Movies Opening This Weekend – October 14th, 2016 [videos]

This weekend, Hollywood rolls out its most accomplished stars Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, and Laura Dern to entertain you and the entire family. Max Steel returns, Ben Affleck brings suspense to the silver screen, while Kevin Hart shows us what it’s like to be the most successful comedian of our day.

Finally, animation makes a bold contribution this week, one a foreign film, the other in a language we all understand – fun!

Enjoy the movies this weekend – I always do!

Miss Hokusai (2015)
(PG-13) 93 min – Animation
Director: Keiichi Hara
Stars: Kumiko Asô, Gaku Hamada, Kengo Kôra, Yutaka Matsushige

In Japan there is an artistic force known as Katsushika Hokusai. This movie is an adorable adaptation of how that man is viewed by his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei. [watch trailer

Certain Women (2016)
(R) 107 min – Drama
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Stars: Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, James Le Gros

In one of the most anticipated films of the year, ‘Certain Women’ captures all the hesitation and fears of what three women of distinction bring to the table in there relationships. This is the girl power movie of the year. [watch trailer

Desierto (2015)
(R) 94 min – Thriller
Director: Jonás Cuarón
Stars: Gael García Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Alondra Hidalgo, Diego Cataño

A group of people valiantly attempt to cross the border from Mexico, confronting a local who has decided to be his own border patrol agent. The problem is he’s a racist nut! [watch trailer]

Priceless (2016)
(PG-13) 97 min – Drama
Director: Ben Smallbone
Stars: David Koechner, Kristen Rakes, Amber Midthunder, Jim Parrack

‘Priceless’ is the powerful story of James Stevens a man who began life as an honest and decent human being, but becomes contoured by life’s angry and misguided paths. His mission is to simply drive a truck across the county, no questions asked, for a great deal of money – if it were only that simple. This film will entertain you and your whole family. [watch trailer]

Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016)
(R) 96 min – Documentary
Directors: Leslie Small | Tim Story
Stars: Kevin Hart, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, David Meunier

Come watch comedian Kevin Hart blow it up on stage. Think of this as a documentary of a film being made into a ‘behind the scenes’ documentary of a comedy film. Got it?

The Accountant (2016)
(R) 128 min – Crime
Director: Gavin O’Connor
Stars: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal

Ben Aflleck takes on the role of a math savant who grows up to be a math it man for the evil man. Think Jack Ryan with incredible math skills of the other side. [watch trailer]

Max Steel (2016)
(R) 128 min – Crime
(PG-13) 92 min – Action
Director: Stewart Hendler
Stars: Ben Winchell, Josh Brener, Maria Bello, Andy Garcia

The adventures of teenager Max McGrath as super hero Max Steel. [watch trailer]

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