THE 355
Rated: PG-13
In theaters January 5
When a top-secret weapon falls into
mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason
“Mace” Brown (Oscar-nominated actress
Jessica Chastain) will need to join forces with
rival German agent Marie (Diane Kruger),
former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer
specialist Khadijah (Oscar winner Lupita
Nyong’o), and skilled Colombian psychologist
Graciela (Oscar winner Penélope Cruz) on a
lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while
also staying one-step ahead of a mysterious
woman, Lin Mi Sheng (Bingbing Fan), who is
tracking their every move.
MORBIUS
Rated: PG-13
In theaters, Netflix January 20
One of the most compelling and conflicted
characters in the Sony Pictures Universe of
Marvel characters comes to the big screen
as Oscar winner Jared Leto transforms into
the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius.
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder
and determined to save others suering his
same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate
gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical
success, a darkness inside him is unleashed.
Will good override evil – or will Morbius
succumb to his mysterious new urges?
REDEEMING LOVE
Rated PG-13
In theaters January 21
Based on the bestselling novel by Francine
Rivers,“Redeeming Love” is a powerful story
of relentless love and perseverance as a
young couple’s relationship clashes with the
harsh realities of the California Gold Rush
of 1850. It is a life- changing story of the
power of unconditional and all-consuming
love. Coming to theaters January 21,
2022,“Redeeming Love” shows there is no
brokenness that love can’t heal.
STREAMING
PLATFORMS
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA:
TRANSFORMANIA
Amazon Prime
Rated PG
January 14
Drac and the pack are back, like you’ve never
seen them before in Hotel Transylvania:
Transformania. Reunite with your favorite
monsters for an all-new adventure that
presents Drac with his most terrifying task
yet. When Van Helsing’s mysterious invention,
the ‘Monsterfication Ray,” goes haywire, Drac
and his monster pals are all transformed into
humans, and Johnny becomes a monster! In
their new mismatched bodies, Drac, stripped
of his powers, and an exuberant Johnny,
loving life as a monster, must team up and
race across the globe to find a cure before
it’s too late, and before they drive each
other crazy. With help from Mavis and the
hilariously human Drac Pack, the heat is on to
find a way to switch themselves back before
their transformations become permanent.
ICE AGE: ADVENTURES OF
BUCK WILD
Disney+
Rated PG
January 28
Desperate for some distance from their
older sister Ellie, the thrill-seeking opossum
brothers Crash and Eddie set out to find
a place of their own, but quickly find
themselves trapped in the Lost World, a
massive cave underground. They are rescued
by their one-eyed pal, the adventure-loving,
dinosaur-hunting weasel Buck Wild, and
together embark on a mission to save the
Lost World from dinosaur domination.
MOVIES
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