Movies - The Durango Herald

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

Review: ‘Adrift’ lives up to its title

If you must see one sailboat-in-danger movie this year, make it “All Is Lost.” It came out in 2013 and is available on various streaming services. Unfortunately, the one in theate...

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

The hero in a possible ‘Solo’ sequel could be the villain

If Han Solo can’t save the day, can a Sith? After an opening weekend that came in well-below estimates, the potential for more “Solo” movies isn’t as clear as it might have seemed...

DATE: Jun 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Movies playing in Durango June 1-7

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) RBG At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal ...

DATE: May 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

How Harrison Ford’s Han Solo set ‘Star Wars’ apart from other epics

The “Star Wars” universe is ridiculous. And Han Solo knows it. “The character kind of mocks the movies that he’s in,” said Ryan Britt, author of Luke Skywalker Can’t Read, a colle...

DATE: May 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Stoner comedy pioneer Tommy Chong still toking, joking at 80

LOS ANGELES – Tommy Chong says he always knew he’d live to see the day marijuana legalization would be sweeping America. He knew when he and partner Cheech Marin pioneered stoner ...

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

‘Solo’ is not what you may think

“Solo” is not the “Star Wars” movie you’re looking for. If you’re expecting the unwatchable aftermath of the pre-production drama that has become the standard for “Star Wars” stan...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Scenes cut from ‘Show Dogs’ over resemblance to sexual abuse

LOS ANGELES – Two scenes are being cut from the family movie “Show Dogs” after complaints that they resemble real-life sexual abuse, the movie’s distributor has announced. In the ...

DATE: May 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday