Helmed by Norwegian writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (Sick of Myself, Dream Scenario), The Drama examines a transitioning relationship as Charlie Thompson (Robert Pattinson) and Emma Harwood (Zendaya) plan their wedding while second-guessing their commitment to one another and struggling with self-doubt. (105 min.) The DramaWhatās it rated? R Whatās it worth, Anna? Full price Whatās it […]
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Cheech & Chongās 1978 Up in Smoke screens on 4/20 at Bay Theatre
Up In SmokeWhatās it rated? R When? 1978 Whereās it showing? Bay Theatre, Monday, April 20 (doors at 3:20, show at 4:20 p.m.; $17.91 at my805tix.com) Calling all stoners! The ultimate ā70s stoner comedy, Up in Smoke, is screening at 4:20 p.m. on 4/20. Co-directed by Lou Adler and Tommy Chong and written by Cheech […]
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is funny, violent, sci-fi take on the gangster genre
Mike & Nick & Nick & AliceWhatās it rated? R Whatās it worth, Anna? Full price Whatās it worth, Glen? Full price Whereās it showing? Hulu Written and directed by BenDavid Grabinski (Happily), this crime comedy adds a sci-fi twist to the typical violence and quippy dialog. Crime lord, Sosa (David Keith), is celebrating his […]
Charming 2008 Be Kind Rewind screens April 6 at Bay Theatre
Be Kind RewindWhatās it rated? PG-13 When? 2008 Whereās it showing? Bay Theatre on Monday, April 6 (doors at 5, show at 5:30 p.m.; $10)Ā Writer-director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) helms this charming 2008 comedy about Jerry McLean (Jack Black), a conspiracy theorist and bumbling video store clerk who accidently erases […]
Project Hail Mary is a fun popcorn movie thatās too long
Co-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie) bring Drew Goddardās (The Martian) adaptation of novelist Andy Weirās 2021 novel to the screen. Ryan Gosling stars as science teacher Ryland Grace, who awakens alone on a spaceship hurtling through space. With no memory of how […]
Nuremberg examines Hermann Gƶringās relationship with his psychiatrist
NurembergWhatās it rated? PG-13 When? 2025 Whereās it showing? Netflix This story is based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai, which chronicled the relationship between U.S. Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) and Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Gƶring (Russell Crowe) during the Nuremberg trials. The idea was that Kelley was […]
Undertone is long on atmosphere but short on substance
In his directorial feature-length debut, writer-director Ian Tuason helms this psychological supernatural horror film about popular paranormal podcast host Evy (Nina Kiri), who is haunted by recordings anonymously send to her and her podcast partner, Justin (Adam DiMarco). (126 min.) UndertoneWhatās it rated? R Whatās it worth, Anna? Donāt bother Whatās it worth, Glen? Matinee […]
Night Agent season 3 is an espionage romp
The Night AgentWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2023-present Whereās it showing? Netflix Now in its third season (and renewed for a fourth), The Night Agent is a bingeable, implausible espionage romp with a likeable protagonist. In the first season, FBI Special Agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) saved a lot of lives thwarting a DC Metro […]
The Bride! is a guttural yawp into the patriarchal void
Writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal helms this updating of the Bride of Frankenstein story. Set in 1930s Chicago and up the Eastern seaboard, the story follows Frankensteinās monster (Christian Bale), whoās referred to as Frank, as he asks Dr. Euphronius (Annette Bening) to create him a companion to help cure his deep loneliness. They resurrect a dead […]
Dead of Winter is an Emma Thompson-driven austere psychological thriller
Dead of WinterWhatās it rated? R When? 2025 Whereās it showing? HBO Max Like Allison Janneyās Lou (2022), Dead of Winter is Emma Thompsonās turn to embrace her age and wrinkles while still proving what a tough, resourceful old bird she can be. Barb is in mourning, and her memories of her husband, Karl (CĆŗĆ”n […]
The Bluff is a violent buccaneer revenge tale
Director Frank E. Flowers (Haven) cowrote with Joe Ballarini (A Babysitterās Guide to Monster Hunting) this swashbuckling tale about former female pirate Ercell Bodden (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) now living a quiet and peaceful life on Cayman Brac with her disabled son, Isaac (Vedanten Naidoo), and her sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Safia Oakley-Green), who knows nothing of Ercellās […]
The Copenhagen Test is an ā80s-style sci-fi spy thriller
The Copenhagen TestWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2025 Whereās it showing? Peacock Created by Thomas Brandon (Legacies), this sci-fi spy thriller follows former U.S. Special Forces soldier turned analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu), who works for clandestine organization The Orphanage that oversees the rest of the intelligence community. Heās in a budding relationship with hot […]

