The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Anna? Stream it What’s it worth, Glen? Stream it Where’s it showing? Hulu Tina Mabry (Mississippi Damned) directs this story based on Edward Kelsey Moore’s 2013 bestselling novel about a trio of friends—Odette (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Kyanna Simone as young Odette), Barbara Jean […]
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NEW FLICKS: The Killer
The Killer What’s it rated? R When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Peacock Famed Hong Kong auteur John Woo (A Better Tomorrow, Hard Boiled, Face/Off, Mission Impossible II) directs this action flick (a remake of his 1989 film of the same name with Chow Yun-Fat in the lead) about Zee (Nathalie Emmanuel), a female assassin out […]
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Blink Twice is an inky-dark psychological horror film with a lot to say about gender roles
Blink Twice What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Zoë Kravitz directs this black comedy she co-wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum about tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) who at his fundraising gala meets cocktail […]
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NEW FLICKS: The Union
The Union What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Oh, Marky Mark, you do know how to churn out the cheese. Mostly TV director Julian Farino helms this action spy comedy about regular guy Mike McKenna (Mark Wahlberg), a New Jersey high-rise steel worker who likes to drink beer with his pals […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own What’s it rated? PG When? Saturday through Monday, Aug. 24 to 26, at 7 p.m. Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo Penny Marshal (Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Big, Awakenings) directs this 1992 sports dramady offering a fictional account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943-1954), […]
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NEW FLICKS: An Evening of Surf Films
An Evening of Surf Films What’s it rated? Unrated When? Sunday, Aug. 25, at 5:30 p.m. ($17.91 at esterobaykindnesscoalition.org) Where’s it showing? Bay Theatre of Morro Bay The Kindness Coalition presents an evening of surf films, screening Stoker Machine (2023; 12 min.) and Big Wave Guardians: First Responders of the Sea (2022; 91 min.). The […]
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Alien: Romulus returns to the original’s formula and nails it
Alien: Romulus What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) directs this new installment in the Alien sci-fi horror franchise. In this go-around, […]
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The Instigators is an amusing mismatched buddy flick
The Instigators What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Doug Liman (Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) directs this crime comedy about two hapless robbers—Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck, who co-wrote the script with Chuck MacLean)—who find themselves on […]
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NEW FLICKS: Land of Bad
Land of Bad What’s it rated? R When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix William Eubank (The Signal, Underwater) co-wrote and directs this action thriller about drone pilot Capt. Eddie Grimm “Reaper” (Russell Crowe), supporting a Delta Force team sent to rescue a CIA spy held by Abu Sayyaf terrorists. After a brutal firefight with the […]
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NEW FLICKS: It’s Just a Lifetime: A Portrait of Craig Nuttycombe
It’s Just a Lifetime: A Portrait of Craig Nuttycombe What’s it rated? Unrated When? Saturday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. ($33.98 at my805tix.com) Where’s it showing? The Cambria Center for the Arts (1350 Main St.) Tim Ursuliak and Carman Cookson-Hills co-direct this documentary about retired handyman, local musician, and irascible character Craig Nuttycombe, who in […]
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Trap is preposterous fun
Trap What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, Lady in the Water) helms this psychological thriller about a serial killer called The Butcher, but even serial […]
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NEW FLICKS: Silent Fallout
Silent Fallout What’s it rated? Not rated When? Monday, Aug. 12, at 5 p.m. (reserve a free ticket at eventbrite.com) Where’s it showing? Unitarian Universalists San Luis Obispo (2201 Lawson Ave.) SLO Mothers for Peace hosts a screening of Silent Fallout on Monday, Aug. 12, and director Hideaki Ito will attend the three-hour event and […]
