New Releases
'Ready or Not' Is a Fun Horror About Games the Stupidly Rich Play
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2019
It's been over 30 years, and no film has been able to capture the same frantic energy and dark, campy humour as the original Clue, a box of...
'Brittany Runs a Marathon' Is a Makeover Movie With a Big Heart
Directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo
PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2019
As last year's terrible I Feel Pretty proved, an inspirational comedy about self-image can be a dicey prospect: too earnest and it's saccha...
'Good Boys' Will Make You Yearn for Your Middle School Days
Directed by Gene Stupnitsky
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2019
Max (Jacob Tremblay), Thor (Brady Noon) and Lucas (Keith L. Williams) are three sixth-grade boys trying desperately to make their way to th...
'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' Is an Overwrought Look at Genius-Turned-Menace
Directed by Richard Linklater
PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2019
All bestsellers are adapted eventually. Where'd You Go, Bernadette, Maria Semple's ubiquitous 2012 novel about a creatively stifled woman s...
'The Kitchen' Is a Not-Quite-Satisfying Revenge Fantasy
Directed by Andrea Berloff
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2019
The Kitchen is not a subtle film; it's messy, unfocused, and occasionally paints characters in broad caricature. But elevated by fantastic...
'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' Tones Down Its Paranormal Adventures
Directed by André Øvredal
PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2019
When the announcement came that the André Øvredal and Guillermo del Toro-helmed film adaptation of Alvin Schwartz's classic kid's book seri...
'Luce' Is a Tense, Subtle Examination of Hidden Racism
Directed by Julius Onah
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2019
If Green Book's Oscar win taught us anything, it's that Hollywood loves inspiring dramas about racial reconciliation. Luce, however, is not...
Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Is Quintessential Quentin
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2019
If there are two things Quentin Tarantino loves, it's blood splatters and meta commentary on the film industry. His early classics Reservoi...