Monarch
Susan Sarandon in trash TV at its best
Last Light
Cities are plunged into darkness and more
A concept designer on sci-fi classics
TyRuben Ellingson talks about Avatar, Jurassic Park, Star Wars and more
Pearl
Hollywood dreams lead to murder
Goodnight Mommy
Is she really their mommy?
End of the Road
Queen Latifah fights for her family
See How They Run
A pale homage to Agatha Christie
Clerks III
The final sequel 28 years later
Hear about these new museum shows
For the Civil War & Maggie Walker
Barbarian
A truly terrible thriller
Bad Sisters
They’re out to kill their brother in law
Pinocchio
The live action remake with Tom Hanks
Five Days at Memorial
A hospital’s plight in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Barney Thompson
Emma Thompson like you won’t believe!
Sprung
The first COVID comedy
She’s on SPRUNG
Local actor Bridget Gethins plays a mean neighbor
Breaking
John Boyega’s wronged vet holds up a bank
Love in the Villa
A typical romance in Italy
Surface
Did she fall overboard or was she pushed?
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
A satire about megachurches
I Came By
Hugh Bonneville is a long way from Downton Abbey
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Idris Elba plays Tilda Swinton’s Djinn
They were on BLOWN AWAY
Grace Whiteside is the Netflix hit’s 1st non-binary contestant
The Invitation
A wedding party gets bloody dangerous
Ripley
A new version of The Talented Mr. Ripley with Andrew Scott
The Beast
A confusing sci-fi romance from France
Boy Kills World
Bill Skarsgård is the latest on a murder spree
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
A unlikely war mission based on truth
His made his first feature at 23
Meet Iranian filmmaker Sina Khani
Civil War
The US is torn apart in a new conflict
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
Ripley
A new version of The Talented Mr. Ripley with Andrew Scott
The Beast
A confusing sci-fi romance from France
Boy Kills World
Bill Skarsgård is the latest on a murder spree
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
A unlikely war mission based on truth
His made his first feature at 23
Meet Iranian filmmaker Sina Khani
Civil War
The US is torn apart in a new conflict
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