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Joanna Arnow Made Her BDSM Comedy for You
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
At a time when moviegoers are noting the lack of sex in mainstream films, “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed” is something of a revelation—both because of what it shows and how casually it shows it....
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Boy Kills World
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
Several enemies of the state are murdered on live TV in a pivotal scene from “Boy Kills World,” a hyper-action movie about a media-addicted killer who wants to avenge his family’s deaths. We don’t know who these TV casualties are...
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Infested
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
Spiders. Why’d it have to be spiders? Any of us who flinch at the sight of a spider can confirm the many legged arachnids are an easy source of terror. Most of us don’t like finding them on our windowsills,...
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The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
I watched “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed” on headphones, in my room, trying to stay out of sight while my roommate had a date over. This is, if not the ideal way to experience this...
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Humane
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
The Cronenberg cinematic family tree adds another branch this week with the directorial debut of Caitlin Cronenberg’s “Humane,” starring Jay Baruchel, Peter Gallagher, and Emily Hampshire. Anyone coming to this film for more of the body horror imagery in the...
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Unsung Hero
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
Being a fan of the Christian pop duo for KING & COUNTRY or having even the slightest interest in the musical genre probably goes a long way toward making the drama “Unsung Hero” more meaningful. For everyone else, it plays like a...
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Terrestrial Verses
by admin|1 year ago|Roger Ebert
“Terrestrial Verses,” one of the most brilliant and provocative films to emerge from Iran recently, has qualities that link it to both the modernist formal traditions of post-1979 Iranian cinema and the more recent trend of social and political asperities...
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New to Streaming: Love Lies Bleeding, Nostalghia, Tótem, Monkey Man, Omen & More
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Anyone But You (Will Gluck) If anything, Anyone But You‘s spirit is encapsulated in having...
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Listen to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ Challengers Score
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
The last couple Reznor-Ross soundtracks weren’t hitting as hard: on The Killer they ceded ground to Morrissey, replacing their multi-tone soundscapes for atmospherics; Bones and All found them exploring some more pastoral tones to admirable, if limited ends; Empire of...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Starman & More
by admin|1 year ago|The Film Stage
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaOur House of Tolerance 35mm presentation has its final showing on Friday, which also brings Slam; a print of John Frankenheimer’s Seconds plays this Saturday. Film at Lincoln CenterA Ryusuke Hamaguchi...
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