Lunch and a Movie

Thursday, December 18: “Genie”

Starring Melissa McCarthy, Alan Cumming and Paapa Essiedu As his life unravels around him just in time for Christmas, Bernard dusts off an antique jewellery box that happens to contain trapped genie Flora, who might just be able to help him.

Thursday, January 8: “Sully”

Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Tom Hanks On Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) tries to make an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Miraculously, all of the 155 passengers and crew survive the harrowing ordeal, and Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation.

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Thursday, January 29: “Woman in Gold”

Starring Helen Mirren & Ryan Reynolds This is a true story. Sixty years after fleeing Vienna, Maria Altmann, an elderly Jewish woman, attempts to reclaim family possessions that were seized by the Nazis. Among them is a famous portrait of Maria's beloved Aunt Adele: Gustave Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I." With the help of young lawyer Randy Schoeberg, Maria embarks upon a lengthy legal battle to recover this painting and several others, but it will not be easy, for Austria considers them national treasures.

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Thursday, February 5: “The Woman in Cabin 10”

Starring Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce. On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one believes her, she risks her live to uncover the truth.

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Thursday, February 19: “Victoria & Abdul” The true story of the Queen’s closest confidant

Starring Judy Dentch. Abdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favour with the queen herself. As Victoria questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance that her household and inner circle try to destroy. As their friendship deepens, the queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes, joyfully reclaiming her humanity.

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Thursday, March 5: “Our Souls at Night”

Starring Jane Fonda & Robert Redford. Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower, have lived next door to each other for years. When Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbor, the two begin sleeping in bed together platonically, with the innocent goal of alleviating their shared loneliness. As their relationship deepens, however, they each deal with grief and loss, and a real romance begins to blossom.

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Thursday, March 26: “The Dig”

Starring Carey Muligan & Ralph Fiennes. Based on the 2007 historical novel of the same name by John Preston. In the late 1930s, wealthy landowner Edith Pretty hires amateur archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate the mounds on her property in England. He and his team discover a ship from the Dark Ages while digging up a burial ground.

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