Rueben's Ramblings

Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in January:

Taken 3
Opens: January 9

Ex-covert operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) and his ex-wife, Lenore (Famke Janssen), are enjoying a reconciliation when Lenore is brutally murdered. Bryan is framed for the crime and flees, with the CIA, FBI and police all in hot pursuit. For the last time, he channels his rage and particular set of skills into hunting down Lenore’s real killers, taking his revenge and protecting the one important thing left in his life: his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace).

Blackhat
Opens: January 16

American and Chinese agencies work together to stop a conspiracy involving a cyber-criminal. With the help of Nicholas Hathaway (Chris Hemsworth), the authorities pursue the mysterious suspect as the dangerous search leads them from Chicago to Hong Kong. The cast includes Viola Davis, Manny Montana (Graceland), William Mapother (Lost), Holt McCallany (Blue Bloods and Lights Out) and Jason Butler Harner (The Blacklist and Homeland).

Paddington
Opens: January 16

A young bear originally from Peru with a passion for all things British travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington station, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined. This is until he meets the kindly Brown family, who read the label around his neck—”Please look after this bear”—and offer him a temporary haven. The cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton and Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington.

Still Alice
Opens: January 16

Dr. Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) learns that she is suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s disease. She struggles to manage her life while dealing with the illness and her job, marriage and children. The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth and Hunter Parrish.

The Boy Next Door
Opens: January 23

A vulnerable and recently separated school teacher (Jennifer Lopez has a steamy night with the high school-aged boy next door, Noah (Ryan Guzman), who is a friend with her son and a new student in her class (awkward alert!). When she tries to cut things off, Noah doesn’t take no for an answer. The cast includes Kristin Chenoweth, John Corbett, Hill Harper, Bailey Chase (Longmire) and Travis Schuldt.

Mortdecai
Opens: January 23

Juggling some angry Russians, the British MI5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Olivia Munn, Jeff Goldblum, Aubrey Plaza and Oliver Platt.

Strange Magic
Opens: January 23

This 3D computer animated film is a fairy tale of goblins, fairies and imps meeting for the first time and the consequent confusions and conflicts the culture clash causes. The voices will be provided by Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio (Nashville), Alfred Molina and Peter Stormare (The Blacklist).

Black or White
Opens: January 30

Elliot Anderson (Kevin Costner) is widowed after the car crash death of his wife. Elliot has raised his granddaughter Eloise since his daughter died in childbirth. As he struggles with his grief, Elliot’s world is turned upside-down when the child’s African American grandmother Rowena (Octavia Spencer) demands that Eloise be brought under the care of her father Reggie, a drug addict who Elliot blames for the negligence that led to the death of his own daughter. Elliot finds himself deeply entrenched in a custody battle and will stop at nothing to keep his granddaughter from coming under the watch of his reckless son-in-law. The film also stars Gillian Jacobs, Jennifer Ehle and Mpho Koaho (Falling Skies).

Max
Opens: January 30

A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler’s family after suffering a traumatic experience. The cast includes Lauren Graham, Robbie Amell (The Tomorrow People and The Flash), Thomas Haden Church, Luke Kleintank (Pretty Little Liars and Bones) and Jay Hernandez.

Project Almanac
Opens: January 30

The film will be presented in found-footage style, centering on the creation of a time machine. A group of friends discover plans to build a time machine and then build one themselves. They use the time machine initially to undo past mistakes, and eventually their goals turn towards their own gain and pleasure but soon realize that changing the past has dire consequences in the future. The film also stars Jonny Weston, Sofia Black D’Elia, Amy Landecker, Ginny Gardner, Sam Lerner and Allen Evangelista.

Movies coming out in February will be posted at the end of January.

Enjoy!