Super Bad
Brightburn by Hope Madden Sort of a mash up of Superman and The Bad Seed, Brightburn wonders what would happen if that special little guy you found in the crashed…read more →
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The Umbrella Academy
Shadow by George Wolf There was a brief interruption, but we now return to the usual mastery of Yimou Zhang. While 2016’s The Great Wall (Zhang’s first English language film)…read more →
Stranger than Fiction
Non-Fiction by Hope Madden Nothing ever changes. That appears to be the sentiment behind Olivier Assayas’s chamber dramedy Non-Fiction, a tale set in the middle of the dying publishing industry,…read more →
College Prep
Booksmart by Hope Madden Every generation has its pivotal high school graduation film: Superbad, Say Anything, 10 Things I Hate About You, Grease, High School Musical 3. I mean, not…read more →
You Can Dance if You Want To
The White Crow by Brandon Thomas When I think about ballet and film, I drift toward the easy ones: The Nutcracker, Billy Elliot and The Red Shoes. Of course it’s…read more →
Fright Club: Sea Beasts
Why fear the sea? The same reason to see menace in the deep, dark unknown of space or the dense and dizzying claustrophobia of the forest: because it’s really hard…read more →
Screening Room: John Wick 3, Dog’s Journey, Sun Is also a Star, Trial by Fire, Sunset
Dogs and more dogs this week! Join us in the Screening Room to talk through all that’s new in theaters and home entertainment. Listen to the full podcast HERE.
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 →
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 →