Weekend Movie Picks – January 18

TGIF! Is a trip to the movies in your plans this weekend? Every Friday, Healthy Way to Cook will bring you the week’s best box office picks along with a guilt-free movie snack you can munch on.

Movies to See:

Mama

Release Date: January 18
Rating: PG-13
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier
Lucas (Coster-Waldau) and Annabel (Chastain) searched desperately for five years to find their two nieces, who disappeared into the woods the day their mother was murdered. They finally find them and take them in, but the couple soon begins to question whether the girls were truly alone out there.
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The Last Stand

Release Date: January 18
Rating: R
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville
Former LAPD officer Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) doesn’t see much action these days as the sheriff of a sleepy border town, but when a notorious drug kingpin escapes from prison and heads right for the Mexican border, he and his inexperienced staff are the only ones who can stop him.
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Broken City

Release Date: January 18
Rating: R
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Wahlberg stars as Billy Taggart, an ex-cop turned private investigator who is hired by the mayor (Crowe), only to be betrayed and then framed for something he didn’t do.
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Snack of the Week:

Apple Peanut Butter Quinoa Cups

These little baked quinoa bites are naturally sweetened, filled with protein, and make a great breakfast!