OPENING

“Napoleon” — (Action, R, 158 minutes). The story of the rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his volatile relationship with his wife.

“Wish” — (Animation, PG, 92 minutes). 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.

ONGOING

“Dream Scenario” — (Comedy, R, 102 minutes). A man’s life is turned upside down when strangers start seeing him in their dreams.

“Elf” — (Comedy, PG, 97 minutes). Buddy is a human who was adopted by and raised by elves in the North Pole. After finding out he was adopted, Buddy goes to New York to find his real father who doesn’t know he exists.

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” — (Horror, PG-13, 110 minutes). Grade: B-, Mark Meszoros. During his first night on the job, a security guard learns what really happened at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.

“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 Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” — (Action, PG-13, 157 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. After Coriolanus Snow reluctantly agrees to mentor a tribute for the 10th Hunger Games, he finds that he is developing feelings for the female from the impoverished District 12.

“Journey to Bethlehem” — (Musical, PG, 98 minutes). The story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus in the form of a Christmas musical.

“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.

“The Marvels” — (Action, PG-13, 105 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. Carol Danvers, Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau must work together to save the universe after all their powers get entangled.

“May December” — (Drama, R, 113 minutes). A married couple cracks under pressure when an actress gets with them to do research for a film about their tabloid romance that fascinated the nation 20 years ago.

“Next Goal Wins” — (Comedy, PG-13, 103 minutes). Down-on-his-luck coach Thomas Rongen tries to turn the world’s worst soccer team around.

“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” — (Comedy, R, 93 minutes). When a snowstorm reroutes Neal Page’s flight home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his family, he is forced to bunk with Del Griffith whom he finds annoying. Together they have to find a way through the insanity of holiday travel to reach their destinations.

“Priscilla” — (Documentary, R, 113 minutes). Grade: B-, Katie Walsh. The story of Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s long courtship and turbulent marriage as seen through Priscilla’s eyes.

“Radical” — (Drama, PG-13, 125 minutes). A frustrated teacher in a Mexican town plagued by violence and neglect tries a radial new method to unlock his students’ potential.

“Saltburn” — (Comedy, R, 127 minutes). A student at Oxford University is invited to his classmate’s family estate and it becomes a summer never to be forgotten.

“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” — (Music, PG-13, 168 minutes). A cinematic view of Taylor Swift’s history-making tour.

“Thanksgiving” — (Horror, R, 107 minutes). Grade: C, Katie Walsh. A Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Mass., after a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy.

“Trolls Band Together” — (Animation, PG, 92 minutes). While becoming a couple, Poppy finds out that Branch was once part of a boy band with his brothers, Floyd, John Dory, Spruce and Clay. After Floyd is kidnapped, Poppy and Branch try to be reunited with his other brothers and rescue Floyd.

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

Carlotta Olson, The Denver Gazette