At The Cinema

12 STRONG
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon and William Fichtner

Twelve strong tells the true Story of the Army’s Special Forces “Green Berets,” who within weeks responded to the 9-11 attack. Green Berets and AFSOC took over the country and allowed other Special Forces and the rest of the conventional military to begin the real war. The movie is based on Doug Stanton’s non-fiction book Horse Soldiers.



DARKEST HOUR
Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas

A major contender for the 2018 Oscars and Golden Globes Award, Darkest Hour stars Oscar nominee and BAFTA Award winner Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in yet another great performance. The film focuses on Churchill’s first weeks in office during the early days of the Second World War, when the entire British army was facing the Nazis in France.



INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY
Director: Adam Robitel
Stars: Lin Shaye, Spencer Locke, Josh Stewart

In this fourth installment of the Insidious horror series, Lin Shaye returns as parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier who must investigate otherworldly presence in her own house. The story is rumored to be a prequel that leads directly into the first Insidious; as the events might occur before those of the first film in the franchise.



DOWNSIZING
Director: Alexander Payne
Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau

Although it is not the first film about shrinking people (Remember the 1989 Honey I Shrunk the Kids or even the 1951 The Incredible Shrinking Man), this sci-fi comedy received warm welcomes at Venice, Toronto and Dubai festivals last year. Because of overpopulation and the cost of living, a couple played by Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig decide to be the first to test a new shrinking technology that allows one to move into a mini-community.