Reviewed by Rama Gaind.
1 December
Salvatore, Shoemaker of Dreams (Sony Pictures)
Synopsis: The life of Italian shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo, who created shoes for Hollywood stars during the silent film era and for iconic films of the period.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Salvatore Ferragamo, Michael Stuhlbarg (narrator)
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Violent Night (Universal Pictures)
Synopsis: When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Rating: R
Genre: Holiday, action, comedy
Cast: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Edi Patterson, Cam Gigandet, Alex Hassell
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Kompromat (Palace Films)
Origin: France
Synopsis: A French diplomat must escape an FSB plot in Siberia.
Genre: Drama, thriller
Cast: Gilles Lellouche, Joanna Kulig, Michael Gor, Mikhail Safronov, Aleksey Gorbunov
Director: Jérôme Salle
Little Eggs: An African Rescue (Icon Film Distribution)
Synopsis: Toto and his friends must rescue his egg children after they’re taken away for a gourmet food event in Africa.
Genre: Th
Cast: Marcelo Barcelo, Mauricio Barrientos, Bruno Bichir
Director: Gabriel Riva Palacio AlatristeRodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste
Carnifex (Universal)
Synopsis: An aspiring documentarian and two conservationists who venture into the Outback to record the animals displaced by bushfires where they discover a terrifying new species.
Rating: M
Genre: Horror, thriller
Cast: Sisi Stringer, Darren Gilshenan, Alexandra Park, Harry Greenwood
Director: Sean Lahiff