New Movie Releases
Dumb Money
R
Overall: C-
Theaters: Based on the true story of how everyday people flipped the script on Wall Street by turning GameStop stocks into a must buy investment.
Spy Kids: Armageddon
PG
Overall: B
Netflix: Two young children discover that their parents are elite spies that have been captured by an evil game developer. In order to save their parents and the world, they'll have to become spies themselves.
Expend4bles
R
Overall: D
Theaters: The Expendables, an elite fighting force only used as a last resort, are called in to face off against a dangerous arms dealer.
No One Will Save You
PG-13
Overall: B-
Hulu: A young woman awakens to a terrifying reality - cruel aliens have landed and are in her home. It's up to her to save herself. (This film streams on Disney+ outside the USA.)
It Lives Inside
PG-13
Overall: C+
Theaters: After her friend disappears, Samidha finds a diary filled with disturbing pictures. That's only the beginning of the horrors to come.
A Million Miles Away
PG
Overall: A-
Amazon: As a young boy, José Hernandez dreams of being an astronaut. As an adult, he puts his all into making the dream come true.
Love at First Sight
PG-13
Overall: B
Netflix: Hadley and Oliver meet by chance at an airport and fall for each other almost immediately. When Hadley loses Oliver's number, she decides to try to find him in the crowded city of London.
A Haunting in Venice
PG-13
Overall: C
Theaters: Hercule Poirot reluctantly attends a Halloween seance in Venice, but has to investigate when one of the other guests is murdered.
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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