Film Previews

“The Nun II”

R | 110 minutes
Director: Michael Chaves
Writers: Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, Akela Cooper
Stars: Bonnie Aarons, Taissa Farmiga, Anna Popplewell

“The Nun II” has been long-awaited, and five years after the release of the first “The Nun” film, audiences are eager to see what haunt the demon is headed for next. In the first “Nun” film, audiences followed Sister Irene and Father Burke as they investigated the death of a nun in Saint Cartha’s monastery in Romania. Things weren’t what they seemed within the walls of the Abbey, and Sister Irene faced off against the demon that escaped banishment by possessing unsuspecting delivery man Maurice. The sequel picks up in 1956, four years after the first film, and moves the setting to France from Romania. There, a priest is murdered, and Sister Irene comes face to face with Valak once again. While this isn’t much to go on, it does tease a new battle between Irene and Valak and a fight between good and evil.

“The Equalizer 3”

R | 109 minutes
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: Richard Wenk, Michael Sloan, Richard Lindheim
Stars: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea

The latest installment of Robert McCall’s story shows him in post-retirement, attempting to enjoy the quiet life in southern Italy. He tries his best to keep his experiences of the past from haunting him but finds no such luck. When McCall comes to realize that many of his friends are living indebted to and under the control of the mafia, he makes it his personal goal to be their protector and plans to go up against the criminal organization, freeing his friends from their grasp once and for all.

“Marisol”

91 minutes
Director: Kevin Abrams
Writer: Claire Audrey Aguayo
Stars: Esmeralda Camargo, Liana Mendoza, Max Pelayo

For Marisol Rivera, a first-generation Mexican-American, college is everything she’s worked toward. She spent mornings cleaning horse stalls and evenings studying. Now, with a scholarship in hand, she’s ready to leave Southwest Texas and begin her new life. However, when Marisol is falsely accused of a crime, she learns a heartbreaking truth: she’s undocumented. Forced to go on the run, Marisol discovers a kind America amidst a harsh bureaucratic system. A coming-of-age film through the lens of immigration, Marisol critically examines systemic oppression and the causality of racism. ♦