Friday, December 14, 2018

New This Week (12/14/18)

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

Alpha (PG-13)
Young Keda tries to survive alone in the wilderness after he's left for dead during his first hunt with his Cro-Magnon tribe. He soon forms an unlikely alliance with a lone wolf that was abandoned by its pack. Facing overwhelming odds and nonstop danger, Keda and the wolf must now trek through a harsh and unforgiving landscape to make it home before winter.

Blindspotting (R)
Collin, a parolee facing his final three days of probation, needs to stay clear of trouble. Miles, Collin's hot-tempered best friend, can't stay out of it. When Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men's friendship is tested, sending Collin and Miles on a collision course with each other.


The Children Act (R)
A British High Court judge who, in the midst of a crisis with her husband, must rule on a case concerning a teenage boy whose religious convictions prevent him from accepting the blood transfusion that would save his life.




Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13)
New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore and meets Nick's family for the first time. It soon becomes clear that the only thing crazier than love is family.




The Crown : The Complete Second Season (NR)
As the decades pass, personal intrigues, romances, and political rivalries are revealed that played a big role in events that shaped the later years of the 20th century.





Death Of A Nation (PG-13)
Through stunning historical recreations and a searching examination of fascism and white supremacy, Death of a Nation cuts through progressive big lies to expose hidden history and explosive truths. Lincoln united his party and saved America from the Democrats for the first time. Can Trump—and we—come together and save America for the second time?

Dog Days (PG)
When a barista finds a stray Chihuahua, she learns that a lovestruck customer heads a rescue agency. Meanwhile, a widower's pug changes life for adoptive parents, pups help a newscaster cope with her co-host, and a slacker musician reluctantly pet-sits his sister's scruffy Labradoodle.


Juliet, Naked (R)
Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan, an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo from Tucker's 25-year-old hit album surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive musician.



Kin (PG-13)
Recently released from prison, Jimmy hopes to reconnect with his younger adopted brother, Eli, and estranged father. But after a run-in with a vengeful criminal, Jimmy and Eli become fugitives with one hope for survival: a metallic box from another dimension that transforms into a super-powered weapon and leads Eli to discover his true identity--a hero destined for greatness.

Longmire : The Sixth And Final Season (NR)
Walt’s job and home are under threat by a powerful, but unscrupulous lawyer. Vic must decide what to do about her secret pregnancy. Ferg struggles to balance a new relationship with his commitment to his job. Cady is torn between her loyalties to dueling father figures. And Henry’s life is in danger as an old nemesis is bent on revenge.

The Meg (PG-13)
Captain Jonas Taylor has lost everything after a disastrous mission left most of his crew dead and subsequently ruined his life and reputation after encountering a mysterious creature. Taylor must now save try and save his family, who have been stranded in a submersible after an attack by the mythical beast and must face The Meg in order to save the ones he loves.

Mission : Impossible : Fallout (PG-13)
Ethan Hunt chooses to save his team over completing the mission, allowing nuclear weapons to fall into the hands of a deadly network of highly-skilled operatives intent on destroying civilization. Now, with the world at risk, Ethan and his IMF team are forced to become reluctant partners with a hard-hitting CIA agent as they race against time to stop the nuclear fallout.

Preacher : Season Three (NR)
Jesse, Cassidy and Tulip return to Angelville, the Louisiana Plantation where Jesse was raised and where old grudges and deadly obligations await them. With the help of his friends — and a few enemies — Jesse will need to escape his past… because the future of the world depends on it.


Puzzle (R)
Agnes has found something that she wants to do: puzzling. Stepping out of her domestic bubble to pursue her new hobby, Agnes meets Robert, a wealthy, reclusive inventor who recruits her as his partner for an upcoming world jigsaw tournament. Each day she spends out in the world takes Agnes further along on the road to a new understanding of herself.

Searching (PG-13)
After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop.

Star Trek : Discovery : Season One (NR)
Star Trek: Discovery follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.



The Woman In The Iron Coffin (NR)
In 2011, construction workers uncovered the remains of a woman in an abandoned lot in Queens, New York. Forensic archaeologists, historians, and scientists investigate this woman's story, revealing a vivid picture of what life was like for free African American people in the North.

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