Opening this week at a screen near you:
Tom & Jerry (2021) PG
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The classic cat and mouse rivalry is back as we see how the iconic duo first meet and form their rivalry. Tom & Jerry Website
What to Watch For: Combination of animation with a live-action cast that includes Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Rob Delaney, Colin Jost, and Ken Jong.
Word on the Street: The film is directed by Tim Story, known for the films Ride Along (2014), Ride Along 2 (2016), and Think Like a Man (2012).
My Take: We can always use a little Tom and Jerry foolishness in our lives.
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (2021) R
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We ride along as Billie, and her brother Finneas are shown behind the scenes as they go from writing and recording Billie’s debut album in their parent’s home to winning six Grammy’s. Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry Info
What to Watch For: The film uses home videos along with concert footage to give Billie Eilish fans an inside look at her life.
Word on the Street: Emmy-award-winning filmmaker R. J. Cutler directs the film.
My Take: I love her music, so I can’t wait to see this film.
Cherry (2021) R
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Cherry (Tom Holland) is an Army medic suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who becomes addicted to drugs and starts robbing banks to feed his addiction. Cherry Info
What to Watch For: The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, known for their work on the Marvel Universe films.
Word on the Street: Holland, of course, worked on the Russo brother’s Marvel films as Spider-Man.
My Take: It is going to be interesting to see what Tom Holland can do outside the Marvel brand.
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Crisis (2021) R
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Three stories about the opioid’s crisis: an undercover agent posing as a drug trafficker (Armie Hammer) arranges a complicated smuggling operation, an architect (Evangeline Lilly) recovering from an OxyContin addiction tries to find the truth about her son’s disappearance and his involvement with drugs and a university professor (Gary Oldman) finds out that the research he is working on is about to bring a highly addictive drug to the market. Crisis Info
What to Watch For: The film is written and directed by Nicholas Jarecki, who directed the Richard Gere 2012 film Arbitrage.
Word on the Street: The outstanding cast includes Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, and Lily-Rose Depp.
My Take: Mia Kirshner is in the film. Kirshner plays Amanda Grayson on the TV series Star Trek: Discovery.
The Vigil (2019) PG-13
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Yakov (Dave Davis) agrees to provide an overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community. Soon after his watch starts, Yakov discovers that something in the house is very, very wrong. The Vigil Website
What to Watch For: This is writer/director Keith Thomas’s feature film debut.
Word on the Street: The film currently has a rating of 91% on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
My Take: I always love a horror film.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
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The Feds target blues singer Billie Holiday (Andra Day) with a sting operation led by an undercover Federal Agent (Trevante Rhodes), with whom Billie has an affair with. The United States vs. Billie Holiday Info
What to Watch For: The film is based on the book Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari.
Word on the Street: Two-time Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels directs the film.
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