New Movie Releases

Theaters: A young couple, pregnant with their first child, reluctantly agree to take in the man's estranged mother and find their lives thrown in to disarray as family secrets start to be revealed.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice PG-13
Overall: C+

Theaters: After a family tragedy draws three generations of the Deetz family back to Winter River, Lydia's daughter accidentally summons the trickster demon Beetlejuice, who is ready to unleash mayhem on the land of the living.

Rebel Ridge TV-MA
Overall: C-

Netflix: An ex-Marine faces down small town corruption when the local police steal the money meant to be his brother's bail.

The Deliverance R
Overall: D-

Netflix: After Ebony moves her family to a new home, they soon have terrifying experiences with some kind of supernatural entity.

Afraid PG-13
Overall: D

Theaters: A new smart home AI program terrorizes an unsuspecting family.

You Gotta Believe PG
Overall: B

Theaters: A Little League baseball team of misfits dedicate their season to a player's dying father and make it all the way to the World Series.

Reagan PG-13
Overall: C

Theaters: The story of Ronald Reagan from Hollywood to the White House as told through the eyes of a KGB agent.

The Forge PG
Overall: B

Theaters: An aimless 19-year-old is hired at a fitness company where he finds a mentor to guide him into becoming a man and maturing spiritually.

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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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Upcoming New Movies

Sep
13

The Critic

R
Theaters: In 1930s London, a renowned theatre critic becomes embroiled in a web of blackmail and deceit.
Sep
13

Speak No Evil

R
Theaters: An American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, unaware that their dream vacation will soon become a psychological nightmare.
Sep
13

Uglies

PG-13
Netflix: In a futuristic world that imposes cosmetic surgery at 16, Tally is eager for her turn to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs away, Tally embarks on a journey to save her that upends everything she thought she wanted.
Sep
20

Never Let Go

R
Theaters: When the world is taken over by a mysterious evil, a mother and two sons survive by staying tethered to each other with ropes. But when one son begins to question whether the evil is real, a terrifying fight for survival begins.

Upcoming Blu-ray/Streaming

Oct
6

I Used to Go Here

Not Rated
Digital on Demand: After publishing her novel, Kate is invited to speak at her alma mater. But going back to school means more than familiar surroundings, and Kate soon finds herself drawn into the personal lives of some of the current students.
Oct
6

The Secret Garden (2020)

PG
Digital on Demand: After her parents die from cholera, Mary Lennox is sent from India to her uncle's remote Yorkshire estate. Alone and unhappy, Mary finds solace in a secret, walled garden with magical properties.
Oct
6

Tesla

PG-13
Digital on Demand: A biopic exploring a sensational take on the life of famed inventor Nikola Tesla, and his struggles to sell AC electricity to a society already interested in rival Thomas Edison's DC system.
Nov
10

Bill & Ted Face the Music

PG-13
In Theaters: Although they had been told that their music would save the universe, BIll and Ted still struggle to make their music take off. Now ageing parents, the duo need a little help from the future to make sure the future is most excellent.