New Movie Releases
My Father’s Violin
TV-14
Overall: A-
Netflix: A successful violinist who dislikes children is becomes the guardian of his orphaned niece.
Redeeming Love
PG-13
Overall: D
Theaters. Set in the Gold Rush era in California, Redeeming Love is the story of Angel, who was sold into prostitution as a child. Resigned to a life of pain and self-loathing, Angel meets a hopeful young man named Michael, who believes that love can heal any hurt.
The King’s Daughter
PG
Overall: B-
In Theaters. King Louis XIV will stop at nothing to achieve immortality, even going so far as to abduct a mermaid and steal her life force. But his quest is threatened when the mermaid is discovered by his illegitimate daughter.
The Tiger Rising
PG
Overall: C
In Theaters. Rob Horton finds a caged tiger in the woods and, with his friend Sistine, decides to set it free.
Jockey
R
Overall: C
In Theaters: With age creeping up on him, Jackson is trying desperately to maintain his career as a jockey while coping with new personal challenges.
Munich: The Edge of War
PG-13
Overall: B+
Netflix: A British diplomat is sent to Germany on the eve of World War II on a mission to try to peacefully stop the war before it can begin.
The Royal Treatment
TV-PG
Overall: B-
Netflix: Sparks fly when a brash New York hairdresser is hired to cut Prince Thomas's hair - but he's engaged to another woman.
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
PG
Overall: B-
Amazon Prime: Drac and his friends have been transformed into humans and Johnny into a monster. Now they want to switch back before their mixed up bodies become permanent.
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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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