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NEW FLICKS: Champions

Champions What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Peacock and Redbox Bobby Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary; Me, Myself & Irene; Shallow Hal), in his solo directorial debut, directs Woody Harrelson as Marcus Marakovich, a former minor league basketball assistant coach who after an altercation with head coach Phil Perretti (Ernie Hudson) was […]

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Beau Is Afraid offers a disturbing ride through anxiety and paranoia

BEAU IS AFRAID 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, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Writer-director Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar) takes viewers on an epic adventure with Beau Wassermann (Joaquin Phoenix), an anxious milquetoast man forced to confront his […]

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BINGEABLE: Schmigadoon!

Schmigadoon! What’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2021-present Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Alright, my musical theater enthusiast friends—strap in! Schmigadoon is back for season 2 with all the fun and folly of season 1. Now married, Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa (Cecily Strong) are looking to return to the place that once brought them […]

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BINGEABLE: Mrs. Davis

BINGEABLE: Mrs. Davis What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Peacock Created by Tara Hernandez (The Big Bang Theory) and Damon Lindelof (Lost), this Warner Bros. Television-produced series follows Sister Simone (Betty Gilpin), a Catholic nun who finds herself battling a powerful artificial intelligence called Mrs. Davis with the help of her ex-boyfriend, […]

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Guy Richie’s the Covenant offers a powerful testament to combat camaraderie

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant 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, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Co-writer Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes; Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) directs this story of U.S. Army Sgt. John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and […]

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BINGEABLE: The Last Thing He Told Me

The Last Thing He Told Me What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Jennifer Garner stars as Hannah, a successful artist who lives with her husband, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), and stepdaughter, Bailey (Angourie Rice), in Sausalito in a houseboat. Owen goes missing under mysterious circumstances, and on closer inspection, it […]

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BINGEABLE: Ghosted

Ghosted What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle, Rocketman) directs this rom-com action-adventure about Cole (Chris Evans), who falls in love with Sadie (Ana de Armas), who turns out to be a secret agent. They’re soon embroiled in a mission to save the world. It’s […]

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BlackBerry chronicles the rise and fall of the first smartphone, screening on opening night at the SLO International Film Festival on April 25

BlackBerry What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? April 25 at 7 p.m. in the Fremont Theater in SLO; and April 27 at 10:15 a.m. and April 29 at 4 p.m. in SLO’s Downtown Centre Cinemas Co-writer and director Matt Johnson helms this […]

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BINGEABLE: Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Paramount Plus Creators Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (I Love You Phillip Morris, Focus) helm this new series on Paramount Plus that follows John Weir (Kiefer Sutherland), a private espionage operative who’s especially adept at orchestrating complicated plans rife with deception. The series’ nonlinear […]

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