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Big Hero 6

In a futuristic world where robots are very much a part of everyday life, a young boy named Hiro (Potter) creates microbots, revolutionary new nanorobots, and accepts an invitation to the prestigious school his older brother Tadashi (Henney) attends. Shortly after Tadashi is tragically killed in a building fire, Hiro accidentally activates Baymax (Adsit), an inflatable health-care robot that his late brother had designed. Baymax takes on the troubled boy as his patient, but the duo soon discovers that a nefarious villain has stolen Hiro's idea and is mass producing his new robots. Along with his brother's friends, Hiro and Baymax form a superhero team and set out to right past wrongs and learn the truth about the deadly fire.

Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams. Stars: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr., James Cromwell. 2014. 102 min. Family.

 

Whiplash

Andrew (Teller) is a young jazz drummer who aspires to become as great as the legendary Buddy Rich. To this end, he joins a jazz band whose conductor (Simmons) is verbally abusive and is even known to throw chairs at his students when they disappoint him. Determined to succeed, Andrew makes some serious, life-altering decisions and focuses on his music. Through a series of events, Andrew is promoted to the band's main drummer, but with the conductor's abusive behavior continuing, Andrew must decide if this path is the best one to bring him happiness.

Director: Damien Chazelle. Stars: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist. 2014. 107 min. Drama.

 

Horrible Bosses 2

No longer tied to the bosses they rebelled against in the first film, Nick (Bateman), Dale (Day) and Kurt (Sudeikis) develop a plan to start their own business manufacturing shower heads. After their only investor double-crosses them and runs off with their inventory, the trio develop a plan to kidnap the investor's son, Rex (Pine), and hold him for ransom. After the plan begins to go horribly wrong, the trio must pull together to fix their severely misguided scheme.

Director: Sean Anders. Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Chris Pine, Jennifer Aniston, Christoph Waltz, Jonathan Banks. 2014. 108 min. Comedy.