Arts & Entertainment

Small-town stoner Mike, spends most of his time getting high and writing a graphic novel about a superhero monkey.

What Mike doesn’t know is that he was trained by the CIA to be a lethal killing machine. When the agency targets him for termination, his former handler activates his latent skills, turning the mild-mannered slacker into a deadly weapon.

Now, the utterly surprised Mike must use his newfound abilities to save himself and his girlfriend from getting wasted.

Director: Nima Nourizadeh. Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Tony Hale, John Leguizamo. Rated: R. Time: 1:36

Visually stunning adaptation of William Shakespeare’s famous play, which focuses on a Scottish lord named Macbeth and his power-hungry wife. After Macbeth hears a prophecy that he will become the king of Scotland, he becomes fixated on taking the throne and decides to murder the current king to do so.

Director: Justin Kurzel.  Cast: Michael Fassbender, David Thewlis, Marion Cotillard,Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Harris. Rated: R. Time: 1:53.

This ensemble family comedy follows the Cooper family as four generations gather for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. 

Director: Jessie Nelson. Cast: Alan Arkin, Olivia Wilde, John Goodman, Amanda Seyfried, Ed Helms. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:46.

FBI agent Johnny Utah infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes led by the charismatic Bodhi. The athletes are suspected of carrying out a spate of crimes in unusual ways. Deep undercover, and with his life in imminent danger, Utah strives to prove they are the architects of these crimes. The film is replete with the most daring athleticism performed by elite athletes representing the world’s best in big-wave surfing, wingsuit flying, sheer-face snowboarding, free rock climbing, and high-speed motorcycling.

Director: Ericson Core. Cast: Luke Bracey, Edgar Ramirez, Teresa Palmer, Ray Winstone, Delroy Lindo. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:53.

A darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul, this film reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday. When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max turns his back on Christmas. His lack of festive spirit unleashes the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

Black Mass

The story of one of America’s most violent and infamous gangsters, Whitey Bulger. Based on Dick Lehr and Gerald O’Neill’s 2001 best-seller Black Mass: The True Story of An Unholy Alliance Between The FBI and The Irish Mob.