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Movie rundown for the weekend through Dec. 28: ‘Anaconda’ opens

OPENING

Anaconda“— (Comedy, PG-13, 99 minutes). A group of friends in the midst of a midlife crisis encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle to recreate their favorite movie of their youth.

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Marty Supreme“— (Drama, R, 190 minutes). Marty Mauser has a dream that no one respects, but he is determined to pursue greatness even if he needs to go to hell and back.

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“#Runseokjin_Ep.Tour the Movie” — (Music, not rated, 100 minutes). Follows BTS member Jin’s first solo tour.

“Song Sung Blue” — (Music, PG-13, 133 minutes). The story of Lightning and Thunder, a husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute band, and the heartbreak and success they experience during their musical journey.

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ONGOING

CQ”Avatar: Fire and Ash” — (Action, PG-13, 195 minutes). Grade: B, Katie Walsh. While Jake and Neytiri’s family mourn Neteyam’s death, the conflict on Pandora escalates when they encounter an aggressive Na’vi tribe named the Ash People.

CQ”David” — (Animation, PG, 115 minutes). Follows David’s journey from a humble shepherd to an anointed king and the tests he faces that challenge the limits of faith and courage.

CQDr. Seuss’ “The Grinch” (2018) — (Animated, PG, 90 minutes). Grinch, who lives a solitary life in a cave, decides to ruin Christmas for all who live in the village of Whoville.

CQ“Ella McCay” — (Comedy, PG-13, 115 minutes). Grade: C-, Katie Walsh. As a young woman juggles her family and work life, she learns how to survive the people she loves.

CQ“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” — (Horror, PG-13, 104 minutes). Anyone can survive five nights, but this time, no one should expect a second chance.

CQ“Gremlins” — (Comedy, PG, 106 minutes). Mischievous gremlins are unleashed on Christmas Eve after a young man breaks three rules concerning his new pet, an exotic small animal that he received as a Christmas gift.

CQ“Hamnet” — (Drama, PG-13, 125 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. The story of love and loss that inspired Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”

CQ“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” — (Adventure, PG, 152 minutes). Harry Potter learns about the evil in the magical world when he enrolls in a school of wizardry.

CQ”The Housemaid“— (Thriller, R, 131 minutes). Grade: B, Katie Walsh. Millie takes a job as a live-in housemaid for a wealthy couple to try to get away from her past, but her dream job soon becomes dangerous.

CQ“It’s a Wonderful Life” — (Drama, PG, 130 minutes). A classic Christmas movie about George Bailey, who wants to commit suicide on Christmas Eve until an angel appears and shows him what life would have been if he never existed.

CQ“The Secret Agent” — (Drama, R, 158 minutes). A technology expert returns to his hometown of Recife and realizes that the city is not the refuge he seeks.

CQ”The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” — (Animation, PG, 96 minutes). SpongeBob encounters challenges and uncovers mysteries on his journey to the ocean’s depths to face the Flying Dutchman’s ghost.

CQ“Wicked: For Good” — (Fairy Tale, PG, 138 minutes). Grade: C, Katie Walsh. Elphaba and Glinda are driven further apart when Glinda attempts a conciliation between Elphaba and The Wizard of Oz.

CQ“Zootopia 2” — (Animation, PG, 108 minutes). Grade: A-, Katie Walsh. Rabbit cop Judy Hopps and the fox Nick Wilde try to crack the most intricate and perilous case of their careers.

Editor’s note: Please contact individual movie theaters for showtimes and other movies added after this list was compiled.

Carlotta Olson, The Denver Gazette


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