Nancy

Andrea Riseborough spellbinds in this drama of self-delusion and second chances.

"...that runs through The Handmaid's Tale, American Animals, and Hereditary) who depends on her, but can seemingly scarcely tolerate..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mary Shelley

Biopic of Frankenstein's creator lacks spark.

"...seem in as dire need of reclamation as when her novel was published anonymously. The book’s themes about the..."

June 22, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hereditary

Toni Collette's burning inferno of a performance illuminates this extraordinary horror

"...There are moments when a horror film perfectly distills all..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mrs. Hyde

Isabelle Huppert glows (literally) in this SF-comedy makeover of the psycho-horror classic.

"...Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel about good and evil. Here the central character, Mrs. Marie Géquil (notice how the..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tully

Modern motherhood unraveled and rebuilt by the Young Adult team.

"...Directed by: Jason Reitman. Starring: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Lia Frankland and..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

RBG

Loving look at the Supreme Court member, and unlikely pop culture icon

"...explain the Biggie reference to Ma in advance of her book club meeting?) and culminating in this documentary release..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Little Pink House

Courtroom drama makes dry property rights personal.

"...Directed by: Courtney Moorehead Balaker. Starring: Catherine Keener, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Callum Keith Rennie, Aaron Douglas, Colin..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

Cultural icon Grace Jones, caught raw and wondrous.

"...Documentary films about musicians can be hit-or-miss affairs, either too VH1’s Behind the Music or, when the star(s)..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Oh Lucy!

Japanese/U.S. identity comedy.

"...fractured when a random stranger shares a moment with her before throwing himself in front of a train. It's..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Finding Your Feet

Upper class British rom-com plays for laughs.

"...A socialite, mortified by the actions of her husband, moves in with her estranged sister, a free..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Feel Pretty

Amy Schumer looks for laughs in body image comedy.

"...reigning queen of self-deprecating comedy, a smart cookie who’s her own favorite punch line. In a memorable episode of..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Fantastic Woman

Emancipation in grief in this Chilean Oscar-nominated film.

"...a world that often does not wish to see her. It’s a face that purposely reveals little about someone..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Party

Sally Potter's dinner party theatre is a delicious dish.

"...Potter. Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Bruno Ganz and Cillian Murphy...."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A

Breaion King arrest doc heads up the Oscar short list

"...June 15, 2015. Breaion King heads to her teaching job, and ends up being thrown around by..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Annette Bening soars in the last days of starlet Gloria Grahame

"...Hollywood have enough trouble without pitting them against each other. Nevertheless, a thought experiment: Pick any Meryl Streep performance..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The engineering secrets of a Hollywood great

"...applies to the performance. In Lamarr's case, it was her intellect that went missed. Her acting career could easily..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Savannah Welch a Year Later

After losing her leg, the Trishas singer revisits the accident and her blessings

"...Welch exudes a palpable joy. Even discussing traumatic events, her serene smile acts as preternatural reassurance. Both in person..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Feature by William Harries Graham

Thelma

A college student's burgeoning sexuality brings on psychic powers

"...Horror stories and puberty have gone together like peanut butter and jelly since Le Fanu published..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Chavela

A tribute to the life of iconic ranchera singer

"...Directed by: Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi...."

Nov. 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Frances McDormand gives a searing performance as vengeance personified

"...catch Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, if for no other reason than its towering performance by Frances McDormand and..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lady Bird

An enchanting coming-of-age tale from Greta Gerwig

"...In her first solo writing and directing effort, the hard-working indie..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2017: Samantha Irby

Meet the author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life in real life

"...die-hard fans and new readers the chance to hear her discuss her raunchy tales IRL...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Post by Beth Sullivan

Victoria & Abdul

An unlikely friendship develops in this period piece

"...There’s not a whole lot to Victoria & Abdul, but..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dolores

A stirring portrait of a social-justice pioneer

"...tell you who Cesar Chavez was, if only because there’s hardly a town anywhere in the country that doesn’t..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ingrid Goes West

Hashtag: #thisisyourlife

"...Goes West, in which the titular character (Plaza, with her lemur eyes and mischievous, over-it stare) descends on a..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Landline

The team behind Obvious Child is back

"...when she doesn’t know what else to do. In her second film with director Gillian Robespierre (the first was..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lady Macbeth

A violent, desperate housewife plots murder

"...Starring: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie, Christopher Fairbank and Golda Rosheuvel...."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Maudie

A Canadian folk artist falls for a fishmonger

"...the 20th century, Maud Dowley Lewis painted scenes from her environment, mostly landscapes in all seasons that were populated..."

July 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

47 Meters Down

It's this year's The Shallows (but not as good)

"...guess that Mandy Moore, the actress winning raves for her nuanced performance in this past season’s new hit TV..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bad Batch

Ana Lily Amirpour's psychedelic Western

"...Ana Lily Amirpour entered the indie film scene with her festival darling, 2014’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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