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Great Movie Posters - Christmas Horror

Paramount pictures gave The Movie Waffler a special preview of the sequel to J.J Abrams' 'Star Trek' reboot.

Directed by: James Ponsoldt

Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullaly, Mary Kay Place

Twenty-something school teacher Winstead faces up to her drink problem.

Directed by: Mike Newell

Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Irvine, Jason Flemyng, Robbie Coltrane, Ewen Bremner, Sally Hawkins, David Walliams, Holliday Grainger

The latest film adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic 19th century novel.

Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg

Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Alexandra Rapaport, Lasse Fogelstrøm

A daycare worker (Mikkelsen) is wrongly accused of the sexual abuse of a young girl.

Directed by: Ben Wheatley

Starring: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies

A caravan holiday in the British countryside takes a dark turn.

New Release Reviews - Jack & Diane / Silent Night / Dollhouse

Jack & Diane

Directed by: Bradley Rust Gray

Starring: Juno Temple, Riley Keough, Kylie Minogue, Dane DeHaan

The titular characters, essayed by Keough and Temple, are two star-crossed lesbian teens who fall in love after a chance encounter in one of New York's hipper districts. "Hip" is the keyword for this film. Characters carry skateboards, hang out in tattoo parlors and generally look disillusioned, but in, like, a "hip" way.

New Release Reviews - Celeste & Jesse Forever / Seven Psychopaths / Fire with Fire

Celeste & Jesse Forever

Directed by: Lee Toland Krieger

Starring: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Elijah Wood, Emma Roberts

Celeste (Jones) and Jesse (Samberg) are a separated couple who remain friends and behave as though they're still head over heels for each other. They're on the verge of getting back together when Samberg learns he is to become a father after a one night stand.

Directed by: Rob Cohen

Starring: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols, Jean Reno, Cicely Tyson

Homicide detective Alex Cross (Perry) tackles a serial killer (Fox).

The Movie Waffler and Warner Bros. offered you the chance to win a copy of 'Thunderstruck' on Blu-Ray/DVD Combo.

Directed by: Robert Lorenz

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard

A baseball scout suffering the onset of glaucoma is forced to reconcile his relationship with his daughter.

New Release Reviews - The Apparition / Citadel / Gut

The Apparition

Directed by: Todd Lincoln

Starring: Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill

Directed by: Michael Haneke

Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, William Shimell

The effects of a debilitating condition on an elderly couple.

New Release Reviews - Silver Linings Playbook / End of Watch / The Bay

Silver Linings Playbook
Directed by: David O. Russell
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro, Chris Tucker, Jacki Weaver, Julia Stiles

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern

WWII veteran Phoenix is taken under the wing of cult leader Hoffman.

Directed by: Ben Affleck

Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Chloe Duvall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochrane

The true story of the extraction of American diplomats from revolutionary Iran.

New Release Reviews -Electrick Children / The Sapphires / Deadfall

Electrick Children

Directed by: Rebecca Thomas
Starring: Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken, Bill Sage, Cynthia Watros, Billy Zane

Like a companion piece to "Martha Marcy May Marlene", Thomas' movie similarly deals with a teenage girl escaping a religious community. It's star, Garner, actually featured in the former film as the newest recruit to John Hawkes' commune. Here she's a fifteen year old girl who lives in a strict Utah Mormon colony. After hearing a cover version of Blondie's "Hanging on the Telephone" on a mysterious audio cassette, her world-view is shattered. A few months later she becomes pregnant and claims it's an immaculate conception brought on by the cassette. Believing the singer to be the father, she flees the colony and heads to Las Vegas, presuming that a "city of electricity" like Vegas must be responsible for her situation.