The Jerk What’s it rated? R When? 1979 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre on Nov. 4 (1:30, 4:15, and 7 p.m.) and Nov. 6 (7 p.m.) Carl Reiner (Oh, God!) directs the 1979 comedy classic The Jerk, about simpleton Navin Johnson (Steve Martin), who decides to leave home to experience the world. His naivete […]
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Five Nights at Freddy’s offers tween-friendly creepiness
Five Nights at Freddy’s What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande, and streaming on Peacock Emma Tammi (Fair Chase, The Wind) directs this horror mystery thriller about Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), a security guard […]
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Killers of the Flower Moon depicts a dark slice of American history
Killers of the Flower Moon What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Fair Oaks Arroyo Grande, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Good Fellas, Gangs of New York) directs this historical drama […]
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NEW FLICKS: Love at First Sight
Love at First Sight What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Based on the novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, this Netflix rom-com follows two fated young people on a journey from New York to London. Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson) is on her way to her dad’s second wedding, […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London What’s it rated? R When? 1981 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre on Friday, Oct. 27 (9:15 p.m.) Five words: The dream within the dream. Absolutely shocked the heck out of me. If you’ve never seen it, what are you waiting for? If you have, you know how absolutely amazing […]
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Fair Play is an-old school erotic thriller
Fair Play What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix In her feature-length debut, writer-director Chloe Domont helms this erotic thriller starring Phoebe Dynevor as Emily Meyers and Alden Ehrenreich as Luke Edmunds, two analysts at One Crest Capital, a cutthroat Manhattan hedge […]
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BINGEABLE: Wilderness
Wilderness What’s it rated? Not rated When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Amazon Prime This six-part series from Amazon follows British newlyweds Liv (Jenna Coleman) and Will (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) as they start their new lives in New York. Things seem perfect: Will is busy at work, Liv is keeping house and trying to be a supportive […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: The Exorcist
The Exorcist What’s it rated? R When? 1973 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 21 (9:15 p.m.) You’d be hard pressed to find a “Best Horror Films” list that didn’t include The Exorcist. Directed by William Friedkin (The French Connection, To Live and Die in L.A., Rules of Engagement) and adapted for […]
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Reptile is a ’90s-style police procedural thriller
Reptile What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Music video director Grant Singer makes his feature film directorial debut with this stylish police procedural he wrote with Benjamin Brewer and star Benicio Del Toro about New England Detective Tom Nichols (Del Toro), […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Poltergeist
Poltergeist What’s it rated? PG When? 1982 Where’s it showing? The Sunset Drive-In in SLO on Wednesday, Oct. 18 (7:15 p.m.) Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lifeforce) directs this supernatural horror story written by Steven Spielberg about a family that moves to a new home in the planned community of Cuesta Verde and soon […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko What’s it rated? R When? 2001 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo on Saturday, Oct. 14 (1:30, 4:15, and 7 p.m.) and Monday, Oct. 16 (7 p.m.) Writer-director Richard Kelly (Southland Tales, The Box) helms this cult classic that’s still as puzzling now as when it first came out […]
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The Creator is a gorgeously filmed sci-fi story about what it means to be moral
The Creator What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards Santa Maria RPX, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) directs this sci-fi adventure he co-wrote with Chris Weitz (Pinocchio, Rogue One: A […]
