Film
Mudbound — Surpassing the promise of her debut feature Pariah, director Dee Rees has made one of the year’s most impressive and ambitious dramas, adapting Hillary Jordan’s post–World War II novel about two families — one black, one white — who confront different levels of racism in WWII–era Mississippi. A thrillingly old-fashioned period film, “Mudbound,” which premiered at Sundance just after the inauguration this year, is achingly timely.
When: Friday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m.
Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria
Cost: $15
Contact: (718) 784-0077
Website: www.movin
The LEGO Batman Movie — Batman must face the villains of Gotham City again, but this time with his new sidekick Robin and fellow caped-crusader Batgirl, along with his ally Commissioner Barbara Gordon. This lively animated movie combines our favorite Gotham City characters with the LEGO toy universe, for hilarious superhero fun.
When: Saturday, Dec. 23, Sunday, Dec. 24, Tuesday, Dec. 25, Wednesday, Dec. 26, and Thursday, Dec. 27. at 11 a.m.
Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria
Cost: $15
Contact: (718) 784-0077
Website: www.movin
Get Out — Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with her parents. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
When: Saturday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m.
Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria
Cost: $15
Contact: (718) 784-0077
Website: www.movin
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street — In the Emmy Award-winning holiday special “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street,” Big Bird camps out on his roof to prove to Oscar the Grouch that Santa Claus does, in fact, deliver the presents to every house on Christmas Eve.
When: Sunday, Dec. 24, at 1 p.m.
Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria
Cost: $15
Contact: (718) 784-0077
Website: www.movin
Events
Sh** You Should Know — Sh** You Should Know is an educational comedy show hosted by Colum Tyrrell and Sean Finnerty on the fourth Saturday each month.Every month they invite New York’s brightest and funniest comedians to share stories with the audience about some sh** they should know. The comics can talk about any subject, from drunken tales to astrophysics, and Colum and Sean riff on what they’ve learned.
When: Saturday, Dec. 23, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Q.E.D., 27-16 23rd Ave.
Cost: $8 in adavnce; $10 day of
103rd Precinct Santa’s Christmas Parade — Stop by the Christmas parade in Jamaica.
When: Sunday, Dec. 24, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Parade starts on 168-02 91st Ave.
Cost: Free
Contact: (718) 657-8181
Double Dutch Tournament — Participants are welcome to register as a team or unattached for this competition. Divisions include novice, intermediate and advanced. Teams and individuals will be judged in the categories of compulsory, doubles, freestyle and speed.
When: Wednesday, Dec. 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center
Contact: (718) 471-4818
