TYLER PERRY’S A MADEA FAMILY FUNERAL
(Lionsgate) Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Mike Tyson, Ciera Payton, Kj Smith, Quin Walters, Aeriėl Miranda, Vermytta Erahn. Directed by Tyler Perry
When a family reunion in rural Georgia unexpectedly turns into a funeral, matriarch Madea discovers that sordid family secrets are beginning to bubble to the surface in this, the final installment of the blockbuster Madea franchise.
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Genre: Comedy
Now Playing: Wide Release
Rating: PG=13 (for crude sexual content, language, and drug references throughout)
Apollo 11
(NEON) Neal Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins. The 1969 voyage to the moon that resulted in the first man to walk on the surface of a body other than the Earth is brought to spectacular life in large format with never before seen footage. It is said to be an immersive experience.
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Genre: Documentary
Now Playing: AMC Altamonte Mall, Regal Pointe Orlando
Rating: G
Everybody Knows
(Focus) Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darin, Eduard Fernández. It is a joyful occasion when Laura returns to her small home town in Spain from Argentina where she lives with her two daughters whom she has brought along with her for her sister’s wedding. That joy turns to terror when Laura’s eldest daughter is abducted, bringing to the surface deep secrets from Laura’s past.
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Genre: Crime Drama
Now Playing: Enzian Theater
Rating: R (for some language)
Greta
(Focus) Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore. A young woman whose mother recently passed away finds a handbag on the New York subway and returns it to the owner, Greta, a lonely French piano teacher. The two strike up a friendship but things turn dark when the young woman discovers that her older friend is not what she seems.
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Genre: Suspense
Now Playing: Wide Release
Rating: R (for some violence and disturbing images)
The Samuel Project
(In8 Releasing) Hal Linden, Ryan Ochoa, Michael B. Silver, Maleo Arias. A high school boy with dreams of becoming an artist is doing a school project on his grandfather, an irascible man that the boy has never been close to. However as the project progresses, the two form a bond and the young high schooler discovers his grandfather was saved from a concentration camp by a young German woman. This was previously reviewed for the Heartland Film Festival last fall; a link to the review can be found below.
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Genre: Dramedy
Now Playing: Regal Pointe Orlando, Regal Port Orange Pavilion, Regal Waterford Lakes
Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements, some suggestive comments, and brief language)
ALSO OPENING IN ORLANDO/DAYTONA:
Beers of Joy
Koddathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel
The Last Resort
Luka Chuppi
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Sonchiriya
ALSO OPENING IN MIAMI/FT. LAUDERDALE:
Bell Bottom
He Matado a Mi Marido
Koddathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel
Luka Chuppi
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Sonchiriya
ALSO OPENING IN TAMPA/ST. PETERSBURG:
Beers of Joy
The Hole in the Ground
Luka Chuppi
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Saint Judy
Sonchiriya
ALSO OPENING IN JACKSONVILLE/ST. AUGUSTINE:
Luka Chuppi
SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW:
Everybody Knows
Greta
The Last Resort
The Samuel Project
FILM FESTIVALS TAKING PLACE IN FLORIDA:
Miami International Film Festival, Miami
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