Shout at the Devil
We Summon the Darkness by Hope Madden The year was 1988, and as far as you know, metal bands shouted “hail Satan” and evangelicals took to the airwaves warning their…read more →
New In Theaters
Reviews of what’s out now
Veni Vidi Amavi
Vitalina Varela by Cat McAlpine Vitalina Varela travels to Portugal to sift through the ashes of the life her husband led there. “There is nothing for you here.” Someone on…read more →
Crooked Lines
Slay the Dragon by George Wolf Before hitting play on Slay the Dragon, make sure you’re a good social distance away from Grandma’s fine china. Because you’re going to want…read more →
Sugar and Spice
Never Rarely Sometimes Always by George Wolf With her 2013 debut It Felt Like Love, Eliza Hittman brought a refreshing honesty to the teen drama. Zeroing in on the summer…read more →
The Bob Abides
Phoenix, Oregon by Hope Madden Phoenix, Oregon tells the outrageous story of Oregon hipsters polluting the glorious, white trash game of bowling. $18 pizzas? Organic pilsners? What does a sister…read more →
Moonlight and Teeth
The Other Lamb by Hope Madden The first step toward freedom is telling your own story. Writer C.S. McMullen and director Malgorzata Szumowska tell this one really well. Between McMullen’s…read more →
Express Yourself
And Then We Danced by George Wolf Despite its title, And Then We Danced uses the art form as more metaphor than setting, as a young dancer fights for the…read more →
Come to the Lab, See What’s On the Slab
The Autopsy of Jane Doe by George Wolf An unidentified body is found buried in the dirt at an unusual crime scene. The county coroner and his assistant/son begin an…read more →
Speak No Evil
Resistance by George Wolf In the opening minutes of Resistance, a young Jewish girl asks her parents, “Why do they hate us?” Then, just before the end credits, stark onscreen…read more →
Unwanted Guests
Under the Shadow by Hope Madden A few years back, Aussie filmmaker Jennifer Kent unleashed the brilliant and devastating single parent nightmare, The Babadook. As much subtext as text, the…read more →