Although he’s warned not to take his British slave Esca (Jamie Bell) for fear that he’ll turn against Marcus in order to gain his freedom, the two set off on their journey across Hadrian’s Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia. Directed by: Kevin MacDonald Genre: drama Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Donald Sutherland, Denis O’Hare
‘Insidious’
Soon after proud parents Renai (Rose Byrne) and Josh (Patrick Wilson) move their new family into an old house, their son Dalton has an accident and lapses into a coma. His devoted mother tends to him at home, but late-night disruptions and sightings of shadowy apparitions make them realize that evil spirits are trying to trap their comatose child in a realm called “The Further.” Directed by: James Wan Genre: horror Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey Mara
‘The Way Back’
Using a nighttime blizzard as cover, seven prisoners, caught up in Stalin’s Reign of Terror in 1940, escape a Soviet Gulag. On the run, with little food or equipment, they have to cross an unforgiving landscape. They’re not even sure which way to go or where they’re headed, but what they do know is they’re free -- for now -- and they must keep moving. Directed by: Peter Weir Genre: drama Cast: Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Jim Sturgess, Mark Strong
‘Cherry’
Meet Aaron, a very bright but sheltered freshman, who arrives at an Ivy League college to join their elite engineering program. There he encounters Linda, a vivacious 34-year-old former wild child who has returned to school to straighten out her life. She becomes the first person to encourage Aaron to follow his own dreams and he is soon smitten. When Linda invites him home for dinner Aaron thinks he’s getting lucky. Instead he meets Beth, Linda’s punky, sarcastic 14-year-old daughter who immediately develops an aggressive crush on him. The romantic math doesn’t work in either direction but Aaron is drawn into a dysfunctional triangle and begins to learn that life can be more complicated than any engineering equation. Directed by: Jeffrey Fine Genre: comedy Cast: Kyle Gallner, Laura Allen, Brittany Robertson
