New releases
Caught Stealing: Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined. Rated R for strong violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity and brief drug use. (C14)
The Roses: A tinderbox of competition and resentments underneath the façade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband’s professional dreams come crashing down. Rated R for language throughout, sexual content, and drug content. (C14)
The Toxic Avenger: A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Rated R for strong violence and gore, language throughout, sexual references and brief graphic nudity. (C14)
Run: After leaving her fiance at the altar, Melissa joins friends at a cabin. When Jenny is found mutilated in the woods and aliens attack the nation, the girls must fight to survive. Rated PG-13 for some strong violent content/bloody images, sexual references and language. (C14)
Jaws: 50th Anniversary: When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it’s up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. PG. (CB, C14)
Prince: Sign O’ The Times: The film showcases Prince’s unparalleled musicianship, stagecraft, and style, highlighting his timeless impact on music and popular culture. PG-13. (C14)
Showing locally
The Bad Guys 2: The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals. Rated PG for action/mild violence, rude humor and language. (CB, C14)
F1: The Movie: A Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor and team up with a younger driver. Rated PG-13 for strong language, and action. (C14)
Freakier Friday: 22 years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might strike twice. Rated PG for thematic elements, rude humor, language and some suggestive references. (C14)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps: Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. Rated PG-13 for action/violence and some language. (BAY, C14)
Highest 2 Lowest: When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Rated R for language throughout and brief drug use. (ST)
Honey Don’t!: A dark comedy about Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, some strong violence, and language. (C14)
How to Train Your Dragon: As an ancient threat endangers both Vikings and dragons alike on the isle of Berk, the friendship between Hiccup, an inventive Viking, and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, becomes the key to both species forging a new future together. Rated PG for sequences of intense action, and peril. (C14)
Jurassic World: Rebirth: Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence/action, bloody images, some suggestive references, language and a drug reference. (C14)
The Naked Gun: Only one man has the particular set of skills — to lead Police Squad and save the world. Rated PG-13 for crude/sexual material, violence/bloody images and brief partial nudity. (ER, GAR, C14)
Ne Zha II: A rebellious young boy, Ne Zha, is feared by the gods and born to mortal parents with wild, uncontrolled powers. Now he’s faced with an ancient force intent on destroying humanity, he must grow up to become the hero the world needs. Not Rated. (C14)
Nobody 2: Suburban dad Hutch Mansell, a former lethal assassin, is pulled back into his violent past after thwarting a home invasion, setting off a chain of events that unravels secrets about his wife Becca’s past and his own. Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language throughout. (C14)
Relay: A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive. Rated R for language. (C14)
Superman: Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. (C14)
Weapons: When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. Rated R for strong bloody violence and grisly images, language throughout, some sexual content and drug use. (C14)
Information is based on data available at press time from AMC Classic Cherry Blossom 14 (C14), Elk Rapids Cinema (ER), Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay (BAY), the Garden Theater in Frankfort (GAR), State Theatre in Traverse City (ST) and the seasonal Cherry Bowl Drive-in Theatre in Honor (CB). AMC Classic Cherry Blossom 14 offers private theater rentals for up to 20 people. Make reservations online.
Information is based on data available at press time from AMC Classic Cherry Blossom 14 (C14), Elk Rapids Cinema (ER), Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay (BAY), the Garden Theater in Frankfort (GAR), State Theatre in Traverse City (ST) and the seasonal Cherry Bowl Drive-in Theatre in Honor (CB). AMC Classic Cherry Blossom 14 offers private theater rentals for up to 20 people. Make reservations online.