72 HoursWhatās it rated? R When? 2026 Whereās it showing? NetflixĀ Take a bro-cation with Kevin Hart as Joe and a bunch of young punks who jokingly invite him to their Florida bachelor weekend after an accidental addition to their group chat. Joe is a career-driven marketing exec, but heās quickly aging out of his […]
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Le Vigne Winery hosts a special outdoor screening of Bottle Shock Aug. 8
Bottle ShockWhatās it rated? PG-13 When? 2008 Whereās it showing? Le Vigne Winery, 5115 Buena Vista Drive, Paso Robles, Saturday, Aug. 8 (doors at 6:30, film at 8 p.m.; 21-and-older; $22.84 at pasopictureshow.com) Randall Miller (Marilyn Hotchkissā Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, Nobel Son, CBGB) directs this quirky comedy-drama he co-wrote with Jody Savin and […]
Old-school sword-and-sandal epic, The Odyssey, reflects the current zeitgeist
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Inception, Batman Begins) wrote and directed this action fantasy based on Homerās epic poem about Odysseus (Matt Damon), king of Ithaca, who after the Trojan War faces a dangerous voyage home to reunite with his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway). During the perilous journey, he encounters creatures such as the cyclops […]
Ride or Die is Primeās female-led mismatched buddy crime dramedy
Ride or DieWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Whereās it showing? Prime Created by Tessa Coates (Massive Dad), this new miniseries set in the U.K. and other parts of Europe follows besties Debbie (Octavia Spencer) and Judith (Hannah Waddingham) as they go on the run from a mysterious enemy. Debbie is married to David (Jamie […]
Big Mistakes follows siblings blackmailed into organized crime
Big MistakesWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Whereās it showing? NetflixĀ Nicky (Dan Levy) is a put-upon pastor whose mother, Linda (Laurie Metcalf); troublemaking sister, Morgan (Taylor Ortega); and suck-up sister, Natalie (Abby Quinn), keep him irritatingly busy alongside his congregationāa congregation happy to have a gay pastor as long as he is ānon-practicing.ā Morganās […]
I Will Find You is a red-herring-filled Harlan Coben-based mystery
Created by Robert Hull based on the 2023 Harlan Coben novel of the same name, this crime drama follows David Burroughs (Sam Worthington), wrongly imprisoned for his son Matthewās (Jasper Rainn Larence) murder. After five years of a life sentence, David learns from his ex-wifeās sister, Rachel (Britt Lower), that Matthew (now played by Ashton […]
The Murder of Rachel Nickell follows the search for a killer, on Netflix
The Murder of Rachel NickellWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Whereās it showing? NetflixĀ Rachel Nickell was a young mother to her son Alex, and the two were inseparable. So inseparable that when her bloody body was found with 49 stab wounds in Wimbledon Commons, 2-year-old Alex was found clinging to her corpse, covered in […]
See a fundraising screening of The Blues Brothers at Bay Theatre on July 20
Hereās your chance to see a cult classic on the big screen and support your local radio station when The Rock Community Radio (97.3/107.9 FM) hosts The Blues Brothers fundraiser screening at Bay Theatre. The Blues BrothersWhatās it rated? R When? 1980 Whereās it showing? Bay Theatre of Morro Bay on Monday, July 20 (doors […]
Minions & Monsters is cute but empty
Co-directed by Pierre Coffin and Patrick Delage, and co-written by Coffin and Brian Lynch, this is the third Minions prequel and seventh film in the Despicable Me franchise. Itās mostly set in 1927 Hollywood, but it begins at a film history museum as Olivia (voiced by Allison Janney), is giving a tour and relates the […]
A curse endangers a New England island in Widowās Bay
Widowās BayWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Whereās it showing? Apple TVĀ I saw a post on Instagram this morning that had clips from Widowās Bay and the caption read, āI love my spooky Parks and Rec,ā and thatās a perfect description of this series. Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys, whoās having quite the career […]
Good Luck, Have Fun, Donāt Die is absurdist time travel comedy
Good Luck, Have Fun, Donāt DieWhatās it rated? R When? 2025 Whereās it showing? Hulu Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Rango, A Cure for Wellness) directs this relentlessly inventive script by Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying, Love and Monsters) about The Man from the Future (Sam Rockwell) […]
Supergirl is lightweight fun striving for heavyweight
Directed by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl; Fright Night; I, Tonya; Cruella) from Ana Nogueiraās feature-length debut screenplay, this āgirl 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 […]

