Alvin and the Chipmunks
Director Walt Becker, Rated PG
Dec. 18

The trailer for Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip is jam-packed with “funny” scenes that follows Alvin (Justin Long) and his Chipmunk brothers as they try and stop Dave (Jason Lee) from proposing to his girlfriend and moving to Miami. Thinking back to my childhood I remember watching the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies but I remember them being a lot funnier. There are just certain movies that you shouldn’t sequel, and this is one of them. Although, this movie is made for children and family; I personally wouldn’t be able to sit through an hour and 26 minutes of those high pitched voices. They should have stuck with the first one back in ’99. –Destiny De La Paz
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Sisters
Director Jason Moore, Rated R
Dec. 18

Sisters is a comical movie about two sisters excellently portrayed by best friends and masters of comedy, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. Now as adults, they’re dismayed to learn their parents sold their childhood home. Before the house can be sold, Maura (Poehler) and Kate (Fey) decide to throw a huge house party. The movie looks hilarious with a tattoo-covered John Cena cameo and the crazy antics of the sisters trying on slutty clothes and throwing one crazy, last party. There’s also romance mixed in as the divorced Maura tries to get back into the dating scene with the “cute guy next door.” The trailer has several laugh out loud moments with the well-known dynamic duo and makes you want to rush to see it. –Emily Rowe
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Director J.J. Abrams, Rated PG-13
Dec. 18

Thirty years in the far, far away future, fans of the Star Wars franchise are finally getting their reboot in the newest addition to the series Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In the trailer for the newest installation, fans meet new character Finn (John Boyega) and witness his transition from Stormtrooper to Jedi. The viewers are also see a new Sith Lord in action, wielding a never before seen lightsaber. They’re also treated to a look at some of the older heroes like Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca as they jump back into the action. Diehard fans of the series and the newest watchers of Star Wars should be prepared for a great new addition to one of the most beloved franchises from a movie from such a long time ago. –Tyler Roberge
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Concussion
Director Peter Landesman, Rated PG-13
Dec. 25

Peter Landesman’s movie Concussion explains how a forensic neuropathologist, an immigrant for Nigeria (Will Smith), discovers a new disease in a pro football players; repetitive head trauma chokes the brain. In the trailer he demonstrates this head trauma by shaking a can repetitively. He fights to make his discovery known, and even though he is not believed at first he pushes to be heard. I feel like this movie is going to be really good and I am definitely going to go see it when it comes out in theaters, not only because Will Smith is the main character, but also because the plot line is based on a true story and I find it to be extremely interesting. –Leah Lopez
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Daddy’s Home
Director Sean Anders, Rated PG
Dec. 25

Daddy’s Home features Brad (Will Ferrell) and Dusty (Mark Walberg) in a hilarious father vs. step-father battle for their family’s affections. In the trailer for the movie, the viewer is treated to the hilarity of the differences between the uptight and family-oriented Ferrell and the fun-loving and wild Walberg. Viewers are taken for quite the ride in the trailer itself as they watch the crazy antics between the two father figures while jamming out to “Highway to Hell” and can be sure to expect quite the ride in this sure to be hilarious comedy as one man attempts to always find a way to one up the other in the craziest way possible. –Tyler Roberge
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

The Hateful Eight
Director Quentin Tarantino, Rated R
Dec. 25

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Channing Tatum, The Hateful Eight is hitting theaters on Christmas Day. Set in a post-Civil War setting, John Ruth (Russell) is the man who’s caught Daisy Domergue (Leigh) and he’s not giving up the bounty on her head for anyone. Seven bounty hunters and a prisoner hide out in a cabin during a blizzard and just as the trailer says, trust no one. The concept itself can go to one of two ways, depending on how Tarantino directed it. The idea can either be mediocre or it can be a fantastic movie, full of suspense, betrayal and good old fashioned western action. –Michelle Contreras
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Joy
Director David O. Russell, Rated PG-13
Dec. 25

The trailer for Joy features a girl named Joy (Jennifer Lawrence) who is told she will grow up and live a normal life. Joy is a single mom of three who invented the Miracle Mop and is the president of Ingenious Designs. At first the trailer shows her doing just that but as time goes on, you see Joy in a jail and another scene where she is holding guns. This trailer doesn’t give much away about the plot and to be honest is kind of confusing. However, with the beautiful Jennifer Lawrence, talented Robert de Niro and interesting cut scenes, this movie has a mysterious draw that makes you want to watch it. –Jordan Buie
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Point Break  
Director Ericson Core, Rated PG-13
Dec. 25

Inspired off of the 1991 movie by the same name, Point Break is about an FBI Agent named Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey) going undercover to hunt down bank robbers who have a special talent for sports. The trailer showcases a bevy of fast-paced, jaw-dropping, adrenaline-laced action scenes – we see shots of sky diving, surfing, off-roading and snowboarding. The plot line looks similar with Utah infiltrating the band of thieves, but where the movie will go and if it lives up to the Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze’s Point Break will have to be seen. –Nalani Nuylan
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars