Movies Opening Friday December 12th
Artsies:
Comet (Rated R) – 1.5 stars
Director: Sam Esmail
Actors: Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Kayla Servi
Set in a parallel universe, Comet bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple’s six-year relationship.
Pelican Dreams (Documentary)- 2.5 stars
Director Judy Irving
Actors: Mark Bittner, Laura Corsiglia, Jacky Douglas
Judy Irving (“The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill”) follows a wayward California pelican from her “arrest” on the Golden Gate Bridge into care at a rehab facility and explores nesting grounds, Pacific coast migration and survival challenges.
The Way He Looks (NR) – 3 stars
Director: Daniel Ribeiro
Actors: Fabio Audi, Ghilherme Lobo, Tess Amorim
Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend, Giovana, and the way he sees the world changes completely with the arrival of Gabriel.
Fartsies:
Top Five (Rated R)- 2.5 stars
Director: Chris Rock
Actors: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union
A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show.
Exodus: Gods and Kings (Rated PG 13) – 2.5 stars
Director Ridley Scott
Actors: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Next week:
Annie
The Babadook
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Wild
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