A veritable smorgasbord of films available this weekend – something for every appetite. We run through Aladdin, Booksmart, Brightburn, Shadow, Non-Fiction, The White Crow and all that’s new in home…read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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.
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 →
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 →