Flickers: ‘Early Man,’ ‘Black Panther’ open Friday

BOX OFFICE LEADERS

Fifty Shades Freed R Anastasia and Christian finalize their relationship with marriage and prepare for a luxurious life and possibly a newborn, but evil lurks its head as a visitor from the past emerges to sabotage their bliss.

Peter Rabbit PG This animated adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s tale of Peter Rabbit and his troubles with Farmer McGregor will be a treat for the entire family.

The 15:17 to Paris PG13 Eastwood directs the true story of the three heroes whose brave act saved over 500 passengers aboard a Paris bound train as the trio disarms a terrorist and his plot of mass murder. The real-life heroes appear in this suspenseful film.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle PG13 An old video game pulls four teens into the virtual reality of the game as they become avatars attempting to solve the continuing mystery of Jumanji or be further trapped within the game.

The Greatest Showman PG Based upon P.T. Barnum’s life, a young man rises from obscurity to become the greatest showman on Earth is this musical biopic.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure PG13 Thomas and a group of Gladers seek the Last City in a desperate effort to find a cure for a disease called ‘The Flare,’ but they will soon enter the deadliest maze so far as they travel thru a treacherous labyrinth.

Winchester PG13 The heiress daughter of the Winchester firearms family finds herself mentally tortured by the spirits of those who died by the use of her family’s gun manufacturing causing her to seek the help of a psychiatrist who soon learns she may not be imagining these visions.

The Post PG13 It may be the cover-up of the century as two newspaper houses race to reveal government secrets that involve the infamous Pentagon Papers.

The Shape of Water R A cleaning lady of a top-secret government lab discovers a highly classified experiment, a scaled creature in a water tank, and soon discovers that she may be the key to saving the creature’s life.

Den of Thieves R A specially-trained group of law enforcement officers from the L.A. Sheriff’s Department work to foil a plan by an expert team of bank robbers whose focus is the Federal Reserve Bank.

12 Strong R An elite team of U.S. Special Forces joins the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan to fight the Taliban and the Al-Qaida in a take no prisoners conflict.

Hostiles R Capt. Blocker of the U.S. Army is assigned the task of escorting a Cheyenne war chief from New Mexico to his native land in Montana through the toughest of terrains and threats from Comanche Indians and other hostile forces.

***Also Playing in Theaters***

The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Basmati Blues, Bilal: A New Breed of Hero, Call Me by Your Name, Coco, The Commuter, Darkest Hour, Forever My Girl, Get Out, I Tonya, In the Fade, Insidious 4: The Last Key, La Boda de Valentina, Lady Bird, Mary and the Witch’s Flower, Mazinger Z: Infinity, Molly’s Game, Pad Man, Paddington 2, Phantom Thread, Pitch Perfect 3, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri.

Coming to Theaters on Feb. 16

Black Panther PG13 T’Challa, Black Panther, is the heir to the throne of the Wakanda people, but his position is challenged by two enemy forces, as T’Challa joins forces with a CIA operative and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanda’s female special forces brigade to stop a war. Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira. Directed by Ryan Coogler.

Early Man PG Animator/director Nick Park tells the story of early man with prehistoric creatures and a battle between Dug and Hognob versus the evil Lord Nooth and his Bronze City kingdom as the duo fight to save their home. Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Timothy Spall. Directed by Nick Park.

Samson PG13 The Biblical character, Samson, loses his wife and battles a Philistine army to defend his people. Snared by a beautiful temptress, he almost loses the battle, but turns to God for his victory. Stars: Jackson Rathbone, Billy Zane, Taylor James, Rutger Hauer. Directed by Bruce MacDonald and Gabriel Sabloff.

Coming Soon: A Fantastic Woman, The Cage Fighter, A Ciambra, Scorched Earth, Aiyaary, Before We Vanish, The Party, Loveless, Nostalgia, Oh Lucy!, Double Lover, Tehran Taboo, Annihilation, Game Night, Hichki, Hannah, The Lodgers, Beast of Burden, The Chamber.

New on DVD Feb. 20: Daddy’s Home 2 PG13 Father and stepfather unite to bring the children a Merry Christmas, but the arriving grandpas are anything but normal.

Foreign, Classics, Documentaries: The Star, Same Kind of Different As Me, The Florida Project, American Satan, Mom and Dad.

Television Series: Midnight Texas s1.