18 to Party
By Andrew Plimpton November 5, 2020
The year is 1984, the place is upstate New York, school has just started, and a group of eighth graders are waiting to get inside a nightclub.
DVD/Streaming/On Demand
David Byrne’s American Utopia
By Paul Weissman
This highly choreographed concert features Byrne as an elder statesman of rock, with a relaxed and genial presence.
Radium Girls
By Caroline Ely
A grim tale of a toxic workplace and corporate cover-ups.
The Donut King
By Andrew Plimpton October 30, 2020
A story of triumph and compassion against great odds.
Us Kids
By Ben Wasserman
It documents the rage of an entire generation finally boiling to the surface.
Martin Eden
By Caroline Ely
The director has one ace in the hole: the lean, beguiling face of leading man Luca Marinelli.
The Trial of the Chicago 7
By Paul Weissman October 27, 2020
The courtroom drama is definitely enjoyable, a smooth ride filled with standout performances and snappy dialogue, but it is also somewhat one-dimensional and flat.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
By Benjamin Tran October 23, 2020
In terms of surface-level crudeness, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm delivers some lighthearted laughs in a time when we need it most.
White Noise
By Ben Wasserman
Racism rebranded through YouTube algorithms, podcasts, and stump speeches.