At The Movies
Beast
Idris Elba stars in a pulse pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Elba plays Dr. Nate Daniels, a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with their daughters to a game reserve managed by Martin Battles, an old family friend and wildlife biologist. But what begins as a journey of healing jolts into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of blood thirsty poachers who now sees all humans as the enemy, begins stalking them.
 

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The Sandman (Netflix)
Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment. Its success can be completely attributed to the unique imagination and macabre sense of humor of its creator, Neil Gaiman, who draws characters not only from mythology, fairy tales, the Bible, and history, and transforms them into modern, urban archetypes but also draws them from the depths of his genius for storytelling. The Sandman featuring Tom Sturridge and Gwendoline Christie is streaming with a subscription on Netflix.

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Prey (Hulu)
The origin story of the Predator in the world of the Comanche Nation 300 years ago. Naru, a skilled warrior, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly evolved Predators to land on Earth. If you can look past some dodgy effects, Prey is pretty much the back to basics Predator installment fans have been waiting years to see.
 

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