2016 Mother s Day Movies for Grownups Weekend Preview
2016 Mother's Day Movies for Grownups Weekend Preview Movies for Grownups
New at Home * From writer-director Charlie Kaufman () comes this ingeniously clever and, at times, heart-stoppingly human stop-motion animated story of a businessman facing a midlife crisis.
A snappy script and energetic performances by Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen and Isabella Rossellini keep things popping in this fact-based story of the woman whose Miracle Mop became a QVC sensation. *
Christopher Plummer is mesmerizing as a nursing home resident suffering from dementia who sets off on a cross-country bus trip to kill a Nazi war criminal. The superb supporting cast includes Martin Landau as the wheelchair-bound friend who unleashes him on the mission and Dean Norris as a neo-Nazi state trooper. Still Out There * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice It takes the first two hours to set up the conditions under which Superman and Batman can fight on equal terms. By then, they — and we — have forgotten what they’re so mad about.
In a biopic that skips freely from fact to fiction and back, Ethan Hawke is tragically endearing as 1950s jazz legend Chet Baker. is as defiantly funny as ever, playing a fallen corporate mogul making her comeback in a brownie-peddling business. But her perennial blowhard-with-a-heart-of-gold shtick is wearing thin. *
Returning to his district on the picturesque Maine coast, a congressman (Treat Williams) gets a rocky reception from his constituents. George Hamilton pops up in a fun supporting role, and Elizabeth Marvel (House of Cards) is a delight as the politico’s refreshingly grownup love interest. Codirected and written by ex-U.S. Rep. Robert Mrazek. An intense performance by nearly saves this convoluted drama about a man oddly unaffected by his wife’s sudden death. *
Michael Shannon is ; Kevin Spacey is . Both are pitch perfect in this delightful fly-on-the-wall look at Elvis’ impromptu 1970 Oval Office visit. Or maybe not: The circa-1980 college students who spend an aimless weekend here turn out to be as insufferable as you remember them.
stars as a British commander who must decide whether to take an innocent life in a drone strike on a terrorist meeting site. The universally excellent performances include that of the late Alan Rickman in his final film role. *
Director-star Jason Bateman probes the darker corners of family relationships in the story of a brother and sister (Bateman and Nicole Kidman) enduring an uneasy homecoming with their world-famous performance-artist parents ( and Maryann Plunkett). Bateman skillfully steers the proceedings from unsettling comedy to intriguing mystery. * is magnificent as a 60-something office worker pursuing an unlikely crush on a handsome young coworker (Max Greenfield). *
provides all the fun as a struggling U.S. businessman who travels to Saudi Arabia in a last-ditch bid to sell new technology to an Arab monarch. Gabriel Byrne stars as a father coping with the loss of his wife, a famed photographer played by . Jesse Eisenberg costars as their son. * Director-cowriter Nanni Moretti has created an extraordinary study of a film director trying to balance work and caregiving. It strikes one visceral chord after another. * shines as the overinvolved mother of a TV writer (Rose Byrne). She smothers the poor girl with attention — until, that is, she catches the eye of a charming ex-cop (J.K. Simmons) who rides a Harley and raises chickens. Producer-director-writer-star Don Cheadle’s heartfelt bio of follows the drug-addled trumpeter through a nightlong quest to recover a stolen session tape. It’s a jumble out there, but Cheadle is brilliant.
Despite the star power of , and Kate Hudson, the best Mother’s Day gift you could give Mom would be to stay away from this bad and undisciplined comedy. * The cast of the 2002 original is back, as boisterous and big-haired as ever. Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan shine as 70-somethings who learn their 50-year marriage was never sanctified. headlines as a cable-news producer who abandons her cushy lifestyle to cover the war in Afghanistan. Her no-nonsense commanding officer: . Featured AARP Member Benefits See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures
Movies for Grownups Weekend Preview Perfect Mother s Day Movies And Some to Skip
Plus Kevin Spacey gets serious laughs as Richard Nixon
Exclusive Video: Happy Mother’s Day Weekend From Movies for Grownups! Before you sit down with Mom for a movie this weekend, check our two-minute video primer on classic, good and not-so-good movie mothers. Elvis & Nixon: Poker-Faced Fun The true story of Elvis Presley’s unexpected 1970 drop-in on Richard Nixon’s White House has been told on screen before, but director Liza Johnson () found the matchup irresistible. “The absurdity of having this super-cool rock dude and this fairly uncool president together — there’s no way to ignore the potential comedy of that situation,” Johnson told Movies for Grownups at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival. The key to effectively pulling it all off, she decided, was to have both stars ( as Nixon; as Elvis) take their roles with deadly seriousness. “In fact, there were a couple of times when the writers had put some jokes into the script, but the actors objected. They were dedicated joke killers. The story wasn’t about the jokes.” New in Theaters * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice A loud, chaotic mash-up of Marvel heroes, this latest series installment is a duckbilled platypus of a movie: ungainly, seemingly slapped together, but undeniably fun to behold. The grownup stars include ., , Hope Davis, and . , , Courtney Cox and Mira Sorvino play moms in this episodic look at moms’ relationships with their not-so-little girls. Director latest — cowritten by his son Nick — follows a troubled 18-year-old (Nick Robinson) who, while in drug rehab, falls for an equally lost young woman (Morgan Saylor).New at Home * From writer-director Charlie Kaufman () comes this ingeniously clever and, at times, heart-stoppingly human stop-motion animated story of a businessman facing a midlife crisis.
A snappy script and energetic performances by Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen and Isabella Rossellini keep things popping in this fact-based story of the woman whose Miracle Mop became a QVC sensation. *
Christopher Plummer is mesmerizing as a nursing home resident suffering from dementia who sets off on a cross-country bus trip to kill a Nazi war criminal. The superb supporting cast includes Martin Landau as the wheelchair-bound friend who unleashes him on the mission and Dean Norris as a neo-Nazi state trooper. Still Out There * Designates a Movies for Grownups Editors’ Choice It takes the first two hours to set up the conditions under which Superman and Batman can fight on equal terms. By then, they — and we — have forgotten what they’re so mad about.
In a biopic that skips freely from fact to fiction and back, Ethan Hawke is tragically endearing as 1950s jazz legend Chet Baker. is as defiantly funny as ever, playing a fallen corporate mogul making her comeback in a brownie-peddling business. But her perennial blowhard-with-a-heart-of-gold shtick is wearing thin. *
Returning to his district on the picturesque Maine coast, a congressman (Treat Williams) gets a rocky reception from his constituents. George Hamilton pops up in a fun supporting role, and Elizabeth Marvel (House of Cards) is a delight as the politico’s refreshingly grownup love interest. Codirected and written by ex-U.S. Rep. Robert Mrazek. An intense performance by nearly saves this convoluted drama about a man oddly unaffected by his wife’s sudden death. *
Michael Shannon is ; Kevin Spacey is . Both are pitch perfect in this delightful fly-on-the-wall look at Elvis’ impromptu 1970 Oval Office visit. Or maybe not: The circa-1980 college students who spend an aimless weekend here turn out to be as insufferable as you remember them.
stars as a British commander who must decide whether to take an innocent life in a drone strike on a terrorist meeting site. The universally excellent performances include that of the late Alan Rickman in his final film role. *
Director-star Jason Bateman probes the darker corners of family relationships in the story of a brother and sister (Bateman and Nicole Kidman) enduring an uneasy homecoming with their world-famous performance-artist parents ( and Maryann Plunkett). Bateman skillfully steers the proceedings from unsettling comedy to intriguing mystery. * is magnificent as a 60-something office worker pursuing an unlikely crush on a handsome young coworker (Max Greenfield). *
provides all the fun as a struggling U.S. businessman who travels to Saudi Arabia in a last-ditch bid to sell new technology to an Arab monarch. Gabriel Byrne stars as a father coping with the loss of his wife, a famed photographer played by . Jesse Eisenberg costars as their son. * Director-cowriter Nanni Moretti has created an extraordinary study of a film director trying to balance work and caregiving. It strikes one visceral chord after another. * shines as the overinvolved mother of a TV writer (Rose Byrne). She smothers the poor girl with attention — until, that is, she catches the eye of a charming ex-cop (J.K. Simmons) who rides a Harley and raises chickens. Producer-director-writer-star Don Cheadle’s heartfelt bio of follows the drug-addled trumpeter through a nightlong quest to recover a stolen session tape. It’s a jumble out there, but Cheadle is brilliant.
Despite the star power of , and Kate Hudson, the best Mother’s Day gift you could give Mom would be to stay away from this bad and undisciplined comedy. * The cast of the 2002 original is back, as boisterous and big-haired as ever. Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan shine as 70-somethings who learn their 50-year marriage was never sanctified. headlines as a cable-news producer who abandons her cushy lifestyle to cover the war in Afghanistan. Her no-nonsense commanding officer: . Featured AARP Member Benefits See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > See more Entertainment offers > Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures