CURRENT MOVIES
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back again in this
buddy cop action-comedy sequel to “Bad Boys” (1995) and “Bad Boys II” (2003). R for strong bloody violence, language, sexual references and brief drug use. 123 min.
AMC Waterfront & Westmoreland, Cinemark Robinson & Tarentum, Phoenix NV, Waterworks.
BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE ✮✮½
HARLEY QUINN) In this “Suicide Squad” spinoff, Quinn (Margot Robbie) has left the Joker and joined forces with Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to take on the crime lord Black Mask (Ewan McGregor). R for strong violence and language throughout, and some sexual and drug material. 109 min. AMC Waterfront & Westmoreland; Cinemark Monroeville, North, Robinson & Tarentum; Phoenix NV; SouthSide Works; Waterworks.
BRAHMS: THE BOY II Sequel to 2016 horror film “The Boy” follows the story of a young boy and the porcelain doll that’s part of a dark, haunted history. With Katie Holmes. PG-13 for terror, violence, disturbing images and thematic elements. 86 min.
AMC South Hills & Westmoreland; Cinemark Monroeville, North & Tarentum; Phoenix NV. ✮✮✮
THE CALL OF THE WILD Harrison Ford stars in this new adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novel about a sled dog
struggling for survival in the Yukon. PG for some violence, peril, thematic elements and mild language. 100 min. AMC Mt. Lebanon, South Hills, Waterfront & Westmoreland; Cinemark Monroeville, North, Robinson & Tarentum; Cranberry; Penn Hills; Phoenix CV & NV; Waterworks. ✮✮½
DOLITTLE Robert Downey Jr. plays the eccentric Doctor Dolittle on a fantasy adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure for the queen. With Antonio Banderas and Michael Sheen along with an all-star voice cast as the animals. PG for some action, rude humor and brief language. 106 min. AMC Westmoreland, Cinemark & Tarentum, Phoenix NV.
FANTASY ISLAND Blumhouse gives the popular ’70s TV show a horror makeover. PG-13 for violence, terror, drug content, suggestive material and brief strong language. 110 min. AMC Waterfront & Westmoreland, Cinemark Monroeville, Phoenix CV & NV. ✮✮
FROZEN 2 The sequel to the 2013 blockbuster finds Elsa and friends embarking on a dangerous journey to discover the origins of her magical powers and save the kingdom. Featuring the voices of Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. PG for action/peril and some thematic elements. 103 min. Phoenix NV.
THE GENTLEMEN Matthew McConaughey plays an American drug lord in London looking to sell off his empire in this crime thriller from Guy Ritchie. With Hugh Grant, Henry Golding, Colin Farrell, Michelle Dockery and Charlie Hunnam. R for violence, language throughout, sexual references and drug content. 113 min.
AMC Waterfront.
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE
The story of a humiliating high school mishap from 1992 sends the Impractical Jokers on the road competing in hiddencamera challenges for the chance to turn back the clock and redeem three of the four Jokers. PG-13 for suggestive content, language, some drug references and brief nudity. 93 min. AMC South Hills, Waterfront & Westmoreland; Cinemark North, Robinson & Tarentum; Cranberry; Waterworks.
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THE INVISIBLE MAN Elisabeth Moss is a woman whose abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, but she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, she works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. R for some strong bloody violence and language. 124 min. AMC South Hills, Waterfront & Westmoreland; Cinemark Monroeville, North, Robinson & Tarentum; Cranberry; Manor; Penn Hills; Phoenix CV & NV; SouthSide Works; Waterworks. ✮✮
JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL There
are surprises in store when the teens from the original “Jumanji” game go back. With Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Awkwafina and Karen Gillan. PG-13 for adventure action, suggestive content and some language. 123 min. AMC South Hills & Westmoreland, Cinemark Robinson & Tarentum, Phoenix NV. ✮✮✮½
KNIVES OUT A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric combative family. PG-13 for thematic elements including brief violence, some strong language, sexual references and drug material. 130 min. AMC South Hills &
Waterfront.
MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING
A group of youths, professional superhero wannabes, fight in a world full of people with powerful “gifts.” Deku and his partners from the Academy face Nine, the strongest villain yet. PG-13 for violence and language (dubbed). 104 min. Century Square, Cinemark North, SouthSide Works. ✮✮✮½
1917 Sam Mendes directs this World War I epic about two young British soldiers given a mission to deliver a message about a German ambush. Stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch. R for violence, some disturbing images and
language. 119 min. AMC South Hills, Waterfront & Westmoreland; Cinemark North, Robinson & Tarentum; Cranberry; Phoenix CV; SouthSide Works.
ORDINARY LOVE An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife’s breast cancer diagnosis. R for brief sexuality/nudity. 92 min.
AMC Waterfront.
PARASITE All unemployed, Ki-taek’s family members take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident. R for language, some violence and sexual content. 132 min. AMC Waterfront, SouthSide Works, Waterworks.
THE PHOTOGRAPH A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and present. PG-13 for sexuality and brief strong language. 106 min. AMC Waterfront, Tull.
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the
18th century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman. R for some nudity and sexuality. 122 min.
AMC Mt. Lebanon, AMC Waterfront, Manor.
SEBERG Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover’s FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal. R for language, sexual content/nudity and some drug use. 102 min. AMC Mt.
Lebanon. ✮✮✮½
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Sonic, mercifully redesigned after the outrage over the trailer last year, comes to Earth only to be chased by the government after causing a massive power outage. PG for action, some violence, rude humor and brief mild language. 99 min. AMC Mt. Lebanon, South Hills, Waterfront & Westmoreland; Century Square; Cinemark Monroeville, North, Robinson & Tarentum; Cranberry; Penn Hills; Phoenix CV & NV; SouthSide Works; Waterworks. ✮✮✮
SPIES IN DISGUISE Will Smith and Tom Holland lend their voices to this
computer-animated comedy about a super spy who turns into a pigeon. PG for action, violence and rude humor. 102 min. Phoenix NV.
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF ✮✮✮ SKYWALKER Rey’s journey continues in this conclusion to the Skywalker saga. With Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega and Penn State grad Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action. 141 min. Cinemark
Tarentum.
VIRAL: ANTISEMITISM IN FOUR
MUTATIONS Anti-Semitism in the U.S. and Europe is spreading. Andrew Goldberg examines the rise of anti-Semitism in the U.S. and Europe by traveling through four countries to follow anti-Semitic acts and their victims, including the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. Documentary.83 min.
AMC Waterfront.
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