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Some parts of the world call it Bigfoot, Sasquatch or yeti, but in the animated film of the same name, he is simply Abominable. Yi (voice of Chloe Bennet) is a resourceful young woman. She has dealt with loss in a very real way as her father has recently passed. Her mother (Michelle Wong) and Nai Nai (Tsai Chin) are doing their best to keep her happy as she still has not opened up about the situation. Yi is constantly moving from job to job and always on the go while her mother and Nai Nai wonder when she will […]

After receiving the screening invite for the Downton Abbey feature film, I didn’t know what to expect. In the interest of full disclosure, I should say upfront — I had no experience with the acclaimed television series before the day I sat down to view this film. That said, the review that follows comes from a totally green perspective. But let me be perfectly clear, I was delighted with the result and can’t wait to dive into the series. King George V and Queen Mary are paying a visit to the Abbey, and Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) and Cora Crawley […]

On Demand DVD New Releases Dec. 15-21 Overcomer With the world changing around him, a high school basketball coach reluctantly accepts the challenge of coaching cross country, even if the team only has one member. This is a look at how changing the world for one person can change the world for many. Alex Kendrick, Priscilla Shirer, Aryn Wright-Thompson (PG, 1:59) 12/17 Downton Abbey (pictured above) The staff and residents of Downton Abbey try to impress the king and queen during a visit by the royals to their humble estate. Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith (PG, 2:02) 12/17 **Critic’s […]

Storytelling is essential to every film. For director Quentin Tarantino, storytelling goes far beyond words on a page, and that is on display in the film Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood. Tarantino has garnered a reputation in Hollywood for creating original content amid a flurry of sequels and reboots. And in his original content, there is definitely a very distinct look, feel and sound as Tarantino harkens back to filmmaking of old. In Once Upon a Time, Tarantino goes back to 1969. Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is an actor known for his roles as a bad guy. Dalton […]

When the markets were booming, business was good for everyone involved with Wall Street. The good times even trickled down to the clubs where dancers were able to live the high life. But the money machine eventually stopped, and what was simply business veered into something else, as shown in the film Hustlers. Destiny (Constance Wu), searching for a way to pay the bills, quickly lands a job as a dancer. As the new girl, she finds herself treading water in the every-woman-for-herself field as every male club employee takes a share of her nightly earnings. Destiny is quickly drawn […]

Life has progressed for the members of the Losers Club. It has been 27 years since they battled Pennywise in the small town of Derry. Things are happening around the town yet again, and a return home is in store in the film IT Chapter Two. The Losers Club has grown up and most have left their Derry hometown but Mike (Isaiah Mustafa) has not, and as he sees disturbing events unfolding around him, he gets in contact with the group and almost all of them start a pilgrimage back to a place they have tried to forget. Mike recalls […]

On Demand DVD New Releases Dec. 8-14 Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood In 1969 Los Angeles, everything is changing, and television star Rick Dalton and his stunt double Cliff Booth will have to find their way around the industry they hardly recognize anymore. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie (R, 2:41) Make It A Movie Night! Director Quentin Tarantino is all kinds of cool — the film’s visuals, music and style are all worth checking out. 12/10 It Chapter 2 Continue the story 27 years after the Losers Club encountered Pennywise. Although they have grown up, they are […]

On Demand DVD New Releases Dec. 2-8 The Goldfinch A young boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at an art museum. Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright (R, 2:29) 12/3 Ready or Not A young bride’s wedding night takes a terrible turn as she finds herself at the center of her new in-laws’ terrifyingly real game of hide-and-seek. Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien (R, 1:35) 12/3 Bennett’s War When a young soldier with the Army Motorcycle Unit discovers that his dad may lose the family farm, […]

The United States Secret Service has been a longstanding beacon of protection for our president, among others. But what happens when one of the smartest agents responsible for guarding the commander in chief turns against him? First it was the White House in 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen. In 2016, it was London’s turn in London Has Fallen. Now, in 2019, experience what happens next in the film Angel Has Fallen. Three distinct action films, one common thread — Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler). In Angel Has Fallen, Banning plays a trusted confidant of President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman). […]

We’ve all lost someone, and most of us have begged for the chance to change the result. In the film Don’t Let Go, one man gets that opportunity. Detective Jack Radcliff (David Oyelowo) gets a shocking call from his niece Ashley (Storm Reid). It’s shocking not because she’s calling — Ashley often called her Uncle Jack to discuss much of life, since her father had been involved with the wrong crowd. The relationship built between Jack and Ashley over the years had been a foundational constant in each of their lives. Uncle Jack saved his niece from anything he could […]