Movies

On Demand DVD New Releases: June 26-July 2 CHiPS Frank Poncherello is an FBI agent who is working to weed out some bad cops in the California Highway Patrol. Ponch, as he is known, teams up with Officer Jon Baker to go undercover and get to the bottom of the situation in this film based on the characters from the television series. Dax Shepard, Michael Peña, Jessica McNamee (R, 1:40) 6/27 Power Rangers A group of high-school students with special superpowers band together to try to save the world Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott (PG-13,2:04 ) 6/27 Legion of Brothers Drawing on unprecedented access […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 19-25 Life This sci-fi thriller is about an International Space crew whose mission turns to one of primal fear after discovering a terrifying life form. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson (R, 1:44) 6/20 Life with Bonus featurette also available Wilson (pictured above) Woody Harrelson stars as Wilson, a lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged man who reunites with his estranged wife and meets his teenage daughter for the first time. Also stars Laura Dern (R, 1:34) 6/20 Everybody Loves Somebody A successful and single career woman asks her co-worker to pose as her boyfriend at a family wedding back […]

New to On Demand: The Lego Batman Movie In 2014, The Lego Movie brought us a unique and exciting brand of animation using the fabled Lego bricks with a funny and genuinely entertaining film for young and old. One of the characters who stood out in that film was the iconic Batman. It was only natural to give the Caped Crusader his own film, cleverly titled The Lego Batman Movie. From the opening credits, it is clear: Batman is the star of this movie. Will Arnett returns to provide the voice of the Caped Crusader and it is impossible to keep […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 12-18 3 Generations Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, and Susan Sarandon star in this inspirational, witty, and courageous look at a family learning to accept a transgender teen for who he is. (PG-13, 1:32) 6/13 Frantz A tale of love and reconciliation in a small German town in the aftermath of WWI. A young woman mourning the death of her fiance encounters a mysterious Frenchman. Paula Beer, Pierre Niney (PG-13, 1:54) 6/13 French, subtitled in English. John Wick: Chapter 2 When a former associate plots to seize control of an assassins’ guild, John Wick is forced out […]

New to On Demand: Beauty and The Beast Disney’s animated Beauty and the Beast is a classic film. So when I heard that Disney was producing a live-action reimagining of those iconic colorful scenes, I wondered if it could be as magical as the original. I’m here to say that with director Bill Condon at the helm, they did this film justice. The story is the classic that we know and love. A handsome prince (Dan Stevens) is turned into a ferocious beast, and all of those who have cared for him are frozen into everything from clocks to candlesticks. The […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 5-11 Beauty and the Beast Disney’s classic film comes to life in a live-action adaptation from director Bill Condon. When a prince is cursed to live as a beast, he can only be freed by true love. Belle may just be his chance, as she is the only human to arrive at his castle since the spell was cast. Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans (PG, 2:09) 6/6 A Cure for Wellness A young executive is sent to bring the CEO of his company back from a wellness center in the Swiss Alps. When he arrives […]

None of the teachers are ready for what the last day of school brings in the movie Fist Fight. The kids are wild and pranks are occurring at a rate that makes the national debt growth look slow. When one student takes things too far, Mr. Strickland (Ice Cube) destroys a desk. And when Mr. Campbell (Charlie Day) crumbles under pressure and snitches, it’s on — the teacher fight is about to become reality. Fights happen in schools, but they usually don’t involve the staff. This fight features two very different teachers. Mr. Strickland is the disciplinarian, ruling with an […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 29-June 4 Before I Fall  (pictured above) What if today was all you had to look forward to? Sam is caught in a spiral, a recurring day that has ups and downs and ends in tragedy as she longs and searches for a way to break free. Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Logan Miller (PG-13, 1:38) 5/30 Fist Fight When an incident at school results in Mr. Strickland getting fired, he challenges the diminutive Mr. Campbell to a fight. The whole school is looking forward to the teacher fight after school lets out as the war […]

The tales of Wolverine have been told in a number of X-Men movies. This time around, in the movie Logan, Wolverine is unleashed in an R-rated turn that delivers a sharp and cutting film. Logan (Hugh Jackman) is hiding out. He is trying to protect Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) from an unfriendly world. The Professor is not well and Logan’s job is to protect him from the world, and protect the world from any unfortunate accident that could occur as a result of the Professor’s illness. When a woman with a young girl approaches Logan and calls him by […]

On Demand DVD New Releases May 22-28 Buster’s Mal Heart A family man’s chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as The Inversion. Rami Malek, DJ Qualls, Kate Lyn Shell (TV-14, 1:36) 5/23 Pre-DVD release Get Out When a young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s family in the country, he soon realizes that there is something sinister going on in this strange community. Is he at risk or can he leave in time? Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener (R, 1:44) 5/23 The Great Wall The Great Wall […]