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Running Time: 113 minutes

This film from 20th Century Studios is premiering Friday, March 17 exclusively on Hulu.

In the early 1960s, the Greater Boston area was terrorized by a killer who randomly targeted and strangled women. A 1968 feature film chronicled the figure and was released just a year after a suspect was successfully prosecuted for the crimes.

Boston Strangler is “inspired by” the exploits of the reporters who first broke the story and tries to present a new take on the events. The movie is handsomely mounted and well-acted, but is neither as chilling or gripping as hoped for.

Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley) is a journalist...

Welcome to another examination of highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. It’s an extremely busy week, filled with award nominees, as well as studio pictures and international fare. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



BIG NEW RELEASES!



ALICE, DARLING: In this thriller, a woman goes on vacation with friends and opens up about her psychologically abusive boyfriend. They encourage the lead to stand up for herself and end the relationship. She does, but the nastiness she previously endured from the man becomes more threatening and physical. She must find the courage and use...

Rating: 3 out of 4

Running Time: 105 minutes

This film from Uncork’d Entertainment will be available on digital & on demand starting March 14.

While young audiences are likely more familiar with watching movies via streaming devices or traveling out to theaters, there used to be another way to catch up with the latest films. Drive-ins would allow families to drive and park under the stars to watch a film. And, if the title wasn’t kid-friendly (or it wasn’t very good), there was often a playground to have fun in or video games at the concession stand.

With fewer and few sites remaining, Back to the Drive-In shows how some of these sites kept themselves afloat during the COVID...

Team prepares for state basketball

Daliyah Morris takes a deep breath before lining up for a free shot. She knows she has to remain calm and not let the crowd’s cheers distract her. She shoots, she scores, helping the Lady Bengals increase their lead in the Division Championship game against the Kirtland Central Lady Broncos. The Lady Bengals won the Feb. 25 game 54-46, punching their ticket to the first round of the State Championship, which took place March 3.

Staying calm was one of the key portions of the girls’ strategy. Morris, a senior, bases her strategy off a saying she learned from her grandfather: “moving like water.”

“You need to be like water for a lot of...