Movies

Children of all ages have always had mixed feelings about clowns. Some are overjoyed by the fun and smiles that clowns bring, while others find them to be the most frightening characters imaginable. When you meet Pennywise from the film It, based on Stephen King’s eponymous novel, it is easy to understand the fear that runs deep in some. Our collective fears of not only clowns, but also germs, basements and other things are at the heart of It. The town of Derry is a quiet place to be in 1989, but things are about to change for this sleepy […]

From slavery to the civil rights movement to present-day protests, race relations have always been an issue in the United States. The film Marshall takes a look at one immensely positive figure in the struggle for racial equality and his actions that changed America. That man is Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman). He won the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case that eliminated segregated schools, and he went on to become the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. In Marshall, we look at Thurgood’s early days as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall traveled around the […]

On Demand DVD New Releases: Jan. 8-14 IT An evil clown is terrorizing the town of Derry, and it is up to a group of seven kids, struggling with bullying, to rise up and fight back. This terrifying tale of kids going missing is based on the Stephen King novel. Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard (R, 2:15) 1/9 My Little Pony: The Movie A new pony is coming to town who wants the magic of the other ponies. Her intentions are not so sweet and innocent, and all the ponies will need to friend up to save Equestria. Voices […]

Although I was only a pint-sized version of myself in 1973, I heard about the battle that had the country’s attention and knew the sides being drawn. In the film Battle of the Sexes, the men are pitted against the women as that battle — the memorable tennis match — plays out at the Houston Astrodome. Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) was successful on the men’s tennis circuit. Now, over 50 years old, his time on the court is spent hustling the men who challenge him. If there’s money on the line, he wants it and will do anything to get […]

VOD Spotlight: American Made In American Made, which is based on a true story, Barry Seal (Tom Cruise) is a commercial pilot shuttling passengers from city to city in a thoroughly unfulfilling job. When the CIA comes calling, he gets a chance to take his flying skills to another level as he begins working for a number of different government agencies and maybe even a drug cartel in a new life far from that of an average pilot. Doug Limon, who directed the film, says the movie is “a fun lie based on a true story,”  and offers that he […]

On Demand DVD New Releases Jan. 1-7 American Made Barry Seal is a commercial pilot shuttling passengers from city to city in a thoroughly unfulfilling job. When the CIA comes calling, he gets a chance to take his flying skills to another level as he begins working for a number of different government agencies and maybe even a drug cartel in a new life far from that of an average pilot. Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright (R, 1:55) 1/2 Battle of the Sexes (pictured above) Bobby Riggs is a former No. 1 tennis champion, but his playing days have […]

On Demand DVD New Releases Dec. 25-31 Flatliners (pictured) Five medical students are truly obsessed by what comes after death. Together they work to stop one another’s hearts to trigger firsthand knowledge of what comes after that moment when the beating stops. But can this reckless behavior carry a larger cost? Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev (PG-13, 1:50) 12/26 The Mountain Between Us Ben and Alex are two strangers who find themselves in a struggle for survival after their plane crashes on the side of a remote, snow-covered mountain. As they realize that help may not be coming, they […]

Director Christopher Nolan has been gaining a phenomenal reputation in Hollywood. With Dunkirk, Nolan sets his sights on World War II and telling the story of the people who were there during the fateful period. The story of Dunkirk deals with the British, French and Belgian troops being surrounded by German soldiers. Casualties were mounting as the Allied forces tried mightily to withdraw their forces. They attempted to fend off the ground troops advancing on them and the air attack devastating some of the destroyers trying to evacuate the men. As the attack continued to take its toll, the military […]

On Demand DVD New Releases Dec. 18-24 Victoria & Abdul During Queen Victoria’s jubilee celebration, a young Indian clerk named Abdul arrives to deliver a ceremonial coin. Abdul begins a friendship with the monarch that defies all norms — and teaches the long-standing queen more than anyone could imagine. Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard (PG-13, 1:51) 12/19 Mother! A young woman and her husband have a loving, tranquil existence. When two uninvited guests show up, their peaceful home is about to be turned upside down — but why? Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris (R, 2:01) 12/19 The Lego […]

In 1967, as race riots swept the nation, Detroit found itself in the middle of a war zone. After a police raid on an illegal club, the fuse was lit and African-American men took to the streets to fight back against the predominantly white police force. Detroit, from Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, focuses on the incidents that followed. Every battle has a number of both good and bad people involved. Unfortunately, in many cases, it’s the bad who have the loudest voice and the bad who ultimately are heard. Keeping the peace in Detroit amid rampant looting is an […]