3 quickie reviews before vacation
Palm Royale, Renegade Nell & Música
Wicked Little Letters
Olivia Colman & Jessie Buckley spar over nasty notes
Monkey Man
Dev Patel gets violent (& directed)
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Liam Neeson as a mellow killer
Moroccan-American director at JRFF
Yossera Bouchtia discusses 3 of her shorts
Asphalt City
The gritty job of EMS in NYC with Sean Penn
The Wages of Fear
A French remake of the nitroglycerine transport thriller
Constellation
Outer space drama goes quantum & loses impact
Problemista
Julio Torres uniquely quirky autobiographical comedy
3 Body Problem
Sci-fi from the Game of Thrones creators
Annual check-in from the Virginia Film Office
Andy Edmunds looks at 2023 & 2024 (including the new movie in town)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The latest sequel is even worse
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Wacky, absurd fun about an English highwayman
Road House
Jake Gyllenhaal as the quiet but violent bouncer
The New Look
Dior & Chanel during and after WWII
Apples Never Fall
Annette Bening goes missing in this family drama
The American Society of Magical Negros
A racial satire that lacks bite or humor
He’s played so many foreigners and villains
Tom Belgrey on lots of films and TV roles
Knox Goes Away
Micheal Keaton directed & stars as a contract killer
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
The pop sensation gives a spectacular show
Death and Other Details
Another murder mystery on an ocean liner
One Life
Anthony Hopkins as a man who saved 669 children from Nazis
Love Lies Bleeding
Another lesbian romance with bloody aspects
The Gentlemen
Guy Ritchie’s first streaming series
One of Them Days
Keke Palmer & SZA race to avoid eviction
Clean Slate
Laverne Cox plays George Wallace’s daughter
Flow
Oscar nominated for Best Animation & International film
More fun stories
Adam “Tex” Davis plus his podcast with Bruce Vilanch
Love Hurts
Ke Huy Quan shows off his martial arts
Dexter: Original Sin
How the killer of killers got his start
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Renée Zellweger picks up 10 years later
The Gorge
Sci-fi adventure with a romantic angle
You, Me & Her
A dreary relationship drama about a threesome
Piece by Piece
A doc about Pharrell Williams in LEGOS
What is a Best Boy Grip?
Tom Barrett made his career as one & has stories
Heart Eyes
This serial killer only works on Valentine’s
One of Them Days
Keke Palmer & SZA race to avoid eviction
Clean Slate
Laverne Cox plays George Wallace’s daughter
Flow
Oscar nominated for Best Animation & International film
More fun stories
Adam “Tex” Davis plus his podcast with Bruce Vilanch
Love Hurts
Ke Huy Quan shows off his martial arts
Dexter: Original Sin
How the killer of killers got his start
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Renée Zellweger picks up 10 years later
The Gorge
Sci-fi adventure with a romantic angle
You, Me & Her
A dreary relationship drama about a threesome
Piece by Piece
A doc about Pharrell Williams in LEGOS
What is a Best Boy Grip?
Tom Barrett made his career as one & has stories
Heart Eyes
This serial killer only works on Valentine’s
The Head
A murder mystery at the South Pole
Kinda Pregnant
Amy Schumer gets a baby bump & comedy ensues
Two shows that feature film & BOOKS
Novel Film and Lights, Camera, Author!
September 5
ABC Sports covered the 1972 Olympics hostage crisis
You’re Cordially Invited
Will Farrell & Reese Witherspoon star & spar in this wedding comedy
Companion
This comic thriller involves a sexbot
Ad Vitum
Danger with a French accent
He writes funny stuff for stars
Adam “Tex” Davis has great stories
Presence
Told from the ghost’s POV by Steven Soderbergh
Hard Truths
The new dark character drama from Mike Leigh
The Wild Robot
Cute and clever animation
Cristóbal Balenciaga
A biopic of the famed designer