COMING SOON

Out this week

* Movies

* Teen Wolf: The Movie (starring Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Tyler Hoechlin) – supernatural thriller, continuation of the MTV series; werewolf Scott McCall (Posey) protects his town from a new threat.

* When You Finish Saving the World (starring Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard) – comedy drama; a mother (Moore) and her son (Wolfhard) navigate their contentious relationship.

* Detective Knight: Independence (starring Bruce Willis) – action, final instalment of the trilogy; detective James Knight (Willis) tries to stop a rogue vigilante and an out-of-control EMT vehicle.

* Missing (starring Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung, Nia Long) – computer screen mystery thriller; a teenager (Reid) tries to use technology to find her missing mother (Long) who has disappeared on vacation.

SPOTLIGHT

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Cast: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, Hugh Grant

Director: Guy Ritchie

* Action comedy; a spy (Statham) recruits Hollywood’s biggest movie star (Josh Hartnett) to help his team stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology.

* Was previously going to be called Five Eyes.

* Was originally set to be released in early 2022 but was pulled from schedule in light of the Russo-Ukrainian War as it featured gangsters of Ukrainian nationality.

* Has made around $3 million so far.

* Has received mixed to positive reviews from critics who found it fun but forgettable.

* Is the fifth collaboration between director Guy Ritchie and actor Jason Statham after Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), Revolver (2005), and Wrath of Man (2021).

* Score composed by Christopher Benstead.

AWARDS

28th Critics’ Choice Awards

Winners:

Film

* Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once

* Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once

* Comedy: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

* Actor: Brendan Fraser – The Whale

* Actress: Cate Blanchett – Tár

* Young Actor/Actress: Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans

* Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Television

* Drama Series: Better Call Saul

* Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary

* Actor , Drama Series: Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul

* Actress, Drama Series: Zendaya – Euphoria

* Actor, Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

* Actress, Comedy Series: Jean Smart – Hacks

* Acting Ensemble: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

* Limited Series: The Dropout

* Movie Made for Television: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

* Actor, Limited Series/Television Movie: Daniel Radcliffe – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

* Actress, Limited Series/Television Movie: Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout

For the complete list of nominees and winners, visit criticschoice.com