Coming to Theaters Near You: 'Hail, Caesar!' 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,' 'The Choice,' and More

By Beau Behan, Film Critic:

Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend? Here are this week’s new releases:

“Hail, Caesar!”

“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”

“Regression”

“The Choice”

“The Lady in the Van”

And here’s what they’re all about.

“Hail, Caesar!” (Nationwide, Feb. 5)

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PG - 13, 100 min, Comedy, Drama, Musical

Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Writers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson

Four-time Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (“No Country for Old Men,” “True Grit,” “Fargo”) write and direct “Hail, Caesar!,” an all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The movie follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix. – Universal Pictures

“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” (Nationwide, Feb. 5)

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PG-13, 108 min, Action, Horror, Romance

Director: Burr Steers

Writers: Burr Steers (screenplay), Jane Austen (novel)

Stars: Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston

Jane Austen’s classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England is faced with a new challenge -- an army of undead zombies. – Screen Gems

“Regression” (Limited, Feb. 5)

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R, 103 min, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Alejandro Amenabar

Writer: Alejandro Amenabar

Stars: Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson

In 1990’s Minnesota, Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) investigates the case of young Angela (Emma Watson), who accuses her father, John Gray (David Dencik), of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines (David Thewlis) is brought in to help him relive his memories and what they discover unmasks a horrifying nationwide mystery. –Weinstein/Dimension

“The Choice” (Nationwide, Feb. 5)

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PG-13, 111 min, Drama, Romance

Director: Ross Katz

Writers: Bryan Sipe (screenplay), Nicholas Sparks ( novel)

Stars: Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Alexandra Daddario

When feisty medical student Gabby Holland moves in next door to perennial ladies’ man Travis Shaw, they embark on a surprising romantic journey neither imagined possible. Travis has always believed a serious relationship would cramp his easygoing lifestyle, while Gabby is preparing to settle down with her long-term boyfriend—until an irresistible attraction between the unlikely couple upends both of their well-planned lives. Spanning a decade and tracing the evolution of a love affair that is ultimately tested by life’s most defining events, this story features a memorable ensemble of friends and family in Sparks’s beloved North Carolina setting, culminating with the question that every couple must ask themselves: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive? – Lionsgate

“The Lady in the Van” (Limited, Feb. 5)

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PG - 13, 104 min, Biography, Comedy, Drama

Director: Nicholas Hytner

Writer: Alan Bennett

Stars: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent

This film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. – Sony Pictures Classics