Movies - The Durango Herald

‘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

Movies playing in Durango June 22-28

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) Bolshoi Ballet: Coppelia (12:55 p.m. Sunday only) Swanhilda notices her fiance Franz is infatuated with ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘SuperFly’ is an unnecessary reimagining of the 1972 cult classic

The first scene of “SuperFly” tells you all you need to know about the protagonist, a man called Priest (Trevor Jackson). Entering a loud and crowded nightclub, Priest at first doesn’t seem ...

DATE: Jun 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Tag’ is a fun yet forgettable bromantic comedy with a nimble cast

“Tag,” a genial comedy about best buds who have been playing the same game of tag for 30 years, is about arrested adolescence at its core. And this haphazard collection of setups, stunts and...

DATE: Jun 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Incredibles 2’ a heroic return

Fourteen long years have passed since the animated superhero comedy “The Incredibles” burst, like Superman, into theaters. But when fans of the hit Pixar film sit down to the new sequel – ab...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango June 15-21

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 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

The best reason to watch ‘Hotel Artemis’? The star-studded cast, and that one good fight scene

There’s a riot taking over the streets of Los Angeles. The free-for-all chaos forces wealthy criminals hurt in the action to seek treatment and shelter at the Hotel Artemis, a crumbling, hig...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Yes, ‘Ocean’s 8’ is a heist movie, but it’s also an empowering, cheeky comedy

Most every successful heist movie, just like a heist itself, functions by obeying a well-defined formula. First comes the setup and backstory (typically involving the righting of ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Toni Collette is masterful as a mother terrorized by secrets in the super-creepy ‘Hereditary’

Creepy, creepy, creepy. Writer-director Ari Aster makes an impressively unnerving debut with “Hereditary,” a meticulously crafted horror thriller starring Toni Collette. As Annie,...

DATE: Jun 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Reese Witherspoon confirms ‘Legally Blonde 3’

LOS ANGELES – Reese Witherspoon confirms there will be a “Legally Blonde 3.” The actress on Thursday posted a video on Instagram of her floating in a pool wearing a pink bikini. T...

DATE: Jun 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango June 8-14

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 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming