OPENING THIS WEEK
THE BANKER Revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson) devise a risky plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream. PG13 on appeal for some strong language including a sexual reference and racial epithets and smoking throughout. 120 min.
Manor, SouthSide Works.
BENEATH US The American Dream becomes a nightmare for a group of undocumented day laborers hired by a wealthy couple. What they expect to be their biggest payday turns into a terrifying fight for survival. R for violence, language and some nudity. 90 min. AMC Waterfront.
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IN HIS OWN WORDS Documentary. A controversial figure, loved by some, reviled by others, few know much more than a few headlines and the recollections of his contentious confirmation battle with Anita Hill. A story truly and fully, without cover-ups or distortions.116 min. SouthSide Works.
EMMA In 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman (Anna TaylorJoy) meddles in the love lives of her friends. PG for brief partial nudity. 125 min. AMC Mt. Lebanon, Waterfront & Westmoreland; Cinemark Monroeville, North, Robinson &
Tarentum; Cranberry; Manor; Waterworks.
GREED Satire starring Steve Coogan about the world of the super-rich. R for pervasive language and brief drug use. 104 min.AMC Waterfront, Cinemark Tarentum.
ONWARD Pixar’s new animated adventure finds two teenage elf brothers embarking on a quest to see if there is still some magic left in the world. With voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. PG for action/peril and some mild thematic elements. 102 min.
AMC Delmont, Mt. Lebanon, South Hills, Waterfront & Westmoreland; Century Square; Cinemark Monroeville, North, Robinson & Tarentum; Cranberry; Penn Hills; Phoenix CV & NV; SouthSide Works; Tull; Waterworks.
THE WAY BACK Ben Affleck plays an alcoholic former high school basketball star who takes a coaching job at his alma mater. R for language throughout including some sexual references. 108 min. AMC Delmont, South Hills, Waterfront & Westmoreland; Cinemark Monroeville, North, Robinson & Tarentum; Cranberry; Phoenix CV & NV; SouthSide Works; Waterworks.