American Sniper

After being raised by a father who taught him how to shoot a rifle, Chris Kyle (Cooper) becomes a Navy SEAL sniper. He is sent to Iraq following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, where his first kills are a mother and her young boy. Although he is shaken and upset by this, he is given the nickname "Legend" as his number of kills increases, eventually becoming the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. Back home, though, his lengthy absences and troubled emotional state begin to take a hefty toll on his wife and family.

Director: Clint Eastwood. Stars: Bradley Cooper, Kyle Gallner, Ben Reed, Elise Robertson. 2014. 132 min. Biography.

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

When Lou (Corddry) is shot by a mysterious assailant, his friends Nick (Robinson) and Jacob (Duke) fire up their hot tub time machine to travel to the past in order to find and stop the assailant. However, they wind up a decade in the future and conclude that the would-be killer must be from this time period. With potential suspects aplenty, the hunt is on to find the murderous time traveller so they can alter the future and save the past.

Director: Steve Pink. Stars: Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Adam Scott, Gillian Jacobs, Chevy Chase. 2015. 93 min. Comedy.

What We Do in the Shadows

Jackie (van Beek) is a human servant to a group of four vampires living in a flat in Wellington, New Zealand. She wants to become one of them herself, but the vampires, who can only go outside after dark, refuse. After Jackie's ex-boyfriend Nick (Gonzalez-Macuer) is accidentally turned into a vampire, the beasts invite him to join their family and begin to learn how to use modern technology. Nick, though, has trouble adapting to his new lifestyle, and he accidentally reveals his dark secret to a vampire hunter, who tracks down the little family at their flat.

Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi. Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jackie van Beek, Ben Fransham, Jonathan Brugh. 2014. 86 min. Comedy.