New Movie Releases

Knox Goes Away R
Overall: C

Theaters: An aging assassin has one last job to finish before dementia deprives him of his memory and skills.

Snack Shack R
Overall: D

Theaters: Determined to make money, 14-year-old friends make a bid to run the snack shack at the local pool. Soon they are squabbling over the work load and the attentions of the new lifeguard.

Irish Wish PG
Overall: B+

Netflix: When "the one that got away" gets engaged to her best friend, Maddie travels with them to Ireland to be a bridesmaid. After making a wish on an ancient stone, she wakes up as the bride-to-be and starts to wonder if this really is the life she wished for.

Theaters: A young man is recruited into a secret magical organization that works to make white people feel comfortable in order to make Black people's lives safer.

One Life PG
Overall: A

Theaters: On a trip to Prague just before the start of World War II, Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker, throws himself into saving Jewish refugee children before Hitler invades. Decades later, he realizes the magnitude of what he accomplished.

Arthur the King PG-13
Overall: B+

Theaters: An adventure racer adopts a stray dog in the middle of a grueling 10 day race through the jungle.

Theaters: A reclusive gym owner falls for a bodybuilder passing through town on her way to a competition, but her family's criminal past draws them both into a world of violence and revenge.

Cabrini PG-13
Overall: A-

Theaters: In 1889 Catholic nun Frances Cabrini arrived in America from Italy with plans to establish an "empire of hope" in the form of hospitals and orphanages.

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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

Mar
21

Road House

R
Prime Video: An ex-UFC fighter takes a job as a bouncer at a bar in Florida and ends up caught up in more than he expected.
Mar
22

Shirley

PG-13
Netflix: After becoming the first Black woman elected to congress, Shirley Chisholm begins a trailblazing campaign for President of the United States.
Mar
22

Immaculate

R
Theaters: A devout nun moves to an illustrious convent in the Italian countryside, but soon discovers that her new home is hiding sinister secrets.
Mar
29

The Great Escaper

Theaters: In 2014, Bernard Jordan captured the world's attention when he staged an escape of his care home to go to France for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings.

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.