Nicolas Cage X 2
He stars in Grand Isle & Jiu Jitsu
Genera+ion
Edgy, fun teen sexual exploration
The Courier
Cold War espionage with Benedict Cumberbatch
Come True
An evil specter haunts nightmares
Another Round
Drink for success
The Father
Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Colman cope with dementia
SIFTER turns 8!
More than 2300 posts
My Salinger Year
Working for his literary agent
Cherry
Tom Holland gets a tour de force
Boss Level
Frank Grillo in a violent time loop
Raya and the Last Dragon
A lovely new animation from Disney
Moxie
A high schooler leads a feminist movement
Coming 2 America
Eddie Murphy returns after 23 years
Chaos Walking
Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley in a new world
Mortal
With unexplained super powers
Willy’s Wonderland
Nicolas Cage hits a new low
Tom & Jerry The Movie
More of the same
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight
A slasher throwback to the 70s
In and Of Itself
An astounding existential magic show
Antebellum
A modern woman trapped as a Southern slave
Two new dramas from Britain
It’s a Sin & Behind Her Eyes
I Care a Lot
A snappy black comedy
Nomadland
Frances McDormand is houseless
Two foreign thrillers
From Sweden and Poland
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
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
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