Friday, November 30, 2018

New This Week (11/30/18)

Call the library to check availability and request these new items:

Barry : The Complete First Season (TV-MA)
Barry is a depressed hitman from the Midwest who falls in love with acting while on a job in LA. Barry follows his mark into an acting class, and soon wants to start a new life in this community of eager hopefuls, but can he balance his criminal past (and present) with a future in acting?

Blackkklansman (R)
In the early 1970s, Ron Stallworth becomes the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department, and he bravely sets out on a dangerous mission to infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. He recruits a colleague into the investigation, and together they team up to take down the extremist organization.

Mile 22 (R)
James Silva is an operative of the CIA's most highly-prized and little-known unit. Aided by a top-secret tactical command team, Silva must transport an asset who has vital information to an airfield for extraction before the enemy closes in.



The Miniaturist (NR)
A haunting, sumptuous period thriller, The Miniaturist tells the story of a house where, beneath the lavish beauty and privilege, lie forbidden passions and dangerous secrets.






Poldark : The Complete Fourth Season (NR)
With the country gripped by political uncertainty and fresh elections, Ross Poldark seeks to challenge George Warleggan's stranglehold over Cornwall while also repairing his marriage with Demelza. Meanwhile, Morwenna desperately tries to protect herself from Osborne's advances by threatening their son, and a heartbroken Drake is encouraged by his brother Sam to find new love.

Succession : The Complete First Season (TV-MA)
Power, politics, money... It's all in the family in this provocative, bitingly funny drama series about a dysfunctional dynasty led by the aging--and ailing--Logan Roy, whose four grown children challenge his waning dominance while others in their orbit position themselves for the looming post-Logan world.

Friday, November 2, 2018

New This Week (11/2/18)

Call the library to check availability and request these new items:

American Animals (R)
Determined to escape their predictable suburban lives, Spencer and Warren decide to do something extraordinary: steal some of the world's most valuable books from a college library. Enlisting two other friends, Spencer and Warren meticulously plot the theft--but their caper takes on a wild life of its own.

The Americans : The Complete Final Season (NR)
It is 1987, and an imminent Gorbachev-Reagan nuclear arms summit promises to ease world tensions. But life for the Jennings family is more precarious than ever: Elizabeth's relentless dedication as a KGB agent has dealt a potentially lethal blow to her marriage to Philip, who has left espionage behind.

Ant-Man And The Wasp (PG-13)
Still reeling from the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang is enlisted by Dr. Hank Pym for an urgent new mission. He must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as they join forces to uncover secrets from the past.



The Con Is On (R)
Con-artist couple Harriet and Peter Fox, cook up a jewel-theft scam in L.A. to pay off sexy gangster Irina. Having squandered Irina's loot one drunken night, Harriet and Peter escape to Hollywood, where they plot to steal a priceless jewel from Peter's loopy ex-wife to repay the debt.


The Darkest Minds (PG-13)
When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. A group of runaway teens seeking safe haven soon realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

The Expanse : Season Three (NR)
As the war between Earth and Mars ignites across the solar system, the terrifying next phase in the evolution of the protomolecule threatens the very existence of humanity. Caught in the middle, the Rocinante crew struggles to deal with tensions amongst themselves, while striving to survive and aid those in peril.


The Good Witch : Season Four (NR)
Cassie Nightingale and Dr. Sam Radford plan their wedding while helping Grace and Nick mend their friendship before they blend their families. Cassie continues to impact the lives of her guests at Grey House and works her special brand of magic with those closest to her as well.



Killing Eve (NR)
Eve is a bored, whip-smart, pay-grade MI5 security officer whose desk-bound job doesn't fulfil her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle is a mercurial, talented killer who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. These two women are equally obsessed with each other, and they go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse.

Mamma Mia : Here We Go Again (PG-13)
Join the celebration, sing and dance, and discover how it all began. Ten years after Mamma Mia The Movie premiered, you're invited back to the magical Greek island of Kalokairi in an all-new musical sequel based on the songs of ABBA. Sophie is now pregnant, and like her mother Donna, she'll need to take risks.

Sorry To Bother You (R)
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, California, struggling telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, which propels him into a macabre universe.





The Spy Who Dumped Me (R)
Audrey and Morgan, two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.

The Story Of God : Season One (NR)
Today, for better or worse, the power of religion touches all of our lives, no matter what our faith. This is Morgan Freeman's journey to discover how our beliefs connect us all. This is the quest of our generation. This is the story of God.



Wonders Of Mexico (NR)
Mexico, our neighbor to the south, is a country rich in culture and ablaze with color. Journey through the seasons and discover the hidden underworlds, diversity of life, and a mosaic of vast landscapes that create a festival of life.