Christmas is less than a week, so there are quite a few movies coming out in order to tempt folks into spending times at the movie theater over the holiday,. This week sees the release of the sequel to 2018’s Aquaman, a drama about legendary race car driver Enzo Ferrari, a reimagining of the beloved book and movie The Color Purple, an animated adventure about a family of ducks trying to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime, and much more!
American Fiction (R)
A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Directed by Cord Jefferson
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Keith David
Release date: December 22
Anyone But You (R)
After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice cold – until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
Directed by Will Gluck
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, Mia Artemis, Dermot Mulroney
Release date: December 22
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (PG-13)
Aquaman balances his duties as king and as a member of the Justice League, all while planning a wedding. Black Manta is on the hunt for Atlantean tech to help rebuild his armor. Orm plots to escape his Atlantean prison.
Directed by James Wan
Starring: Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman
Release date: December 22
The Boys in the Boat (PG-13)
A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington’s rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Directed by George Clooney
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery
Release date: December 25
The Color Purple (PG-13)
A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Directed by Blitz Bazawule
Starring: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey
Release date: December 25
Ferrari (R)
Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari’s auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
Directed by Michael Mann
Starring: Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese, Alessandro Cremona, Penélope Cruz
Release date: December 25
The Iron Claw (R)
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
Directed by Sean Durkin
Starring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Grady Wilson
Release date: December 22
Lost Weekend
His marriage and band falling apart, John Lennon recruits comedian Albert Brooks and musician Harry Nilsson for a raucous 24-hour journey through 1973 Los Angeles to try to save a lost album and himself.
Directed by Frank Coraci
Release date: December 25
Migration (PG)
A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime.
Directed by Benjamin Renner, Guylo Homsy
Starring: Isabela Merced, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, Kumail Nanjiani
Release date: December 22
Mob Humor
Two brothers go on an adventure and leave their life in the large metropolis.
Directed by Dennyann Giambrone, Devin ‘Don Cito’ Meadows
Starring: Andrew S Cortez, Leslie Gunter, Bella Levy, Monique Marshall, Penny Richardson
Release date: December 22
Occupied City (PG-13)
The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what’s to come.
Directed by Steve McQueen
Starring: Melanie Hyams
Release date: December 25
Sara’s School Life
During a new year of school, Sara finds out that her brother Soma is going to date her bully Akari, and she must stop her before something even worse happens.
Directed by Sammy Myller
Starring: Alyson Mooyre, Thomas Mooyre, Mina Aishi, Sarah Lyrter, Kimberly Kucktoon
Release date: December 23
Shepherd
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When a young minister struggles with the death of his only son, he is forced to question his faith as he searches for meaning in a time of suffering.
Directed by Aaron Inman
Starring: Nirine S. Brown, Julian Gant, Wendell Kinney, Ajarae Coleman, Phillip Wright
Release date: December 22
Target Number One
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In order to strengthen his connections on the street, a young man has to participate in a violent robbery. But, after surviving the war between street gangs, he becomes the main target of law enforcement and a ruthless mobster.
Directed by Andy Deliana
Starring: Arben Bajraktaraj, Michael Segál, Andy Deliana, Klodian Hoxha, Genti Bejko
Release date: December 25
The Windigo
An ancient Chippewa demon, the WINDIGO, is resurrected by a Native American teenager and his grandmother to protect their family after a run-in with back-woods meth dealers. They soon discover that the creature’s lust for killing cannot be controlled. As each killing bonds the teen and the Windigo ever closer, the family must find a way to break the curse before all of them become the blood-thirsty creature’s next victims.
Directed by Gabe Torres
Starring: Marco Fuller, Fivel Stewart, Tonantzin Carmelo, Casey Camp-Horinek, Troy James
Release date: December 22
