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Landscape With Invisible Hand
Sci-fi meet-cute setup reveals a smart look at economic collapse
"...sky. However, through the soft power of the market, humanity has allowed itself to fall completely to the bottom..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Meg 2: The Trench
It's Jason Statham versus a giant, ancient shark again
"...of the same name. In that potted history of humanity's cinematic conquest of the cartilaginous fish once known as..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jules
Retirees meet E.T. in this lackluster but well-performed dramedy
"...escapades; ostensibly, this is a film about rediscovering one’s humanity by way of otherworldly emotional connection, but the relationship..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Biosphere
Mark Duplass and Stirling K. Brown keep this SF chamber piece charming
"...fish. The piscine passing may signal the end of humanity, as Diane was a key component of the water..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wild Life
Biography of the millionaires saving millions of acres of mountains
"...pockets of nature waiting to replenish the Earth after humanity has gone. A global array of petri dishes to..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Wandering Earth II
China's sci-fi apocalypse blockbuster gets an equally massive prequel
"...the question of artificial life – for a moment, humanity elects to store its collective consciousness in virtual reality,..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

All Quiet on the Western Front
Shocking, graphic, and mournful adaption of the World War I epic
"...to balance both the grotesque and sympathetic nature of humanity, as well as the total agony of war. When..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Vesper
Enthralling eco-fable rewrites Snow White as a young Galileo
"...with corrupted growth: or rather, it has seemingly outgrown humanity, and is sending it back to the soil. In..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Art Heals Festival Aims to Eliminate HIV, Mental Health Stigma Through Artwork
Black, queer-led event highlights healing creative space
"...always been a vehicle for me to see the humanity in people and the humanity in stories that I..."

Sept. 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

God's Country
Thandiwe Newton finds darkness in the heartland
"...There's a bleakness in the humanity underlying God's Country – the name clearly a brutal..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Prey
The Predator franchise goes historical and stays bloody
"...the Yautja, the mandible-faced interstellar hunters that have plagued humanity for millennia, it's that they are honorable. They have..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crimes of the Future
Cronenberg's return to body horror is, well, Cronenbergian
"...rebellion. There's often the tragedy of the loss of humanity, but that's less dominant in his tale of two..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dear Mr. Brody
Money can’t buy happiness in Keith Maitland’s documentary
"...world peace. If everyone was financially content, he reasoned, humanity could then move on to higher purposes, peace and..."

April 1, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

You Won’t Be Alone
Macedonian witch drama straddles dreamy and pretentious
"...and naive, with a yearning to understand life and humanity. There’s a beautiful, tranquil nature to Stolevski’s film, one..."

April 1, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Charting an Earth-Based Trajectory Among the Stars in It's Quieter in the Twilight
All Earth’s voyagers must meet their end of days
"...still dedicating themselves to this mission that has taken humanity farther than we've ever been before. Just the patient..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Last and First Men
Overlooked SF novel becomes a mournful but hopeful meditation
"...Tilda Swinton, who guides us through the history of humanity’s evolution of conquering the stars. A history of fits..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Joy-filled animated family SF comedy is an explosion of fun
"...Well, the next generation of robotic assistants turning on humanity, for starters...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2021
Which films did you care most about as the pandemic rolled on?
"...asked us to embrace the underlying tenets of our humanity. ... [It's] an earnest exploration of humanity’s responsibility toward..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Wolf
An astounding performance at the heart of this strange tale of identity
"...who seems most at odds with the strictures of humanity...."

Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Eternals
Marvel’s immortal heroes overstay their welcome
"...of implacable divine forces, tending in limited ways to humanity – so, basically, it’s Wings of Desire with more..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Finch
Tom Hanks and his robot pal face the apocalypse with hope.
"...be Tom Hanks. So as the last embers of humanity burn out in the sun-bleached future of Finch, it’s..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Longing and loss explored in this stunning, tender anthology
"...on mistakes and the complex emotions that make up humanity, and his tenderness toward each character he brings to..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Spine of Night
Epic Rotoscoped animation updates Ralph Bakshi’s dark fantasies
"...finds form. Baldur dies, Heracles burns, Arachne loses her humanity, Popoca commits suicide: But from their agony comes a..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mass
Devastating portrait of four parents in the aftermath of a school shooting
"...subject and his characters with a deep and abiding humanity...."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

City Council: On South Lamar, Who Can We Trust?
With new zoning, housing project developer commits to some income-restricted units
"...covenants with HomeBase, a subsidiary of Austin Habitat for Humanity...."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

"We Know Who We Are. We Know What We Want."
In this inaugural exhibition at W&TW's new permanent home, nine artists provide an inquiry of breadth and depth
"...show delve into questions of place, of identity, of humanity, of history that inspire prolonged contemplation and discussion. I..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Colony
Post-apocalyptic drama gets lost in the smoke
"...The remains of humanity, awash in unknown Tides (the original Swiss/German title), mark..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The East
Colonial ambitions implode in this brutal recounting of Dutch folly
"...signed on for far more than he expected. His humanity slips away under the sway of the soul-sucking, borderline..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: The Millennial Sip
A message from one of Bill Gates' roughly 1.18 billion involuntary stenographers
"...Honestly, it makes me hopeful for the future of humanity ... I mean, once we get the remaining 6.494..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Nine Days
Winston Duke sits in judgment on the worth of life in this metaphysical drama
"...Oscar reel: I contain multitudes. And that fact of humanity, I feel certain, is at least some of the..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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