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Bros: Bobby Love

The major Hollywood studios have largely abandoned romantic comedies in the last decade or so. This seems like a giant failure of imagination. The...

House of the Dragon Recap, Episode 6: Dishonesty

After we watched the sixth episode of House of the Dragon, my girlfriend dived into A Wiki of Ice and Fire. The way they’re...

Don’t Worry Darling: There Is No Victory

I don’t usually get into the particulars of how I do my job, because I don’t think you’ll find it very interesting. Today, though,...

Birdy Out of Hand

They say, “Write what you know.” I’ve never been all that sure. Lena Dunham has written what she knows: contemporary life among creative types,...

Film Shorts // September 21-27, 2022

OPENING   Avatar (PG-13) James Cameron’s film demonstrates all his strengths and his flaws. Set in the 22nd century on a distant planet, the film stars...

House of the Dragon Recap, Episode 4

There’s a point in “King of the Narrow Sea,” the fourth episode of House of the Dragon, in which Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) is confronted...

Silent Twins: Incommunicado

Agnieszka Smoczyńska made her first film in her native Poland. It was a musical called The Lure, about two man-eating mermaid sisters who become...

See How They Run: Murder Behind the Scenes

Oh, how the British must have watched Knives Out with jealousy. Time was, the U.K. used to turn out lighthearted murder mysteries like that...

Film Shorts // September 14-20, 2022

OPENING   Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali (NR) This Indian romantic comedy stars Sudheer Babu, Krithi Shetty, Vennela Kishore, Srinivas Avasarla, and Rahul Ramakrishna. (Opens Friday) After...

Film Shorts // September 7-13, 2022

OPENING   About Fate (R) Emma Roberts stars in this romantic comedy as a woman looking for love on New Year’s Eve. Also with Gabriel Mann,...