John Wick: Chapter 2

Retired hitman John Wick (Reeves) is contacted by Santino D'Antonio (Scamarcio), an old underworld acquaintance to whom John owes a favor. He tasks John with killing his sister, Gianna (Gerini), so that he can take her place among the criminal underworld's leaders, but after John succeeds at his mission, D'Antonio betrays him, sending his own men to kill him, while also putting a multimillion-dollar bounty on his head. Once again fighting for his life, and with a veritable army of hitmen out for him, John goes on the run while trying to track down D'Antonio.

Director: Chad Stahelski. Stars: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose, Common, Claudia Gerini, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne. 2017. 122 min. Action.

The Lego Batman Movie

Bruce Wayne and his heroic alter-ego, Batman (Arnett), have it all: loads of money, the coolest gadgets and beautiful girls hanging off their every word. When his nemesis, the Joker (Galifianakis), teams up with Gotham City's other villains to attack a gala, Batman and the city's new police commissioner, Barbara (Dawson), foil their villainous plot and lock them all up. Suspecting that stopping the Joker's latest scheme was all too easy, and that the villain is up to something, Batman uses a device to banish him to an alternate dimension, which has far-reaching consequences when it turns out that was the Joker's plan all along. With the Joker's most dangerous plan yet wreaking havoc on Gotham, Batman has to face his greatest fear if he's to have any chance of saving the city.

Director: Chris McKay. Stars: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Zach Galifianakis, Jenny Slate. 2017. 104 min. Animation.

Table 19

After being dumped by her boyfriend, Eloise (Kendrick) is demoted from her role as maid of honor at her ex's sister's wedding. Determined to attend the event anyway, she finds herself seated at table 19, along with all the other unwanted guests. As the tablemates get to know each other, they begin to discover each other's secrets and band together to ensure their weekend away is a memorable one.

Director: Jeffrey Blitz. Stars: Anna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow, Margo Martindale, Rya Meyers, Charles Green, Craig Robinson, Tony Revolori. 2017. 87 min. comedy.