New Movie Releases
In the Heights
PG-13
Overall: B
HBO Max and Theaters: Usnavi owns a bodega and saves all his money to return to the Dominican Republic. But when it looks like his dream can come true, he has second thoughts.
Hero Mode
PG
Overall: C
Digital on Demand: Troy Mayfield loves making video games - but now he's in charge of fixing a professional video game, and he's on a tight schedule. Failure will will cost his family their business, and Troy is going to have to ask for help.
Wish Dragon
PG
Overall: A
Netflix: When Din discovers a magical dragon, he wishes to reconnect with his childhood best friend. Who knew that such a simple wish would unleash such a wild series of events?
Skater Girl
PG
Overall: A-
Netflix: Prerna is fascinated when she first sees a skateboard. When a woman donates some to her village, Prerna discovers a real talent. But now she has to choose between following her dreams or adhering to her family's traditional expectations.
Queen Bees
PG-13
Overall: B-
Digital on Demand: Although Helen is fiercely independent, she's spending a month in a nearby retirement community while her home is remodeled. But once she's in, she finds a social world that she thought she left behind in high school.
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
PG
Overall: B-
In Theaters: Unhappy with Bea's new husband, Peter Rabbit heads for the big city where he makes new friends and sows yet more chaos.
Awake
TV-MA
Overall: C-
Netflix: A cataclysmic event wiped out the world's electronics and destroyed people's ability to sleep. With one exception - a little girl whose mother has to keep her safe.
Edge of the World
Not Rated
Overall: C
Digital on Demand: Explorer and naturalist James Brooke landed in Borneo in 1839 with a goal of cataloguing the island's plants and animals. He wound up as its ruler, known to history as the White Rajah.
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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.
News & Views
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