Movie rundown for the weekend through Feb. 4
OPENING
“Argylle” — (Action, PG-13, 139 minutes). A spy novelist’s fictional and real world begin to blur together when her bestselling espionage novels start to mirror a real-life spy named Argylle.
“The Chosen: Season 4 Episodes 1-3” — (Drama, not rated, 160 minutes). Episodes one to three of season four of the series about the life of Christ is shown on the big screen.
“Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown” — (Animated, PG, 89 minutes). The Jungle Bunch cross the globe to find a cure for their jungle’s sickness.
“The Promised Land” — (Biography, R, 127 minutes). An impoverished war hero is hoping to farm crops on land that seems nothing can be grown on to gain the title of King.
“Scrambled” — (Comedy, R, 97 minutes). As her biological clock ticks, Nellie Robinson decides to freeze her eggs until she finds the one.
ONGOING
“All of Us Strangers” — (Drama, R, 105 minutes). When a screenwriter returns to his childhood home he finds that his parents appear to be alive even though they died 30 years ago.
“American Fiction” — (Comedy, R, 117 minutes). A novelist who is upset with an establishment that is profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book, only to find himself caught up in the madness and hypocrisy he claims to disdain.
“Anatomy of a Fall” — (Crime, R, 152 minutes). Being the sole witness to a murder, a blind son faces a moral dilemma when his mom is blamed for his father’s death.
“Anyone But You” — (Comedy, R, 103 minutes). Grade: C, Michael Phillips. After a great first date, something happens that turns Ben and Bea’s fiery attraction ice cold. But when they both show up at a wedding in Australia, they have no choice but to pretend to be a couple.
“Barbie” — (Adventure, PG-13, 114 minutes). Grade: A, Katie Walsh. After suffering a crisis, Barbie starts questioning her world and her existence.
“The Beekeeper” — (Action, R, 105 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. After being revealed to be a former operative for a secret and powerful organization known as Beekeepers, a man’s brutal crusade for vengeance takes on national stakes.
“The Book of Clarence” — (Adventure, PG-13, 136 minutes). While trying to make a better life for him and his family, Clarence is drawn to the glory and power of the rising Messiah.
“The Boy and the Heron” — (Animation, PG-13, 124 minutes). Grade: A, Katie Walsh. In this semi-autobiographical fantasy from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, a young boy ventures into a world of the living and the dead.
“The Boys in the Boat” — (Biography, PG-13, 124 minutes). Tells the story of the Depression-era beginnings of the University of Washington’s rowing team to the team’s win of gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
“The Color Purple” — (Drama, PG-13, 140 minutes). Based on the novel and Broadway musical, tells the story of how Celie finds hope and strength in the bonds of sisterhood on her journey to independence.
“Driving Madeleine” — (Drama, not rated, 91 minutes). When Madeleine calls a taxi to take her to the retirement home, she asks the taxi drive to first drive through Paris to the places that have been important in her life.
“Fighter” — (Action, not rated, 166 minutes). Two top Indian Air Force aviators form Air Dragons to battle their country’s external and internal forces when militant activities get out of control.
“Godzilla Minus One Minus Color” — (Action, PG-13, 125 minutes). After the war ends, Japan faces a new threat by a monster in the form of Godzilla that has the power of the atomic bomb.
“The Holdovers” — (Comedy, R, 133 minutes). Grade: A-, Michael Phillips. A cranky teacher at a prep school has to stay on campus for the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go.
“The Iron Claw” — (Biography, R, 120 minutes). Grade: A-, Katie Walsh. The story of the Von Erich brothers and how they made history in the 1980s in the world of professional wrestling.
“I.S.S.” — (Sci-Fi, R, 95 minutes). Grade: B, Katie Walsh. When a conflict breaks out on Earth, tensions rise aboard the International Space Station and U.S. and Russian astronauts are told to take control of the station by any means necessary.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — (Crime, R, 207 minutes). Grade: A, Katie Walsh. Based on the David Grann bestseller, the story tells of what came to be known as the Reign of Terror, depicting the 1920s murders of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation.
“Mean Girls” — (Comedy, PG-13, 112 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. New student Cady is in with the elite group at school called The Plastics until she makes the mistake of falling for the group leader’s ex-boyfriend.
“Migration” — (Animation, PG, 92 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. A duck family convinces their overprotective father to go on vacation and it turns out to be a family vacation like no other.
“Miller’s Girl” — (Suspense, R, 93 minutes). Grade: C-, Katie Walsh. While working on a creative assignment for her teacher, the young woman’s and the teacher’s lives intertwine and they both must confront their darkest selves.
“My Fair Lady” 60th Anniversary — (Drama, G, 170 minutes). During the 1910s, London professor Henry Higgins bets he can make a crude flower girl presentable in high society.
“Night Swim” — (Horror, PG-13, 98 minutes). After moving into a new home, a family is terrorized by a dark secret in the home’s past when they go swimming in the backyard pool.
“Oppenheimer” — (Biography, R, 180 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb.
“Origin” — (Drama, PG-13, 135 minutes). While dealing with personal tragedy, Isabel finds bravery and beauty while writing one of the defining American books of our time.
“Past Lives” — (Drama, PG-13, 105 minutes). Twenty years after being torn apart when Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea, Nora and her childhood friend Hae Sung are reunited.
“Pet Shops Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena, Copenhagen” — (Music, not rated, 115 minutes). The Pet Shop Boys’ July 7, 2023, concert at Royal Arena, Copenhagen.
“Poor Things” — (Drama, R, 141 minutes). After Bella Baxter is brought back to life by scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter, she stands steadfast in her purpose for liberation and equality.
“She is Conan” — (Action, not rated, 105 minutes). Show’s Conan’s life from the Sumerian area to the near future.
“Wish” — (Animation, PG, 92 minutes). Grade: C, Katie Walsh. When Asha makes a wish, a little ball of energy named Star appears and together they must confront the Ruler of Rosas to save the community.
“Wonka” — (Adventure, PG, 116 minutes). Grade: B, Katie Walsh. A poor and young Willy Wonka discovers that the chocolate industry is run by a gang of greedy chocolatiers when he pursues his dream of opening a chocolate shop.
“The Zone of Interest” — (Drama, PG-13, 105 minutes). The commandant of Auschwitz and his wife try to build a life for their family while living next to the camp.
Editor’s note: Please contact individual movie theaters for showtimes and other movies added after list was compiled.
Carlotta Olson, The Denver Gazette






