The Night House: Creepy Psychological Drama Explores Grief as the Horror Show It Is
Cryptozoo: A Trippy, Hippie Tribute to Fantastic Creatures
ReviewJim SlotekCryptozoo, Animation, Michael Cera, Lake Bell, Dash Shaw, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie, adult themes, 1967
I Carry You With Me: Gentle Mexican Immigrant Love Story Floats Between Fact And Drama
Original-Cin Interview: Actor Rebecca Hall on the Thrill of Making Thriller The Night House
Rare Beasts: Billie Piper’s Anti-Romcom Shows the Beastly Side of Modern Relationships
By Linda Barnard
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10/31 Part 2: An Unfortunate - and Unseasonal - Bottom-Budget Halloween Anthology
Howling Village: Overly Busy Wannabe Horror Aims High, Lands in the Outfield
Respect: Aretha Explained... Just a Little Bit
Free Guy: Ryan Reynolds Comedy Glib Fun But No Game-Changer
Materna: Four Stories Told Through a Motherhood Lens Feels Compelling but Underdone
By Linda Barnard
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ReviewJim SlotekMaterna, David Gutnik, Sturgill Simpson, Motherhood, Drama, Assol Abdullina, Jade Eshete, Lindsay Burdge, Rory Culkin, Kate Lyn Sheil, Cassandra Freeman, New York anthology films, Tribeca Film Festival
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit: A Touching Child's-Eye Memoir, One Step Ahead of the War
Dream Horse: A Rousing, Galloping Britcom, with Toni Collette in the Lead
Rising Wolf: Silly Elevator Death-Trap Thriller (Yes, Really) Definitely Plummets Downward
Annette: Adam Driver Shines in Leo Carax’s Arthouse Musical, But Can’t Warm an Emotionally Detached Film
By Karen Gordon
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The Suicide Squad: James Gunn Recharges the DC Franchise as a Nihilistic Orgy of Brightly Coloured Gore and Violence
12 Mighty Orphans: If Success Has Many Parents, This Film Is the Opposite
ReviewJim Slotek12 Mighty Orphans, fact-based drama, Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Ty Roberts, Texas, Sports movies, Wayne Knight, Depression-era
Vivo: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Animated Kid-fest is Sparkly, Crafted… But Just Kind of OK
ReviewJim SlotekVivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gloria Estefan, Children's films, Kids, Animation, Netflix, Alex Lacamoire, Cuban, Buena Vista Social Club, Disney
Here Today: Billy Crystal Directs Himself in a Blandly Good-hearted Manifesto About Aging, Dementia and Losing the Funny
Jungle Cruise: Dwayne Johnson Gives his All to Keep a Leaky Theme-Park Ride Afloat
Nemesis: Low-Grade British Gangster Saga Is a Cold and Tasteless Disappointment
ReviewJim SlotekNemesis, Jonathan Sothcott, British, Thriller, Billy Murray, Nick Moran, Bruce Payne, James Crow, Gangsters, Twist ending, Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott
