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Friday, April 10, 2026

Cursed: Silver Bullet

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Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones plan a long trip over wild country in The Homesman.

Eastward Bound

It has been nine years since Tommy Lee Jones made his directing debut with The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. That acclaimed Western, which...

Film Shorts

OPENING Brad’s Status (R) Ben Stiller stars in this comedy as a father who takes his son on a tour of colleges and meets an...

Evan Almighty

I see it clearly now: 2007 will go down as the year that Seth Rogen arrived. The proudly Jewish Canadian actor isn’t exactly new...

Catching Up With the Classics (Part 1)

A few weeks ago I blogged about Sight & Sound’s list of the greatest movies ever and urged you to see some of them....

A Faulkner Story

This is the sort of thing that happens to first-time filmmakers working on a shoestring budget: While shooting his drama Between Heaven and Hell,...
The Counselor opens Friday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: The Counselor (R) Cormac McCarthy’s debut as a screenwriter is this Ridley Scott-directed thriller about a lawyer (Michael Fassbender) who gets involved in drug-trafficking....
Frank opens Friday.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Frank (R) Michael Fassbender stars in this black comedy as a troubled musician who struggles to cope with his band’s newfound fame, which is...

Rabbit Hole: Childless Parents

Whither the prestige picture? I’m talking about straightforward, visually handsome, modestly budgeted films that feature a few high-powered actors tackling weighty issues, usually working...

Film Shorts // March 22-28, 2023

OPENING   Bheed (NR) This Indian drama tells a series of interlocking stories about characters who move to safe places during the COVID pandemic lockdown. Starring...

Prometheus: “Get It Out of Me!”

To answer your first question about Ridley Scott’s Prometheus: Yes, it is a prequel to his 1979 sci-fi classic Alien. The director has hemmed...