Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

With a run-of-the-mill job as a TV journalist and a boyfriend (Charles) who travels a lot for his job, Kim Baker (Fey) is looking for a bit more excitement in her life. She agrees to take a short-term assignment in Afghanistan, where she befriends the other international journalists, including Scottish photographer Iain (Freeman) and Australian correspondent Tanya (Robbie). Although she takes some time to adjust to working in a war zone, Kim is soon generating stories featuring candid remarks from soldiers, incredible footage from combat zones and insightful thoughts from Afghan women. As her short assignment in Afghanistan morphs into a year-long stay, those around her begin to worry that Kim is becoming addicted to the adrenalin that working in such a dangerous place provides.

Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa. Stars: Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, Margot Robbie, Alfred Molina, Josh Charles, Billy Bob Thornton. 2016. 112 min. Comedy.

Kung Fu Panda 3

After kung fu master Shifu (Hoffman) retires, he passes the role of instructor on to the Dragon Warrior, Po (Black). Much to his dismay, Po finds that teaching isn't an easy job at all, but his spirits are lifted when he finally meets his biological father, Li (Cranston). Just as father and son start to bond, however, an army of jade statues attacks their valley. The pandas learn that the only way to defeat the statues and their power-hungry master is for Po to learn how to master chi, which his father offers to teach him.

Directors: Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh. Stars: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, J.K. Simmons, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu. 2016. 95 min. Animation.

Eye in the Sky

With the help of surveillance drones, an international team led by Col. Katherine Powell (Mirren) prepares to capture a group of extremists who have come together in a safehouse in Kenya. When an undercover Kenyan agent on the ground discovers that the extremists are planning an imminent suicide bombing, the urgency of the mission intensifies, forcing those in power to make life-or-death decisions with minimal information.

Director: Gavin Hood. Stars: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Carl Beukes, Babou Ceesay. 2015. 102 min. Drama.