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“Miss Sloane”

B The story centers on a congressional hearing investigating the ethics of a woman known as D.C.’s most cutthroat lobbyist. The production value, smooth direction and a show-stopping performance elevate the film above typical genre fare. Starring Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow and Mark Strong. Directed by Jonathan Perera. (Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service) Rated R for language and some sexuality. At metro theaters. theaters. 2 hours, 12 minutes.

“Office Christmas Party”

C+ It’s a high-stakes Christmas party with a side plot about a wifi innovation that could save everyone’s jobs from the grinch of a boss. It’s utter baccanalia, but you’ll end up wishing for more flaming Christmas tree jousting and less setting up the internet server. Starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Olivia Munn. Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. (Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service) Rated R for crude sexual content and language throughout, drug use and graphic nudity. At metro theaters. 1 hour, 45 minutes.

“Things to Come”

B An aging philosophy teacher must reinvent her life when her husband announces he’s leaving her for another woman. It isn’t exactly an original topic, but it’s vastly different from what we have come to expect from this sort of motion picture. Starring Isabelle Huppert and Andre Marcon. Directed by Mia Hansen Love. In subtitled French and German, and English. (Colin Covert, Star Tribune-Minneapolis) Rated PG-13 for brief language and drug use. At Landmark’s Midtown Art. 1 hour, 40 minutes.