The Film Yap’s Christopher Lloyd runs down the list of what’s playing in theaters
Ready to venture out into theaters? Here’s Christopher with your Friday flick options!
New in Theaters:
Hillbilly Elegy — Glenn Close and Amy Adams give firecracker performances in this adaptation of J.D. Vance’s memoir about going from the Kentucky hollers to Yale Law School.
Wolfwalkers — The best animated film of the year is this bit of Irish folklore about a girl who wants to hunt wolves but finds herself joining a magical pack.
Ammonite — Kate Winslet is a stern, lonely 1800s paleontologist who falls for a young wife (Saoirse Ronan) in this passionate romance/drama.
Fatman — Mel Gibson (!) plays Santa, who finds himself being stalked by an assassin (Walton Goggins) after a disappointed kid puts out a hit in this black comedy.
The Climb — Two buddies see their friendship change over the years in ways both good and bad in this relationship dramedy.
New On Digital/Demand:
Jungleland — Charlie Hunnam and Jack O’Connell play brawling brothers trying to scrape past the law and the mob in this 1970-style boxing story.
New on Disc:
Bill and Ted Face the Music — They’re old and they’re back! The party-hardy duo from the ‘80s returns as middle-aged losers earning one last shot to save the universe.
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