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This animated feature from Disney will be opening at cinemas on Nov. 24. It will then be available for streaming Dec. 24 on Disney+.

While Pixar has always been considered the gold standard when it comes to animated family features, Walt Disney Animation Studios has also produced its share of fantastic features, including “Wreck-It-Ralph,” “Frozen,” “Zootopia,” and “Moana,” to name but a few. “Encanto” is their latest, a musical/fantasy about finding one’s calling in life. It isn’t the best feature from the studio, but it does build goodwill over its running time and ends up serving as a bright and...

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Running Time: 138 minutes

This film will be playing at movie theaters on Nov. 19, with a month-long simultaneous release on HBO Max.

Virtually everyone is familiar with phenoms Venus and Serena Williams, who have become two of the all-time greatest tennis players. Besides winning more titles and records than can be listed here, they’re still competing at extraordinary levels. That hasn’t prevented the pair, their family, and filmmakers from producing a biopic about their lives. “King Richard” focuses primarily on their dad Richard and his efforts to make his daughters the best athletes in the world.

The story is interesting and the film is...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for November 26, 2021

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This week doesn’t offer a lot of major Hollywood releases, but there is plenty of great stuff worth checking out. So, if you can’t or shouldn’t be heading out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

AMERICAN NIGHT: Described as a neo-noir thriller, this tale involves a rare Andy Warhol painting that unexpectedly appears on the underground market. Over the course of the running time, a wide variety of eccentric characters attempt to obtain the valuable piece of art. Some of those...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for Nov 19, 2021

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Welcome to another look at some of the new titles arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This week is chock-full of big Hollywood blockbusters and interesting independent fare. So, if you can’t or shouldn’t be heading out to the movies right now, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART: Most are familiar with brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb as The Bee Gees, one of the world’s biggest and most successful bands. This documentary chronicles their beginnings and meteoric rise to the top of the charts during the disco era. The last surviving member, Barry...