The Mancunian Candidates
Peterloo by Matt Weiner It should be a match made in heaven: British director Mike Leigh channeling an uprising that pitted reactionary government leaders against a working-class population with radical…read more →
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We Don’t Need Another Hero
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy by Matt Weiner Master Z picks up right where Ip Man 3 left off. Cheung Tin Chi (Max Zhang), still emotionally beaten down after losing…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out – Week of March 25
Whole bunch of yes and one very big no coming home this week. Allow us to walk you through your options. Click the film title for the full review. If…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of March 4
Dayumm there are a lot of movies available for home viewing this week! Oscar winners, foreign gems, underseen treasures, underappreciated family films, and also Aquaman. So much! Let us help…read more →
Screening Room: Alita, Happy Death Day 2U, Isn’t It Romantic, Donnybrook, Capernaum
Lots of stuff coming out this week in theaters and home entertainment. We talk through Alita: Battle Angel, Happy Death Day 2U, Isn’t It Romantic, Capernaum and Donnybrook. Listen to…read more →
The Great Outdoor Fight
Donnybrook by Matt Weiner Go into Donnybrook expecting an action movie about bare knuckle fighting and you’re going to be sorely disappointed: there’s more road movie than Rocky. But director…read more →
The Heisenberg Sincerity Principle
The Upside by Matt Weiner The man who can’t feel a thing meets the man who hasn’t cared for anybody but himself. You will not believe what happens next. Actually,…read more →
The Dunce and Future King
Aquaman by Matt Weiner A movie that brings together Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman, Julie Andrews and Dolph Lundgren is inevitably going to have a lot going on. That’s certainly the…read more →
Consider the Monarch
The Favourite by Matt Weiner Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos is someone you might charitably describe as “uncompromising.” His last two English-language films include a dystopian romantic comedy and a revenge…read more →
Ailes über Alles
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes by Matt Weiner The two most arresting interviews in the new documentary Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes don’t involve…read more →