2024-09-18
Twenty one years after the sudden disappearance of his wife, a filmmaker and his new lover are forced to question their relationship when his presumed-dead ex reappears out of the blue with ulterior motives.
This bittersweet saga dramatizes the rise and fall of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, one of the key pop groups of the early '60s, responsible for such iconic hits as "Sherry," "Walk Like a Man" and "Big Girls Don't Cry.".
Jay Jablonski gives a primo performance as a Polish-American seafood-store owner, "a romantic fool" who pretends to be Italian to woo a Boston veterinarian whom he mistakenly believes to be of that ethnicity, when she is actually Spanish. Cerina Vincent is an engaging delight as the object of his desire, and Penny Marshall is a hoot as an opinionated florist. Written and directed by Jason Todd Ips
Entertaining biopic of Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards, whose participation in the 1988 Winter Olympics marked the first time a Brit had ever competed at ski jumping. Edwards trains for the sport with a former champ, and finds fame as a lovable loser who's just trying his best.
Eddie Murphy is twice the fun in dual roles in this out-of-this-world sci-fi comedy. He's captain of a crew of tiny aliens who man a spaceship shaped like a human-sized replica of him. They've come to Earth to find a way to save their doomed planet. The big guy falls in love with a widowed mother (Elizabeth Banks) with a history of hooking up with a series of Mr. Wrongs. Directed by Brian Robbins.
Ron Livingston stars in this inspiring true story about Richard Pimentel, a debate champion who suffered severe hearing damage in Vietnam and later became a crusader for the rights of the handicapped. Melissa George, Michael Sheen, Yul Vazquez, Rebecca De Mornay, Hector Elizondo. Directed by Steven Sawalich.
Inspiring docudrama about adventurer Aron Ralston (James Franco), who was trapped in a Utah canyon for five days with his hand stuck under a boulder and eventually resorted to desperate measures in order to escape. Directed by Danny Boyle.
In this thrilling sequel to the outrageous grind-house hit, the U.S. president drafts Machete for a mission to defeat a wealthy arms dealer who is planning to start a nuclear war.
In this high-octane thrill ride, a helicopter pilot races to rescue his daughter and estranged wife as a series of massive earthquakes devastate California. Meanwhile, a Cal Tech professor attempts to warn other citizens.
Ben Affleck takes over the role of CIA überagent Jack Ryan in this adaptation of Tom Clancy's 1991 novel. But this time around, the author's familiar hero ("The Hunt for Red October") is an agency neophyte trying to stop a nuclear showdown between the U.S. and Russia.