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 […]
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BINGEABLE: Love & Death
LOVE & DEATH What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Max This story has had an upswing in attention the last few years. Candy starring Jessica Biel as the titular character came out in 2022 and told the same story of what really happened in this sensational case from 1980. I enjoyed that […]
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Joy Ride is raunchy, hilarious, and heartfelt
JOY RIDE What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Adele Lim (screenwriter of Crazy Rich Asians) directs this comedy that follows four Asian American friends—Audrey (Ashley Park), Lolo (Sherry Cola), Kat (Stephanie Hsu), […]
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BINGEABLE: Beef
Beef What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun) have more in common than either one could ever guess—namely, short fuses and a deep need for revenge. When road rage gets the better of the two strangers, the snowball that forms soon grows out of control. […]
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny pays slavish homage to Raiders
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 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, Fair Oaks Theatre Arroyo Grande, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande James Mangold (Copland, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, Logan, Ford v Ferrari) directs […]
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The Flash has enough humor and action to overcome its faults
The Flash What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Fair Oaks Theatre, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Andy Muschietti (It, It Chapter Two) directs this time-traveling sci-fi adventure about Barry Allen, aka The Flash (Ezra Miller), who uses […]
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BINGEABLE: Smartless: On the Road
Smartless: On the Road What’s it rated? TV-PG When? 2023 Where’s it showing? HBO Max Ranked as one of the top comedy podcasts of 2023, Smartless brings together Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes along with a mystery guest for an hour or so of fun each week. This new HBO Max series follows […]
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Reality is a quiet examination of a miscarriage of justice
REALITY What’s it rated? TV-MA What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? HBO Max Tina Satter co-writes and directs this based-on-a-true story drama about Reality Winner (Sydney Sweeney), a former American intelligence worker who leaked information about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and was given […]
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BINGEABLE: Chimp Empire
Chimp Empire What’s it rated? TV-PG When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Set in the Ngogo rainforest in Uganda, this intricately shot docuseries narrated by Mahershala Ali follows rival groups of chimps as they navigate a complex world of social hierarchy, family dynamics, love, loss, and adaptation. We are first introduced to the largest group […]
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The Little Mermaid is worthy of its animated 1989 predecessor
THE LITTLE MERMAID What’s it rated? PG 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 Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) directs this live-action version of the beloved 1989 […]
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BINGEABLE: High Desert
High Desert What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Luckily for us, it seems everything Patricia Arquette touches is gold these days, and High Desert is no exception. Reminiscent a bit of Poker Face, Peggy is someone with mysteries to solve. She’s flawed, and her brother and sister are sick […]
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Fast X is a bombastic hoot
FAST X 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 Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa), the vengeful son of slain drug lord Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida), blames Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) for his […]
