Review: Soul, Wonder Woman 1984, Sylvie’s Love, The Midnight Sky, and News of the World (Spoiler Free)

Feeling overwhelmed by your sudden bevy of holiday viewing choices? Never fear! We’re here to guide you through your options (and suggested viewing order) all in a spoiler free way! Let’s prepare for Soul, Wonder Woman 1984, Sylvie’s Love, The Midnight Sky, and News of the World!

More about Soul:

What is it that makes you…YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film “Soul” introduces Joe Gardner – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may just discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions.

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Daveed Diggs, and Phylicia Rashad.

More about Wonder Woman 1984:

From director Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot in the title role, “Wonder Woman 1984” fast forwards to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her riding lightning across the sky, donning wings of gold, and chasing a dream while in pursuit of two new formidable foes: Max Lord and the Cheetah.

Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, and Connie Nielsen.

More about Sylvie’s Love:

In Sylvie’s Love, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957. Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha), a saxophonist, spends late nights playing behind a less-talented but well-known bandleader, as member of a jazz quartet. Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), who dreams of a career in television, spends her summer days helping around her father’s record store, as she waits for her fiancé to return from war.

Starring: Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Aja Naomi King, Jemima Kirke, Tone Bell, Alano Miller, Erica Gimpel, Lance Reddick, Wendi McLendon Covey, and Eva Longoria

More about The Midnight Sky:

This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Starring: George Clooney, Felicity Jones,  David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, and Tiffany Boone.

More about News of the World:

Five years after the end of the Civil War, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken by the Kiowa people. Forced to return to her aunt and uncle, Kidd agrees to escort the child across the harsh and unforgiving plains of Texas. However, the long journey soon turns into a fight for survival as the traveling companions encounter danger at every turn — both human and natural.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, and Elizabeth Marvel