New Movie Releases
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
PG
Overall: A-
Theaters: Six siblings with a reputation for being the worst kids in the world take over the local church pageant during the holidays, teaching a shocked community the true meaning of Christmas.
Memoir of a Snail
R
Overall: C-
Theaters: This animated Australian film follows the difficult lives of Grace and Gilbert, twins who struggle to make their way when they are orphaned.
Anora R
Theaters: When a stripper elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch, his parents try to get the marriage annulled.
Freedom (2024)
16+ (Amazon)
Overall: D
Prime Video: This tale is based on the true story of a 1980s French jewel thief and the police commissioner who pursued him.
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
PG
Overall: A-
Theaters: In 1939, a 12-year-old was separated from his group. Lost and alone, he needs to find his way to safety on Mount Katahdin.
Hitpig!
PG
Overall: B-
Theaters: Hitpig, a bounty hunter for escaped animals, is hired to find Pickles, an elephant who has escaped from a Las Vegas circus leading to an unexpected adventure criss-crossing the globe.
Here
PG-13
Overall: C+
Theaters: A multi-generational tale of several families who all live on the same land.
Absolution
R
Overall: D
Theaters: Liam Neeson stars as an aging criminal whose memory loss compels him to try to repair his family ties before he dies.
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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.