Maybe you’re looking to save a few bucks or the current theater choices just aren’t cutting it. Whatever the case may be, sometimes it’s just as nice to sit at home and watch a good flick. Take a look at this week’s picks for some At-Home Alternatives to the weekly cinema options.
Instead of Star Trek Into The Darkness: Mission: Impossible III
J.J. Abrams directed both Star Trek and this earlier action movie that stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in the third installment of the M:I franchise. Along with Cruise, the film also has Simon Pegg playing an IMF technician. If you need a solid action fix that is based off of an old tv show and can’t make it out to a theater, then check out M:I III.
Instead of Black Rock: The Perfect Getaway
Black Rock is a movie directed by and starring Katie Aselton along with Lake Bell and Kate Bosworth. They play three friends who venture out for a weekend in Maine and are thrust into a survival situation. Similarly, the plot of The Perfect Getaway puts its stars in a survival situation. Two couples are retreating on an island and it seems they are sharing it with a psychopath. Either of these films should satisfy a craving for a thriller.
Side Effects (2012)
Side Effects is a Steven Soderbergh movie starring Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. In the film Rooney Mara’s character, Emily, attempts suicide so she is then order to attend therapy. This coincides with her husband’s release from jail for committing a white collar crime. Her therapist, played by Jude Law, is offered money to prescribe his patients a particular drug by the pharmaceutical company that owns it. He prescribes it to Emily, but the results cause him more trouble than he could’ve imagined.
Friends With Kids (2011)
Friends with Kids is a nice little movie written by and starring Jennifer Westfeldt. The cast also includes some big-name comedy actors including Adam Scott. Westfeldt and Scott play two close friends who one day decide they want kids, but have not found the right people to have children with. Because they are such good friends they decide to have a baby with each other. This causes a rift between them and their friend group and the movie takes a more dramatic turn.
Friends With Kids Netflix Synopsis: Best friends Jason and Julie decide that the way to have kids without sacrificing their social lives or careers is to raise a child together platonically. But romance and other complications interfere with their perfect plan.
What do you plan on watching this week, at home or otherwise? What do you think of my choices?