6 Must Watch Movies This Week: La La Land, Assassin’s Creed, Sing And More

From the looks of it, 2017 will be an awesome year for movies. With widely acclaimed films like La La Land, Passengers, Patriot’s Day, Assassin’s Creed, Sing, and Collateral Beauty, we are in for a ride! Movie buffs everywhere will surely look forward to see their favorite actors like Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Mark Wahlberg, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Jeremy Irons, Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Edward Norton, Keira Knightly and Will Smith. All six films will hit Philippine cinemas on January 11. Take your pic, couch potato and get watching!

Golden Globe’s Darling, ‘La La Land’, Now Showing

The film that broke Golden Globe history is showing this week and audiences everywhere must watch it to experience the multi-awarded phenomenon. When musician, Ryan Gosling, meets the aspiring actress, Emma Stone, a match was made in heaven. If you want to once again swoon and sigh, let the feel of Old Hollywood serenade you with the award-winning musical ensemble.

Sci-Fi Thriller Passengers Star Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Star

When the characters played by Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt wake up 90 years too early from induced hibernation on a voyage to a new planet, they are forced to find out the reason behind the malfunction for the sake of other lives in the spacecraft. As the plot twist gets interesting, audiences will be left second guessing themselves keeping them at the edge of their seats.

Mark Wahlberg Gets Patriotic in Patriot’s Day

The historical drama tells the story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the terrorist manhunt spearheaded by Edward F. Davis, the Boston Police Commissioner. The main cast includes J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, Mark Wahlberg, and Michelle Monaghan.

Assassin’s Creed: From Video Game to the Big Screen

Based on a video game franchise, Assassin’s Creed is an action adventure film about a company called Abstergo that creates state-of-the-art technology able to unlock memories. When Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the memories of his ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha in 15^th Century Spain, he discovers that he is descends from a secret society of assassins – The Assassins and Templars.

Animals Get the Diva on with Sing

Who doesn’t love animation, music and comedy, right? For the lighter side of things, watch Sing. When a koala named Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) takes over the once-grand theater, he does everything he can to restore it to its former glory. To do this, he attempts to produce a grand singing competition and this is where the fun starts.

Collateral Beauty Brings Abstract Concepts Love, Time and Death

This drama revolves around the tragedy that befalls a New York advertising executive (Will Smith) who decides to hideaway from life compromising the future of the company. Even if his friends try to get him back on track, he prefers to seek answers by writing letters to the abstract concepts of Love, Time and Death. For the sake of the company, the executive’s friends (Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, and Michael Pena), hire struggling actors (Keira Knightly, Jacob Latimore and Helen Mirren) to play the part of Love, Time and Death.