New Movie Releases
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers
PG
Overall: A-
Disney+: With their TV career decades in the past, Chip and Dale have gone their separate ways: Chip selling insurance and Dale on the convention circuit. But when an old colleague disappears, the chipmunks must repair their friendship and go to the rescue.
Men
R
Overall: D
Theaters: Hoping to find peace, Harper heads to the idyllic English countryside, only to discover that she's being stalked by someone...or something.
Tyson’s Run
PG
Overall: C
Digital on Demand: While starting high school and dealing with other teens for the first time, Tyson decides that he's going to run a marathon with the hope of gaining approval from his father, who has struggled to connect with his autistic son.
Downton Abbey: A New Era
PG
Overall: C+
Theaters: The continued saga of the Crawley family and the Downton staff as the Dowager Countess reveals a mysterious past.
The Valet
PG-13
Overall: B-
Hulu: After being accidentally included in a photo with an actress and her married lover, a valet is given an interesting proposition: cash if he pretends to be the actress's romantic interest.
A Perfect Pairing
TV-14
Overall: C-
Netflix: Determined to land a major client, a young woman who has just started a wine import business travels to Australia and winds up falling in love.
Around the World in 80 Days
PG
Overall: B
Theaters: Passepartout wants to become a famous explorer so he joins forces with Phileas to travel around the world in 80 days.
Firestarter
R
Overall: D-
Theaters: In this adaptation of a Stephen King novel, a young girl can set massive fires with the power of her mind. The federal government is trying to capture her, so her parents have taken her on the run.
Watch at Home
The Croods: A New Age
PG
Overall: A-
Digital on Demand: The Croods have found some new neighbors, a family called the Bettermans, who claim to be more highly evolved than the Croods. And you thought your neighbors were snooty.
Greenland
PG-13
Overall: B+
Digital on Demand: A colossal comet is streaking towards Earth, and fragments are doing unspeakable damage across the globe. John, his wife Allison, and son Nathan now have to make a run for safety, while the sky falls around them and society collapses.
Toys of Terror
R
Overall: D
When kids find a box of toys in a creepy attic, there's no way they can be prepared for what those toys are going to do.
Love and Monsters
PG-13
Overall: B
In Theaters: Although the rise of terrifying monsters and the apocalypse drove them apart, Joel was determined not to give up on Aimee. Now separated by an insurmountable 85 miles, every inch of which is crawling with dangerous monsters, Joel embarks on the journey of a lifetime for love.
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