After a raid on a group of suspected kidnappers, idealistic FBI Agent Kate Macer (Blunt) and her partner, Reggie Wayne (Kaluuya), are assigned to a task force headed by agents Matt Graver (Brolin) and Alejandro Gillick (Del Toro), a former Mexican prosecutor, in order to bring Mexican drug cartel boss Manuel Díaz (Saracino) to justice. Upon their arrival in Mexico, Macer and Wayne are given the task of escorting one of Díaz's officers stateside to interrogate him, but information recently gained from interrogations sets in motion a chain of violent events that shakes Macer's ideals and expectations to their very core.
Director: Denis Villeneuve. Stars: Emily Blunt, Daniel Kaluuya, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Bernardo P. Saracino, Julio Cedillo. 2015. 121 min. Crime.
As part of a school assignment, nerdy 17-year-old Ed Wallis (Wolff) has to get to know and write an essay about an older person. He decides to write one about his seemingly boring neighbor, Ashby Holt (Rourke). His expectations are shattered when, much to his surprise, he learns Holt is not only a former CIA assassin, but is also dying -- he only has a few months to live. Having both seen and done a lot of terrible things throughout his life, Holt has decided to make peace with himself in his final months, and brings Ed along for the ride, teaching him some valuable life lessons along the way.
Director: Tony McNamara. Stars: Nat Wolff, Mickey Rourke, Emma Roberts, Sarah Silverman, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, Zachary Knighton. 2015. 100 min. Comedy/Drama.
See what it takes to be a father with bipolar syndrome raising two kids by himself in this heartwarming film based on the director's own childhood. Cam Stuart (Ruffalo) is, simply put, a manic depressive mess. His wife, Maggie (Saldana), has left him, albeit temporarily, to study business in New York City, meaning he is stuck in Boston raising two very spirited young girls (Wolodarsky and Aufderheide) alone. In way over his head, Stuart spends two years learning the hard way to be a good parent.
Director: Maya Forbes. Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide, Keir Dullea, Beth Dixon. 2014. 90 min. Comedy/Drama.
James Earl, Justin Bartha, Charlie Saxton and Jack Cutmore-Scott as seen in "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life"
James Earl, Justin Bartha, Charlie Saxton and Jack Cutmore-Scott as seen in "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life"
Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch star in “Sherlock”
If you've been itching for some new "Sherlock" episodes, the wait is over -- for now. No, season 4 isn't out yet, but viewers can catch a New Year's treat when a 90-minute special episode of PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre" titled "Sherlock: The Abominable Bride," premieres Friday, Jan. 1, on PBS.
Donald Trump’s popular “Make America Great Again” hats are actually made at a California factory that employs Mexican immigrants. Even more embarrassing for Trump, his hair is made by Syrian refugees.
This morning, Donald Trump claimed to have “many Muslim friends.” However, when asked for specific names, the only one he could come up with was the Genie from “Aladdin.”
Agent 47 (Friend) is a genetically engineered killing machine. While searching for his creator, Piotr Litvenko (Hinds), 47 rescues Litvenko's daughter, Katia (Ware), from a rival assassin, Smith (Quinto), who is employed by Syndicate International -- the company that sponsored Litvenko's work decades before. Katia, who is surprised to learn that she is also a genetically engineered assassin, deduces her father's location, and she and 47 embark on a blood-soaked, bullet-filled journey of revenge and self-discovery, bent on rescuing their creator from the Syndicate.
Director: Aleksander Bach. Stars: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds, Thomas Kretschmann. 2015. 118 min. Action.
Travelogue writer Bill Bryson (Redford) has finally returned home to the United States after living for two decades in England with his wife and children. With the press eagerly anticipating his next work, he decides to ignore the pressure and, instead, walk the length of the Appalachian Trail with his close friend, Stephen Katz (Nolte). Despite being out-hiked and out-camped by dozens of younger folk along the way, the two middle-age men make the most of their trip, live each day to the fullest and create some irreplaceable memories. It's never too late to learn how to enjoy life in a new way.
Director: Ken Kwapis, Stars: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal. 2015. 98 min. 2015. Comedy/Drama.
At 70 years old, retired widower Ben Whitaker (De Niro) is just plain bored. Wanting to do something with the years he has left, he enters an internship program for seniors. After impressing his interviewers, he lands a placement with an online fashion firm run by Jules Ostin (Hathaway), a young, overworked woman who started her company in her kitchen just a few months before. During his time at the company, Ben endears himself to his much younger co-workers, develops a relationship with the company's massage therapist (Russo), and imparts some valuable life advice to the young CEO Jules.
Director: Nancy Meyers. Stars: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Anders Holm, Adam DeVine, Nat Wolff. 2015. 121 min. Comedy.
Hope Valley's New Year's celebration marks a fresh start for Jack (Daniel Lissing) and Elizabeth (Erin Krakow) in this new episode. Also, Abigail (Lori Loughlin) gets a surprise guest and an unwanted visitor shows up.
Though all of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart's other classic team-ups were based on novels, "Key Largo" (1948) was not. It was based on a stage play.
The play debuted on Broadway on Nov. 27, 1939. It was written by Maxwell Anderson, a prolific playwright who had dozens of credits on Broadway, and who won a Pulitzer in 1933 for his play "Both Your Houses."
Though all of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart's other classic team-ups were based on novels, "Key Largo" (1948) was not. It was based on a stage play.
The play debuted on Broadway on Nov. 27, 1939. It was written by Maxwell Anderson, a prolific playwright who had dozens of credits on Broadway, and who won a Pulitzer in 1933 for his play "Both Your Houses."
There are a lot of reasons why Alicia Witt might look familiar to you, but if you're a regular fan of made-for-TV Christmas movies, that's a pretty good clue -- this is her fourth.