Kristian Lin
Inu-Oh: Under the Bridge
Playing at multiplexes and the Modern Art Museum this weekend, Masaaki Yuasa’s Inu-Oh is a heady mash-up of Noh theater and glam rock that...
Emily the Criminal: Boxcutter
Aubrey Plaza’s transition to dramatic actress continues apace with Emily the Criminal, which opens this week. Some actors who spend years on a sitcom,...
Film Shorts // August 10-16, 2022
OPENING
Bodies Bodies Bodies (R) For a horror movie that’s structured as a sick joke, this is disappointing in both its setup and payoff. Amandla...
The Dropout: Blood Money
It is so fascinating to watch Amanda Seyfried’s lead performance in The Dropout. This actress has taken on romances like Letters to Juliet,...
Bullet Train: Ladybug Express
Something to recognize about Japanese thrillers: Ridiculous comic elements are often baked in. It’s part of their sense of humor, and the zaniness can...
Film Shorts // August 3-9, 2022
OPENING
Ali & Ava (NR) Clio Barnard’s drama is about a romance between two tortured people (Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook) in working-class England. Also...
Vengeance: Conspiracy Theory
It’s a plot as old as plots: a city slicker comes to the countryside with preconceived notions about the rural folk and then finds...
Film Shorts // July 27-August 2, 2022
OPENING
Detective vs. Sleuths (NR) This Hong Kong police thriller is about a unit tracking a serial killer who is targeting suspected killers from cold...
Hansan: Naval Ops Commander
Eight years have passed between Kim Han-min’s record-breaking period naval war film The Admiral: Roaring Currents and his prequel, Hansan: Rising Dragon, which opens...
Nope: Don’t Look Up
In the remote California desert, a horse rancher ventures out to his stable late at night to find out why the lights and sprinklers...
