), Sammy Leakey (Hansel), Alice Krige (Holda/The Witch), Charles Babalola / Director: Director: Oz Perkins

A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work to assist their poor parents. They stumble upon the home of a witch—a nexus of terrifying evil.

“Mind over mayhem”

USA Open: February 7, 2020 (wide release)

Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company—Starring: Margot Robbie, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, Derek Wilson, Chris Messina, Rosie Perez, Matthew Willig / Director: Cathy Yan

After splitting up with The Joker, Harley Quinn and three other female superheroes - Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya - come together to save the life of a little girl (Cassandra Cain) from an evil crime lord.

USA Open: February 14, 2020 (wide release)

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a division of The Walt Disney Company—Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Daniel Brühl , Djimon Hounsou, Stanley Tucci, Charles Dance / Director: Matthew Vaughn

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.

USA Open: February 21, 2020 (wide release) / AU: Dec 26?

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a division of The Walt Disney Company—Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Dan Stevens / Director: Chris Sanders

A sled dog struggles for survival in the Alaskan wild.

USA Open: February 21, 2020 (wide release)

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Starring: Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan, Guy Pearce, Toby Kebbell, Talulah Riley Director: Dave Wilson—“Avengers: Age of Ultron” (Creative Supervisor)

After he and his wife are murdered, Marine Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) is resurrected by a secret team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine—Bloodshot. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility hellbent on revenge, only to discover that there’s more to the conspiracy than he originally thought.

Based on the Valiant Comics character of the same name

Brahms: The Boy II

USA Open: February 21, 2020

STX Entertainment—Starring: Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson / Director: William Brent Bell

A young family unaware of the dark history move into the Heelshire Mansion. Their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.

“One love can change your life”

USA Open: March 20, 2020 (wide release)

Distributed by Lionsgate, Produced by Kevin Downes Productions—Directors: Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin / Starring: Melissa Roxburgh, Britt Robertson, K.J. Apa, Gary Sinise

The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

USA Open: March 27, 2020 (wide release)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures—Director: Niki Caro / Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Li Gong, Jason Scott Lee, etc.

A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father. A live-action feature film based on Disney's ‘Mulan’.

USA Open: May 8, 2020

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Starring: Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham

During World War II, an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by Commander Ernest Krause (Tom Hanks), cross the treacherous North Atlantic while being hotly pursued by wolf packs of German U-boats.

This film is based on The Good Shepherd by C.S. Forester.

USA Open: May 15, 2020

USA Open: May 22, 2020 (wide release) / AU: Jul 2

Paramount Pictures Corporation, a subsidiary Viacom—Director: Tim Hill / Starring voices of: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Awkwafina, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass / Composer: Hans Zimmer

USA Open: June 5, 2020 (wide release) / AU: Jun 4

DC Comics, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company—Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, Kristen Wiig / Director: Patty Jenkins

USA Open: June 19, 2020 (wide release) / AU: ___

Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures—Director: Pete Docter / Starring voices of: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, John Ratzenberger, Daveed Diggs, Phylicia Rashad, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson

A musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself.

USA Open: July 3, 2020 (wide release) / AU: Jun 18?

Illumination Entertainment, distributed by Universal Pictures—Starring: Steve Carell / Director: Kyle Balda

The continuation of the adventures of the Minions, always in search of a tyrannical leader.

USA Open: September 18, 2020

Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Pictures—Director: Michael Rianda

The Mitchell family road trip is interrupted by a tech uprising that threatens mankind.