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by Nic Barta

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, movie fans! I hope all of you have had a

good year despite all of the ups and downs. If you can pull yourself away from
the eggnog and cookies, there are couple of movies to close out your year and
make a great start into 2023!

On December 2nd, Violent Night arrives in theaters. In this dark comedy,
Santa Claus himself must save a wealthy family when a group of mercenaries
invades their compound and takes them hostage. David Harbour will don the
red suit in this R-rated, wild, and violent comedy, throwing out one-liners and
taking down bad guys before the end of the night. This is one Santa whose
naughty list you don’t want to be on!

On December 9th, Empire of Light shines into theaters.
Set in an English coastal town in the early 80’s, this film tells
a story of human connection during troubling times through
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the power of cinema. Directed by Sam Mendes, the director
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of Skyfall and 1917, the film’s cast includes Colin Firth, Toby
Jones, and Olivia Colman, among others. We all face tough
times, but movies can have the power to bring people
together to help make things better. Empire of Light hopes to
remind us all about the power and magic of cinema.

On December 16th, On December 21nd, Puss in
Avatar: The Way Boots: The Last Wish swings
of Water flies into into cinemas. Puss in Boots,
cinemas. This long- due to his many adventures,
awaited sequel to has used up eight of his nine
the 2009 blockbuster lives, and now must embark
reunites us with Jake on a dangerous journey
Sully and his new to restore them. Antonio
family on Pandora. Banderas returns as the voice
When a new threat of Puss along with Salma
attacks their world, Hayek, Florence Pugh, and
Jake and his family John Mulaney. It has been
must unite the tribes of Pandora to more than a decade since
save their home. Sam Worthington and we have been treated to a
Zoe Saldana both return in their old new Shrek movie, but Puss
roles, and will be joined by Kate Winslet was always a fan-favorite
and Michelle Yeoh, among others. character.

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