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Mahershala Ali stars as Latif, an ex-military, devoutly Muslim hitman, in writer-director Bassam Tariq’s (These Birds Walk, Mogul Mowgli) new film. After his wife dies unexpectedly, Latif returns home to Huston to care for his children—daughter Fatiha (Adia), son Qadir (Jahleel Kamara), and infant daughter Aziza (twins Brooklyn and Jaxon Hughes)—but must embark on a […]

Code 3What’s it rated? R When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Hulu Christopher Leone (Parallels) directs this script co-written with Patrick Pianezza about Randy (Rainn Wilson), a burnt-out paramedic who’s completely frazzled. He and his co-worker, Mike (Lil Rel Howery), are directed by their supervisor, Shanice (Yvette Nicole Brown), to take on a new trainee, Jessica […]

Monty Python and the Holy GrailWhat’s it rated? PG When? 1975 Where’s it showing? Bay Theatre of Morro Bay on Monday, Oct. 26 (doors at 5 p.m.; show at 5:45; $17.91 tickets at my805tix.com) Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones direct this 1975 British comedy by the Monty Python comedy group. Written by Graham Chapman, John […]

Brunch timeWhat’s it rated? R When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Netflix Ben Affleck (Gone Baby Gone, The Town, Argo) directs this script he co-wrote about LA mayoral candidate Mark Kimball (Affleck) and his wife, Abigail (Kerry Washington), who believe their son, Denny (Christopher Woodley), has been kidnapped. They’re instructed to pay $7 million or their […]

Pan’s LabyrinthWhat’s it rated? R When? 2006 Where’s it showing? Bay Theatre of Morro Bay, Monday, Oct. 19 (VIP doors at 4:15 p.m.; show at 5:30; tickets at my805tix.com/e/pans-labyrinth-ccfs)   The Central Coast Film Society (CCFS) presents Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth as a fundraiser on Oct. 18. The film has been called […]

Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant, Biutiful, Babel, 21 Grams, Amores Perros) directs this black comedy satire he co-wrote with Sabina Berman, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone based on a story he, Berman, and Jez Butterworth concocted about Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise), a blowhard oil tycoon whose company unleashes a potentially world-destroying disaster in Greenland. […]

East of EdenWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Netflix  Directed by Garth Davis (episodes 1 to 4) and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (5 to 7) and written by Zoe Kazan (except episode 5, co-written with Alexander Chee), this sweeping multigenerational drama comes closest to capturing the full scope of John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel […]

The Work in ProgressWhat’s it rated? Not rated When? 2026 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre in SLO on Sunday, Oct. 11, 4 p.m. Ian Cheney directs this documentary that spent six months traveling to various American cities to get 100 ordinary people, mostly 30- and 80-year-olds, to sit down and have civil conversations. They […]

David Ayer (End of Watch, Fury, Suicide Squad) directs Cameron Alexander’s script about retired Special Forces soldier James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his beloved but PTSD-suffering military combat dog, Odin (played by Uber, Seeka, Ryker, or Hondo), fighting to survive the Alaskan wilderness after narrowly surviving a plane crash. They must hike 58 miles through […]

They Will Kill YouWhat’s it rated? R When? 2026 Where’s it showing? HBO Max Co-writer Kirill Sokoloz (No Looking Back, Why Don’t You Just Die!) directs this batshit-crazy horror flick about Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz), who’s riddled with guilt over not being able to save her younger sister, Maria (Orefile Moloi when young and Myha’la […]

Steve Cox and Matthew Walker direct this script by Mark Burton and Giles Pilbrow about a new misadventure at Mossy Bottom Farm. When the farmer (voiced by John Sparkes) accidently trashes the sheep’s beloved pumpkin patch just as Halloween approaches, Shaun (voiced by Justin Fletcher) turns mad scientist to make things right, but instead his […]