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Kubo And The Two Strings- Young Kubo ( voiced by Art Parkinson ) accidentally summons evil spirits from the past who are set out to destroy him. Kubo joins forces with a monkey ( voiced by Charlize Theron) and Beetle (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) to stop the evil forces. A watchdog group accused Focus film of being insensitive for using white actors to voice Japanese characters. All and all, the animated hero tale was very good. Made 12M (budget- $60M)- ****
Hell or High Water- A divorced Dad (Chris Pine) and his crazy ex-con brother (Ben Foster) resort to robbing banks in order to save their family farm in Texas. A soon to retire Texas Ranger (Jeff Bridges) and his partner set out to stop the bank robbers. Enjoy this drama! Made $3M (budget-N/A)- ****
Pete’s Dragon- A 10-year -old boy named Pete(Oakes Fegley) is lost in the forest become friend’s with a mysterious dragon named Elliott. The drama starts when the city Ranger ( Bryce Dallas Howard) discover the boy and the dragon in the forest. This light-hearted Disney film is strictly for kids. Made $42M (Bud- get-$60M) - ***
Suicide Squad- A secret government led by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), Rick Flagg ( Joel Kinna- man) recruit an imprisoned squad of psycho/crazy supervillians (Deadshot- Will Smith, Harley Quinn- Margot Robbie, Diablo- Jay Hernandez, Boomerang- Jai Courtney, Killer Croc- Adwale Agabaje, and Katena- Karen Fukuhara) for a suicide mission against the evil witch Enchantress (Cara Delevingne). The Squad also have their hands full with the diabolical Joker ( Jared Leto) and Batman (Ben Affleck), Director David Ayers did a great job concentrating on how mentally disturb the Suicide Squad and Joker were. . Very entertaining or insane. The soundtrack is awesome. Must-see for action fans. Still No. 1 at box offfice- $262M-U.S/foreign-$313M (budget- $175M)- ****
Jason Bourne- Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is drawn out of hiding by CIA director (Tommy Lee Jones) to uncover hidden truths about his past. The star of this film was the intelligence expert Heather Lee(Alicia Vikander). This movie shows how the U.S. government can track down whoever and send a task squad to do whatever anywhere in the world. Made- $140M U.S./ foreign-$137M (budget- $120M)- ***1/2
Star Trek Beyond- The USS Enterprise Crew (Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saidana) encounter a new ruthless enemy Krall (Idris Elba) who takes them to the limit of destroying the Federation. Director Justin Lin (Fast And The Furious ) brings non-stop action throughout this sci-fi film. 2hrs long. Made -$146M (budget -$189M)-****
Lights Out- This low budget horror movie is a box office hit. Rebecca (Teresa Palmer) and her little brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman) come face to face with an evil spirit that is their mother's friend.
This horror film pulled all stops to keep you jumping throughout. A plus for being original. Made $64M (budget- $4.9M)- ****
Ghostbusters (2016)- After a ghost invasion in New York City, a new crew of paranormal enthusiasts (Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones) band together to stop the evil threat taking over the city. This film was surprisingly funny. Must- see for laughs. Made $123M ( budget-$146M)- ****
The Secret Life Of Pets- A terrier named Max’ (voiced by Louis C.K.) quiet life comes to an end when his owner brings home a stray dog named Duke (voiced by Eric Stonestreet). The two dogs fight against each other until they run into a slick rabbit named Snowball (voiced by Kevin Hart). Hart’s voice brings this animation to life. Kids and adults will enjoy this film. Made- $346M (budget- $75M)- ****
Central Intelligence- After being bullied in high school, Bob Stone ( Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson) finds his old school pal Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart) through facebook. The mild mannered Joyner is lured into the world of international espionage. Surprisingly funny because of Johnson’s goofy acting and Hart’s craziness. Must see for laughs. Made $127M (budget-$50M)- ****
DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Victor’s been brought in for question- ing for Tate’s kidnapping but insists he’s been framed.
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Victor makes a huge sacri- fice. Adam's enemy holds his fate in his hands. Nikki takes a risk.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Bill plans a special evening for Brooke. Thomas spends the afternoon with Sasha.
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Liz grapples with a big decision. Rachel discovers some bad news. Mother and daughter begin to make amends.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Things are tough at home. You might be frustrated with a family member or with whatever is hap- pening at home — or a bit of everything! Your dealings with older family members and parents are rough. Others block your ideas. Oh well.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The power of positive thinking is a wonderful thing, but it just ain’t there. Therefore, cope as best you can. Transportation delays and difficulties in dealing with siblings, neighbors and relatives will be par for the course. Good luck.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Obstructions to your financial plans are likely. Whatever you try to do is blocked! Even simple cash transactions. Plus whatever occurs will probably annoy you. But the real annoying thing is you can’t do anything about it. Stay chill.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Although you might encounter obstacles and feel annoyed with others, you can use this stress to focus on work that requires discipline, energy and careful attention to detail. This way you will actually make headway.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Whatever work you do that is alone or behind the scenes will be best today because other people will just get in the way. Go off by yourself to get things done if you have this luxury of choice. It’s a good day for working with metals, steel, iron and cutting instruments. But don’t cut yourself.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your dealings with friends and groups will be challenging. In part, you feel betrayed or blocked by others when you had hoped for their support. Don’t be disappointed and don’t be discouraged. Life is just hard today. Wait for another day.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) This is not the day to ask parents or bosses for permission or approval because their response will be, “Talk to the hand.” They’re not interested. In fact, if you get in their way they may pile on more work. Yikes! “Run away! Run away!”
Aries (March 21-April 19) Although you want to work hard, you encounter obstacles and challenges from others, especially au- thority figures. Don’t lose your cool, which you might be tempted to do. Just chalk this day up to “one of those days.” You win some, you lose some.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) If you have financial disputes with someone, today is not the day to try to resolve them. Others will not be cooperative. In fact, you might encounter tougher challenges than you even expected! Accept the fact that this is not the day to discuss shared property and such.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Relations with partners and close friends are testy. (Curious choice of words. In other words, do not test them!) It’s very easy for someone to get your goat today because they are so irritating. On top of that, you probably have to seethe in silence.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) This is a tough day at work. Your efforts seem to be two steps forward, one step back. (Like, what’s with that?) It is discouraging. Don’t ask for permission for anything from an authority figure because that won’t be good news. Oy vey.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You might have increased responsibil- ities with children or a tougher challenge. Even social occasions that are intended to be fun might turn out to be more work than you had anticipated. (Yeah, we went on a picnic — but Madeline forgot the food basket and we had a flat tire.)
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