Every Tuesday, Film Inquiry compiles a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas. Opening this week: Logan; The Shack; Before I Fall; The Last Word; Table 19; Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe; Wolves; Lavender; Catfight and Donald Cried.
Note that these are based on the opening dates in the United States. If you’re looking for the opening dates for a certain movie in your country, click the ‘international release dates” below the movie details.
Opening in Cinemas This Week:
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_text_separator title=”Logan (2017)” title_align=”separator_align_center” color=”grey”][vc_column_text]In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.
Director: James Mangold
Writers: James Mangold, Scott Frank a.o.
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called “The Shack.”
Director: Stuart Hazeldine
Writers: John Fusco, Andrew Lanham a.o.
Stars: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw
February 12 is just another day in Sam’s charmed life until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over one inexplicable week, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she’s in danger of losing.
Director: Ry Russo-Young
Writer: Maria Maggenti
Stars: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Cynthy Wu
Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.
Director: Mark Pellington
Writer: Stuart Ross Fink
Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, AnnJewel Lee Dixon
Ex-maid of honor Eloise, having been relieved of her duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway only to find herself seated with 5 “random” guests at the dreaded Table 19.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Writers: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Lisa Kudrow, Craig Robinson
Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe is a documentary about the passion and personalities at the heart of today’s new wave of burlesque. On stage and in candid conversation, twelve of today’s hottest performers reveal the naked truth about an exotic world where artifice is a route to authenticity and pretending to be someone else is the ultimate journey to become yourself.
Director: Jon Manning
Stars: Zora von Pavonine, Angelique Devil, Babs Jamboree
An 18-year-old basketball star who is being recruited by Cornell University seems to have it all figured out: captain of his team, a good student, has a longtime girlfriend and some good friends. But at home he’s struggling with his troubled father who has a gambling addiction. His mother tries to keep the family afloat but does so with great emotional and financial sacrifice.
Director: Bart Freundlich
Writer: Bart Freundlich
Stars: Taylor John Smith, Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino
After losing her memory, a woman begins to see unexplained things after her psychiatrist suggests she visit her childhood home.
Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly
Writers: Colin Frizzell, Ed Gass-Donnelly
Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Abbie Cornish, Justin Long
The rivalry between two former college friends comes to a head when they both attend the same glamorous event.
Director: Onur Tukel
Writer: Onur Tukel
Stars: Sandra Oh, Anne Heche, Alicia Silverstone
With sudden passing of his grandmother, Peter Latang returns to his hometown and encounters his long lost, childhood friend, Donald Treebeck. What begins as a simple favor, turns into a long day’s journey into the past.
Director: Kris Avedisian
Writers: Kris Avedisian a.o.
Stars: Jesse Wakeman, Louisa Krause, Tyrone Alcorn
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