New Movie Releases

Bigfoot Family TV-PG
Overall: B

Netflix: Bigfoot has gone to Alaska to save wildlife from Big Oil. When he disappears, his wife, son, and animal friends come to the rescue.

Hulu: Billie Holiday is one of the icons of the Jazz age, an incredible talented singer in demand across the country... and not just by the jazz clubs. The Federal Bureau of Narcotics is trying to use her drug habit to silence her.

Tom and Jerry PG
Overall: B-

HBO Max and Theaters: Tom and Jerry have been literally locked in a game of cat and mouse their whole lives, but they've called a truce, and Jerry has moved into a posh New York hotel...where the owners hire Tom to deal with their new mouse problem.

I Care a Lot R
Overall: C-

Netflix: A cunning woman makes sure wealthy elderly people are declared unfit and in need of a guardian. Once she gets named to the role, she drains their bank accounts. But one day, she goes after the wrong woman.

Days of the Bagnold Summer Not Rated
Overall: B+

Digital on Demand: When Daniel's Florida holiday is cancelled, he has to spend the summer at home with his mum. He's not thrilled.

Blithe Spirit PG-13
Overall: C+

In Theaters and Digital on Demand: When Charles hires a medium so he can learn about seances, he's shocked when his late wife comes back from the dead. His current wife is even more horrified.

Flora & Ulysses PG
Overall: A-

Disney+: When Flora adopts a squirrel she names Ulysses, she has no idea that he is going to develop superpowers.

Nomadland R
Overall: A-

Digital on Demand: Out of work and running out of money, Fern takes her camper van on the road, looking for a job. It's going to be a much longer trip than she expected.

Watch at Home

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

Coming to Disney+: March 2021

Posted Feb 22, 21 by

Disney brings dragons to the screen.

Movies for Black History Month

Posted Feb 8, 21 by

Family friendly films that illuminate a complex past.

Jumanji Level One

Posted Feb 6, 21 by

An amateur effort, but not for the reasons you think.

Coming to Netflix: February 2021

Posted Feb 1, 21 by

Original productions fill the schedule, for better or worse.

Coming to Disney+: February 2021

Posted Feb 1, 21 by

A squirrel with superpowers takes the leap to the big screen.

Movies for Martin Luther King Day

Posted Jan 13, 21 by

Films to teach about historical responses to racism

New Year’s Movies

Posted Dec 29, 20 by

Ring out the old year with family friendly films.

Coming to Netflix: January 2021

Posted Dec 28, 20 by

The streaming giant kicks off 2021 with some exciting original films.

Upcoming New Movies

Feb
26

The Father

PG-13
Although Anthony has recently turned 80, he insists that he is more than capable of managing on his own. His daughter, Anne, is rather less certain. Anthony has rejected a long list of caregivers who Anne has brought by the apartment, but he's beginning to wonder if he really might need help...
Feb
26

Crisis

R
Three people leading very differeny lives are about to be brought together: A high-level drug trafficker who is trying to arrange a new fentanyl smuggling operation, the mother of a son missing in the midst of the opioid crisis, and a university professor with ties to a pharmaceutical company which manufactures narcotic painkillers...
Feb
26

My Zoe

R
Although Isabelle and James are divorced, they're determined to raise their daughter, Zoe, as well as they can. But when Zoe won't wake up one morning, a battery of hospital tests leave Isabelle and James terrified for their daughter's future... and their own.
Mar
3

Moxie

PG-13
Vivian has had enough of the disgusting and misogyinistic atmosphere at her high school, and she intends to do something about it. Taking inspiration from her mother's own rebellious past, Vivian anonymously publishes a zine - but the effects are much larger than she had ever imagined.

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.