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Thursday, April 23, 2026

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OPENING The Black Prince (R) This historical drama is about the relationship between the last king of Punjab (Satinder Sartaaj) and Queen Victoria (Amanda Root)....

Why I Won’t Watch A Ghost Story

When I learned of the latest feature-length effort from local filmmakers David Lowery, James Johnston, and Toby Halbrooks, my excitement curdled about as soon...

The Big Sick: Diss Ease

And now I've found the romantic comedy of the summer and perhaps the year. Nice to have that squared away. Kumail Nanjiani, the Pakistani-American...

Film Shorts

OPENING Blind (R) Alec Baldwin stars in this drama as a novelist blinded in a fatal car accident who rediscovers his zest for life through...

Film Shorts

OPENING The Big Sick (R) Kumail Nanjiani stars in and writes this autobiographical comedy about a Muslim comedian who’s forced to bond with his wife’s...

Spider-Man: Peter’s Friends

I didn’t have much hopes for Spider-Man: Homecoming. This is the sixth film and the second reboot of the series in 15 years, and...

The Beguiled: Life and Limb

I'll start this review by admitting that I haven't read Thomas Cullinan's 1966 novel The Beguiled, which was first made into a movie in...

Film Shorts

OPENING The Beguiled (R) Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Thomas Cullinan’s Civil War novel is about a wounded Union soldier (Colin Farrell) who stumbles into a...

Baby Driver: Wright Turns

A movie like Baby Driver reminds me why I never cared for the Fast and the Furious series. I mean, it’s all well and...

Film Shorts

OPENING The Bad Batch (R) This English-language Western by Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) stars Suki Waterhouse as a woman...