If television marathons and Netflix binges aren’t your speed, there’s always the movie theater. (That’s the place where people used to go en masse to watch films together in a group. What a concept.) Ahead, a list of new releases and some leftover December favorites to see on Christmas Day. New Releases “American Sniper” What to know: Bradley Cooper gives one of the best performances of his career as Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. “Big Eyes” What to know: Lana Del Rey’s theme song is also called “Big Eyes.” “Into the Woods” What to know: Go to the wood! “Selma” What to know: Ava DuVernay’s film is the best of 2014. “Unbroken” What to know: Breakout star Jack O’Connell lost a significant …
If television marathons and Netflix binges aren’t your speed, there’s always the movie theater. (That’s the place where people used to go en masse to watch films together in a group. What a concept.) Ahead, a list of new releases and some leftover December favorites to see on Christmas Day.
New Releases
“American Sniper”
What to know: Bradley Cooper gives one of the best performances of his career as Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle.
“Big Eyes”
What to know: Lana Del Rey’s theme song is also called “Big Eyes.”
“Into the Woods”
What to know: Go to the wood!
“Selma”
What to know: Ava DuVernay’s film is the best of 2014.
“Unbroken”
What to know: Breakout star Jack O’Connell lost a significant amount of weight to play World War II hero Louis Zamperini.
“The Gambler”
What to know: Mark Wahlberg plays a college professor.
“The Interview”
What to know: Not a lot written about this one.
Other Options
“Annie”
What to know: It’s a hard-knock life.
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”
What to know: It’s long.
“Exodus: Gods and Kings”
What to know: It’s longer.
“Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb”
What to know: Watch Robin Williams in one of his final roles.
“Top Five”
What to know: Chris Rock’s comedy is really funny, but also highly controversial.
“Wild”
What to know: Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern are really incredible.
“Inherent Vice”
What to know: Maybe see this one twice.
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