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FILM SHORTS By Jared Rasic 1917: From director Sam Mendes comes a war movie unlike any you’ve seen before. Crafted to look like the entire film is done in one shot, “1917” is easily the most intense war film since “Saving Private Ryan” or “The Thin Red Line.” See this on the biggest and loudest screen you can find. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX, Odem Theater Pub
THE GENTLEMEN: Ever since “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” Guy Ritchie has been making very specific British crime comedies, but “The Gentlemen” is easily his best since 2000’s “Snatch.” Even as the originality of these movies has worn off over the years, Ritchie’s frenetic direction keeps them worth watching. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX
2020 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS: Every year since they opened, Tin Pan Theater has exclusively showed the Oscar nominated shorts. This year has the strongest group of films so far. Broken into animated, documentary and live action categories, the films span every genre imaginable. Do not miss. Tin Pan Theater
GRETEL & HANSEL: From visionary director Oz
A HIDDEN LIFE: The new film by legendary director Terrence Malick tells the story of a German man who refuses to join the Nazi party during WWII and is sent to prison. This is Malick back in fine form, as he moves away from his abstract work like “Knight of Cups” and heads back into historical fiction. Sisters Movie House
JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL: Everyone’s complain-
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE: It’s shocking the producers didn’t wait until the fourth installment to use this title, but at least we have another one of this ridiculous franchise to enjoy. This one is actually surprisingly serious, focused more on aging and mortality than one would think for a movie like this. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX, Redmond Cinema BIRDS OF PREY: An absolutely bonkers comic
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book movie featuring Margot Robbie as psychotic anti-hero Harley Quinn. For everyone who thought “Joker” was an original comic book movie, “Birds of Prey” shows audiences how weird DC Comics can get with their movies. Way too much fun. Regal Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX, Sisters Movie House, Redmond Cinema
DOLITTLE: This movie bounces between being
classy and stupid so quickly it’s bound to give you whiplash, but it’s definitely not as bad as critics would have you believe. Downey gives it his all and there’s something refreshing about the film’s lack of pretension. Still, there are a lot of fart jokes. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX
DOWNHILL: This is an American remake of the fantastic Swedish/French film “Force Majeure” which follows a family on vacation having troubles. After a false avalanche, the dad ditches his wife and kids as he runs to safety, completely losing his family’s faith in him. The remake won’t be as good as the original, but Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are always fun to watch. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX, Sisters Movie House, Redmond Cinema FANTASY ISLAND: Based on the TV show that ran from 1977 to 1984, this version of “Fantasy Island” turns everything into a Monkey’s Paw-type situation where everyone’s wishes turn horrifying and deadly. Changing existing intellectual property into a horror movie is a great idea. Can we get a horror-movie version of “Love Boat” or “Charlie’s Angels” please? Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX FROZEN 2: While not possessing the same charms as the original, “Frozen 2” is still another solid entry in the Disney canon. The songs aren’t quite as memorable, but holy heck, the animation is absolutely stunning to look at and Kristen Bell is a national treasure, so there’s still plenty to enjoy with realistic expectations. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX
Perkins comes this bleakly beautiful retelling of the classic Grimm fairy tale. Some of the strangest and strongest horror imagery of the last few years, this deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible. Will creep you out to your bones. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX
ing that this is just more of the same and I’m like, “Yes, please. I’ll take three more, please.” Kevin Hart does the greatest Danny Glover impression and Danny DeVito is a national treasure…what more do you need? There’s a scene with DeVito climbing down a ladder that made me snot laugh. This movie is a delight. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX
KNIVES OUT: “Clue” is one of the best movies ever made and “Knives Out” makes it look basic. With a perfect cast featuring Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig and a dozen more, this movie will melt your brain and then rearrange the pieces incorrectly. A new classic. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX LITTLE WOMEN: I can’t imagine a better Christmas present than seeing Greta Gerwig’s take on “Little Women.” With a cast featuring the finest women actors of their generation, this should be the definitive take on the material. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX
MIDNIGHT FAMILY: An absolutely riveting documentary about a family that runs a private, for-profit ambulance in Mexico City. This will pin you to your chair for an hour and a half as you watch the Ochoa family rocket through the streets trying to be the first ambulance to arrive at horrific scenes. Tin Pan Theater PARASITE: The Oscar winner for Best Picture and Best Foreign Film comes back to theaters in a black and white edition to deeply unsettle everyone who missed it the first time. The smartest, funniest and most shocking movie you will see all year. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX, Sisters Movie House, Tin Pan Theater THE PHOTOGRAPH: Two of my current favorite
actors to watch are Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, so a romance that’s just about the two of them falling in love sounds perfect. Following the trials and tribulations of multiple generations of a family, “The Photograph” takes what could have been a generic romance and makes something timely and powerful. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: A live-action mov-
ie about a really fast alien who looks like a hedgehog and the evil doctor who wants to run experiments on him. This should be terrible, but somehow it’s charming and surprisingly not annoying... as far as movies about alien hedgehogs are concerned. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX, Sisters Movie House, Redmond Cinema
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER: The ninth and “final” film in the Skywalker Saga sees Rey, Finn and Poe take on Kylo Ren and the First Order for all the marbles. Remember, no matter who lives or dies, the real winner is Disney. Every single time. Always Disney. Our new benevolent overlords. Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX
STREAMING THIS WEEK “PICARD” If you’ve ever felt like “Star Trek” wasn’t enough like “Star Wars” and needed martial arts, gun fights and F-Bombs, then look no further because “Picard” is the cynical and violent “Star Trek” series you’ve been waiting for. So, so very cynical. courtesy IMDb
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