Climax

Gaspar Noé's acid freakout dance-a-thon teaches us that drugs are bad, m'kay

"...impossible to care. Which pretty much sums up the experience of watching a Gaspar Noé film in 2019...."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Blanton’s Latest Exhibition Introduces Symbolism to All Audiences

No art degree needed

"...stimulation with questions of the unknown to create an experience for seasoned and novice audiences alike...."

Feb. 9, 2019 Arts Post by Alyssa Hiarker

At Eternity’s Gate

Transcendent examination of van Gogh through his own eyes

"...both venerable and pitiable. The Vincent van Gogh we experience in this film remains as anomalous as a sunflower..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monrovia, Indiana

Frederick Wiseman's passive observation gets mired in rural life

"...is what makes watching them such an intensely personal experience. Wiseman’s camera observes, without commentary or context or even..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hell Fest

Murder at the amusement park, but this time it's horror themed

"...VIP evening out to a very curated haunted house experience also brings to light a nameless killer who ends..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Ben Steinbauer Commits Some Pink Collar Crimes

Winnebago Man director on his new CBS true crime show

"...for an indie documentary filmmaker can be a strange experience, usually measured in a few festival outings or maybe..."

Aug. 18, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

YA novel adaptation gently lampoons "pray the gay away" thinking

"...of Emily M. Danforth's teen novel isn’t an intense experience: no big confrontational scenes, few (if any) histrionic moments...."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cool Off With Cocktails at the Movies

Five local movie events to get your air conditioning and cocktail fix

"...it: you’ve got air conditioning, popcorn, and the surreal experience of staggering out into the full sunlight once the..."

Aug. 7, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Leave No Trace

Into the woods in this moving family drama

"...housing and work on a remote tree farm. The experience opens Tom to the pleasures of shelter and friendship,..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Adrift

True-life survival adventure stays afloat because of Shailene Woodley

"...a shipwreck movie that is drawn from the true experience of Tami Oldham, who in 1983 survived 41 days..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Vortex's Performance Park

Whatever you want to call this play/scavenger hunt/immersive live roleplay, it’s a one-of-a-kind, wonderful theatrical experience

"...immersive performance art, and more. I went twice to experience the full scope and still don't feel like I..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy

The enigmatic British environmental artist in the wild.

"...Iconoclastic British environmentalist and sculptor Andy Goldsworthy doesn’t experience the world in the same way the rest of..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Performance Park Takes Over the Vortex

Bonnie Cullum’s dream wakes the Tarot into life in her company’s immersive theatrical experience

"...different audiences," says Cullum. "How could we make an experience that bar patrons could engage in kind of superficially,..."

March 23, 2018 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Strangers: Prey at Night

Home invasion classic becomes a franchise.

"...the universe, and touches deep-seated nerves in our moviegoing experience that cause us to instinctively clasp movies that mimic..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Half Magic

Heather Graham turns director in empowerment comedy

"...more than nibble on the ubiquitous sexism that women experience, without really chomping down on its ugliness. You could..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Wonderstruck

Two lives intertwine across time in the latest from Todd Haynes

"...and sounding much like a silent movie as we experience the world from Rose’s perspective. The 1977 material is..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

78/52

An effusive doc on the shower scene from Psycho

"...around the time of its premiere, comparing the filmgoing experience to something akin to rape. Indeed, that hasn’t changed...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mother!

Jennifer Lawrence on the brink of madness

"...what I can tell you without despoiling the actual experience of viewing the movie: A husband and wife, known..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In This Corner of the World

The life of a Japanese girl during wartime

"...solely on Suzu’s perspective, thereby allowing the viewer to experience small-town, wartime life through the eyes of a tremendously..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Step

Inspiring doc on Baltimore teenagers

"...with the struggles and triumphs they and their classmates experience during their journeys toward matriculation. In addition to problems..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trinity Street Players’ Dani Girl

This musical may be about a child with cancer, but seeing it is a funny, moving, and healing experience

"...the difficult journeys that both patients and loved ones experience when dealing with a chronic life-threatening illness. The powerhouse..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Butcher Holler Here We Come

This stylized look at West Virginia miners trapped underground is more of a powerful sensory experience than a narrative drama

"...and near-total darkness, this isn't the kind of audience experience where you hang on every word, because you can't...."

May 26, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Hounds of Love

A deft reimagination of the serial-killer genre

"...that makes Hounds of Love such a perfectly nightmarish experience...."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Graduation

A man goes to great lengths to secure a better life for his daughter

"...eve of her final exams. Fearing the traumatic near-rape experience will negatively affect Eliza’s test performance and derail her..."

April 28, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Manchester by the Sea

Casey Affleck shines in this heartfelt drama

"...revelations, but because the film’s pleasure lies in the experience of it. The naturalism of the dialogue by writer/director..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Terrence Malick Tackles the Universe in His Latest Film

Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience investigates the mystery of the cosmos

"...mystery of the cosmos. "Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience" takes a 45-minute "educational" and "scientific" approach to the..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bullock Premieres Laser Projector

Classic films help showcase the theatre's new tech

"...audio systems that allow for a more immersive moviegoing experience...."

Sept. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Spencer Beghtol

Southside With You

When Barack met Michelle

"...conspiracists. But they’re minor distractions in an otherwise charming experience that seems to float on air during its perfectly..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Nerve

An online game of "Truth or Dare" turns dangerous

"...stranger in public (Franco) for a hundred dollars. The experience is intoxicating for both of them – and you..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dheepan

Cannes Palme d'Or winner about Tamil refugees in France

"...is a sympathetic yet gimlet-eyed story about the immigrant experience in France. Directed by Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust..."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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