New Movie Releases
Unhinged
R
Overall: D
Digital on Demand: After an angry confrontation with a fellow driver, single mother Rachel finds herself plagued by a deranged man with a twisted sense of vengeance.
Starting at Zero
Not Rated
Overall: B
Digital on Demand: This documentary examines successful early learning strategies across the US.
The Secret Garden (2020)
PG
Overall: B
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.
Howard
TV-PG
Overall: A-
Disney+: This biopic focuses on Howard Ashman, legendary lyricist who wrote the words for Disney's classic films, "The Little Mermaid", "Aladdin", and "Beauty and the Beast".
I Used to Go Here
Not Rated
Overall: D
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.
Made in Italy
R
Overall: B
Digital on Demand: A young man and his estranged father travel to Italy to fix up and sell an old family home in Tuscany, and find that their relationship needs almost as much work as the house.
Work It
TV-14
Overall: B
Netflix: Quinn needs more extracurricular activities for her college applications so she tries to get on her school's championship dance team. Failing at her attempt, she starts her own dance group. There's just one problem - she can't dance.
An American Pickle
PG-13
Overall: A-
HBO Max: A struggling Eastern European laborer moves to the United States to pursue his dream of opportunity - and finds himself working in a pickle factory. When he stumbles and falls into the vat one day, he is perfectly preserved, and awakens in a new century, with only his great-grandson left to help him adapt.
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Suppressed: The Fight to Vote
Not Rated
Overall: A
This documentary examines voter suppression in Georgia during the 2018 elections.
Ride Your Wave
Not Rated
Overall: A-
A surfer meets a handsome firefighter and the duo fall in love. But when tragedy strikes, will she be able to go on without him?
Resistance
R
Overall: B-
Digital on Demand: Marcel Marceau, an aspiring mime in France during the Nazi occupation, has had enough. Joining the French Resistance, he begins to work against the Germans by helping Jewish children escape the country.
Scoob!
PG
Overall: A-
Digital on demand: Young Shaggy Rogers and his dog Scooby-Doo are tight as can be, and stay that way when they team up with Fred, Daphne, and Velma to solve mysteries. But when a dastardly villain separates them from the gang, Shaggy and Scooby are going to have to work harder than ever to save their friends...and the world!
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