Tick, Tick…. BOOM!
By Paul Weissman December 4, 2021
For theater lovers, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film will be manna from heaven.
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Encounter
By Paul Weissman December 2, 2021
Riz Ahmed’s new film begins with an alien invasion and turns into something else.
Procession
By Phil Guie
This intense documentary centers on the teaming up of its filmmakers, a drama therapist, and a group of men who survived child sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests.
The Summit of the Gods
By Kent Turner December 1, 2021
This vertigo-inducing animated feature offers proof that 2D provides just as many stomach-turning, vicarious thrills (or fears) as 3-D animation.
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
By Wilda Williams November 24, 2021
Almost four decades in the making, this affectionate film is an illuminating portrait and a touching story of a friendship that developed between the filmmaker and his subject.
The Velvet Underground
By Paul Weissman
A thoroughly entertaining and insightful documentary, even if it’s not the definitive biography of the band.
Cusp
By Phil Guie November 23, 2021
Set away from prying eyes, the film boldly explores how three teenage girls exist in a veritable minefield of sorts.
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
By Paul Weissman November 18, 2021
An entertaining and insightful documentary on the sonic architect of the Beach Boys.
Prayers for the Stolen
By Guillermo Lopez Meza November 15, 2021
The straightforward and innocent way of how kids perceive the world, despite how complicated and rough the surroundings, is remarkably depicted in the splendid first feature film by Tatiana Huezo.