Book Club

Four middle-aged women who have been in a book club together for years have their lives turned upside down when they read "Fifty Shades of Grey." Each woman realizes that she's missing something in her life and finds the book lighting a spark that had been dormant for years. Diane (Keaton), who recently lost her husband, begins tentatively dating again; Vivian (Fonda) starts to get closer to a man that she nearly married 40 years earlier, but she still fears commitment; Carol (Steenburgen) tries to reignite the spark in her marriage; and Sharon (Bergen) opens an online dating account. Despite the trials and setbacks of starting relationships later in life, all four women push through in the pursuit of love.

Director: Bill Holderman. Stars: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen. 2018. 104 min. Comedy.

Life of the Party

When her husband leaves her for another woman on the same day that they send their daughter Maddie (Gordon) off to college, Deanna (McCarthy) decides to go back to school herself to finish the degree that she abandoned when she got pregnant years before. Despite being old enough to be the other students' mother, she quickly fits in and finds that though it isn't without its challenges for an older student, college is even better the second time around.

Director: Ben Falcone. Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon, Maya Rudolph. 2018. 105 min. Comedy.

Breaking In

Grieving mother Shaun (Union) heads to her father's remote home with her two children to settle his estate after he's murdered, but unbeknownst to her, four burglars are in the house searching for a hidden safe thought to contain millions of dollars. When the house's state-of-the-art security system is activated, Shaun finds herself locked outside of the house while her kids are trapped inside with the criminals, but it will take more than an impenetrable building to keep this mother away from her kids when they're in danger.

Director: James McTeigue. Stars: Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke, Richard Cabral, Ajiona Alexus, Levi Meaden, Seth Carr. 2018. 88 min. Action.