New Movie Releases

Boston Strangler R
Overall: C-

Hulu: Loretta McLaughlin is the first journalist to connect a series of murders to the Boston Strangler. Up against the sexism of her time, she'll put her own life at risk to uncover the truth.

Netflix: An orphaned boy in search of his sister is challenged to find a magician with an elephant and then complete three impossible tasks.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods PG-13
Overall: B-

Theaters: When angry gods come to Earth in search of the powers stolen from them long ago, Bill Batson and his family of fellow foster kids have to learn how to use their own powers to save the world.

Inside R
Overall: C-

Theaters: An art thief is trapped inside a New York penthouse after a heist gone wrong and has to figure out how to survive.

Still Time TV-MA
Overall: B-

Netflix: When Dante wakes up the morning after his birthday, he learns that it's his birthday again - one year later.

Have a Nice Day TV-MA
Overall: C-

Netflix: A has-been radio personality, Enrique is desperate to make enough money to travel to Mexico City to attend a party celebrating his past career achievements. He gets a job bagging groceries and focuses on other ways, some illegal, to find more cash.

Blueback PG
Overall: A-

Theaters: A young diver befriends a blue grouper, then uses her knowledge of the ocean to fight back against poachers and unscrupulous developers.

Chang Can Dunk PG
Overall: B+

Disney+: Chang, a 16 year old high school student in the marching band bets the school basketball star that he can learn how to dunk. He recruits a basketball coach to help him, and soon learns more about himself, his friends, and his family.

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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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Upcoming New Movies

Mar
21

We Lost Our Human

TV-Y7
Netflix: Pampered pets Pud and Ham wake up one morning to find that all the humans on earth have disappeared. To bring them back, they'll need to travel to the center of the universe and they need your help!
Mar
21

Children of the Corn

R
Digital on Demand: The children of a small farming community rise up against the adults at the bidding of a dark force.
Mar
24

John Wick: Chaper 4

Theaters: Desperate for freedom, John Wick uncovers a potential path to defeating the High Table, but it won't be easy.
Mar
31

Prom Pact

Disney+: High school senior Mandy has one goal: to get into Harvard. She knows she needs an impressive letter of reference, so she befriends the school jock, whose Senator dad is a Harvard alum.

Upcoming Blu-ray/Streaming

Oct
6

I Used to Go Here

Not Rated
Digital on Demand: After publishing her novel, Kate is invited to speak at her alma mater. But going back to school means more than familiar surroundings, and Kate soon finds herself drawn into the personal lives of some of the current students.
Oct
6

The Secret Garden (2020)

PG
Digital on Demand: After her parents die from cholera, Mary Lennox is sent from India to her uncle's remote Yorkshire estate. Alone and unhappy, Mary finds solace in a secret, walled garden with magical properties.
Oct
6

Tesla

PG-13
Digital on Demand: A biopic exploring a sensational take on the life of famed inventor Nikola Tesla, and his struggles to sell AC electricity to a society already interested in rival Thomas Edison's DC system.
Nov
10

Bill & Ted Face the Music

PG-13
In Theaters: Although they had been told that their music would save the universe, BIll and Ted still struggle to make their music take off. Now ageing parents, the duo need a little help from the future to make sure the future is most excellent.