New Movie Releases
Hope Gap
PG-13
Overall: D
Digital on Demand: Edward and Grace have been married 29 years, sharing their lives, their home, and their son, Jamie. One day, seemingly unprompted, Edward announces that he plans to leave Grace and seek a divorce. With her life crumbling around her, Grace is forced to reevaluate how she sees herself and her family.
The High Note
PG-13
Overall: C+
Digital on Demand: Grace Davis is a musical megastar. Maggie is just her overworked and ambitious personal assistant. But Maggie sees an opportunity to make her dreams of being a record producer come true when she hears an aspiring young singer.
The Vast of Night
PG-13
Overall: A
Streaming on Amazon: When a strange frequency shows up on their radio, two teenagers from New Mexico who run the switchboards take it upon themselves to investigate.
Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet
PG
Overall: A-
Digital on Demand: Scott and Emily are astonished to meet a wizard and a magical creature named Rufus who have come from their world seeking magical ingredients to help restore their fading kingdom.
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
Not Rated
Overall: A
Virtual theatrical release: A documentary exploring the experiences of individuals who joined the Peace Corps, established by President Kennedy in 1961.
The Painter and the Thief
Not Rated
Overall: B-
Digital on demand: A Czech artist who suffered the theft of two of her paintings is on a hunt for answers. As she unravels more of the mystery, she finds the man who stole them in the first place, and forms an unlikely relationship which transforms them both.
Inheritance
Overall: D+
Digital on demand: Following her father's death, Lauren receives something unusual as part of her inheritance - a small key. She finds that it unlocks a bunker in the woods, in which a dishevelled man is chained to the wall. As Lauren tries to unravel the truth about her father, she's drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue, lies, and politics.
Military Wives
PG-13
Overall: B
Digital on Demand: While their husbands are in Afghanistan, a group of military wives establish a choir that soon gains national attention.
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The Invisible Man
R
Overall: C+
Although it seems like Cecilia's problems have evaporated into thin air when her abusive partner commits suicide and leaves her a fortune, Cecilia suspects otherwise. And when a long series of odd happenings becomes increasingly violent, she begins to believe that he never died at all...
Onward
PG
Overall: A
Once upon a time, the world was full of magic, but it has faded away. When Ian receives a magical gift on his 16th birthday, it looks like he will be able to achieve his dearest dream. But magic has its own challenges...
The Way Back
R
Overall: B
Although he was a star on his own basketball team in high school, Jack Cunningham's life has gone downhill since. But when he is offered the chance to coach the team, which has similarly deteriorated, he sees an opportunity to turn things around.
Emma.
PG
Overall: A-
Emma Woodhouse, young, beautiful and rich, fancies herself a talented matchmaker. But her attempts to arrange marriages for her friends and neighbors run into a few problems, leading to confusion, hilarity, and eventually, romance.
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