What To Watch This Weekend: 'Peppermint,' 'The Nun' And More

This weekend, movie-goers can expect a little something for everyone with new releases varying from revenge action thrillers to country song-inspired dramas. But which blockbusters are worth the trip to the theaters?

Fans of 2000's TV hit series "Alias" will be thrilled to know that Jennifer Garner channels her famed action character Sydney Bristow in a big way in her latest thriller "Peppermint."

If you enjoy the "Conjuring" universe, you're in for a spooky treat with "The Nun," starring Demián Bichir and Taissa Farmiga as two soldiers of God facing a demon in the habit.

Also headed to the theaters this weekend is the faith-based drama "God Bless The Broken Road," in which Lindsay Pulsipher plays a war widow who has lost her connection with God.

Here's what to see and what to skip this weekend:

Movies Out This Weekend

“Peppermint” — Jennifer Garner, Jeff Hephner, directed by Pierre Morel

Hell hath no fury like a mother turned vigilante in Pierre Morel’s “Peppermint,” an action thriller that blurs the lines between justice and revenge.

In the movie, Jennifer Garner plays Riley North, a young mother whose hopes and dreams are suddenly shattered when she and her family are viciously gunned down at a holiday carnival. In the aftermath of the attack, Riley awakens from a coma and is faced with the tragic loss of her husband Chris (Jeff Hephner) and 10-year-old daughter Carly (Cailey Fleming).

A trial takes place, but despite her eyewitness testimony, the killers are set free. What transpires next is a life-altering course for Riley: taking the law into her own hands to serve justice and revenge after five years of plotting and planning.

See it. Garner delivers a Sydney-Bristow-esque performance reminiscent of her famed “Alias” days, but with more awe-inspiring visceral depth.

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“The Nun” — Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, directed by Corin Hardy

The latest chapter from James Wan’s “Conjuring” universe delves into the origins of a demon in disguise as a nun. The character, Nun Valak, bedeviled ghost hunter Lorraine Warren’s visions in “The Conjuring 2.”

Set in 1952, the spinoff stars Demián Bichir as Father Burke, a cleric tasked by the Vatican to investigate the suicide of a nun at a cloistered Romanian abbey. Joining him on his quest is Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga), a young novitiate with psychic abilities.

Upon arrival, the duo discover that the whole village is fear-stricken, claiming that the abbey is a citadel of malevolent forces. Are Father Burke and Sister Irene truly prepared for their epic battle against the demon in the habit?

See it. Though it lacks the cleverly executed jolts, shocks and scares of “The Conjuring” flicks, “The Nun” has enough chills and terror for the genre’s hardcore fans to appreciate.

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“God Bless The Broken Road” — Lindsay Pulsipher, Jordin Sparks, directed by Harold Cronk

Harold Cronk’s latest film, which is inspired by a country song popularized by Rascal Flatts, is a drama about a war widow experiencing a crisis of faith.

Amber (Lindsay Pulsipher) is a military wife who loses her faith in God after her husband is killed in Afghanistan. Since the death, she and her young daughter Bree (Makenzie Moss) struggle to stay afloat financially, forcing Amber to wait tables at a local diner.

However, her life is about to change when she meets NASCAR driver Cody Jackson (Andrew W. Walker). Will she find her way back to God?

Skip it. The narrative is filled with too many unwelcomed clichés and questionable threads, notwithstanding Pulsipher’s compelling performance and Cronk’s deft direction.

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Top Photo: Jennifer Garner attends the World Premiere of “Peppermint” in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. (Photo Credit: (Eric Charbonneau/STX Films)