It’s holiday season which means you can finally stop thinking about work and spend some time with friends and family.
It’s also the perfect excuse to slip away and get some quality time in front of the silver screen.
Check out this week’s biggest movie releases below:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them
Age restriction: 10-12 PG
Run time: 135 minutes
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol
Directed by: David Yates
Synopsis:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures.
Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt”s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
Maggie’s Plan
Age restriction: 13 LS
Run time: 98 minutes
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore
Directed by: Rebecca Miller
Synopsis:
In Rebecca Miller”s witty modern romantic comedy Maggie’s Plan, Greta Gerwig portrays Maggie Hardin, a vibrant and practical thirty-something New Yorker working in education, who without success in finding love, decides now is the time to have a child on her own.
But when she meets John Harding (Ethan Hawke), an anthropology professor and struggling novelist, Maggie falls in love for the first time, and adjusts her plans for motherhood.
The Entertainer
Age restriction: TBA
Run time: 180 minutes
Starring: Kenneth Branagh
Directed by: Robert Ashford
Synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.
Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the unforgettable Archie Rice.
Dear Zindagi
Age restriction: TBA
Run time: 155 minutes
Starring: Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Aditya Roy Kapoor
Directed by: Gauri Shinde
Synopsis:
Kaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life.
She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life’s imperfections.
