The Boy and the Heron
A new animated drama from Hayao Miyazaki
Fellow Travelers
A powerful gay love story thru 40 years
What exactly does an Assistant Director do?
Kathryn J. Hatam on being an AD
Silent Night
John Woo’s revenge action flick with NO DIALOGUE
Dream Scenario
Nicolas Cage plays against type in this sci-fi satire
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Better than recent Godzilla flix
Saltburn
A dark tale of class, desire and intrigue
He rents old cars to movies
Brian Rhodes owns Antique and Classic Automobiles
Napoleon
Ridley Scott’s epic starring Joaquin Phoenix
Faraway Downs
Reboot of the Australian epic starring Nicole Kidman & Hugh Jackman
Lessons in Chemistry
A female scientist in the ’50s turns to cooking
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
The trio of SNL dorks make a movie
May December
24 years after she has an affair with a 13 year old
Thanksgiving
A holiday killer from Eli Roth
Frank Alfano is a man on fire…literally
He’s a stuntman who falls, fights and crashes
Next Goal Wins
A bad soccer team with a VCU connection
Rent a theater at Movieland
Cinema 7 open for parties and meetings
Matt Paxton keeps decluttering
This 2nd part goes into more detail on his shows
The Holdovers
Andrew Payne’s new film with Paul Giamatti
Rustin
The gay Black man behind the March on Washington
Five Nights at Freddy’s
A dull, unscary adaptation of the video game
The Killer
David Fincher’s latest starring Michael Fassbender
Divinity
Weird arty edgy mess presented by Steven Soderberg
Nyad
Annette Bening & Jodie Foster make this sports biopic work
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