September 2014 Movie Guide

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

week of Friday, September 5

no suggestions

week of Friday, September 12

The Drop

Director: Michaël R. Roskam

Stars: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Erin Darke

Why? The late, great James Gandolfini.

week of Friday, September 19

The Maze Runner

Director: Wes Ball

Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Will Poulter

Why? I'm intrigued.

A Walk Among The Tombstones

Director: Scott Frank

Stars: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, Sebastian Roché

Why? Liam Neeson is a badass.

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Director: Peter Chelsom

Stars: Rosamund Pike, Simon Pegg, Stellan Skarsgård, Toni Collette

Why? I think I could watch just about anything with Simon Pegg in it.

The Skeleton Twins

Director: Craig Johnson

Stars: Kristen Wiig, Ty Burrell, Luke Wilson, Bill Hader

Why? You had me at Kristin Wiig, but then you added Bill Hader also?  You're too generous.

week of September 26

The Equalizer

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Stars: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour

Why? Denzel Washington is a badass.

The Boxtrolls

Directors: Graham Annable | Anthony Stacchi

Stars: Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade

Why? I'm a sucker for stop-motion animation, and this looks like it'll be really fun.

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