New Movie Releases
The Forgiven
R
Overall: C
Theaters: While driving to a party in Morocco, David Henninger (Ralph Fiennes) and his wife Jo (Jessica Chastain) accidentally hit and kill a young Muslim boy. The police are in no hurry to close the case, but the boy's father wants justice.
Rise
PG
Overall: B
Disney+: This sports biopic tells the story of the Antetokounmpo family who were the first clan to have three brothers all win NBA titles.
Elvis
PG-13
Overall: C+
Theaters: This biopic stars Austin Butler as the King and Tom Hanks as his unscrupulous manager as they navigate the path to superstardom.
The Black Phone
R
Overall: C
Theaters. Young Finney Shaw is abducted and held in the basement of a sadistic serial killer. On the wall is a mysterious phone where the killer's past victims talk to Finney and help him plan his escape.
Trevor the Musical
TV-PG
Overall: C+
Disney+: In this recording of an off-Broadway musical, Trevor is a 13 year old who longs to win the school talent show. But he's also gay, and it's 1981.
The Man from Toronto
PG-13
Overall: C-
Netflix: When Teddy (Kevin Hart) shows up at the wrong Airbnb, he gets roped into a sting to find the world's deadliest assassin - The Man from Toronto (Woody Harrelson).
Love & Gelato
TV-14
Overall: C
Netflix: In accordance to her mother's dying wish, Lina heads off to Tuscany to spend summer with her father. Although she is reluctant to be there, she soon begins to discover the sweet secrets of Italy, and finds herself falling in love with a little more than gelato.
Lightyear
PG
Overall: B-
Theaters: Before Buzz Lightyear was a talking toy, he was the main character in a movie about an astronaut. Marooned on an alien planet, Buzz and his fellow astronauts and scientists need to find a way to return to Earth, despite Zurg's attempts to stop them.
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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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