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At The Movies: Swimming into January

The post-holiday season has a flurry of films, including Kristen Stewart’s feature film directorial debut.

Unreel, Jan. 9:

“The Chronology of Water,” No MPA rating. Kristen Stewart directs Imogen Poots, Thora Birch and Jim Belushi in the Biography, Romance Drama.

Olympic swimming hopeful Lidia Yuknavitch enrolls in the University of Oregon where author Ken Kesey (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”) selects her and other graduate students to collaboratively write the novel “Caverns” with him.

The movie is based on the 2011 memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kristen Stewart.

The movie is the feature film directorial debut of Kristen Stewart, Oscar nominee, actress, “Spencer,” 2022, and star of the “Twilight” film series.

“Greenland 2: Migration,” MPA rated PG: Ric Roman Waugh directs Morena Baccarin, Gerard Butler and Sophie Thompson in the Science-Fiction Thriller. After a comet strikes the Earth, a family in Greenland must leave the safety of their bunker and travel across a decimated Europe. The sequel continues the story of the Garrity family.

“Oscar Shaw,” No MPA rating: R. Ellis Frazier and Justin Nesbitt direct Isaiah Washington, Tyrese Gibson and Michael Jai White in the Action Crime Drama. A retired police officer seeks revenge for his friend’s death.

“I Was a Stranger,” PG-13: Brandt Andersen directs Yasmine Al Massri, Yahya Mahayni and Omar Sy in the Drama. Set in Aleppo, Syria, a surgeon tries to save lives amidst constant attacks.

“Primate,” MPA rated R: Johannes Roberts directs Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur and Jessica Alexander in the horror film. A group of friends’ tropical vacation becomes a matter of survival.

Movie opening dates from Internet Movie Database as of Jan. 4 are subject to change.

Theatrical Movies Domestic Weekend Box Office, Jan. 2-4: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” continued at No. 1 for three weeks in a row, $40 million in 3,835 theaters, $306 million, three weeks.

2. “Zootopia 2” stayed in place, $19 million in 3,285 theaters, $363.6 million, six weeks. 3. “The Housemaid” moved up one place, $14.8 million in 3,070 theaters, $75.7 million, three weeks. 4. “Marty Supreme” dropped one place, $12.5 million in 2,887 theaters, $56 million, three weeks. 5. “Anaconda” stayed in place, $10 million in 3,509 theaters, $45.8 million, two weeks. 6. “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” moved up one place, $8.2 million in 3,217 theaters, $57.6 million, three weeks. 7. “David” dropped one place, $8 million in 2,900 theaters, $70.1 million, three weeks. 8. “Song Sung Blue” stayed in place, $5.8 million in 2,705 theaters, $24.9 million, two weeks. 9. “Wicked: For Good” stayed in place, $3.2 million in 1,885 theaters, $339.8 million, seven weeks. 10. “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” stayed in place, $2.7 million in 1,986 theaters, $125.2 million, five weeks.

Movie box office information from Box Office Mojo as of Jan. 4. is subject to change.

At The Movies reviews, By Paul Willistein: “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Zootopia 2,” “Hamnet,” “Blue Moon,” “Wicked: For Good,” “One Battle After Another,” “Bugonia,” “Nuremberg,” “Frankenstein,” “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t,” “Tron: Ares”: https://www.lvpnews.com/

IMAGE: THE FORGEImogen Poots (Lidia Yuknavitch), “The Chronology of Water.”