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Supergirl is lightweight fun striving for heavyweight

Directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl; Fright Night; I, Tonya; Cruella) from Ana Nogueira’s feature-length debut screenplay, this ā€œgirl saving girlsā€ sisterhood story takes aim at patriarchy and sort of hits its mark. Produced by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad, Superman), Gillespie and Nogueira adopt his irreverence, campy […]

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Locally made drama The Strawberry screens in Bay Theatre July 6

The StrawberryWhat’s it rated? Not rated When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Bay Theatre of Morro Bay, Monday, July 6 (VIP doors at 4:30, general admission doors at 5, screening at 5:30 p.m.; tickets at my805tix.com) Directed by Cambria brothers Carlos and Kyle Plummer, and written by Cambria clinical psychologist Steve Brody, The Strawberry stars veteran […]

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Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed follows a divorced mom navigating blackmail and murder

Created by David Rosen (Us & Them, Citadel), this series follows divorced mom and fastidious magazine fact checker Paula Saunders (Tatiana Maslany) as she becomes involved in murder and blackmail connected to webcam boy Trevor (Brandon Flynn). (10 33-to-40-min. episodes) Maximum Pleasure GuaranteedWhat’s it rated? TV-MA What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, […]

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Brian De Palma’s brilliant Hitchcock homage, Body Double, screens on June 26 in SLO’s Palm Theatre

Body DoubleWhat’s it rated? R When? 1984 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo, Friday, June 26, at 7:15 p.m. Brian De Palma directs this 1984 neo-noir erotic thriller about struggling actor Jake Scully (Craig Wasson), who becomes ensnared in a murder plot. With themes like obsession, voyeurism, illusion, and panic attacks, […]

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Disclosure Day is epic summer popcorn movie fun

Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raider of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan) directs his story scripted by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Carlito’s Way, Mission: Impossible) about the moment the public finally see evidence proving we are not alone in the universe. (145 min.) Disclosure DayWhat’s […]

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The Wrecking Crew! screens at Bay Theatre for an Infinite Musicā„¢ fundraiser

The Wrecking Crew!What’s it rated? PG When? Monday, June 22 Where’s it showing? The Bay Theatre of Morro Bay Denny Tedesco (Immediate Family) directs this incredible 2008 music documentary about a group of seasoned Los Angeles session musicians called The Wrecking Crew who worked with a who’s who of the music world and appeared on […]

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Balls Up offers big dumb mismatched buddy comedy vibes

Peter Farrelly (Green Book) directs this script by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese about product inventor Elijah DeBell (Paul Walter Hauser)—who dreams up a condom that fully covers male genitals, which he calls The Testicle Sentinel—and salesman Brad Lewison (Mark Wahlberg), who with Elijah is tasked with pitching the product to Brazil’s Travel Ministry as […]

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Backrooms brings a YouTube sensation to the big screen

YouTuber Kane Parsons (aka Kane Pixels) directs his script co-written with Will Soodik (Ash vs Evil Dead) about Clark (Chiwetel Ejiolfor), a failed architect in therapy who owns a floundering furniture store. When Clark disappears into another dimension through a portal in the rear of his store’s basement, his therapist, Dr. Mary Kline (Renate Reinsve) […]

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