Movies: ‘The Midnight Sky,’ ‘I’m Your Woman,’ more

Another week, another batch of Oscar contenders making their way to the Milwaukee theaters that are still open during the pandemic.

Here’s what’s new in theaters this week. Check theater websites for tickets and showtimes.

Reminder: Nine Milwaukee-area theaters remain closed: the Oriental Theatre, the Times and Rosebud cinemas, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill and Marcus Theatres’ Hillside, Menomonee Falls, Saukville, Showtime and Southgate cinemas. The ones that reopened have instituted safety protocols including lower seating capacity and staggered

screening times.

‘The Midnight Sky’

Short version: George Clooney plays a lone scientist in the Arctic with a new mission: Get a message to a crew of astronauts to stop them from coming home, where a disaster has befallen humanity. Clooney also directed and coproduced this drama, and is getting Oscar buzz for all of those roles; Felicity Jones, Kyle Chandler and David Oyelowo are among the space crew overhead. After a brief run in theaters, the movie’s headed for Netflix Dec. 23.

Where you can see it: Marcus Theatres’ Bistroplex Southridge, Majestic, North Shore, Ridge, South Shore cinemas.

‘I’m Your Woman’

Short version: A woman and her baby go on the run after her husband betrays his partners in this 1970s-set crime drama. Rachel Brosnahan, who was born in Milwaukee but grew up in Chicago, is getting some awards-season buzz for her performance as the woman on the run in this thriller directed and co-written by Julia Hart (“Fast Color”). The movie also debuts on Amazon Prime Friday.

Critics’ reaction: So far, reviews have been positive, especially for Brosnahan’s performance, a departure from her popular role as the title comic in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” “With its

stretches of little or no dialogue, the film gives Brosnahan’s fans a chance to see her in a far more internalized, watchful mode than on her Amazon series, and there isn’t a performance here that hits a wrong note,” Sheri Linden wrote in her review for The Hollywood Reporter.

Where you can see it: Landmark Downer Theatre.

‘The Never List’

Short version: After her best friend (Brenna D’Amico) dies in an accident, an overachieving teenager (Fivel Stewart) sets out to complete a list of dangerous (and even illegal) challenges they had put together.

Where you can see it: Marcus Theatres’ Majestic, Ridge, South Shore cinemas.

‘A Christmas Carol’

Short version: Charles Dickens’ holiday tale is told via a balletic, computer animation/live-action hybrid. The voice cast includes Andy Serkis, Leslie Caron, Daniel Kaluuya, Sian Phillips, Martin Freeman and Carey Mulligan.

Critics’ reaction: Early reviews are mixed. The Hollywood Reporter’s Stephen Dalton called it “beautifully crafted but a mostly mechanical, lifeless experience.”

Where you can see it:

Tavern Brookfield Square.

Marcus Theatres’ Movie

Christmas movies on the big screen

Rivoli Theatre: The Cedarburg theater’s Holiday Film Fest continues; movies are at 7 p.m. unless noted otherwise. This week’s lineup: Dec. 11, “White Christmas” (also showing at 1 p.m.); Dec. 12, “The Grinch “(1 p.m.), “The Polar Express” (3:30 p.m.), “Elf ”; Dec. 13, “The Star” (1 p.m.), “It’s a Wonderful Life” (3:30 p.m.), “New in Town”; Dec. 14, “It Happened on 5th Avenue”; Dec. 15, “The Bishop’s Wife”; Dec. 16, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Tickets are $4. See for details.

Marcus Theatres: Marcus’ Holiday Classics are showing at Marcus’ Bistroplex Southridge, Majestic, Movie Tavern Brookfield Square, North Shore, Ridge and South Shore cinemas. Showing Dec. 11-13 and 15: “The Grinch,” “White Christmas” and “The Holiday.” Tickets are $5, and $1 on Sundays. See

for tickets and showtimes. Avalon Theatre: The Bay View theater, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., is showing “White Christmas” at 6:15 p.m. Dec. 11-13 and 16-17, with 3:15 p.m. matinees Dec. 12 and 13; and “Scrooged” at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 11-13 and 16-17, plus at 3:45 p.m. Dec. 12-13. For more info, go to

Silverspot Cinema: The theater at The Corners of Brookfield, 20111 W. Blue Mound Road, is showing “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” in its Flashback Cinema series, on Dec. 11, 13, 14 and 17. Tickets are $5; see for details.

AMC Mayfair Mall 18: The multiplex at Mayfair, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa, is showing 1988’s “Die Hard” at 7:15 p.m. Dec. 4-6. Tickets are $5; see

for details.

NETFLIX George Clooney is a scientist in the Arctic trying to save some Earth-bound astronauts in “The Midnight Sky.”