The Favourite

Queen Anne (Colman) is frail and ill, and leaves the day-to-day running of the kingdom of Great Britain to her dearest friend and closest adviser, Lady Sarah (Weisz), who is also the Queen's secret lover. When Sarah's down-on-her-luck cousin, Abigail (Stone), comes to court, the latter sees an opportunity to improve her standing, and she hatches a plan to ingratiate herself with the Queen at the expense of Lady Sarah. The two cousins begin competing for the sickly Queen's affections and attention.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos. Stars: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Mark Gatiss. 2018. 119 min. Drama.

Creed II

Under the tutelage of legendary boxer Rocky Balboa (Stallone), Adonis Creed (Jordan) is at the top of his game, and after winning a major championship title, he proposes to his girlfriend, Bianca (Thompson). In Ukraine, notorious Russian boxer Ivan Drago (Lundgren), who killed Adonis's father in a boxing match decades earlier and ultimately lost to Balboa, sees an opportunity to redeem his family's name by pitting his own son, Viktor (Munteanu), against Adonis, but when Adonis agrees to the fight, he loses the support of Balboa, who doesn't want to lose another friend to the brutal Dragos.

Director: Steven Caple Jr. Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Phylicia Rashad. 2018. 130 min. Drama.

Green Book

Renowned black pianist Don Shirley (Ali) plans a concert tour through the Deep South, and he hires white working-class bouncer Tony Lip (Mortensen) to be his driver for the trip. The two clash with each other during the long drive, as Don wishes Tony would act with more refinement and Tony resents being asked to do so. As the realities of the racial tensions of the 1960s South become apparent, the two men begin to respect each other and their individual strengths, and both come to lean on each other for support. Based on true events.

Director: Peter Farrelly. Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini. 2018. 130 min. Comedy-drama.