The fall season is winding down as winter has made itself known early in the more northern regions of the world already. With the onset of winter come the holiday movies, and there are several coming out among this week’s new releases. There is a new Godzilla movie set in post-war Japan, a Christmas film about a teddy bear that comes alive, the film version of Beyoncé’s new music tour, and much more!
Animal Crossing Christmas Festival: The Movie! (TV-Y)
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A young boy named Evan moves in to a Village populated with anthropomorphic animals and encounters friends along the way to make his big adventure.
Directed by Devin Sanchez
Starring: Devin Sanchez, Kimberly Brooks, Larry the Cable Guy, Luke Youngblood
Release date: December 1
From the Ashes
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A woman is jailed for her husband’s crime, and her only way out is to solve riddles from her mysterious past.
Directed by Jeremy Wiles
Starring: Jeanne Neilson, Paul du Toit, Syreeta Banks, Jeremy John Wells, Lucy Capri
Release date: December 1
F*** Them All! The Story of Heaven and Hell. The Making of a Ballet
Two outlaws discover that they have been played and the only way to survive it is to rise above it all and dance.
Directed by Nick Peterson
Starring: Janet Priest, Sophie Fournier, Old-Nick, John Waterhouse, Eliska Bouzkova
Release date: December 1
Godzilla Minus One (PG-13)
Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Starring: Minami Hamabe, Sakura Ando, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki
Release date: December 1
Holiday Twist (PG)
Tender thought provoking story of overcoming adversity through intertwining lives that ultimately ends on a magical journey to save Christmas and each other.
Directed by Stephanie Garvin
Starring: Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Caylee Cowan, Kelly Stables, Emily Tosta
Release date: December 1
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Beyoncé in performance at her record-breaking RENAISSANCE World Tour and the creative mastermind behind it.
Directed by Beyoncé
Starring: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter
Release date: December 1
The Shift (PG-13)
After meeting a mysterious stranger, a man must escape a ” dystopian ” world to return to his wife.
Directed by Brock Heasley
Starring: Neal McDonough, Kristoffer Polaha, Sean Astin, Elizabeth Tabish, Jason Marsden
Release date: December 1
Silent Night (R)
A grieving father enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve.
Directed by John Woo
Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, Vinny O’Brien
Release date: December 1
La Syndicaliste
A thriller investigation set in the world of nuclear power and politics.
Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Grégory Gadebois, François-Xavier Demaison, Pierre Deladonchamps, Alexandra Maria Lara
Release date: December 1
Teddy’s Christmas (G)
Christmas peace falls over the small town, but at the Christmas market there’s hectic activity. Mariann discovers a teddy bear at the top shelf. Is he alive? Mariann must get the teddy whatsoever. But Teddy wants to get to a rich family.
Directed by Andrea Eckerbom
Starring: Marte Klerck-Nilssen, John F. Brungot, Vegard Strand Eide, Gunn Tove Grønsberg, Mariann Hole
Release date: December 1
