Sneak Peeks: Bridgerton, Soul, Promising Young Woman, and Shadow in the Cloud

On this episode of Why Watch That:

MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS

Soul

Synopsis: What is it that makes you…YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film “Soul” introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22 (voice of Tina Fey), who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may just discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions.

Release Date: December 25, 2020
Directed by: Pete Docter and Kemp Powers
Story and Screenplay by: Pete Docter, Mike Jones, and Kemp Powers
Starring (voices): Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Angela Bassett, Daveed Diggs, Alice Braga, and June Squibb
Distributor: Disney+
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Rated PG

Shadow in the Cloud

Website: Redbox

Synopsis: In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett (CHLOË GRACE MORETZ) joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude’s every move. Just as her quick wit is winning them over, strange happenings and holes in her backstory incite paranoia surrounding her true mission. But this crew has more to fear…lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the heart of the plane. Trapped between an oncoming air ambush and an evil lurking within, Maude must push beyond her limits to save the hapless crew and protect her mysterious cargo.

Release Date: In select theaters and on VOD & Digital January 1, 2021
Directed by: Roseanne Liang
Screenplay by: Max Landis and Roseanne Liang
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, and Taylor John Smith
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment & Redbox Entertainment
Genre: Action, Horror, War
Running Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
Rated R

Promising Young Woman

Website: Official Site

Synopsis: From visionary director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman … until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story.

Release Date: In theaters December 25, 2020
Directed by: Emerald Fennell
Screenplay by: Emerald Fennell
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chris Lowell, Sam Richardson, Molly Shannon, and Clancy Brown
Distributor: Focus Features
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes
Rated R