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Venom

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When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego "Venom" to save his life.

Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Jenny Slate

The Sisters Brothers

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In 1850s Oregon, a gold prospector is chased by the infamous duo of assassins, the Sisters brothers.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Rutger Hauer

121 min

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

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Halloween comes to life in a comedy adventure based on R.L. Stine's 400-million-selling series of books.

Jack Black, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Ken Jeong

Night School

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A group of troublemakers are forced to attend night school in hope that they'll pass the GED exam to finish high school.

Anne Winters, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Keith David

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

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A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.

Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Lorenza Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan

104 min

A Simple Favor

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A SIMPLE FAVOR, directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy blogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's (Blake Lively) sudden...

Henry Golding, Blake Lively, Linda Cardellini, Anna Kendrick

117 min

Smallfoot

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A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as "humans" really do exist.

Zendaya, Channing Tatum, James Corden, Gina Rodriguez

Bad Times at the El Royale

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Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at...

Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Nick Offerman

Kinky

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A talented, shy, single doctor balances work, religion, love and BDSM.

Robert Ri'chard, Obba Babatundé, Jazsmin Lewis, Darrin Dewitt Henson

Coming Soon

The Old Man & the Gun

Opens Oct 19th

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the...

Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover

Nobody's Fool

Opens Nov 2nd

A woman who gets released from prison and reunites with her sister, who discovers she is in an online relationship with a man that may be "catfishing" her.

Missi Pyle, Tiffany Haddish, Courtney Henggeler, Whoopi Goldberg

The Girl in the Spider's Web

Opens Nov 9th

Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.

Claire Foy, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, Stephen Merchant

Widows

Opens Nov 16th

Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own...

Elizabeth Debicki, Jon Bernthal, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell

The Mule

Opens Dec 14th

A 90-year-old horticulturist and WWII veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel.

Taissa Farmiga, Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Michael Peña

Welcome to Marwen

Opens Jan 3rd

A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.

Diane Kruger, Eiza González, Steve Carell, Leslie Mann

Movie Guru's Movie Briefs

• Movie Brief Reviews
  What we have here are mostly ruminations on movies coming out since I write many of these briefs the day before they are released. Though in some cases I wait and post these mini-reviews after I have seen the movie. I believe the less you know about a movie, the better chance you might enjoy it to the upside. Too many reviewers seem to go out of their ways to ruin for you the movie experience with way too much information.
  
  
• A Star is Born
  Fans go crazy over Lady Gaga. No makeup! She looks great. She sings up a storm. Bradley Cooper is outrageously good. He looks and talks and sings and plays the guitar like a country star. He is a movie star without equal right now. Sam Elliot tags along in this. It is always fun to watch Sam Elliot in action. And the sound and huge screen in our XD theater makes this without any doubt worth the extra $2.75.
  
  
• First Man
  The Right Stuff written by Tom Wolfe is the great American book about the origins and beginnings of our space program. The movie Right Stuff based on the book is terrific. Now we have First Man starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. Did you know that Ryan Gosling is Canadian? I don't care. But I do wonder about the movie not ending with the actual newsreel of the planting of the American flag on the moon. This is a misstep, but I can deal with it and look forward to comparing First Man to Right Stuff.
  
  
• Sisters Brothers
  A Western, somewhat like Hostiles last year, not a traditional Western but a worthwhile Western nonetheless. John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jake Gyllenhaal star as assassins chasing after a chemist who has created a formula for finding gold. When they find him they will torture him for the formula, then kill him. I was wary about this film, watched it with trepidation, but it works. You might be shaking your head when you leave, but it will stay with you.
  
  
• Bad Times at the El Royale
  From the preview this film looks similar in subject and style to a Coen Brothers offbeat extravaganza. And that means I want to see it. Not for anyone without a taste for film noir exaggeration, but with a fine cast led by Jeff Bridges.
  
  
• Night School
  Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart are not as funny as The Rock and Kevin Hart, but I would like to see them try again after Night School. In fact a comedy with The Rock and Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish might really blow the roof off. By the way Tiffany Haddish will be back November 2nd in Nobody's Fool.
  
  
• Venom
  Thomas Hardy is a British actor in the mold of Marlon Brando. He becomes the character in all his roles. I have only watched the previews for Venom. I do not like watching Venom dribbling all over Thomas Hardy. I am afraid to take the kids. I will check it out and hope for the best. I hear there are two post credit scenes that are very good. I just watched the first half of Venom. Too gross for the little ones. But if you liked the fun of The Meg, you will like this one.
  
  
• October 2018 Movies
  Wow. Star is Born and Venom on October 5. First Man and Sisters Brothers on October 12. Robert Redford's final acting job in The Old Man and His Gun on October 19 along with Jamie Lee Curtis back to finish off the Halloween series. Then October 26 has Hunter Killer with Gerard Butler and Johnny English Strikes Again with Mr. Bean.
  
  
• Crazy Rich Asians
  The title reminds me of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the great fun Steve Martin-Michael Caine comedy - Crazy Rotten Asians, Dirty Rich Scoundrels. But I digress. The word of mouth on this film is best Asian movie since Joy Luck Club a long time ago which I liked very much. So based on terrific word of mouth from early viewers, I am recommending this film to rom-com aficianados of all ethnicities, a perfect follow-up to those who fell for Mamma Mia 2.
  
  
• The Old Man With the Gun
  We have two movies coming up which are not national releases but deserve your attention. The first is Sisters Brothers opening October 12. This is an off beat Western starring Joaquin Phoenix, John C. O'Reilly, and Jake Gyllenhaal. The Old Man and the Gun opens October 19 and stars Robert Redford as a based on a true story senior citizen bank robber. Both of these movies will be worth your time and money and deserve your support.
  
  
• The Predator
  This is a Shane Black movie. Most filmgoers don't know writer/director Shane Black but he is a most desired action screenwriter for hire. His 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with Robert Downey is a very fun collaboration worth seeing. Black's big breakthrough was the screenplay for Lethal Weapon. I am not sure what he is going to do with this Predator movie. We shall see.
  
  
• White Boy Rick
  Another based on a true story which is fascinating, but is it Hollywood or History? A fifteen year old runs drugs, sells AK 47's, impregnates a woman, and that's about as much as I could handle in one sitting. Of course I can just go back at my convenience and see the rest, which I will, but I do not see much hope for the young man. Matthew McConaughey plays the father as a participant in the bad stuff though I think it more likely that in real life he was just a falling down drunk (I guess I should look that up before I say such a thing). But you have to understand I grew up when movie stars were nice enough to change their names to Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, Garry Cooper, Shirley Temple - in other words names with easy spellings. Close your eyes and try to spell Academy Award winner McConaughey without looking it up. It drives me crazy every time I have to write a brief about one of his movies.