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Humans and apes. Are we really that different from each other? Our sense of community, our quest for survival, our emotions, whether buried or released, are all the same for both species. In the film War for the Planet of the Apes, we simultaneously celebrate and despise the similarities of the two species. As the wildly unpredictable Colonel (Woody Harrelson) escalates the battle with the apes, Caesar (Andy Serkis) is forced to fight to preserve the species he loves. Though Caesar has always kept an open mind about humans, there are moments that will push even the most level-headed individual […]

The films released under the umbrella of The Conjuring universe have been creepy successes. They are the rare blend of scares and story, a higher level of horror frights. Now, with the newest addition to that series, Annabelle: Creation, I’m happy to report we get more good creepy fun. Samuel Mullins (Anthony LaPaglia) is an expert doll maker. He and his wife Esther (Miranda Otto) have one young daughter and when Samuel’s latest doll order is ready to ship, the family looks to be living a dream. But when tragedy strikes, life changes and the Mullinses become reclusive. Fast forward […]

On Demand DVD New Releases: Oct. 23-29 The Emoji Movie Gene is the “meh” emoji that lives in your phone. So what happens when emojis with one emotion actually have a range of emotions? When Gene makes the wrong face, a number of emojis set out to right the wrong and be relevant. Voices of T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris (PG, 1:26) 10/24 War For the Planet of the Apes The tensions between apes and humans escalate as the continuing effects of the simian flu have humans on edge. It becomes “us vs. them” and Caesar leads the apes to war. […]

Spidey is back in the Spider-Man: Homecoming. We pick up with a story that has Peter Parker (Tom Holland) headed home after his battle alongside Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) during Captain America: Civil War. But his return home takes him from the adrenaline rush of being alongside the world’s greatest superheroes to that of an ordinary high-school student. Stark has plans for Spider-Man. He has gifted him with a new high-tech suit and all the accoutrements a teenage crime-fighter could ever want. But Peter is told to simply wait for his handler Happy (Jon Favreau) to call and put […]

Girls Trip, starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Tiffany Hadish is about a group of lifelong friends (“The Flossy Posse”) who haven’t hung out in years and decide to get their groove back and head to the Essence Festival in New Orleans for a wild trip. A major highlight of the shoot was when the crew stumbled upon the idea of flying above the streets. The idea for a Zipline to be in Girls Trip came from producer  Will Packer. “Somebody in my office was telling me that in real life in Las Vegas a guy went on […]

On Demand DVD New Releases: Oct. 16-22 Spider-Man: Homecoming This Spidey story takes place in the time after Captain America: Civil War, with Peter Parker back home in New York balancing his secret life as Spider-Man and his time as a high-school student. He longs to be part of the Avengers life and waits for Tony Stark to call, but is he missing out on his high-school life right before his eyes? Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr. (PG-13, 2:13) 10/17 Girls Trip (pictured above) Lifelong friends who haven’t hung out in years decide to get their groove back […]