30 March 2026

New to the Queue

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Apres le deluge ... The latest from Christian Petzold (" Afire ," " Transit ," " Barbara ") teams him with Pau...
25 March 2026

Tell-Tale Heart

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  A POET (A-minus) - Whether you find this tale of a sad sack heartbreaking or not will depend on your tolerance for struggling artists wit...
20 March 2026

On the Lam

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  NIKA AND MADISON (B) - Every generation gets the "Thelma and Louise" it deserves. Here, two indigenous young women hit the road...
13 March 2026

Time Out of Mind

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  NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE (A-minus) - Matt Johnson has a genius' knack for making smart, fun films. He has the look of a s...
09 March 2026

New to the Queue

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 Is the planet getting warmer or is just me? A documentary finding humor in a cancer diagnosis, "Andre Is an Idiot." A silly romp ...
04 March 2026

Now and Then: Tom Waits for Jarmusch

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  FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (B+) - There is something rather comforting in a Jim Jarmusch film. The leisurely pace. The assured directio...
27 February 2026

R.I.P., Rob Reiner, Part 2: King Me

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 A pair of Stephen King adaptations. See our previous Reiner tribute (both iterations of "Spinal Tap") here . STAND BY ME (1986) ...
23 February 2026

Library Cards

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  PARTY GIRL (1995) (B+) - Parker Posey has such appeal that I could watch her shelve books in a library, as she faithfully follows the Dew...
19 February 2026

New York Punks

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  BUNNY (B+) - The plot goes off the rails by the end, but at a compact 90 minutes this hectic day-in-the-life romp about apartment dweller...
16 February 2026

The Altman Universe: Odd Woman Out

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We figured it was time that we revisit the works of Robert Altman , something we somehow haven't done in the past 13 years. This is the ...
11 February 2026

Doc Watch: The Unraveling

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  BREAKDOWN: 1975 (B+) - As advertised, this Netflix documentary breaks down the year of 1975, mostly (but not exclusively) through the mov...
09 February 2026

New to the Queue

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 Fixing a hole where the rain came in ... Our guy Matt Johnson (" Operation Avalanche ," " BlackBerry ") is back with an...
05 February 2026

Holy Crap!* And Don't Call Me Shirley

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  It was with trepidation that I returned to the "Naked Gun" universe, which I first wallowed in when the Leslie Nielsen TV spoof ...
30 January 2026

The Best of 2025: It's Not Me, It's You

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  Generation X is in a millennial slump.  There is no need for a grand essay this year, or a diatribe. As usual, you may jump down to the li...
28 January 2026

Marriage Counseling, Part 2: Guy Walks Into a Bar

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  IS THIS THING ON? (B+) - There were times while watching Bradley Cooper's bracing portrait of a failing marriage when I thought, ...