Considering Rachel McAdams
Earlier this month, I ran across the teaser for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. I didn’t know anything about the project,...
Shirley That’s Enough
Lots of actors can express contempt, but when Elisabeth Moss grabs hold of it, it’s special. Somehow she makes that basic emotion into something...
Spaceship Earth: A Whole New World
I was a teenager in Arizona when eight scientists sequestered themselves in Biosphere 2, a geodesic dome in the desert outside Tucson containing an...
Painter and the Thief: Crimes of the Art
Movies like Topkapi and The Thomas Crown Affair would have you believe that art thieves are glamorous aesthetes who commit their crimes because of...
Lucky Grandma: Figure Eights
Last summer we saw The Farewell, a film revolving around a sweet old Chinese woman that struck a chord with American audiences. However, if...
R.I.P., Lynn Shelton
Great cities deserve great filmmakers. Martin Scorsese is forever identified with his native New York even when his movies are set elsewhere, M. Night...
How to Build a Girl: Dolly Rock
If you saw Booksmart, you probably didn’t look at Beanie Feldstein and think that she'd be able to slot into a naturalistic English dramedy...
Frances Ha
As you know, our governor’s executive order this past Monday allowed for movie theaters in our area (as well as other establishments) to open...
Russian Duet
Despite the rich history of Russian film, which kept going even under the Soviet regime’s censorship, not many movies from that country reach us...
Bacurau: Water Power
If you’re worried about your local multiplex during this time of no theatrical movies, you should be. Even a big chain like AMC Theatres...
