Saturday, February 4, 2023

Weekend Films: Knock at the Cabin, Sweeter Than Chocolate and The Amazing Maurice

Happy Saturday!

February is the month of Black History, Love, Cold Weather and of course new movies. What movies are you watching this weekend? There are three that I'm interested in seeing: Knock at the Cabin, Sweeter Than Chocolate and The Amazing Maurice.

The first movie, Knock on the Cabin seems terrifying because you don't know if the people who showed up at your cabin are telling the truth or not about preventing the apocalypse. And if they are, would you be able to sacrifice one of your family members to save the world? Or do you let the world end?

As for the second movie, Sweeter Than Chocolate, it's a romantic comedy centering around chocolates that bring true love. Whether that's true or not, a reporter finds interest in the story and the chocolatier. The last movie, The Amazing Maurice is an animated movie that seems like a fun take on the old pied piper tale. It's centered around a talking cat, his rat friends and his piper friend who have been pulling off cons when they stumble upon something sinister.

All three movies seems very interesting: apocalyptic horror, chocolate and romance and a fairy tale. What movies are you watching this weekend?


Knock at the Cabin


Starring: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn, Kristen Cui, McKenna Kerrigan, Ian Merrill Peakes, Denise Nakano and more

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Writers: M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman

Based On: the book The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay

Description:

While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.






Sweeter Than Chocolate                                                 8:00 PM EST                                        Hallmark Channel


Starring: Eloise Mumford, Dan Jeannotte, Brenda Strong, Linda Ko, Nik Andrews, Jordana Summer, Bobby Stewart and more

Director: David Weaver

Writers: Tracy Andreen and Kim Beyer-Johnson

Based On: the book Swweeter Than Chocolate by Lizzie Shane

Description:

A local chocolatier is rumored to have the secret recipe to finding true love on Valentine's Day, drawing in a television reporter to investigate.






The Amazing Maurice


Starring: Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton, Joe Sugg, Ariyon Bakare, Julie Atherton, Rob Brydon, Hugh Bonneville, David Tennant, Peter Serafinowicz, Jerry Hoffmann and more

Director: Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann

Writers: Terry Rossio and Robert Chandler

Based On: the book The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

Description:

Maurice is a sassy, street-smart cat with a sneaky disposition. Together with his band of rats and pied-piper friend Keith, he travels across the countryside, swindling villagers with a staged rat plague. All seems well when the gang sets its sights on a scenic market town, though they quickly realize that something more nefarious is afoot.

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