Movies & TV

Little Women

Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on their own terms – is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbor Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.

The Current War: Director’s Cut

The Current War: The Director’s Cut is the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history.

Doctor Who: Sylvester McCoy Complete Season Three

Sylvester McCoy stars as the Seventh Doctor in what would be the last season for the series’s original run. First, “Battlefield” is an adventure that stretches from the 20th century back to the days of Camelot, pits the Doctor against the evil magicks of Morgaine Le Fay and Mordred, and reunites him with old comrade Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney). Next, what is the sinister secret hidden inside the cargo of a mysterious alien ship, and will the Doctor and Ace (Sophie Aldred) learn it before it’s too late? Find out in “Ghost Light.” In WWII England, the Doctor and Ace must uncover who is trying to bring an ages-old evil back to Earth while at the same time stop the more conventional menace of a German invasion force, in “The Curse of Fenric.” And, a rash of mysterious disappearances in and around London soon has the Doctor and Ace facing the deadly interstellar hunters known as the Cheetah People…and the old enemy behind their attacks, in “Survival.”

1917

Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to this World War I epic. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman), are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them.

Bombshell

A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Dark Waters

nspired by a shocking true story, DARK WATERS centers around a rising lawyer (Mark Ruffalo) who uncovers the dark secret that lies beneath the surface of a small town. Launching a heroic one-man crusade to take on a powerful corporation, he risks everything — his future, his family and his own life –to expose the truth. Finally, the truth has a man on the inside. Watch this gripping drama that everyone is talking about and don’t miss the bonus features that will take you deeper into the true story behind the hero! Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins and Bill Pullman also star in this gripping thriller.

Color out of Space

After a meteorite lands in the front yard of their farm, Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) and his family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism as it infects their minds and bodies, transforming their quiet rural life into a living nightmare. Based on the classic H.P. Lovecraft short story, Color Out of Space is “gorgeous, vibrant and terrifying” (Jonathan Barkan, Dread Central).

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love and forgiveness from America’s most beloved neighbor.

The Good Liar

Career con man Roy (Ian McKellen) sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty (Helen Mirren), worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes. Legendary actors Mirren and McKellen star together on screen for the first time in this suspenseful drama about the secrets people keep and the lies they live.