The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) - Movie Review

The plot: After three prior flops, and a mountain of debt threatening to swallow him whole, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) is struggling to come up with his latest novel. However, inspiration soon strikes and he begins work on a story about ghosts, misers and the holiday of Christmas. As he tries to navigate the hurdles in his own life, he begins to converse with the characters he is creating to flesh out the story, in particular the character who would go on to change Christmas as we know it forever: Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer).

 

Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017) - Movie Review

The plot: Arms dealer Glenn Arias (John DeMita) is preparing to unleash a new zombie apocalypse on the masses, having engineered a virus that he is able to control. After an infiltration mission goes south, BSAA agent Chris Redfield (Kevin Dorman) enlists the help of scientist Rebecca Chambers (Erin Cahill) and former agent Leon Kennedy (Matthew Mercer) to help him stop Arias and find a cure for the virus. However, as Arias’ plan goes ahead, the three of them will have to work fast to save the world once again.

Justice League Dark (2017) - Movie Review

The plot: After a series of grisly murders that seem to have a magical component to them, Batman (Jason O’Mara) is led to occult detective John Constantine (Matt Ryan). Reluctantly, Constantine agrees to team up with Batman, Zatanna (Camilla Luddington), Deadman (Nicholas Turturro) and Jason Blood/Etrigan (Ray Chase) to discover what could cause these ordinary civilians to become murderous. However, as they delve deeper into the world of the dark arts, the team are going to be confronted with things that no human should have to witness. Things like a demon made of literal shit that looks like it was designed by Hayao Miyazaki. Yeah.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Movie Review

The plot: After a costly battle against the First Order, General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) tries to evacuate the Resistance fighters and get some distance between them and the First Order ships. In order to get away, former Stormtrooper Finn (John Boyega) and Resistance maintenance worker Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) have to go to a nearby planet to find someone capable of getting past a Star Destroyer's defences. Meanwhile, Rey (Daisy Ridley) has found Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to teach her the ways of the Force. However, it seems that Luke’s past still haunts him and there’s only one thing he wants done in regards to the Jedi: He wants them to end.

The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Collected) (2017) - Movie Review

The plot: Harold Meyerowitz (Dustin Hoffman) is a sculptor, retired arts professor, and the patriarch of a family full of aspiring and at least formerly-aspiring artists. His son Danny (Adam Sandler) moves back in with Harold and his wife Maureen (Emma Thompson) and begins to reconnect with his family roots. However, as Danny interacts with his sister Jean (Elizabeth Marvel) and brother Matthew (Ben Stiller), he begins to reflect on the upbringing that Harold gave all of them, and if he can improve in terms of raising his own daughter Eliza (Grace Van Patten).

Sandy Wexler (2017) - Movie Review

The plot: In 1990’s Los Angeles, talent manager Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) is struggling to get his clients off the ground. However, his luck is set to change once he happens upon Courtney Clarke (Jennifer Hudson), an incredibly talented singer. He signs Courtney as one of his clients, and before too long, it seems like Sandy has found the talent that could take him to the top. But as her star rises, and others seek to get her for themselves, Sandy’s will to do what’s best for his clients is going to be tested.

Small Crimes (2017) - Movie Review

The plot: After spending six years in prison, crooked cop Joe (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) has been released. Wanting to make a fresh start, separate from the mob-facilitated jobs he was doing way back when, a favour from his former partner Dan Pleasant (Gary Cole) forces him back into that life. He is tasked with “taking care of” Manny Vassey (Shawn Lawrence), a mob boss who is considering turning informant and unearthing his dealings with the police, including both Joe and Pleasant. However, as he weighs up his options, it seems that his old life has only just begun to come back and haunt him.