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‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody,’ ‘Pale Blue Eye’ among new films opening

Here are the major films landing in theaters and on streaming this week.

Cary Darling December 21, 2022 Updated: December 22, 2022, 10:53 am

Naomi Ackie in Tristar's "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody."

Photo: Emily Aragones/Associated Press

Here are the major films landing in theaters and on streaming this week.

'18 Pages'

Telugu-language romance from India.

Unrated. Opens Dec. 23 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; Cinemark Memorial City, Houston; Cinemark Hollywood Movies 20, Pasadena; Cinemark Pearland; AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land; Cinemark 19, Katy.

'Babylon'

Damien Chazelle's over-the-top story of two climbers in 1920s-era Hollywood, starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Olivia Wilde and Diego Calva.

Rated R. Opens Dec. 23 throughout Houston.

'Cirkus'

Hindi-language comedy-drama from India about two sets of identical twins who get mistaken for each other.

Unrated. Opens Dec. 23 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; Cinemark Memorial City, Houston; Cinemark Hollywood Movies 20, Pasadena; AMC Gulf Pointe 30, Houston; Cinemark at Pearland; AMC Loews Fountains 18, Stafford; AMC Deerbrook 24, Humble; AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land; Cinemark 19, Katy; AMC Katy Mills 20, Katy; Regal Lone Star, Tomball.

'Connect'

Thriller from India about a woman, living in a near-future of a national curfew, turns to an online exorcism to help her daughter, who is behaving strangely.

Unrated. Opens Dec. 23 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; Cinemark 19, Katy.

'Dhamaka'

Hindi-language thriller involving a struggling TV/radio anchor who thinks he can use the threatening calls he receives to boost his popularity.

Unrated. Opens Dec. 23 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; Cinemark Memorial City, Houston; Cinemark 19, Katy.

'Kaapa'

Malayalam-language crime thriller from India about the war between two rival gangs fighting to control a city.

Unrated. Opens Dec. 23 at AMC First Colony, Sugar Land.

'Laththi'

In what sounds like a Tamil-language riff on "The Raid," a police constable and his 10-year-old son have to fight their way out of a building surrounded by bad guys.

Unrated. Opens Dec. 23 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; Cinemark 19, Katy.

'The Pale Blue Eye'

Scott Cooper ("Crazy Heart," "Out of the Furnace," "Antlers") directs Christian Bale in this thriller, set in the 19th century, in which a detective, investigating the murder of a West Point cadet, runs up against the cadets' wall of silence.

Rated R. Opens Dec. 23 at iPic Houston; begins streaming Jan. 6 on Netflix.

'Puss N' Boots: The Last Wish'

Animated tale of the adventurous cat who has burned through eight of his nine lives and embarks on an adventure to find his last wish to restore his nine lives.

Rated PG. Playing throughout Houston.

'The Whale'

Brendan Fraser has been getting acclaim for his role as a reclusive, severely obese man trying to reconnect with his daughter.

Rated R. Playing throughout Houston.

'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody'

Kasi Lemmons ("Harriet") directs this Whitney Houston biopic starring Naomi Ackie and Stanley Tucci.

Rated PG-13. Opens Dec. 23 throughout Houston.

cary.darling@houstonchronicle.com

  • Cary Darling
    Cary Darling

    Cary Darling joined the Houston Chronicle in 2017 where he writes about arts, entertainment and pop culture, with an emphasis on film and media. Originally from Los Angeles and a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, he has been a features reporter or editor at the Orange County Register, Miami Herald, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In addition, he has freelanced for a number of publications including the Los Angeles Times and Dallas Morning News.

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