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Edited by
Robert W. McDowell
Triangle  Review  (Raleigh,  NC)
FREE-FILM LIST
December 12, 2024
Weekly Update

See Wicked, Sonic the Hedgehog 3,
and Wolf Man -- All for FREE!

ABBREVIATIONS:  N/A:  not available; PVOD:  pay-per-view video on demand or premium video on
demand code; and ROE:  run-of-engagement code, usually good Monday-Thursday only -- R.W.M.

DOWNLOAD PASSES FOR *ADVANCE SCREENINGS* TO WATCH IN THEATERS


Watch Wicked (2024) for FREE
at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec 15th, at

AMC Southpoint 17, at
8030 Renaissance Parkway, Suite 975,
Durham, NC 27713, in the
Streets at Southpoint shopping center.
Directed by Jon M. Chu.
Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande,
Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan
Bailey
, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode,
Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James,
Keala Settle, and Peter Dinklage.
Genre: Fairy Tale/Pop Musical Fantasy
Rated PG (for some scary action, thematic
material and brief suggestive material)
Running Time: 160 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but
you must first click here to create a FREE
AARP Online Account to watch this film!

Click here to register (If asked: "How did you
hear about this event?" Say AARP website)
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262426/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_(2024_film).
Rotten Tomatoes rates it 89% FRESH
(based on 333 reviews).
 


Watch Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) for FREE
at 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 17th, at

Regal Brier Creek Stadium 14,
8611 Brier Creek, Raleigh, NC 27617, in
Brier Creek Commons shopping center.
Directed by Jeff Fowler.
Starring Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Krysten Ritter,
Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, James Marsden,
Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, and Keanu Reeves.
Genre: Animal Superhero Adventure/Action/Comedy
Rated PG (for action, some violence, rude humor,
thematic elements, and mild language)
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
Click here (Gofobo RSVP Code: Sonic3MOMRAL) or
here (Gofobo RSVP Code: Sonic3GVNRAL)
to download a pass for two.
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18259086/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_(film).
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
 

[NEW LISTING]


Watch Wolf Man (2025) for FREE
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 14th, at

Regal Brier Creek Stadium 14,
8611 Brier Creek, Raleigh, NC 27617, in
Brier Creek Commons shopping center.
Co-written and Directed by Leigh Whannell.
Starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner,
Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Benedict Hardie,
Ben Prendergast, Zac Chandler,
Beatriz Romilly, and Milo Cawthorne.
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller
Rated R (for bloody violent content,
grisly images, and some language)
Running Time: 103 Minutes.
Click here, scroll down to #5 Raleigh, and
then click the GET PASSES button
to download a PDF pass for two.
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4216984/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Man_(2025_film).
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
 


 

REGISTER FOR *VIRTUAL SCREENINGS* TO WATCH VIA THE INTERNET

[NEW LISTING]


Stream Thelma (2024) for FREE
from 3 a.m. Friday, December 13th
2:59 a.m. Sunday, December 15th
.
Written and Directed by Josh Margolin.
Starring June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Clark Gregg, Parker Posey, and Malcolm McDowell.
Genre: Action/Comedy
Rated PG-13 (for strong language)
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register for this screening.
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23778968/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_(2024_film).
Rotten Tomatoes rates it 98% FRESH
(based on 196 reviews).
 


Stream Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole
Christmas
(2000) for FREE
at 8 p.m. Friday, December 13th

Directed by Ron Howard.
Starring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor,
Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin,
and Molly Shannon.
Genre: Holiday Family Comedy
Rated PG (for some crude humor)
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register for this screening.
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170016/.
TCM Movie Database:
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/546845/dr-seuss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas#overview.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film).
Rotten Tomatoes rates it 49% ROTTEN
(based on 144 reviews).
 


Stream Champions (2023) for FREE
at 8 p.m. Monday, December 16th

Directed by Bobby Farrelly.
Starring Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson,
Ernie Hudson, and Cheech Marin.
Genre: Sprots Comedy/Drama
Rated PG-13 (for strong language and crude/sexual reference)
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register for this screening.
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15339570/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_(2023_film).
Rotten Tomatoes rates it 58% ROTTEN
(based on 132 reviews).
 

[NEW LISTING]


Stream Culpa Tuya (Your Fault) (2024) for FREE
at 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 18th

Co-writtend and Directed by Domingo González.
Starring Nicole Wallace, Gabriel Guevara,
Marta Hazas, Iván Sánchez, Victor Varona, Eva
Ruiz
, Goya Toledo, Gabriela Andrada, Álex
Béjar
, Javier Morgade, and Felipe Londoño.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Not Rated
Running Time: 96 minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
Click here to register
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28510079/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Fault_(film).
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
 

[NEW LISTING]


Stream Culpa Tuya (Your Fault) (2024) for FREE
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 18th

Co-writtend and Directed by Domingo González.
Starring Nicole Wallace, Gabriel Guevara,
Marta Hazas, Iván Sánchez, Victor Varona, Eva
Ruiz
, Goya Toledo, Gabriela Andrada, Álex
Béjar
, Javier Morgade, and Felipe Londoño.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Not Rated
Running Time: 96 minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
Click here or here to register
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28510079/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Fault_(film).
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
 

[NEW LISTING]


Stream Culpa Tuya (Your Fault) (2024) for FREE
at 10 p.m. Wednesday, December 18th

Co-writtend and Directed by Domingo González.
Starring Nicole Wallace, Gabriel Guevara,
Marta Hazas, Iván Sánchez, Victor Varona, Eva
Ruiz
, Goya Toledo, Gabriela Andrada, Álex
Béjar
, Javier Morgade, and Felipe Londoño.
Genre: Drama/Romance
Not Rated
Running Time: 96 minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
Click here to register
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28510079/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Fault_(film).
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
 


Stream Selma (2014) for FREE
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 15th

Co-written and Directed by Ava DuVernay.
Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Giovanni Ribisi, Alessandro Nivola, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tim Roth, and Oprah Winfrey.
Genre: Docudrama/Biography/History
Rated PG-13 (for disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, and brief strong language)
Running Time: 128 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register for this screening.
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020072/.
TCM Movie Database:
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2024675/selma#overview.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_(film).
Rotten Tomatoes rates it 99% FRESH
(based on 312 reviews).
 


Stream Resistance: They Fought Back (2024)
for FREE at 7 p.m. Sunday, January 26th

Co-written and Co-directed by Paula S. Apsell
and Co-directed by Kirk Wolfinger.
Starring Julie Benko, Joel de la Fuente,
Andrew Kishino, Lisa Loeb, David
Rosenberg
, and Mark Zeisler.
Genre: Documentary
Not Rated
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register for this screening.
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18239234/.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia: N/A.
Rotten Tomatoes rates it 100% FRESH
(based on 7 reviews).
 


Stream The Alamo (2004) for FREE
at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 22nd

Co-written and Directed by John Lee Hancock.
Starring Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton,
Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson, Jordi
Mollà
, and Emilio Echevarría.
Genre: War/History/Drama
Rated PG-13 (for sustained intense battle sequences)
Running Time: 137 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: This is a FREE Eventbrite.com
screening, sponsored by the Washington,
DC History & Culture
meetup group and
hosted by Robert Kelleman
.

Click here to register
Internet Movie Database:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318974/.
TCM Movie Database:
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/450844/the-alamo#overview.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alamo_(2004_film).
Rotten Tomatoes rates it 29% ROTTEN
(based on 158 reviews).

 


 


 


 

REGISTER FOR AARP THEATER *VIRTUAL SCREENINGS* TO WATCH ONLINE


Stream Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (2018) by Ballett Zürich for FREE
at 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 17th

Choreographed by Christian Spuck.
Conducted by Paul Connelly.
Starring Eléonore Guénineau, Dominik White Slavkovský, Michelle Willems, Daniel Mulligan, William Moore, Cohen Aitchison-Dugas, Mélissa Ligurgo, Mélanie Borel, Filipe Portugal, Katja Wünsche, Elena Vostrotina, Yen Han, and Matthew Knight.
Genre: Ballet
Not Rated
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Click title or poster for trailer/details
NOTE: AARP membership is NOT required, but
you must first click here and create a FREE
AARP.org account to watch this film!

Click here to register.
Internet Movie Database: N/A.
TCM Movie Database: N/A.
Wikipedia: N/A.
Rotten Tomatoes has Not Yet Rated this film
 


 


 

UPCOMING MOVIES (release dates subject to change)


Dirty Angels
December 13th

 


Elton John: Never Too Late
December 13th via Disney+

 


The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
December 13th

 


The Brutalist
December 20th

 


Disney Mufasa: The Lion King
December 20th

 


The Six Triple Eight
December 20th via Netflix

 


Babygirl
December 25th

 


A Complete Unknown
December 25th

 


The Fire Inside
December 25th

 


Nosferatu
December 25th

 


Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
January 3rd

 


Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
January 10th

 


The Last Showgirl
January 10th

 


The End
January 23rd

 


One of Them Days
January 24th

 


Paddington in Peru
January 25th

 


Love Hurts
February 7th

 


Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
February 14th

 


Karate Kid: Legends
May 30th

 


Ballerina: From the World of John Wick
June 6th

 

 


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