STRAYS What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) directs Dan Perrault’s script about a dog named Reggie (voiced by Will Ferrell), a gullible border […]
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NEW FLICKS: The Beanie Bubble
The Beanie Bubble What’s it rated? R When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus In 2021, Beanie Mania, a documentary on the absolute wild ride that Beanie Babies had in the ’90s was released. Now we have The Beanie Bubble, which dramatizes the story of Ty Warner (Zach Galifianakis) and his business partner, Robbie […]
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Jules is a charming and very human sci-fi story
Jules What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo Marc Turtletaub (Puzzle) directs Gavin Steckler’s script about Milton (Ben Kingsley), a somewhat pathetic retiree living a quiet life in a small Pennsylvania town, when a UFO and […]
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NEW FLICKS: Happiness for Beginners
Happiness for Beginners What’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Helen (Ellie Kemper) is desperate for a change in her life a year after divorce. She’s still fielding phone calls from her ex and can’t seem to find a way to happiness anywhere in her life. She signs up for a wilderness […]
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Meg 2: The Trench is a campy, implausible, preposterous but fun big budget B-movie
MEG 2: THE TRENCH What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Ben Wheatley (Free Fire, Sightseers, Kill List) directs this sequel to 2018’s The Meg, about the research scientists exploring the Marianas Trench who encounter the […]
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NEW FLICKS: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie What’s it rated? R When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Now 62 and in the depths of his Parkinson’s disease, which was diagnosed at age 29, Michael J. Fox has been living with the reality of both his fame and his disease for most of his life. […]
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Theater Camp is a charming mockumentary with a lot of heart
THEATER CAMP What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo Theater nerds, unite! Co-writers, co-directors, and co-stars Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman (with two more co-writing credits from co-stars Noah Galvin and Ben Platt) have the mockumentary […]
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BINGEABLE: The Bear (Season 2)
The Bear (Season 2) What’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2022-present Where’s it showing? Hulu The Bear is back for season 2, and things for Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), his crew, and the new high-end restaurant they’re building are more high stakes than ever. Chef Sydney (Ayo Edibiri) is in a pressure cooker to come up […]
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Barbie is a glittery, bubblegum examination of patriarchy
Barbie What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Co-written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Frances Ha, Marriage Story) and directed by Gerwig (Lady […]
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BINGEABLE: Jury Duty
Jury Duty What’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime’s Freevee Whatever lengths the casting department had to go through to get Ronald Gladden to sign up for this experiment were well worth it. He thinks he’s on a real jury, one that’s being filmed for a documentary showing the process of […]
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Mission Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One is action-packed
Mission Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Christopher McQuarrie (The Way of the Gun; Jack Reacher; Mission Impossible—Rogue Nation; Mission Impossible—Fallout) returns to the franchise to helm […]
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BINGEABLE: Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets
Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets What’s it rated? TV-16 Plus When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime Trigger warning for all things religious, cult related, and sexual abuse. If you had cable TV between 2008 and 2015, chances are you caught a glimpse of the Duggar family and their rise to fame in their […]