Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Opening:

ANNIE—Contemporary adaptation of the classic musical-comedy starring Quvenzhane Wallis as the lovable orphan. Co-starring Jamie Fox, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, and Cameron Diaz. Directed by Will Gluck. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Niagara Falls, Regal Quaker, Regal Walden Galleria

FOXCATCHER—True-life drama about the Olympic wrestler (Channing Tatum) and the paranoid-schizophrenic millionaire (Steve Carrell) whose attempts to train him for athletic success ends tragically. Co-starring Mark Ruffalo and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Bennett Miller. Reviewed in this issue. Amherst

THE GAMBLER—Crime-drama about a literature professor (Mark Wahlberg) with a gambling problem who runs afoul of gangsters in this remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Co-starring John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael K. Williams, and Jessica Lange. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Opens Wed. Flix

THE INTERVIEW—Action-comedy about a celebrity journalist (Seth Rogen) and his producer (James Franco) who land an interview with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un and are ordered by the C.I.A. to assassinate him. Co-starring Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park, and Timothy Simons. Directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Opens Wed. Flix

INTO THE WOODS—Musical-fantasy adaptation of the Tony-Award winning Broadway hit from James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim inspired by various Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales. Starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracy Ullman, and Johnny Depp. Directed by Rob Marshall. Opens Wed. Flix

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB—Family-comedy and third installment in the popular adventure series starring Ben Stiller as a museum security guard and his quest to save a magical tablet. Co-starring Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dan Stevens, and Ben Kingsley. Directed by Shawn Levy. Aurora Theater, Flix, Hamburg Palace, Maple Ridge, Angola Theater, Regal Walden Galleria

UNBROKEN—Biographical war-drama based on the life of former Olympic track star and WWII hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini (Jack O’Connell), who survived over two years as a Japanese P.O.W. after his plane was shot down over the Pacific. Co-starring Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Garrett Hedlund, and Finn Wittrock. Directed by Angelina Jolie. Opens Wed. Flix

WILD—Biographical drama about Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) and her lone thousand mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail in 1994.Co-starring Laura Dern and Thomas Sadoski. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. Reviewed in this issue. Eastern Hills, North Park

Christmas Viewing:

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951)—Screening Room

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)—Aurora, The Screening Room

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989)—North Park

THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004)—Aurora

SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964)—Screening Room

SCROOGED (1988)—Screening Room