10 movies that you just can't miss this holiday season
Top 10 movies to look out for this holiday season
It's October already, so you know what that means - the holiday season is here, starting from Halloween, followed by Thanksgiving and finally Christmas. That's not all we have to look forward to, this is also the season for a whole lot of movies that are set to be released. It is already a known fact that movie studios save some of their most award-worthy films, blockbusters, and guaranteed box office sell-out for the last weeks of the year, all so that the viewers and fans can grab their popcorn and binge watch the movies during the free time. Already kick-starting this weekend we have 'Venom' a superhero film that is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name starring Tom Hardy, and 'A Star is Born' a musical romantic drama starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. Following all this, if you think that you have a tough decision to make as to what movies to watch the entire holiday season, we have you work all cut out for you, following below is a list of the top 10 movies that will keep you entertained over the break.
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
With Halloween right around the corner, 'Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween' should be the first movie on your holiday movie bucket list. Based on the children's book series by RL Stine, it is an upcoming horror comedy film that is directed by Ari Sandel and written by Rob Lieber. This movie is also a standalone sequel to the 2015 film 'Goosebumps.' The film stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Chris Parnell, and Ken Jeong. Jack Black will be playing the same role as Stine from the previous film. Release Date: October 12
Bohemian Rhapsody
Next up on the list is one of the most awaited movie this year. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury is a biopic about the world-famous British rock band Queen that focuses on lead singer Freddie Mercury's life leading up to Queen's Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium back in 1985. Directed by Bryan Singer and written by Anthony McCarten, the movie also stars Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, and Mike Myers in supporting roles. Release Date: November 2
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Directed by David Yates with a screenplay by JK Rowling, 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' is a fantasy film and it is the sequel to 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' that was released back in 2016. This is currently the second installment in the Fantastic Beasts series and tenth in the Wizarding World franchise that began with the 'Harry Potter' series. The film stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, William Nadylam, Kevin Guthrie, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp. Release Date: November 16
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' is an upcoming superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales aka Spider-Man. Set in an alternate universe from Sony's other Spider-Man franchise, this movie introduces a shared multiverse. Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman and with a screenplay by Phil Lord and Rothman, this movie stars Shameik Moore as Morales alongside Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Jake Johnson, Liev Schreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, and Lily Tomlin. Release Date: December 14
Second Act
Starring Jennifer Lopez, 'Second Act' is a romantic comedy that is directed by Peter Segal and written by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Justin Zackham. The movie is based on a 40-year-old mother who, being an under-achiever, finally gets her second chance at a corporate career all after creating a fake Facebook page. The film also stars Leah Remini, Annaleigh Ashford, Vanessa Hudgens, Dan Bucatinsky, Freddie Stroma, Milo Ventimiglia, Treat Williams and Larry Miller. Release Date: December 14
Mary Poppins Returns
Based on the book series by PL Travers and starring Emily Blunt, 'Mary Poppins Returns' is a musical fantasy film that is directed by Rob Marshal and written by David Magee, from a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. A sequel to 1964's 'Mary Poppins', the film is set in 1935 London around 25 years after the events of the original film. The movie shows Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, who returns after a family tragedy. Apart from Blunt, the film stars Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. With Van Dyke being the only actor from the original film to return playing the role of the son of one of his original characters. Release Date: December 19
Bumblebee
The sixth installment of the live-action 'Transformers' film series and a prequel to 2007's 'Transformers', 'Bumblebee' is a sci-fi action film that revolves around the Transformers character with the same name. The movie stars Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, and Pamela Adlon. Apart from this, it is also the first live-action Transformer film that is not directed by Michael Bay. The movie is directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson. Release Date: December 21
Aquaman
This upcoming superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name is apparently the sixth installment in the DC Extended Universe. 'Aquaman' stars Jason Momoa as the title character with Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Nicole Kidman in supporting roles. This is the first full-length film centered around the character. Directed by James Wan with a screenplay by Goldrick and Will Beall, the movie is about Arthur Curry, who is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis. He must step forward in order to lead his people against Orm, his brother who is seeking to unite the seven kingdoms against the surface world. Release Date: December 21
Holmes & Watson
Holmes and Watson is an upcoming mystery, action comedy film that has a comedic take on the well-known characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson as they try to use their brains in order to stop their rival James Moriarty from assassinating the queen. Written and directed by Ethan Cohen, the film stars Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Ralph Fiennes, Rob Brydon, Kelly Macdonald, Lauren Lapkus, and Hugh Laurie. Release Date: December 21
Vice
The last one on the list is 'Vice' a biographical comedy-drama that is written and directed and written by Adam McKay. The plot of the film revolves around Cheney during his political rise in order to become the most powerful Vice President in the history of America. The film stars Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, with Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Alison Pill and Jesse Plemons in supporting roles. Release Date: December 25