Waterloo Region Record

On the big screen

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NEW RELEASES

The Foreigner: A humble businessma­n with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers’ identities.

Happy Death Day: A college student relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptio­nal details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer’s identity.

Ongoing:

Blade Runner 2049: A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who’s been missing for thirty years. The Mountain Between Us: Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness. My Little Pony: The Movie: dark force threatens Ponyville, and the Mane 6 embark on an unforgetta­ble journey beyond Equestria where they meet new friends and exciting challenges on a quest to use the magic of friendship to save their home.

Battle of the Sexes: In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women’s movement, the 1973 tennis match between women’s world champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-men’s-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve

Carell) was billed as the Battle of the Sexes and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time.

Victoria and Abdul: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Brad’s Status: A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life’s choices.

Loving Vincent: A feature film about the life and mysterious death of Vincent Van Gogh.

American Made: A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.

Flatliners: Five medical students, obsessed by what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods, each triggers a neardeath experience - giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife.

Never Say Die: A boxer and a journalist accidental­ly exchange bodies after they are struck by current, embarking a series of adventures. Kingsman: The Golden

Circle: When their headquarte­rs are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman’s journey leads them to the discovery

of an allied spy organizati­on in the US. These two elite secret organizati­ons must band together to defeat a common enemy. The LEGO Ninjago Movie: Six young ninjas are tasked with defending their island home. By night, they’re gifted warriors, using their skills and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy: high school.

Stronger: The inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope following the infamous 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Logan Lucky: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.

American Assassin: A story centred on counterter­rorism agent Mitch Rapp.

It: A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.

Lost in Paris: Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. Catastroph­es ensue, mainly involving Dom, a homeless man who has yet to have an emotion or thought he was afraid of expressing.

 ?? CHRISTIAN BLACK/CBS FILMS, TNS ?? Dylan O’Brien (left) and Shiva Negar in a scene from the movie, "American Assassin."
CHRISTIAN BLACK/CBS FILMS, TNS Dylan O’Brien (left) and Shiva Negar in a scene from the movie, "American Assassin."

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