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Film Shorts // July 17-23, 2024

OPENING   Bad Newz (NR) This Indian comedy stars Triptii Dimri as a woman who becomes pregnant with twins by two different fathers. Also with Vicky...

Dandelion: Once in a Generation

Why isn’t KiKi Layne a bigger name? It’s still early, but she’s been mightily impressive since turning in a luminous romantic performance in Barry...

Longlegs: Devil’s Disciple

Osgood Perkins makes horror movies. Maybe that’s inevitable, considering that his father was Norman Bates himself, Anthony Perkins. Having seen Osgood's previous movies —...

Film Shorts // July 10-16, 2024

OPENING   Dandelion (R) KiKi Layne stars in this musical drama as a singer-songwriter who’s preparing to give up music when she meets an ex-guitarist (Thomas...

Weird Wednesdays

Onscreen, a muscle car containing a criminal and his girlfriend jump a tow truck and careen over a school bus full of screaming teenagers....

Escape: Heading South

You may know this: The demilitarized zone that divides North and South Korea is a vibrant wildlife preserve, with dozens of endangered species finding...

Film Shorts // July 3-9, 2024

OPENING   Despicable Me 4 (PG) Where other long-running movie franchises run out of ideas, this fourth installment has so many ideas that they get in...

Kill Forty Thieves

Well, you see, Indians do watch movies from other countries. That’s true everywhere, of course, but even with the country’s recent restrictions on free...

Kinds of Kindness: Look What You Made Me Do

You’ve noticed that all of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films have a dance break. Sometimes it’s hilarious, like Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo tearing up the...

Janet, Dammit

I seem to lack the proper appreciation for these lyrical, contemplative films about girls growing up with distant parents. You may remember that I...