New Movie Releases

HBO: This documentary explores the life of Christopher Reeve, the actor famous for playing Super Man, and the contributions he made after being paralyzed in an accident.

The Six Triple Eight PG-13
Overall: B

Theaters: An army captain leads the 6888th Battalion to defy the odds and break barriers as the first and only female unit of color to serve overseas in WWII. (Coming to Netflix on December 20th.)

That Christmas PG
Overall: B+

Netflix: When a blizzard hits a seaside town, it effects the Christmas plans of all the inhabitants, including Santa.

The Return R
Overall: D+

Theaters: Twenty years after leaving to fight in the Trojan War, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands.

Unstoppable PG-13
Overall: B

Theaters: Born with one leg, Anthony Robles dreams of being on a university wrestling team. (This movie will stream on Amazon Prime on January 16, 2025.)

Theaters: A relaxing vacation turns dangerous when a family is stalked by a serial killer.

Theaters: After a supermoon triggers a mutation that turns people into werewolves, two scientists search for a cure.

Mary PG-13
Overall: C

Netflix: Mary spends her life evading the dangers posed by the power-crazed King Herod. When she experiences a miraculous pregnancy, the peril deepens.

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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

Dec
13

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

PG-13
Theaters: Set 200 years before The Lord of the Rings, Helm Hammerhand of Rohan must defend his people from destruction by making a last stand at the ancient stronghold of his ancestors.
Dec
13

Kraven the Hunter

R
Theaters: A man's complex relationship with his father sets him on a path to become the greatest hunter in the world.
Dec
13

September 5

R
Theaters: During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself reporting on live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage.
Dec
13

The End

Theaters: Decades after the apocalypse, a rich family living in a salt mine converted into a luxurious home encounter a stranger.

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.