This week, Silver Screen Cinema has reviews of two big Thanksgiving releases, the hit musical adaptation, Wicked, and Gladiator II, the sequel to Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning film. We also look at the Christmas action adventure featuring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, Red One, and Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Robert Zemeckis re-teaming in the drama, Here. Read our reviews of these and other new releases at Silver Screen Cinema.
WICKED
B+
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande begin their musical journey to becoming iconic characters in The Wizard of Oz.
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GLADIATOR II
B-
Paul Mescal follows in his father's footsteps, becoming Rome's greatest gladiator.
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RED ONE
C+
Santa Claus has been kidnapped and it's up to Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans to find him.
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HERE
C
Tom Hanks grows up, marries Robin Wright, and raises a family, all as seen from one room in his house.
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VENOM: THE LAST DANCE
C-
Venom and his host, Eddie Brock, become the targets of both the U.S. military and a symbiote-hunting alien monster.
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CONCLAVE
A-
The College of Cardinals meets to select a new pope, but some of the candidates have hidden agendas.
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JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX
D
The insane supervillain clown, Joaquin Phoenix, gets a romantic partner in crime, Lady Gaga.
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THE WILD ROBOT
B+
A helper robot crashes on a remote island and helps the local wildlife, including a gosling she adopts.
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TRANSFORMERS ONE
C+
The future Optimus Prime and Megatron battle their planet's despotic ruler.
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SPEAK NO EVIL
B
James McAvoy invites an innocent family to his country home for a deadly weekend.
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TRAP
B-
Serial killer Josh Hartnett has to escape from a crowded arena surrounded by hundreds of cops.
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BORDERLANDS
D
Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart search for a legendary treasure on a deadly desert planet.
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DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
B-
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman try to save the world from destruction.
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TWISTERS
B
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell track the most powerful tornados in the country.
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FLY ME TO THE MOON
C+
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum try to keep the Apollo 11 lunar mission on track.
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LONGLEGS
B+
FBI agent Miaika Monroe tries to catch creepy, prolific serial killer Nicolas Cage.
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DESPICABLE ME 4
C+
Gru and the Minions hide out in suburbia while an old enemy is out for revenge.
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MAXXXINE
B+
Mia Goth gets her big acting break in a major Hollywood film, but a serial killer is after her.
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A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE
B
Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn are trapped in New York City when the monsters arrive.
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HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1
B-
Kevin Costner is just one of many looking for new opportunities in the Old West.
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THE BIKERIDERS
C+
Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy take to the roads as members of a 60s motorcycle club.
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THE EXORCISM
D+
Russell Crowe is possessed by a demon while making a movie about an exorcism.
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INSIDE OUT 2
B+
Riley has to deal with a whole new set of emotions led by Anxiety, and Joy isn't too happy.
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TUESDAY
B
Death in the form of a talking macaw pays a visit to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' dying teenage daughter.
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BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE
C
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence take on another bunch of Miami drug dealers.
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THE WATCHERS
C-
Dakota Fanning is stranded in the woods while strange creatures watch her at night.
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SUMMER CAMP
D
Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, and Alfre Woodard have a reunion at their old summer camp.
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FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
B+
Anya Taylor-Joy battles Chris Hemsworth for control of the wasteland.
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THE GARFIELD MOVIE
D+
Everyone's favorite animated cat reunites with his long-lost father.
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IF
C-
Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming try to find new homes for old Imaginary Friends.
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THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1
C+
Another young couple is terrorized by three masked strangers.
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