Atlantic Ave Magazine October 2019

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entertainment | gotta SEE By lisa marie
October 4
► Joker centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original,
standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’
exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin
Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured
society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic
at night...but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a
cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad
decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in
this gritty character study.
October 11
► The Addams Family We all know The Addams Family already,
thanks to the many TV series and various live-action films from the
1990s. “Funny, outlandish, and completely iconic, the Addams Family
redefines what it means to be a good neighbor.” This time, the voice
cast includes Oscar Isaac as Gomez, Charlize Theron as Morticia,
Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday, Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley, Nick
Kroll as Uncle Fester, Elsie Fisher as Parker Needler, Bette Midler as
Grandma, and Allison Janney as Margaux Needler.
► Gemini Man Henry Brogen (Will Smith), an aging assassin
attempting to exit his career, finds himself going against a younger
clone of himself who can predict his every move. “Gemini Man” is
directed by acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, director of
many great films including “Sense and Sensibility,” “The Ice Storm,”
“Hulk,” “Brokeback Mountain” and more.
► Jexi Phil (Adam Devine) has a major dependency issue - he’s
addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing
pop culture “Top 10” lists, and his love life is non-existent.
But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is
forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes
with an unexpected feature...Jexi (Rose Byrne) - an A.I.
life coach, virtual assistant and cheerleader. With her
help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes
less dependent on his phone, Jexi’s artificial
intelligence morphs into a tech nightmare
determined to keep Phil all to herself, even
if it means ruining his chances of finding
success.
October 18
► Jojo Rabbit Writer director Taika
Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarok,” “Hunt
For The Wilderpeople”), brings his
signature style of humor and pathos
to his latest film, Jojo Rabbit, a
World War II satire that follows a
lonely German boy (Roman Griffin
Davis as JoJo) whose world view
is turned upside down when he
discovers his single mother (Scarlett
Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish
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girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic
imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his
blind nationalism.
► Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is a fantasy adventure that picks
up several years after “Maleficent,” in which audiences learned of
the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain
and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora. The film continues to
explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the
soon to be Queen as they form new alliances and face new adversaries
in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that
reside within. Angelina Jolie returns to star as the iconic witch, with
Michelle Pfeiffer as Queen Ingrith, plus a cast including Elle Fanning,
Sam Riley and more.
► Zombieland: Double Tap After a fight between Columbus and
Wichita creates a deep rift in the make-shift family that causes Little
Rock to leave with a strange man, the group must band together to
find Little Rock and mend the family ties. Facing new kinds of zombies
along the way, the group are forced to adjust their strategies until
they find an incredible new zombie hunter known only as Nevada.
Starring Emma Stone as Wichita, Abigail Breslin as Little Rock,
Woody Harrelson as Tallahassee, and Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus.
October 25
► Black and Blue is a fast-paced action thriller about a rookie
cop (Naomie Harris) who inadvertently captures the murder of a
young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder
was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the
one person from her community who is willing to help
her (Tyrese Gibson) as she tries to escape both the
criminals out for revenge and the police who are
desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
► The Last Full Measure tells the true story
of William Pitsenbarger (Jeremy Irvine), an Air
Force medic who saved over sixty men in one of
the harshest battles of the Vietnam War.
Offered the chance to escape on the
last helicopter out of the combat
zone, Pitsenbarger stayed behind
to save and defend the lives of
his fellow soldiers. Twenty years
later, Pitsenbarger’s comrade in
arms (William Hurt) and father
(Christopher Plummer) seek
the help of investigator Scott
Huffman (Sebastian Stan) and
other surviving veterans of the
battle to finally procure him
The Congressional Medal of
Honor he deserved.
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