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Directed and written by Academy-award winner Martin McDonagh (In Bruges; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; The Banshees of Inisherin), Wild Horse Nine follows CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) from Santiago to Easter Island shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup. The longtime partners wrestle with their pasts; their bureau chief, MJ (Steve […]

Apparently this action-comedy directed and co-written by Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, Snatch, The Gentlemen) flopped when it came out in theaters. It’s such a swashbuckling tale—full of humor, action, adventure, bad people, good people, and rule-following people—I can’t imagine people not liking it. Plus, it’s inspired by a true story: Operation Postmaster, discovered when the […]

Dead Poets SocietyWhat’s it rated? PGWhen? 1989Where’s it showing?The Palm Theatre, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. Everyone remembers one teacher who altered the course of their life. In Peter Weir’s Dead Poets Society (1989), one private school teacher paves the way for an inspiring, emotional coming-of-age film set in late 1950s New England. Nothing beats […]

Set in a timeless yet antiquated village like those in countless fairy tales, Wicker is a comically dark adult fable that follows an ostracized Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions the local Basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave a husband for her. When her new, enchanted husband (Alexander Skarsgard)—made completely of wicker—comes to life, his infectious charm […]

Lanterns What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? HBO Max If I had to sum up the core demographic that HBO’s genre-bending Lanterns appeals to, it’s for the kid in all of us crime-drama-loving millennials who grew up watching Justice League on the Cartoon Network in the early 2000s.  That was my introduction to […]

The InviteWhat’s it rated? R When? 2026 Where’s it showing? HBO Max Olivia Wilde turns her director’s eye from the expansive world of her 2022 psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling to the cozy San Francisco apartment of musician Joe (Seth Rogen) and his stay-at-home wife, Angela (played by Wilde), in The Invite. The couple’s marriage […]

Filmmakers Nathan Fielder (Nathan for You, The Rehearsal) and Lance Oppenheim (Primetime, Some Kind of Heaven) collaborate on this unconventional A24 documentary following disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes during the final 34 days before she surrenders to federal prison in Texas. Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, invite the filmmakers into their home, offering a […]

CarrieWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Prime Video Writer and director Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Doctor Sleep) takes on Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel in this eight-episode horror series starring Summer H. Howell as Carrie White, a sheltered teenager whose introduction to public high school becomes a […]

America’s SweetheartsWhat’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2024-26 Where’s it showing? Netflix Emmy Award-winning director Greg Whiteley (Last Chance U, Cheer, Mitt) directs and produces this multiple-Emmy-nominated docuseries on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. We watch as rookies, veteran performers, and the coaches go through the audition process, training camp, and the NFL season.  I’m someone who […]

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 […]