November 2013 Movie Guide

These are my picks (complete with the reason for my choice) for the movies coming to theaters in November, but feel free to check out all of November's releases by visiting the Internet Movie Database's Coming Soon page.

Friday, November 1st

Ender's Game

Director: Gavin Hood

Stars: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin

o    Why? Looks intriguing… especially since I haven't read the book.

Free Birds

Director: Jimmy Hayward

Stars: Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Dan Fogler, Amy Poehler

o    Why? Looks funny.

Friday, November 8th

Thor: The Dark World

Director: Alan Taylor

Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård

o    Why? Sequel to Thor and to The Avengers!

Friday, November 15th

I'm not really enthusiastic about any of this week's choices, but both The Wolf Of Wall Street and The Book Thief appear to be very decent.

Friday, November 22nd

Nebraska

Director: Alexander Payne

Stars: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk

o    Why? Sure there's a Hunger Games sequel and a Vince Vaughn movie out this week, but this looks really interesting.

Friday, November 29th

Frozen

Directors: Chris Buck | Jennifer Lee

Stars: Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Alan Tudyk

o    Why?  This looks like it will be really funny.

Oldboy

Director: Spike Lee

Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley

o    Why? Great director + great cast + intriguing story = must see!

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