HOLIDAY RELEASES AWAIT CINEPHILES By Nathan Lerner Invariably, the studios hold the release of some of their top theatrical releases until the holidays. 2023 proves no exception to this customary approach. A spate of screen treats awaits eager cinephiles. These vehicles will provide a wide array of different genres to accommodate a variety of tastes. This time around, the studios have adopted a dimorphic release strategy for their year-end films. The release of holiday films

THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023) Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Noma Dumezweni, Art Malik, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Jessica...

RENFIELD (2023) Starring Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Nicolas Cage, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones, Jenna Kanell, Bess Rous, James Moses Black, Caroline Williams, Miles Doleac, Danya LaBelle, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Christopher Matthew Cook, Michael P. Sullivan, Rosha Washington, James Moses Black and T.C. Matherne. Screenplay by Ryan Ridley. Directed by Chris McKay. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 93 minutes. Rated R. In general I have

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021) Starring Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Kingsley, Tony Leung, Ronny Chieng, Yuen Wah, Jodi Long, Dallas Liu, Paul He; Tsai Chin, Andy Le, Stephanie Hsu, Kunal Dudhekar, Zach Cherry, Jade Xu, Brie Larson, Mark Ruffalo and the voices of Dee Baker and Tim Roth. Screenplay by Dave Callaham & Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretto

Crazy Rich Asians CRAZY RICH ASIANS (2018) Starring Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Jimmy...

Ocean’s 8 OCEAN’S EIGHT (2018) Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna,...