Movies in our area

Movies in our area

Chaz Young, Staff Writer

Here are some of the movies playing in theatres in our area! There a number of films, both newer and classics that are for show for theater lovers and people just looking to enjoy some quality film stories. 

Captain Marvel is the newest film out. The movie revolves around superhero Brie Larson, who plays the character of Danver as she becomes Captain Marvel after Earth is caught in the center of a galactic conflict. This film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg, and Jude Law to name a few. 

Apollo 11 is a 2019 documentary detailing never before seen video, audio and extra shot footage of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embark on a historic trip to the moonbeing the first and only ones to do so I may add.
Greta is a 2018 film that depicts the nature of a woman who follows a young woman as she befriends a lonely widow who later becomes obsessed with her. The film stars actress Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz to name a few. 

The film Saint Judy is a 2019 American drama that tells the story of Los Angeles immigration attorney Judy Wood, who single-handedly changed United States asylum law to include women as a protected class. Wood’s victory has saved the lives of tens of thousands of female immigrants around the world. The cast includes Leem Lubany, Michelle Monaghan, Alfred Molina, Common, and Ben Schnetzer. 

The comedy film of the year has also been in the theaters, the most recent installment of Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral, has not been ranking it in revenue, but also in support considering its the last film in the Perry franchise for the character of Madea. Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral is a film that’s around a joyous reunion in small-town Georgia turns into an unexpected nightmare when Madea, Joe, Aunt Bam and other family members gather for an anniversary party that turns out to be a sham. 

Alita: Battle Angel is a 2019 cyberpunk action filmdirector by Robert Rodriguez. The film is set several centuries in the future. The abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. 

Everybody Knows is an drama film that depicts the life of a mother and her two children, that travel from Argentina to Spain to attend her sister’s wedding. The joyful reunion soon turns tragic when her older daughter gets kidnappedrevealing a dark web of hidden secrets to trail. The film stars acting legend Penelope Cruz.

With spring getting near, there even more good movies of all different genres on the way, should be an interesting year of films.