Waterloo Region Record

On the big screen

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New releases:

Insidious: The Last Key: Parapsycho­logist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet — in her own family home.

Wonder Wheel: On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator and his beleaguere­d wife.

Ongoing:

Molly’s Game: The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive highstakes poker game and became an FBI target.

All the Money in the World: The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionair­e grandfathe­r Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

Father Figures: Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.

Downsizing: A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself.

Pitch Perfect 3: Following their win at the world championsh­ip, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competitio­n at an overseas USO tour, but face a group who uses both instrument­s and voices.

The Greatest Showman: Inspired by the imaginatio­n of P.T. Barnum, “The Greatest Showman” is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle: Four teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they chose.

The Shape of Water: In a 1960s research facility, a mute janitor forms a relationsh­ip with an aquatic creature.

Darkest Hour: During the early days of the Second World War, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an adventure with Leia, Finn and Poe that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past.

Ferdinand: After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.

The Disaster Artist: When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.

Coco: An aspiring musician, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to work out the mystery.

Lady Bird: The adventures of a young woman living in northern California for a year.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges the local authoritie­s to solve her daughter’s murder, when they fail to catch the culprit.

Wonder: Based on the New York Times bestseller, “Wonder” tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarmi­ng story of August Pullman, a boy with facial difference­s who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Daddy’s Home 2: Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.

Murder on the Orient Express: Suspensefu­l and thrilling mystery from the novel by bestsellin­g author Agatha Christie.

The Florida Project: Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World.

 ?? FOX SEARCHLIGH­T PICTURES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Sally Hawkins, left, and Octavia Spencer in a scene from the film “The Shape of Water.”
FOX SEARCHLIGH­T PICTURES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sally Hawkins, left, and Octavia Spencer in a scene from the film “The Shape of Water.”

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