Geekery: What to Watch this Week – October 16th, 2019
Two men go insane in lighthouse, a dream team fights a bunch of zombies, and a money laundering unravels. Take a look at what to watch in the theaters and on your couch this weekend.
Movies Opening this Week
Zombieland: Double Tap – In Theaters Oct 18th
Starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone
Through comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland, these four slayers must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human survivors. But most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – In Theaters Oct 18th
Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, and Michelle Pfeiffer
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.
Jojo Rabbit – In Select Theaters Oct 18th
Starring Taika Waititi, Stephen Merchant, Sam Rockwell, and Scarlett Johansson
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
The Lighthouse – In Select Theaters Oct 18th
Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson; Directed by Robert Eggers
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Streaming Originals Dropping this Week
HBO: Watchmen series premiere Sunday the 20th
Netflix: Eli, The Laundromat, Tell Me Who I Am, Living With Yourself
~ What are you going to see and binge?
