American Ultra

Mike Howell's (Eisenberg) life is wasting away. He's hooked on drugs, works in a convenience store and every time he tries to leave his small town he suffers a panic attack. Even worse, every time he tries to propose to his girlfriend, Phoebe (Stewart), something goes wrong and stops him in his tracks. His world gets turned upside down, though, when he stumbles upon two men planting a bomb in his car, who he quickly dispatches using skills he had no idea he possessed. Soon, Mike learns that he's the product of a secret CIA project -- and that the agency wants him eliminated.

Director: Nima Nourizadeh. Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins. 2015. 96 min. Comedy.

Shaun the Sheep Movie

A favorite "Wallace and Gromit" character finally gets his own feature-length film! Shaun the sheep (Fletcher) hatches a mischievous plan to get a day away from the farm, but the plan goes horribly awry when The Farmer (Sparkes) ends up lost in the big city with amnesia. The flock of sheep find life without the farmer harder than they could have imagined and make their own way to the city to find and rescue him. However, the flock soon discovers that life in the big city is nothing like the quiet lives they're used to living on the farm.

Directors: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak. Stars: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Kate Harbour. 2015. 85 min. Animation.

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki (Streep) abandoned her husband and children years ago to pursue her dream of becoming a rock star. Many years have passed, and her band never made much of a splash, so she's working as a cashier to supplement the band's meager income. Out of the blue, her ex-husband (Kline) contacts her and asks her to come visit after their daughter (Gummer) attempts suicide. After being absent from their lives for so long, Ricki's one chance to patch things up with her estranged family may end with her facing the music.

Director: Jonathan Demme. Stars: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer. 2015. 101 min. Comedy.