Annie

Relive the magic in this new adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. Ten-year-old orphan Annie Bennett (Wallis) has a voice like an angel but no parents to love and care for her. After a wealthy businessman (Foxx) who's running for the mayor's office saves her life, the news of his heroic action pushes up his polling numbers, and he takes young Annie under his wing in a cold-hearted attempt to win the election. Ultimately, though, the scheme goes too far when his adviser (Cannavale) hires actors to pretend to be Annie's biological parents, and it's Annie who will end up paying the emotional price.

Director: Will Gluck. Stars: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale. 2014. 118 min. Musical.

Exodus: Gods and Kings

The Old Testament comes to life in this big-budget adaptation of the Book of Exodus. When Egyptian general Moses (Bale) learns that he is actually a Hebrew, the people enslaved by the Egyptians, Pharaoh Ramses (Edgerton) exiles him to the desert. Years later, Moses, now a happily married father, encounters God on a mountainside, who instructs him to return to Egypt to free the enslaved Hebrew people. But the Pharaoh, a man who was once a brother to Moses, refuses to relinquish his grip on the slaves. As a series of plagues descends over Egypt, the Pharaoh's grip on the slaves becomes ever more tenuous.

Director: Ridley Scott. Stars: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Aaron Paul. 2014. 150 min. Drama.

Vice

Julian Michaels (Willis) has built a unique resort destination, a place filled with robots that look and act perfectly human and where, for a price, customers can act out their wildest and most violent vices. When one of the robots (Childers) gains sentience, though, she flees the violence and becomes hunted by Michaels' mercenaries who are intent on putting her down before her rebellion spreads.

Director: Brian A Miller. Stars: Ambyr Childers, Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Bryan Greenberg. 2015. 96 min. Sci-Fi.