It’s that time again, where we look at the upcoming movies. Winter is always a bit of a dud season for movies. Summer has the blockbusters, Fall has the Award-bait, Spring usually is full of good family friendly stuff. This winter is following that pattern, where I think I’ll be on the lookout for about two of these. You might find some pleasant unknowns, though.
December 23
Babylon
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Every few years there is a party movie. Wolf of Wall Street, Great Gatsby, most stoner comedies. This seems like the new party movie. So if you want to watch attractive celebrities have a good time, Babylon is the perfect film.
December 30
It’s New Years Eve, there’s nothing new in theaters.
January 6
M3GAN
A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.
What if Chucky was made by the same people that made Black Mirror?
January 13
Plane
A pilot finds himself caught in a war zone after he’s forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm.
Not to be confused with Airplane (1980).
January 20
Alice, Darling
A young woman trapped in an abusive relationship becomes the unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends.
January 27
Distant
It follows an asteroid miner who, after crash-landing on an alien planet, must make his way across the harsh terrain, running out of oxygen, hunted by strange creatures, to the only other survivor.
February 3
Knock at the Cabin
While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.
February 10
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
February 17
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
I’m having a hard time with Phase 4, but make sure you go watch the Loki show before you see this.
February 24
Cocaine Bear
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
Do you remember the meme? They turned it into a movie.
March 3
Creed III
Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.
March 10
65
An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he’s not alone.
What is that on the hinge of the clapperboard? Is that what I think it is?
March 17
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!” is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.
Oh man, how are there two superhero movies, from different universes, and I’m interested in neither? Did I change, or did the movies change?
The Nerdd 