Movies - The Durango Herald

Ultra-violent B-movie ‘The First Purge’ confronts our real-life anxieties

Since the original 2013 “Purge” film, the franchise has struggled to develop its undeniably intriguing premise: What would happen if all crime, including murder, was legal every year for 12 ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango July 13-19

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Tully Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her bro...

DATE: Jul 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is ho-hum, but endearing

One of the nicest things about “Ant-Man,” the 2015 origin story of the eponymous Marvel superhero, was its modesty and congeniality: Sure, “Guardians of the Galaxy” had already come out, inj...

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango July 6-12

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Tully Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her bro...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Uncle Drew’s’ cast of NBA legends are easy to root for

The breezy sports comedy “Uncle Drew” may be predictable: You know that the scrappy, senior citizen basketball players at its heart will triumph. But its NBA all-star cast – well hidden unde...

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Mancos Valley Resources will hold film fest this weekend

Events benefit Montezuma nonprofits

DATE: Jun 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Film Festival’s Best of the Fest helping community

Durango Film screening is a 416 Fire benefit

DATE: Jun 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Sicario’ sequel in major identity crisis

The first question you might have while watching “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” is: “What on Earth has happened to Taylor Sheridan?” The otherwise smart and provocative screenwrite...

DATE: Jun 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango June 29-July 5

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Rider Based on a true story, a once rising star of the rodeo circuit, Brady is warned that his compe...

DATE: Jun 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Dolores library reaches midpoint of summer concert and film series

Popular Aloha Club ukulele band will perform July 11

DATE: Jun 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Jurassic World’ sequel makes dinosaurs boring

The appeal of dinosaurs is their enormity, which the “Jurassic Park” film franchise understands. Watching these prehistoric beasts crush cars underfoot like Coke cans has been a summertime t...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Sons of Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago face off in ‘Creed II’

LOS ANGELES – The sons of Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago will pick up where their fathers left off more than 30 years ago. MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures on Wednesday released the fir...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming