Rocking Behind the Curtain
Leto by Christie Robb Entrancing, Kirill Serebrennikov’s Leto layers a variety of stylistic flourishes over the relatively simple plot—a love triangle between a rising rock star, his mentor, and the…read more →
New In Theaters
Reviews of what’s out now
Be a Man
The Art of Self-Defense by Brandon Thomas “Name?” “Casey Davies.” “That’s a very feminine sounding name.” This humiliating exchange happens between Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) and Sensei (Alessandro Nivola) as Casey…read more →
Turtles, All the Way Down
Sword of Trust by Cat McAlpine On a hot summer day Cynthia (Jillian Bell) and Mary (Michaela Watkins) walk into an Alabama pawn shop with a sword to sell. Shop…read more →
No Treble
The Quiet One by George Wolf Even as a child, Bill Perks felt the need to be a pack rat., saving and categorizing mementos from throughout his life. Usually, the…read more →
Her Story
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché by Hope Madden Do you know Alice Guy-Blaché? Documentarian Pamela B. Green thinks you should. She is clearly right. Guy-Blaché’s groundbreaking career…read more →
Gatorcane
Crawl by George Wolf Just when you thought it was safe to explore your Florida crawlspaces during a Category 5, here comes Crawl to remind us that while Sharknadoes put…read more →
Ride Share
Stuber by Hope Madden Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani actually have more in common than you might think. Both are charming, funny, likable oddballs and both are outstanding on Twitter.…read more →
Glasgow Skyline
Wild Rose by Matt Weiner “Three chords and the truth” is the driving spirit that runs throughout Wild Rose. It’s the reason aspiring country singer Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley) doesn’t…read more →
Woman’s Woman
Darlin’ by Hope Madden In 2011, filmmaker Lucky McKee unleashed the subversive, feminist horror jewel The Woman to a lot of boos at Sundance. It’s tough viewing, no doubt—the screener…read more →
Dearly Beloved
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am by Hope Madden Before Toni Morrison was old enough to understand the F-word her mother had her washing off the sidewalk, she understood the…read more →