“My House. My Rules. My Coffee.”
Story: It’s murder mystery writer Harlan Thrombey’s 85th birthday – mazel! But things go from celebratory to somber as Harlan is found dead the next morning, his throat slit. Who did it? Well, who didn’t? Every member of his conniving family seems to have a reason – good or threadbare – so it’s up to Benoit Blanc to figure out just what happened. Good luck, dude. You’re gonna need it.
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Everyone has holiday movies they must watch in December. One of mine is A Christmas Prince. The characters are so much fun, and the cast looks like they’re having a blast. Ditto for the sequel, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding. So hello, baby! And, hello, mystery… Synopsis!
It’s Christmastime in Aldovia, and a royal baby is on the way! Amber and Richard host royals from a distant kingdom to renew a sacred truce, but when the treaty vanishes, peace is jeopardized and an ancient curse threatens their family.
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby comes to Netflix December 5th.
“911, what is your emergency? Hello? Hello…hello?”
WHOA. I absolutely love Janelle Monáe, so I’m eager to see her take the lead in a film…but this looks like it’s gonna freak me out. Can I get a hug? Synopsis!
Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.
I’m getting huge Twilight Zone vibes from this trailer, and that’s a very good thing. Antebellum hits theaters – and scrambles our brains – Spring of next year.
“Can we face what the river knows?”
Story: Okay y’all know the first movie’s story, and the main crew. So Elsa is Queening her guts out, Anna is re-creating the beginning of The Sound of Music in the woods, and Olaf now knows how to read (he’s getting so grown-up!) Meanwhile, Kristoff is trying to get up the nerve to ask Anna for her hand in marriage…with Sven’s help. But when things in Arendelle start to go wonky, the sisters decide to venture past the realm of their known world. Hey, do I hear music?
Genre I’d put it in: Animated Kids Movies That Are Honestly Fun For All Ages
Remake, Sequel, Based-On, or Original: Sequel to the 2013 smash Frozen. Loosely based on the fairy tale The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen.
Ready for a road trip that’s sure to require kleenexes? Synopsis!
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.
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Been looking forward to this one for a while. You too? Synopsis!
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fresh, 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 that also includes Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell, KNIVES OUT is a fun, witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end.
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It’s here! The screening for Frozen 2! Synopsis! Exclamation points!
Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she’ll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey. In “Frozen,” Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. In “Frozen 2,” she must hope they are enough. From the Academy Award®-winning team—directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, producer Peter Del Vecho and songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez—and featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen 2” opens in U.S. theaters on Nov. 22, 2019.
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Happy World Kindness Day! And naturally the movie about everyone’s favorite neighbor Mr. Rodgers is gonna celebrate. By releasing a brand new poster!
So why not wish your favorite neighbor a good day? A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood comes to your neighborhood November 22nd.
This looks like great ride – and who doesn’t love Chadwick Boseman? Synopsis!
21 BRIDGES follows an embattled NYPD detective (Chadwick Boseman), who is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him. When the search intensifies, extreme measures are taken to prevent the killers from escaping Manhattan as the authorities close all 21 BRIDGES to prevent any entry or exit from the iconic island.
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I’m loving that Universal Monsters are gonna start getting the Blumhouse treatment. First up? The Invisible Man. And hello – they’ve got the incredible Elizabeth Moss in the lead. Synopsis!
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister (Harriet Dyer, NBC’s The InBetween), their childhood friend (Aldis Hodge, Straight Outta Compton) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid, HBO’s Euphoria). But when Cecilia’s abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House) commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
The Invisible Man comes to theaters February 28.
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