Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the horror comedy Christmas at the Kringles directed by Kevin Lewis and starring Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson, Rob Riggle, Arden Myrin, Donald Faison and Thomas Lennon. The film’s original music is composed by Émoi (Willy’s Wonderland, The Accursed, Pig Hill). No word on a soundtrack release. The movie, which follows a family starting fresh in a quiet suburb who must fight for survival when they discover their Christmas-obsessed neighbors are a brainwashing cult, forcing the father to team up with a rogue Santa on a high-stakes rescue mission, is being distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment.
Opening semi-wide in several hundred theaters is the war drama The Mosquito Bowl directed by Peter Berg and starring Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Dominic Bogart and Brent Comer. Explosions in the Sky (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, American Primeval, Manglehorn, Prince Avalanche) have composed the film’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the post-rock band’s score today. Check out our previous news article for the full album details and to learn more about the movie.