January begins the traditional trip to Movie Siberia; the annual two-month period where movies deemed not good enough for Summer fun are banished to die. This month brings a hodge-podge of action, animation, comedy, and horror. Here’s what’s coming to the big screen for the first month of 2024:
MEMORY – Jessica Chastain plays a single mother who befriends a man who is suffering from dementia, played by Peter Sarsgaard, in this drama. It is directed by acclaimed director Michel Franco.
NIGHT SWIM – A supernatural being haunts a backyard swimming pool in this horror flick. It stars Wyatt Russell (son of Kurt), and Kerry Condon.
THE BEEKEEPER – In this shoot-em-up, Jason Statham plays an ex operative with deep secret connections who is pulled back into service. It stars Jeremy Irons, Josh Hutcherson, Minnie Driver, and Phylicia Rashad. It is directed by David Ayer (SUICIDE SQUAD, TRAINING DAY).
THE BOOK OF CLARENCE – LaKeith Stanfield (HAUNTED MANSION), plays a down-on-his-luck man living in Jerusalem in 29 A.D. who tries to capitalize on the popularity of a young prophet, named Jesus.
MEAN GIRLS – This teen comedy is another shot at the Broadway musical of the same name, which saw a 2004 film…only this time the music comes with it.
SOUL – Pixar Animation Studios will be giving select films which went right to streaming during pandemic times to the big screen for the first time. SOUL, which won Oscars in 2020 for Best Animated Feature and Original Score, is the first one.
THE END WE START FROM – In this survival film, a young mother and her baby try to get away from an ecological crisis that has flooded London. It stars Jodie Comer, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, and Katherine Waterston (daughter of Sam).
I.S.S. – In this sci-fi thriller, American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts are ordered by their respective governments to take control of the International Space Station. Ariana DeBose stars.
ORIGIN – Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay helms this biopic about the author of the equally-acclaimed novel Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, which looks at racism in America. The cast includes Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Blair Underwood, and Connie Nielsen.
Next month, Reel Speak previews the month of February.
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