As usual, there seems to be quite a variety of new movies out in theaters this weekend. There is a thriller based on the novella The Turning of the Screw, a film about a soldier awarded the nation’s highest honor thirty-four years after his death, a British drug lord trying to sell off his empire, and much more!
Blind Eyes Opened (UR)
A Christian documentary diving into the sex trafficking industry in the US exposing the darkness that fuels demand, highlighting survivors’ transformations through Christ, and showing Christ as the hope for all involved.
Directed by Geoffrey Rogers
Release date: January 23
The Gentlemen (R)
A British drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Lyne Renee
Release date: January 24
The Last Full Measure (R)
Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. (“Pits”) is awarded the nation’s highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield.
Directed by Todd Robinson
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Irvine, Christopher Plummer, Bradley Whitford
Release date: January 24
Panga
Panga is inspired from the life of a national level Kabbadi player from India. It follows her triumphs, struggle and overcoming of stereotypes. It shows how important the love and support of your family is for you to be successful.
Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Starring: Kangana Ranaut, Jassie Gill, Richa Chadha, Neena Gupta, Yagya Bhasin
Release date: January 24
The Turning (PG-13)
A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. A modern take on Henry James’ novella “The Turn of the Screw”.
Directed by Floria Sigismondi
Starring: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Karen Egan, Mark Huberman
Release date: January 24
Zombi Child
Haiti, 1962. A man is brought back from the dead to work in the hell of sugar cane plantations. 55 years later, a Haitian teenager tells her friends her family secret – not suspecting that it will push one of them to commit the irreparable.
Directed by Bertrand Bonello
Starring: Louise Labeque, Wislanda Louimat, Katiana Milfort, Mackenson Bijou, Adilé David
Release date: January 24
