Now that Sinterklaas is over, you would think that there is plenty of time forthe Christmas movies, but this week no new films from that category willappear in cinemas. What can we go see? Let’s have a look.
white noise
Simultaneously hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary andapocalyptic, White Noise tells the story of a contemporary American family andtheir attempt to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life. Meanwhile,they wrestle with the universal mysteries of love, death and the possibilityof happiness in an unstable world. Based on the book by Don DeLillo.
Call Jane
Joy (Elizabeth Banks), a housewife in 1960s America, is looking forward tohaving her second child. But her pink cloud is overshadowed by the news thatthis pregnancy is seriously endangering her own life. Because the regulardoctors won’t help her, she turns to ‘The Janes’, a secret group of women ledby the charismatic Virginia (Sigourney Weaver) who risks everything to letwomen like Joy make their own choice. The women save Joy’s life and thisradical event sparks her ambition to help other women determine their owndestiny.
La nuit du 12
Every detective encounters a case at some point in his career that affects himmore than others, without knowing exactly why. A case that continues to haunt,and the detective does not let go. Ambitious Detective Yohan Vivès (BastienBouillon) has just been promoted to Detective Chief Inspector of Grenoble whenClara’s murder case lands on his plate. She was gruesomely killed on the nightof the twelfth, but there is no trace of the perpetrator. Vivès and hisseasoned partner Marceau (Bouli Lanners) interrogate suspect after suspect,but they can’t find a solution. The case gets colder by the day, until theinvestigation is officially closed. But Vivès and Marceau can’t let go of themystery surrounding Clara’s death. La nuit du 12 is based on an existingcold case and, in addition to being an intense whodunit, is also aninvestigation into male violence in which women are victims, but at the sametime are judged by society for lascivious behavior.
Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time is a deeply personal coming-of-age story from acclaimedfilmmaker James Gray about the power of family ties and the pursuit of theAmerican Dream. The star cast of the film includes Anthony Hopkins, AnneHathaway and Jeremy Strong.
The Offering
Hoping to reconcile with his strict Orthodox Jewish father, Arthur returnshome after fifteen years with his pregnant wife. However, he has anothersecret reason to visit his father. When a corpse is brought into the basementof the house where father Saul runs the community mortuary, it turns out thatit houses an ancient entity. And this evil Abyzou – according to the mythresponsible for miscarriages and infant deaths – turns out to have sinisterplans. The demon pushes everyone to their limits and will cause some to losemore than their wits.
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
After the Primm family (Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) move toNew York, their youngest son Josh struggles to adjust to his new school andmake friends. That all changes when he discovers Lyle (voice of Shawn Mendes)in the attic of the house where they now live. Lyle is a singing crocodile wholoves baths, caviar and good music. Soon they become friends. When Lyle isthreatened by angry neighbor Mr. Grumps (Brett Gelman), the family must teamup with Lyle’s charismatic owner Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem). Togetherthey show everyone that you can sometimes unexpectedly get family and thatthere is nothing wrong with a big singing crocodile that makes an even biggerimpression.
Mi país imaginario
In Mi país imaginario, documentary maker Patricio Guzmán returns (Lacordillera de los sueños, Nostalgia de la Luz) back to Chile to report on theunexpected revolution that started in October 2019. Guzmán had to leave Chileafter the failed revolution of 1973, when the country fell prey todictatorship. But now there is hope for a fair society. After the increase inthe price of a metro ticket, protests erupt in Santiago, Chile, in October2019. One and a half million people took to the streets. They protested notonly against the high prices of the subway, but also against the failingdemocracy and for improvement of education and health care. Now it is time fora new constitution that leaves the dictatorship behind once and for all. It ismainly women who take the lead and play an important role in the writing ofthis new constitution.
LeoLeo: The Alpaca Party!
Welcome to Farmer Hector’s Alpaca Farm! Here are Alpacas Leo, Lea and Luisexperience the best adventures full of songs! But, will Luis’ big birthdayparty take place this year?