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JUSTICE LEAGUE Director: Zack Snyder Screenplay by Chris Terrio and Josh Whedon Story by Chris Terrio & Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, J.K. Simmons, Diane Lane, Henry Cavill Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and action Running Time: 2 hours **1/2 out of ***** Photo: Warner Bros. Members of the Justice League meet with Gotham City's Commissioner Gordon in the latest entry in the DC franchise of films

HOSTILES Director: Scott Cooper Manuscript: Donald E. Stewart Screenplay: Scott Cooper Starring: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Jesse Plemons, Adam Beach, Rory Cochrane, Ben Foster Rated R for strong violence and language Running Time: 2 hours 14 minutes **** out of ***** Photo: Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures Capt. Joseph J. Blocker (Christian Bale) is ordered to escort a Cheyenne chief (Wes Studi) and his family through dangerous territory in Scott Cooper's

A FANTASTIC WOMAN Director: Sebastián Lelio Screenplay: Sebastián Lelio & Gonzalo Maza Starring: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Saavedra, Amparo Noguera, Néstor Cantillana, Trinidad González Rated R for language, sexual content, nudity and a disturbing assault. Running Time: 1 hour 44 minutes **** out of ***** Photo: Sony Pictures Classics After her lover Orlando dies , Marina (Daniela Vega), a transgender woman, is forced to confront th

THE SHAPE OF WATER Director: Guillermo del Toro Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor Starring: Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Doug Jones, David Hewlett, Nick Searcy Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence and language Running Time: 1 hour 59 minutes ****1/2 out of ***** Photo: Fox Searchlight In a secret government facility a budding relationship develops between a lonely mute cleaning woman and a recently capture

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017) Director: Kenneth Branagh Screenplay by Michael Green based upon the novel by Agatha Christie Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Leslie Odom, Jr. Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements Running Time: 1 hour 54 minutes **1/2 out of ***** Photo: 20th Century Fox Detective Hercule Poirot, played by Kenneth Branagh, must solve a mystery before the ki

THOR: RAGNAROK Director: Taika Waititi Screenplay: Eric Pearson and Craig Kyle & Christopher L. Yost Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum Idris Alba, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Taika Waititi Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and brief suggestive material Running Time: 2 hour 10 minutes **** out of ***** Photo: Marvel Studios A gladiatorial battle to the death is just one obsta