The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON­—Harrison Ford returns to the role of the legendary hero archaeologist for this highly anticipated final installment of the iconic franchise-- a big, globe-trotting, rip-roaring cinematic adventure. According to the Rotten Tomatoes website, “Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA.” The critics on that website rate this movie as 69% favorable, but the audience gave it an 88%. The audience summary was “With plenty of entertaining action and a few surprising twists, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ends the series on a high note.”

This movie is rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, language, and smoking. The IMDb parental guide says that this movie has moderate levels of violence and gore, and mild levels of profanity, alcohol/ drugs/smoking, as well as mild levels of frightening and intense scenes. Runtime is 154 minutes.

The Missoula Children’s Theater returns to Dayton to provide theater training for 6 days for children ages 6 and older. At the end of the workshop the children put on two performances (Aug. 11 and 12) of the play – “The Secret Garden”. Children (age 6 and older) must register (free) to be in the cast or attend the workshops (rehearsals are Aug. 7-11). Registration is open August 1 and 4 (Tues and Fri) at 2-5 pm.

Our free kids’ movies continue through July 28 on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Please see the Liberty Theater website for details and the schedule for upcoming movies. A special discounted price of $2 for a small drink and small popcorn is available.