Are you in dire need of a break from all the humdrum? This week’s movie selections are worthy options for that essential breather. In theaters this week include Vin Diesel’s big comeback as Xander Cage in “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage,” Ben Affleck in crime drama “Live by Night,” family adventure animation “Ballerina,” and horror films “Split” starring James McAvoy and “Ilawod” that stars Ian Veneracion and Iza Calzado.
Vin Diesel Returns as Extreme Athlete Xander Cage
When an incident with Xander Cage turns bad, the government operative is left for dead but then secretly returns to be on a mission with handler Augustus Gibbons. Starring alongside Vin Diesel in the action-packed film are Donnie Yen are Samuel L. Jackson.
Ben Affleck Stars in Crime Film ‘Live by Night’
The film by Warner Bros. Pictures tells the edge-of-your-seat saga of a son of a police superintendent who becomes a gangster and rises to power in Boston. In the turn of events, he does jailtime and when he is released, he tries to start over in Florida. Things get complicated when he gets in between rival gangs and two women.
A Dancer’s Dream Comes True in ‘Ballerina’
Dane DeHaan, Elle Fanning and Maddie Ziegler’s voices star in the hour-and-a-half family adventure animated film “Ballerina.” It is about poor orphan girl who wants nothing else to become a ballerina. She then gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to audition for Paris Opera Ballet, a renowned ballet school.
James McAvoy’s Identity Disorder Gets Complicated in ‘Split’
James McAvoy plays the part of a notorious criminal, Kevin, with a convoluted Identity Disorder having a total of 23 personalities. In the film, Kevin kidnaps three girls and in order for them ladies to survive, they must find a number of Kevin’s personalities who can help them while running away from the others within him to stay alive.
Ian Veneracion and Iza Calzado Star in Horror Film ‘Ilawod’
Ilawod centers on a family that breaks down because of a demonic attack. When a reporter named Dennis accidentally invites the elemental water ilawod, it latches on to his son Ben and everything else turned dark. In desperation, the everyone in the family fights for his soul.