New in Theaters: “Clayface”, “Wicker”, “Klara and the Sun”, and “Ali G”

New in Theaters: "Clayface", "Wicker", "Klara and the Sun", and "Ali G"

1.  “Clayface”  (R)  Trailer

 

A psychological horror thriller starring Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, a disfigured Hollywood actor who loses his grip on reality after a risky experimental treatment transforms him into the Batman villain Clayface.

 

 

 

 

 

2.  “Wicker”  (R)  Trailer

 

Olivia Colman plays a medieval spinster who asks the master weaver (Peter Dinklage) to make her a wicker husband played by Alexander Skarsgard.  And when the wicker man comes to life, they make all the other women in town jealous from their romance . . . and the rumors of their insatiable sex life.

 

 

 

 

 

3.  “Ali G: Who Iz I?”  (R)  Trailer

 

Sacha Baron Cohen returns as his Ali G character under the premise that he wants to reclaim his former glory in America 20 years later now that his girlfriend is pregnant and he needs the money.

 

 

 

 

 

4.  “Wildwood”  (PG-13)  Trailer

 

A stop-motion fantasy about a teenage girl who enters an enchanted forest to find her baby brother.  It stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee from the “Doogie Howser” remake and Jacob Tremblay as a classmate who joins her.  The voice cast also includes Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, and Carey Mulligan.

 

 

 

 

 

5.  “Klara and the Sun”  (PG-13)  Trailer

 

Jenna Ortega is Klara, an outdated companion android trying to bond with a girl after her overprotective mom gets buys Klara as her Artificial Friend.  Amy Adams is the mom, British actress Mia Tharia is her sick daughter, and Natasha Lyonne is the store manager encouraging the androids that they’ll find homes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.  “A Talent for Murder”  (R)  Trailer

 

Alden Ehrenreich is sent to try to persuade author Patricia Highsmith (Helen Mirren) to write one more installment in her “Talented Mr. Ripley” anthology . . . and she challenges him to come up with an outline for the book with her.  Olivia Cooke, a.k.a. Alicent Hightower on “House of the Dragon”, plays his love interest on his journey there, and in the story they create.

 

 

 

 

 

7.  And now, some limited releases you may or may not care about:

 

—“Seniors” starring Paris Brosnan (the son of Pierce Brosnan) as a high school senior doing community service at a retirement home, where he unexpectedly bonds with as a cantankerous author (John Rhys-Davies) who mentors him.  (Trailer)

 

—“Love Language” starring Chloe Grace Moretz as an aspiring author with a side hustle of writing wedding vows for other people. She’s torn between her own feelings for Anthony Ramos and her old crush Manny Jacinto, who also happens to be the fiancé of the latest woman who hired her.  (Trailer)