New Movie Releases
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
PG-13
Overall: A-
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.)
Get Away R
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.