Dancing in the mountains & paddling on the James (podcast)
The Real Dirty Dancing & RVA Environmental Film Festival
Moonfall
The Moon threatens to destroy the Earth
Reacher
The physically imposing crime solver from Lee Child’s novels
Drive My Car
The 3-hour Japanese import that’s already getting lots of awards
Pam and Tommy
Behind the notorious sex tape of Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee
Parallel Mothers
Penélope Cruz stars in the latest from Pedro Almodóvar
The Mountain
Jeff Goldblum plays a famous lobotomy surgeon
Tye Cooper, Graham Barbour, Phineas Alexander (podcast)
AMANDA at Movieland & the LOOK CLOSER FESTIVAL at the Byrd
Clean
Adrien Brody goes dark as a garbage collector with a past
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Another thriller about a women who witnesses murder
The Afterparty
A murder mystery with each suspect’s story in a different style
The Fallout
Teens cope with the aftermath of a school shooting
As We See It
Autism dramedy starring actors on the spectrum
The Tiger Rising
A children’s fantasy fable about a boy and a tiger
Jim Duncan & Mike Jones (podcast)
Jim before/after retirement & Mike on the James River Short Film Showcase
The King’s Daughter
Pierce Brosnan as Louis XIV captures a mermaid
Breaking News in Yuba County
A dark comedy with a killer cast, many of whom get killed
Georgetown
Christoph Waltz directed & stars with Vanessa Redgrave & Annette Bening
American Dreamer
Jim Gaffigan goes dark in the Virginia-made film
Scream
A “requel” to the slasher classic
Toni Erdmann
A German comedy?
Foreign film events from 2 countries (podcast)
German Film Series & Israeli Film Festival featuring a film’s producer
Two new animations
ARCANE on Netflix and BELLE in theatres
Peacemaker
John Cena returns for the streaming series
Fallout
Living in and under the world after nuclear devastation
Training actors to become Thespian Equestrians
Al Underwood works with horses and actors
Challengers
A love triangle framed around tennis
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)
Fallout
Living in and under the world after nuclear devastation
Training actors to become Thespian Equestrians
Al Underwood works with horses and actors
Challengers
A love triangle framed around tennis
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