The glorious winds of Fall are starting to roar, and the
second full month of the season has one of the most diverse selection of films
of the year; superheroes, comedies, Oscar hopefuls, and animated family films.
Here are the notable releases for the month of November.
It all rocks in with…
THOR: RAGNAROK – The 17th entry into Marvel’s
connected series of films also serves as the third solo adventure for the God
of Thunder. Thor (Chris Hemsworth), is imprisoned while his homeworld is under
siege by Hela (Cate Blanchett), the goddess of death. The ensemble cast
includes Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban,
Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Mark Ruffalo reprising Bruce
Banner/The Hulk.
MY FRIEND DAHMER – A biographical drama about serial killer
Jeffrey Dahmer, based on the graphic novel of the same name. Stars Ross Lynch,
Alex Wolff, Dallas Roberts, and Anne Heche.
LADY BIRD – Saoirse Ronan leads this comedy-drama which has
nothing to do with the former First Lady. Ronan plays a nurse struggling to
keep her family together after her husband loses his job. It is directed by
Greta Gerwig.
LBJ – Woody Harrelson plays former President Johnson in this
political drama taking place after the JFK assassination. It co-stars Richard
Jenkins, Bill Pullman, and Kim Allen, and is directed by Rob Reiner (A FEW GOOD
MEN).
LAST FLAG FLYING – Richard Linklater (BOYHOOD) directs this
comedy-drama about three Vietnam Vets who reunite after one of their sons is
killed in Iraq. It stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne.
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS – Kenneth Branagh stars and
directs this mystery film, which is the fourth adaptation of the famed novel.
The ensemble cast includes Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny
Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daisy Ridley (THE FORCE
AWAKENS).
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER – Colin Farell and Nicole
Kidman headline this psychological horror film in which a fatherless teen
upsets their household.
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI – Frances
McDormand (FARGO) plays a grieving mother who raises billboards in her hometown
to seek justice for her murdered daughter. It co-stars Woody Harrelson, Sam
Rockwell, and Peter Dinklage. Directed by Martin McDonagh (IN BRUGES).
JUSTICE LEAGUE – The fourth film in DC Comics’ connected
series of films is the first team-up of their classic heroes; Batman (Ben
Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason
Momoa), Flash (Ezra Miller), and Cyborg (Ray Fisher). The rest of the massive
cast includes Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K.
Simmons, and Ciaran Hinds. It is directed by Zack Snyder (DAWN OF JUSTICE), and
Joss Whedon (AVENGERS).
WONDER – Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson play parents of a boy
with a facial deformity.
ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. – Denzel Washington plays a liberal
lawyer in this legal drama. Colin Farrell co-stars, and it is directed by Dan
Gilroy (NIGHTCRAWLER).
MUDBOUND – Veterans of World War II return home from the war
to deal with racism and PTSD. Stars Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hudlund, Jason
Clarke, Jason Mitchell, and Mary J. Blige.
I LOVE YOU, DADDY – In this comedy-drama, Louis C.K. plays a
TV producer who tries to prevent his teenage daughter (Chloe Grace Moretz) from
falling for a 68 year-old filmmaker (John Malkovich).
COCO – The newest offering from famed animation studio Pixar
is inspired by the Mexican holiday of Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead), and
follows a 12 year-old boy who sets off a chain of events leading to a reunion
of long-past family members.
DARKEST HOUR – Gary Oldman (THE DARK KNIGHT), plays Winston
Churchill in this war drama during his early days as Prime Minister. Co-stars
Ben Mendelsohn and Kristin Scott Thomas, and is directed by Joe Wright
(ATONEMENT).
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME – Based on the novel of the same name,
two young men (Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet), develop a passionate
relationship.
THE CURRENT WAR – Benedict Cumberbatch (THE IMITATION GAME)
plays Thomas Edison, and Michael Shannon (TAKE SHELTER) plays George
Westinghouse in this true-story about the battle to
determine whose electric system would power the world.
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Next month, the final Episode of 2017.
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