Movies This Week: My Hugo Muppet Descendants Christmas

We're running Movies This Week today to accommodate the holiday releases, so in reality this is Movies This Week and Then Some. We knew you'd understand. Besides the usual theatrical fare, on Friday you can see Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in, and Blade Runner on Saturday.

Austin Film Society has a couple of events in the next week or so. The "Comedy of Remarriage" series continues on Tuesday with The Palm Beach Story by Preston Sturges. And the next evolution of Avant Cinema (version 5.2 to be specific) showcases features festive beverages and Peter Greenaway's The Fall over at the Aviary Lounge + Decor starting a week from Thursday (12/1 to be exact).

Movies We've Seen:

Arthur Christmas -- Chris says, "In today's world, any animated movie that comes along must inevitably be measured by the Pixar yardstick. It's not a stretch to say that by those standards of quality, Arthur Christmas stands tall ... even if most of its characters do not." Read his review to learn more about the latest feature from Aardman Animations. (wide)

The Descendants (pictured above) -- Elizabeth says she "walked out of The Descendants wondering, is there anything Judy Greer can't do well? Seriously." The film stars George Clooney and is directed by Alexander Payne (Sideways) -- find out more in Elizabeth's review. (Arbor, Alamo Drafthouse Lamar, Violet Crown)

Hugo -- Mike saw this family film and says, "Scorsese's 3D steam-punk style fantasy is too good for the Oscars. A touching and heartwarming story, perhaps the best film of the decade." Look for his review on Thursday. (wide)

The Muppets -- Jette says the latest Muppet movie is "a fun outing, but too much Jason Segel and not enough Muppets, especially in the first half of the movie." Look for her review on Thursday morning. (wide)

My Week With Marilyn -- J.C. says it's "a good film featuring a side of Marilyn Monroe I doubt any one one of us has ever seen. Great performance by Michelle Williams." Look for his review on Friday, when the movie opens in Austin.