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Frances Ha

As you know, our governor’s executive order this past Monday allowed for movie theaters in our area (as well as other establishments) to open...

Five Years Too Long?

A few years ago, the films associated with Judd Apatow –– a handful he wrote and directed himself and several others he produced ––...

Oh, God! Book II

The biggest laugh in the 2003 comedy Bruce Almighty didn’t come from the movie’s star, Jim Carrey. It came from a then-little-known Steve Carell, playing...

Star Wars: Last Luke

I’ve been a Rian Johnson fan ever since I saw his wildly original debut film Brick. I was legitimately excited to hear he was...

Film Shorts

NOW PLAYING: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (PG) If the word "squeakquel" is in the title, the movie must be good, right? The animated...

Rocky Past

We’re film critics. We’re supposed to be shockproof. We take pride in our ability to watch movies without batting an eyelash when they deal...

Film Shorts

OPENING All Eyez on Me (R) This biography of Tupac Shakur stars Demetrius Shipp Jr. as the legendary rapper. Also with Danai Gurira, Kat Graham,...

Throw Away the Key

The same week that It Follows (see: above review) treats rape as a horrifying thing, we have Get Hard, which thinks rape is hilarious,...

Half Potions

Two years ago I observed that there are many different ways to make a Harry Potter movie, thanks to all the different directors who've...

Water Landing

Named for US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, Clint Eastwood’s film tells the real-life story of how, in January 2009, Sullenberger and co-pilot Jeff...