the Mind’s Chew Toy

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Plot: Lucas (Eisen), sick of being picked on because he’s small, takes out his revenge on the only thing he can - the ant hill in his yard. But, when the ants shrink him down to their size, will this “destroyer” be able to gain his freedom by working with the team, or is he going to be stuck in this even smaller state for the rest of his life? Animated. Based on the children’s book by John Nickle.

Plot: Ray Charles Robinson (Foxx) has been blind since the age of 7 - but he’s never let that stop him from accomplishing whatever he set out to do. Despite setbacks ranging from the death of a loved one to infidelity to eventual heroin addiction, Ray Charles led a life full of both misery and joy. Now that life comes to the big screen in a film authorized by the late Ray Charles himself.

Plot: Charlie Hinton (Murphy) has a good paying job, a loving wife, and a kid (Griffin). But, when he’s laid off and can’t find other work, Charlie and his friend Phil (Garland) come up with the idea of opening a home day care to help pay the bills until they can find “real” jobs. They find out, however, a day care is a little tougher than they figured. But, with the help of their friend Marvin (Zahn), they try to make it work, even competing against a militant day care run by the under-handed Miss Harridan (Huston).