Not All Dogs Go to Heaven
A Dog’s Journey by Cat McAlpine An alcoholic single mother (Glow’s Betty Gilpin) falls out with her dead husband’s family and struggles to juggle her floundering music career and responsibilities…read more →
New In Theaters
Reviews of what’s out now
Hot Childs in the City
The Sun Is Also a Star by George Wolf Every time I see the latest Young Adult romance fantasy on the big screen, I end up thinking about Barton Fink…read more →
Meaningful Suffering
Trail by Fire by George Wolf Another death row drama with a clear agenda, probing one questionable conviction to build a righteously angry condemnation of our entire justice system? Yes,…read more →
Evening in Budapest
Sunset by Rachel Willis When Írisz Leiter (an intense and captivating Juli Jakab) returns to Budapest after a long absence, she seeks employment as a milliner in a hat store…read more →
Rules & Consequences
John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum by Hope Madden John F. Wick. You have to tip your hat to a filmmaker who understands his strengths and plays to them. For Chad Stahelski,…read more →
Pack Animal
Dogman by Hope Madden Cinema is full of lovable losers, but every so often an actor so fully inhabits a character that you can almost forget the film around him.…read more →
Pika Pika
Pokémon Detective Pikachu by Hope Madden When my son was small and we played pretend, I made believe I was Snorlax so I could lay on the couch and do…read more →
Third Time Charmless
The Hustle by George Wolf 1964’s Bedtime Story begat 1988’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and now, after begettin’ a gender switch, the con is on again as The Hustle. This third…read more →
Gimme an A! A! R! P!
Poms by Christie Robb At a time when movies are pushing three hours, it feels weird to want one to run longer, but at just over an hour and a…read more →
Forming the Fellowship
Tolkien by George Wolf Better confess right now: the whole Hobbit, Lord of the Rings thing just isn’t my bag. God bless you if you love the books, films and…read more →