Miller’s Girl
Yet another student seduces her teacher
Origin
Based on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
I.S.S
US vs USSR in space
Double Feature Podcast
Virginia Screenwriters Forum & Winter Horrorland Fest
All of Us Strangers
An intimate story of redemption with Andrew Scott & Paul Mescal
The Book of Clarence
A Biblical story with a Black angle
Mean Girls
From the musical adapted from the 2004 flick
The Kitchen
This social drama has nothing to do with food
The Curse
Cringe comedy at its most tedious
The Beekeeper
Jason Statham doing what he does best
Remembering Gene Wilder
Meet the makers of this doc
Lift
Kevin Hart eschews comedy for this heist bomb
Memory
Jessica Chastain & Peter Sarsgaard connect in this heavy drama
Self Reliance
Jake Johnson wrote/directed/stars as a man dodging death on reality TV
Boy Swallows Universe
Kinda like an Australian version of Shameless
Foe
Saoirse Ronan & Paul Mescal play lovers in the future
Society of the Snow
Surviving a plane crash in the Andes
Starting Virginia’s oldest production facility
Guy Spiller “rewinds” back to the early days, plus AnalogRetentive
American Fiction
A satire on Black literature & white culture
The Brothers Sun
Michelle Yeoh heads a gangster family
Good Grief
Dan Levy wrote, directed and stars in this drama
Fool Me Once
Harlan Coben’s 8th thriller for Netflix
The Boys in the Boat
An underdog rowing team wins gold
What is NoVa Motion Pictures?
Meet the co-founder Robert Kendzie
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