Movies Opening This Weekend – December 1st, [videos]

Benedict Cumberbatch, Jim Belushi, Kate Winslet, Adriano Giannini, Kristen Bell, and the late Ernest Borgnine will bring tears of joy and laughter to your early December, as Hollywood reminds America why we love to be entertained. Hollywood has a great sense of humor, as the movie ‘Another WolfCop’ reveals. Imagine an alcoholic werewolf who can’t seem to get it right?

You’ll love the vibe of ‘Love Beats Rhymes’ a film that allows Hip Hop and contemporary thinking to crash. Justin Timberlake takes us back to a romantic lifeguard at Coney Island in 1950, falling for the wife of a mobster in ‘Wonder Wheel.’ Our pick of the week, perhaps the year, is the film WWII buffs will love ‘Naples ’44’ starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Hollywood has outdone itself, combining black and white documentary footage of Naples Italy the moment WWII ended, with modern day memorialization. This is a remarkable film.

Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!

Slumber (2017)
(R) Horror
Director: Jonathan Hopkins
Stars: Maggie Q, Will Kemp, Sylvester McCoy, Lucas Bond

Do you ever have nightmares? If so, this film might not be up your alley, as demons that feed on people taunt a sleep doctor and his family. [watch trailer]

Naples ’44 (2016)
(NR) 80 min – Documentary
Director: Francesco Patierno
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Adriano Giannini, Alan Arkin, Ernest Borgnine

Author Norman Lewis’s best-seller comes to the silver screen, with an entertaining story of a British officer dealing with the end of War II while getting his personal life under control. [watch trailer]

Another WolfCop (2017)
(NR) 82 min – Horror
Director: Lowell Dean
Stars: Leo Fafard, Amy Matysio, Jonathan Cherry, Laura Abramsen

What do you do with a werewolf cop who can’t control his liquor? Yup, we’ve reached the end of the road for humanity, as man battles werewolves; think of the Paul Newman classic ‘Slapshot,’ meets Michael J. Fox, meets 60s horror scriptwriters. This movie is worth the price of admission simply to discover what it’s all about. [watch trailer]

Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
(R) Drama/Musical
Director: RZA
Stars: Hana Mae Lee, Method Man, Common, John David Washington

Real life artists Lucien Laviscount and Common star in this contemporary reprise of the typical student in class challenges authority model. Discover what happens when rapper Coco (Azealia Banks) signs up for a poetry class. Yes, you can imagine how these worlds collide as her professor challenges Coco to stop hiding behind the lyrics and be honest with herself. [watch trailer]

The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017)
(R) 104 min – Drama
Directors: Brendan Malloy | Emmett Malloy
Stars: Maika Monroe, Cody Fern, Jennifer Garner, Justin Kirk

Men, women, and even families often times find themselves in a mid-life crisis. This film pulls back the curtain on one particular family that travel through the looking glass of California’s riches and temptations. ‘Tribes’ is beautiful, emotionally rewarding, yet scary to be a part of. If you can suspend your comfort levels, you’ll love this film. [watch trailer]

Padmavati (2017)
(NR) Drama
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Stars: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari

Set in medieval Rajasthan, this foreign film will prove to be an entertaining dramatic departure from the norm. The color is bright and engaging, the ensemble talented and engaging. [watch trailer]

Wonder Wheel (2017)
(PG-13) 101 min – Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Stars: Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake, Kate Winslet

Imagine the stories a 1950s lifeguard would tell! This film is a light and entertaining visit to New York in the early 20th century. This is a date night film for sure. [watch trailer]

Gangster Land (2017)
(NR) Crime
Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Stars: Sean Faris, Milo Gibson, Jason Patric, Jamie-Lynn Sigler

We know all about Chicago mobster Al Capone’s rise in the underworld, but what do we really know about his violent associate “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn? We learn that there is no honor amongst thieves, and the various sects of the criminal world are indeed crooked. [watch trailer]

The Disaster Artist (2017)
(R) 103 min – Biography
Director: James Franco
Stars: Zoey Deutch, Alison Brie, Kristen Bell, Tommy Wiseau

Greg Sestero, a young talentless film actor can’t understand why Hollywood hasn’t embraced his mediocrity. Faced with rejection, he and new friend Tommy decide to make their own film. That’s when the trouble begins. This is a Hollywood parody that is so good it’s bad, in a good way. Go see it this weekend! [watch trailer]

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