Movie Addicts – January 26th

Each week we update you on what new films are hitting cinemas around town with trailers and ratings so you can impress your friends with all the movie trivia you know 😉  What’s in store for movie lovers this week??

A blind powerless teenage girl is attacked by thieves in See For Me, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist who might be his most formidable opponent yet in Nightmare Alley, Robert is a retired CIA agent whose old nemesis Balzary attacks him in Fortress and Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show in Sing 2.

See For Me

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 76% Fresh (Critics) – 73% Fresh (Audience)

The plot: Sophie, a young blind woman, house-sitting at a secluded mansion, finds herself under invasion by thieves seeking a hidden safe. Her only means of defense: a new app called “See For Me.”

It connects her to a volunteer across the country who helps her survive by seeing on her behalf. Sophie is connected to Kelly, an army veteran who spends her days playing first-person shooter games.

Nightmare Alley

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 80% Fresh (Critics) – 68% Fresh (Audience)

The plot: When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success.

Using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society with the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) loyally by his side.

Fortress

Rotten Tomatoes Score: (Critics Unavailable) – 46% Fresh (Audience)

The plot: In this dazzling action cyber-thriller, Bruce Willis plays Robert, a retired CIA agent living at a secret resort in the woods. One day, his estranged son drives to the camp for a visit but he’s followed by his old nemesis, Balzary (Chad Michael Murray).

As the site is besieged by Balzary’s attack squad, father and son retreat to a high-tech bunker. But are its steel walls and advanced weapons powerful enough to match Balzary’s bloodthirsty plans for revenge?

Sing 2

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 69% Fresh (Critics) – 98% Fresh (Audience)

The plot: Big dreams and spectacular hit songs as the ever-optimistic koala, Buster Moon, and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet… all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world.

There’s just one hitch: They first have to persuade the world’s most reclusive rock star to join them.