What to Watch: Films for Mother’s Day Weekend

Mother’s Day is this Sunday and whether you are celebrating mom or remembering her, it is a day of celebration.

Two films featuring mothers are premiering this week and they are drastically different. One explores the relationship between mother and daughter and the other shows just how far a mother will go to protect her kids. Both are sure to thrill. So take mom out to see a film in addition to showering her with love.

Life of the Party

After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.

 

Breaking In

A woman fights to protect her family during a home invasion.

 

Revenge

Never take your mistress on an annual guys’ getaway, especially one devoted to hunting – a violent lesson for three wealthy married men.

 

Beast

A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.

 

Class Rank

Two high school outsiders join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous world of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY7-YUvd0Pc

 

Dark Crimes

A murder investigation of a slain businessman turns to clues found in an author’s book about an eerily similar crime. Based on the 2008 article “True Crimes – A postmodern murder mystery” by David Grann.

Anything

This is a story about the infinite possibility of love.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4D39IVxzyw

 

Always at The Carlyle

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet-set as well as a favorite haunt of the most discernible New Yorkers.

 

What are you watching?