Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart: The Venture Bros. Return with Easter Eggs Aplenty
ReviewJim SlotekAnimated, Sequel, Nerd, Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, JK Simmons, Charles Parnell, Jane Lynch, Clancy Brown, Doc Hammer, Chris McCulloch, Jackson Publick, James Urbaniak, Patrick Warburton, Michael Sinterniklaas
Good Omens 2: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Eternal Rewards?
ReviewJim SlotekGood Omens 2, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Season 2, Douglas Mackinnon, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Doon Mackichan, Prime
Heaven Stood Still: Willy DeVille Doc Explores the Space Where Passion Met Cool
ReviewJim SlotekWilly DeVille, Mink DeVille, CBGB, Documentary, Music documentary, Mark Knopfler, Talking Heads, Blondie, New York City, Punk rock, Elvis Costello, Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille, Larry Locke, Paradise Theatre
Haunted Mansion: A Film That 'Gets' Disney's Best Old-School Park Attraction
ReviewJim SlotekDisney theme park attractions turned movie, The Haunted Mansion, Eddie Murphy, Justin Simien, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Horror comedies
Futurama Season 11: Back With a Vengeance and Brilliant As Ever
ReviewJim SlotekFuturama, Reboot, Animation, TV series, Matt Groening, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, David Herman, Disney+, Hulu, sci-fi, Cult Classic
Concrete Valley: A Refugee Family Carves a Life on the Line Between High Rise and Green Valley
By Chris Knight
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Barbie: Failed Dreamhouse Renovation
ReviewJim SlotekBarbie, Mattel, Adaptation, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu
Theatre Camp: Campy Theatrics Not to be Upstaged by ‘Barbenheimer’
ReviewJim SlotekTheatre Camp, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, Ayo Edebiri, Kyndra Sanchez, Amy Sedaris, Patti Harrison, Alan Kim, Spoof, Comedy, Nick Lieberman
Oppenheimer: The "Father of the A-Bomb" is Ready for His Extremely Long Close-Up
The Bear: Back For Seconds, Funnier, Richer and Only a Notch Less Anxiety-Filled
By Karen Gordon
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Umberto Eco, A Library of the World: Behold the Eco Chamber
By Chris Knight
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The Miracle Club: Charming Irish-Set Period Dramedy Brings the Star Power
ReviewJim SlotekAgnes O'Casey, The Miracle Club, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, Period piece, Drama, Irish movies, 1960s
Afire: Christian Petzold’s smouldering wet, hot German summer
ReviewJim SlotekAfire:, Christian Petzold, Undine, Summer coming-of-age movies, German directors, Éric Rohmer, Wildfires, Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Insufferable lead characters
Mission Impossible 7: Rise of the Anti-Deus Ex Machina
ReviewJim SlotekMission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One, Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, Cary Elwes, Vanessa Kirby, Action-adventure, Sequel
Insidious: The Red Door - Star/Director Patrick Wilson Shifts the Horror Franchise into Neutral
Biosphere: Wonky Sci-Fi Wobbles on Weak Screenplay but Pleasantly Surprises Anyway
By Chris Knight
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Wham!: Netflix Pop doc Focuses on the Friendship that Made the Duo Go-Go
By Karen Gordon
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The Lesson: Noir Tutor Tale is a Stately Exercise in Class-Based Mystery
Something You Said Last Night: A Heartfelt, Gender Fluid, Italian Family Road Trip
Who Killed Maggie Moore(s)?: Noirish Whodunit Starry but Flat
