What's Playing in Theaters This Weekend: 01/27/2023

Stephanie Shomin, The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
·5 min read

Jan. 27—New releases

Infinity Pool: James and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors. Rated R for graphic violence, disturbing material, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and some language. (C14)

Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist: The only light after the world falls into chaos is a charming new leader who rises to the head of the United Nations, but does he bring hope for a better future? Or is it the end of the world? Rated PG-13.(C14)

Showing locally

Avatar: The Way of Water: Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home. Rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence and intense action, partial nudity and some strong language. (C14)

The Banshees of Inisherin: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Rated R for language throughout, some violent content and brief graphic nudity. (C14)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa. Rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, action and some language. (C14)

The Fabelmans: Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth. Rated PG-13 for some strong language, thematic elements, brief violence and drug use. (C14)

House Party: A high school student decides to host a house party while his parents are away. A remake of the 1990 comedy '"House Party." Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual material and some violence. (C14)

Living: In 1950s London, a humorless civil servant decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis. Rated PG-13 for some suggestive material and smoking. (C14, BAY)

A Man Called Otto: Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving suicide attempts and language. (C14, ST)

M3GAN: A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own. Rated PG-13 for violent content and terror, some strong language and a suggestive reference. (C14)

Missing: When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June's search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck in Los Angeles, June uses the latest technology to try and find her before it's too late. But her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers ... and when June unravels secrets about her mom, she discovers that she never really knew her. Rated PG-13 for some strong violence, language, teen drinking and thematic material. (C14)

Plane: A pilot finds himself caught in a war zone after he's forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm. Rated R for violence and language. (C14)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish: Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives. Rated PG for action/violence, rude humor/language and some scary moments. (C14)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond: Corporate worker Mikami is stabbed by a random killer and is reborn to an alternate world. But he is reborn as a slime. He is thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru. He begins his quest to create a world that's welcoming to all races. Rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, some suggestive material and partial nudity. (C14)

The Whale: A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter. Rated R for language, some drug use and sexual content. (C14)

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody: A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom. Rated PG-13. (C14, GAR)

Information is based on data available at press time from AMC Classic Cherry Blossom 14 (C14), Elk Rapids Cinema (ER), Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay (BAY), the Garden Theater in Frankfort (GAR), State Theatre in Traverse City (ST), Bijou By the Bay in Traverse City (BIJ) and the Cherry Bowl Drive-in Theatre in Honor (CB). AMC Classic Cherry Blossom 14 offers private theater rentals for up to 20 people. Reservations are accepted online. The State Theatre and Bijou By the Bay encourage face masks and vaccinations. Reserve seats online or call the box office: 231-600-7272 (State) or 231-600-7300 (Bijou).