
One more show of THE TEMPEST…free!
Richmond Shakespeare teams up with Maymont for an encore.

Place Beyond the Pines (review)
R. Gosling and B. Cooper are just 2 reasons to see this compelling drama.

Trance (review)
Hypnosis & an art heist are only the groundwork for this confusing yet cool film.

Waiting Room
Just when I finished reading the 30+ page TIME article about our broken medical system, I go see this movie. It’s a very verite look

Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Steve Carell plays the title character, a flashy Vegas magician. His career crashes after he splits with his partner (Steve Buscemi). That means he must

Metals & Mosiacs (Video 2:27)
A husband & wife craft a business.

Local actor plays sports reporter (Video 2:42)
Joe Inscoe has a small part in “42” and he told me about his experience.

The Sevens: Local Music
Some Richmond bands you should be listening to.

Tattoo Tourists (Video 1:10)
A couple from Jersey travels to RVA to support culture and get some ink.

Eating My Words
Back East and tasting Richmond

Lack of Faith
“Faith Healer” fits, but does “Magic Flute” fit the ACTS OF FAITH festival?

fail!
The city’s coolest art show we’re pretty sure you didn’t see.

REVIEW: The Pride (Triangle Players)
A sometimes adult look at sex, love & longing from 2 different periods.

Spring Breakers (review)
Four chicks go to Fla for vaca and end up involved with a very funky gangster (James Franco with braids and gold teeth). There’s about
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Mental
There’s a family of 5 crazy girls…at least the girls think so. After their mom is sent away, dad hires a weirdo (Toni Collette) to
Gangster Squad
In 1949 Hollywood, a gangster from New York (Sean Penn) muscles his way into the West Coast crime syndicates. To bring him down, a renegade
Stand Up Guys
The film starts as Al Pacino gets out of prison after 28 years. He’s met by his best friend, Christopher Walken, and they spend one
Parker
Jason Statham plays himself: This time as a pro thief who gets double-crossed by his gang, causing him to seek revenge. It’s a pretty standard
Quartet
This year’s “Exotic Marigold Hotel” in so many ways: a group of (even more) elderly interact, look back at their lives and face the inevitable

Warm Bodies
A deadpan delight
Side Effects
Channing Tatum gets out of jail for insider trading and his loving wife (Rooney Mara) is having trouble with depression. Her shrink (Jude Law) recommends

Bullet to the Head
Walter Hill used to be a top action director and Sylvester Stallone was once an action hero. Both men have blown it with this lame
Identity Thief
Jason Bateman’s character has his identity stolen and sets out to bring the culprit (Melissa McCarthy) to justice. Their antagonistic road trip involves broad physical

The Current War: Director’s Cut (review)
AC vs DC (not the band)

Artsies 2019 recap (5 videos)
See highlights and more

Artises song lyrics
Written by Jason Marks

Artsies Announced
Here are the recipients IN BOLD of the 12th Annual Richmond Theatre Critcs Circle Award (the nominees are also listed). Check back Monday afternoon for

13 (review)
Teenage angst, lite

Black and Blue (review)
Naomie Harris is both

Zombieland: Double Tap (review)
A deadly sequel…and not in a good way

The Play that Goes Wrong (review)
Hilariously so

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (review)
The Disney villain lives on

The Rocky Horror Show (review)
The stage version of the popular movie

Tuck Everlasting (review)
A co-world premiere

First Love (Hatsukoi) (review)
From a prolific Japanese director

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
See & hear why he’s The King
FUTUROPOLIS returns to Richmond
Filmmakers Steve Segal & Phil Trumbo

Pillion
A BDSM romance?

The Bluff
Pirate action with Priyanka Chopra Jonas

A Knight of Seven Kingdoms
Set a century before GOT

56 Days
Yet another crime drama over 2 months

Dreams
Jessica Chastain’s rich lady is obsessed with a young Mexican dancer

Redux Redux
Mom kills her daughter’s murderer thru multiple universes

Meet 2 makers of 3 shorts
Indie Short Film Festival

How to Make a Killing
Glen Powell murders for money

Free Bert
Comic Bert Kreischer tries to fit in

Crime 101
A heist flick with a solid cast

Wuthering Heights
A dark new version
Andy Edmunds talks about his movie
Part of the annual VFO report

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
A wacky guerilla comedy duo

Memory of a Killer
Patrick Dempsey goes dark as a hired killer

The ‘Burbs
Keke Palmer & Jack Whitehall find a mystery in their new neighborhood

Predator: Badlands
The beast & an android go on a road trip

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
A wacky look at the AI apocalypse

Dracula
A romantic version from Luc Besson
From the mountains to the river
The RVA Environmental Film Festival

The Moment
Charli XCX’s faux doc

The Beauty
Bold sensationalism from Ryan Murphy

Sharp Corner
Ben Foster’s guy is obsessed with a dangerous road