Movies - The Durango Herald

Peele turns his focus to directing

LOS ANGELES – Jordan Peele is “kind of done” with performing. While that might be a dagger in the hearts of fans who came to know and love Peele as an uncannily calm Barack Obama,...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Durango Film kicks off Wednesday night

Durango Film: An Independent Film Festival is in its 12th year of bringing cool movies, panels and filmmakers to Durango, and this year is no different. Running from Wednesday through March ...

DATE: Feb 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 17-23

Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com) Lion (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com)Ad...

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘A Cure for Wellness’ may leave you feeling both invigorated and confused

At nearly 2½ hours long, “A Cure for Wellness” may qualify as the world’s longest, most agonizing teaser. For most of that duration, the gorgeously disturbing new film by Gore Ver...

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 17-23

Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc.com) La La Land (102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133, www.allentheatresinc....

DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ a fun action-comedy

After almost two decades of grim, gritty Batman films, it’s great to see the Caped Crusader lighten up. A sorta-sequel to 2014’s “LEGO Movie,” “The LEGO Batman Movie” is delightful pop-cultu...

DATE: Feb 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Fifty Shades Darker’: No, spank you!

The box-office smash “Fifty Shades of Grey” was a better movie than E.L. James’ “Twilight” fan-fiction deserved. The romance novel about an S&M-loving billionaire who falls for a bookworm wa...

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’: Stylish, hyperviolent and almost irrationally satisfying

John Wick, as fans of the eponymous 2014 hit about a ruthlessly efficient assassin already know, once killed three people in a bar, using only a pencil. That legend gets repeated in the new,...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 10-16

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For movies, visit www.animascitytheatre.com) Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the rai...

DATE: Feb 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

American Humane: Third-party report clears ‘A Dog’s Purpose’

LOS ANGELES – Leaked video showing a frightened dog being forced into churning water during filming of “A Dog’s Purpose” was misleadingly edited and the German shepherd was unharmed, accordi...

DATE: Feb 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘La La Land’: Homage to the musical

“La La Land,” Damien Chazelle’s exuberant, thoughtful ode to bygone movie musicals, begins with two bravura gestures. After a retro-looking CinemaScope logo announcing the film’s big-screen ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango Feb. 3-9

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)(For movies, visit www.animascitytheatre.com) Gaslight Theatre (102 Fifth St. Next to the rai...

DATE: Jan 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming