December Entertainment

Good Tidings (Horror) – December 6
Santa Claus is coming to town – and he’s angry. A now homeless war veteran must remember what he once was, as three killers in Santa suits try to murder him and his companions.

Friend Request (Horror) – December 9
Every action has a consequence. Once Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) accepts a friend request from an obsessive girl, she quickly tries to unfriend her – but then there’s a suicide video. Then there’s the haunting.

officedaypartyOffice Christmas Party (Comedy) – December 9
In this lighthearted film, a CEO (Jennifer Aniston) attempts to close down a branch of the company run by her brother (T.J. Miller). He has one chance to save it – throw the biggest party in order to impress a possible new client.

The Bounce Back (Comedy/Romance) – December 9
While on his tour promoting his self-help book, Matthew Taylor (Shemar Moore) falls for a therapist, and, in time, he is forced to deal with all the issues he has from his past relationships.

Miss Sloane (Drama) – December 9
Jessica Chastain stars as Elizabeth Sloane, a political strategist at the top of her field. While put in charge to spearhead a campaign about gun control, she begins to jeopardize everyone around her, including herself, with her need to win.

A Kind of Murder (Drama) – December 9
Straying away from his lavious life, a successful architect becomes enthralled with an unsolved murder and begins a high-stakes game with a killer and a detective.

Barry (Drama) – December 16
In New York City, Barry, who has a Kansas-born mom and a Kenyan father, finds it harder than ever to discover a place where he belongs, as different worlds both pull and push at him.

Collateral Beauty (Drama) – December 16
Tragedy affects us all differently. For an ad executive played by Will Smith, it means retreating from life – but his friends will stop at nothing to get him to really live again.

rogueoneRogue One: A Star Wars Story (Sci-Fi) – December 16
It’s up to a small group of extraordinary people to steal the plans of the Galactic Empire’s major weapon – the Death Star.

Solace (Thriller) – December 16
Anthony Hopkins plays a crime analyst with psychic abilities. He came out of retirement to find a killer, but instead he finds another psychic. The game that continues is high-stakes.

La La Land (Musical/Romance) – December 16
In the musical we all needed but never knew we wanted, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone star as love interests in a film about L.A. and how far the city can push you emotionally.

The Space Between Us (Romance/Sci-Fi) – December 16
Gardner Elliot isn’t like other kids. He was born on Mars and raised by the only 14 people he’s ever met – scientists, forced to stay on the red planet and raise him. Earth is foreign to him, and, when he gets a chance to go down there, it’s a race against time to find out where he really belongs.

Sing (Animation/Musical/Comedy) – December 21
Follow the story of a pig, a gangster gorilla, and a punk-rock porcupine as they try to change their life by winning a singing competition hosted by a koala.

Passengers (Sci-Fi) – December 21
Follow two passengers who were woken up from a 120-year-long cryogenic sleep as they try to save the ship and its inhabitants from destruction. You can’t trust everyone.

assassins-creedAssassin’s Creed (Action/Fantasy) – December 21
A man is proclaimed dead one day, and wakes up the next to learn that his ancestors were part of a society of assassins. He has to genetically unlock the memories of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, and use this knowledge to defeat the Knights Templar in the present day.

Patriot’s Day (Drama) – December 21
It’s the day of the Boston Marathon bombing. Follow the injured, the first responders, and the police as they try and stop a second attack.

Why Him? (Comedy) – December 23
An overprotective father has the nightmare of his life when he visits his daughter over the holidays and meets her crazy, unfiltered, rich Silicon Valley boyfriend. To make it even worse? The boyfriend is planning a proposal.

A Monster Calls (Drama/Fantasy) – December 23
In an attempt to deal with his mother’s failing health and the bullying of his peers, a 12-year-old boy named Conor escapes into a fantastical world.

20thcentwomen20th Century Women (Comedy/Drama) – December 25
Follow the lives of three women in southern California in 1970 as they try to find and understand love and freedom.

Fences (Drama) – December 25
Set in the 1950s, Fences features an African-American man and woman who have to struggle with race relations while trying to raise a family.

Gold (Drama) – December 25
Based on the Bre-X mining scandal in 1997, two men travel to the wilderness in Indonesia in search of gold. The adventure that unfolds goes straight through to Wall Street.

Upcoming Concerts
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Atlanta Symphony Hall – December 9
V-103 Winterfest at Philips Arena – December 10
Jingle Ball at Philips Arena – December 16
B.o.B at Smith’s Olde Bar – December 24
Kelly at Fox Theatre – December 27
Waka Flocka Flame at Center Stage Atlanta – December 29