At The Movies

Serenity
Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain who leads tours off of the tranquil enclave of Plymouth Island. His peaceful life is soon shattered when his ex-wife Karen (Anne Hathaway) tracks him down. Desperate for help, Karen begs Baker to save her, and their young son, from her violent husband. She wants him to take the brute out for a fishing excursion, then throw him overboard to the sharks. Thrust back into a life that he wanted to forget, Baker now finds himself struggling to choose between right and wrong.

On DVD

First Man
On the heels of their six time Academy Award winning smash, La La Land, Oscar winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for Universal Pictures’ First Man, the riveting story of NASA’s mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation of one of the most dangerous missions in history.
 

The Buzz...

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