New movie releases are still somewhat slim pickings right now, but this weekend has a trio of new movies. There’s a horror film about an abducted 13-year-old who starts receiving phone calls on a disconnected cell phone from a killer’s previous victims, a new (and possibly final) Jackass movie, and a truly bizarre star-studded sci-fi film in which the moon has been knocked off its orbit and two former astronauts and a conspiracy theorist think they have the key to prevent the total annihilation of life on Earth – only to arrive on the moon and find they are completely unprepared for what they are about to face!
The Black Phone (R)
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s previous victims.
Director Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, Madeleine McGraw, J. Gaven Wilde
Release date: February 4 (Phillipines)
Jackass Forever (R)
After 11 years, the Jackass crew is back for their final crusade.
Directed by Jeff Tremaine
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Eric André, Machine Gun Kelly
Release date: February 4
Moonfall (PG-13)
In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurdling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler is convinced she has the key to saving us all – but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman believe her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find that they might have prepared for the wrong mission.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Donald Sutherland
Release date: February 4
