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Lu Over the Wall: Siren’s Songs

We’re used to animated movie musicals over here, but what about Japan? It’s puzzling that we haven’t had more anime musicals, considering Japan’s insanely...

Film Shorts

OPENING  A or B (NR) This Chinese thriller stars Zheng Xu as a businessman who seeks redemption after coming by ill-gotten success. Also with Wang...

Tully: I Need Help

Back in 2011, Jason Reitman was coming off a hellacious tear that included Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air, and Young...

To Infinity War and Beyond

When I reviewed Captain America: Civil War in these pages two years ago, I said that at some point the Marvel films were going...

Film Shorts

OPENING  After Auschwitz (NR) Jon Kean’s documentary focuses on the experience of survivors after their liberation. (Opens Friday in Dallas) The Escape of Prisoner 614 (PG-13)...

Backstabbing for Beginners: Diplomatic Impunity

The first problem with Backstabbing for Beginners is its title. It sounds like the name of a bitchy Heathers-like black comedy set in a...

You Were Never Really Here: Hammer Time

If you know the name of Lynne Ramsay, it may very well be from a public spat with the producers of the Western Jane...

I Feel Pretty: Witty and Bright

I'll admit I was skeptical about whether Amy Schumer's comedy would translate to the PG-13 context of her latest film I Feel Pretty, especially...

Film Shorts

OPENING  Bharat Ane Nenu (NR) Mahesh Babu stars in this Indian drama as a graduate of a Western college who returns home and decides to...

A Self-Storage Saga

The city of Crowley proves to be the perfect location for The Heir, an upcoming film about a young man dealing with generational family...