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 […]
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Code 3 is a black comedy skewering our healthcare system
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 […]
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail screens in Bay Theatre Oct. 26
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 […]
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Ha-Chan, Shake You Booty explores grief and healing
Josef Kubota Wladyka directs this script he co-wrote with Nicholas Huynh about Haru (Rinko Kikuchi), who loved competitive ballroom dancing with her husband, Luis (Alejandro Edda), in the Tokyo dance scene, but after losing Luis to a heart attack, she isolates herself. Nine months later, her sister Yuki (Yoh Yoshida) and friend Hiromi (Yukiko “You” […]
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Animals reworks a well-tread kidnapping thriller
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 […]
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Doug Jones to attend screening of Pan’s Labyrinth Oct. 19
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 […]
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Digger is an excessive and gloomy look at climate change
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. […]
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East of Eden adapts John Steinbeck’s 1952 reinterpretation of Cain and Abel
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 […]
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The Robert Reich-produced documentary The Work in Progress screens Oct. 11
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 […]
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Solvang Cinema Arts promotes film screenings in the valley
Bring family and friends to see The Nightmare Before Christmas at Solvang Park on Oct. 2 at dusk. It’s the latest free movie night organized by Solvang Cinema Arts after the sold-out showing of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on Aug. 28 in Buellton. Audience members are welcome to bring chairs, blankets, and snacks while they enjoy […]
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Personal Point of View returns to Gallery Los Olivos
Carrie Givens and Karen McGaw are once again bringing their own perspectives to the forefront of the fine art gallery on Grand Avenue. See their featured duo show, Personal Point of View, through October at Gallery Los Olivos. The painters explore their relationships with the natural world, bringing to the table their distinct artistic voices […]
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Heart of the Beast is a harrowing survival thriller
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 […]
