Avatar: The Way of Water
The sequel gets wet
Tulsa King
Sylvester Stallone as an Oklahoma mobster
Catherine Called Birdy
A Medieval comedy from Lena Dunham
Meet the COO of BowTie Cinemas
We talk about Movieland & lots more
Spoiler Alert
He dies in the end
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Stop motion animation with a dark edge
The Inspection
A gay Black man becomes a Marine
Troll & Thing
Wednesday (series) & Troll (movie)
Male strippers & gigolos
Welcome to Chippendales & American Gigolo
Network Double Feature
Virginia Video Network (Matt Pochily) & Short Film Series (Lisa Giles )
I’m directing again
Not a movie, but a musical
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
The latest adaptation of Lawrence’s novel
Violent Night
Santa saves the day (or night)
Is this duo scary, creepy or what?
Smile & Cabinet of Curiosities
Behind the scenes: Dominion Energy Christmas Parade
With Cheryl Miller and Beth Karrer
Slumberland
Another troubled girl in a fantasy world
The Fabelmans
Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical story
2 new from Disney
Strange World (cinemas) & Disenchanted (streaming)
3 comics return to Netflix
Trevor Noah, Neil Brennan & Fortune Mesiter
A duo of creepy period mysteries
1899 and The Wonder (current hits on Netflix)
Bones and All
Romantic road movie with a cannibalistic bend
Mary Sader
Set designer for a bunch of TV shows
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Yet another dysfunctional family
Two Black superheroes
Black Adam & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
A unlikely war mission based on truth
His made his first feature at 23
Meet Iranian filmmaker Sina Khani
Civil War
The US is torn apart in a new conflict
3 quickie reviews before vacation
Palm Royale, Renegade Nell & Música
Wicked Little Letters
Olivia Colman & Jessie Buckley spar over nasty notes
Monkey Man
Dev Patel gets violent (& directed)
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Liam Neeson as a mellow killer
Moroccan-American director at JRFF
Yossera Bouchtia discusses 3 of her shorts
Asphalt City
The gritty job of EMS in NYC with Sean Penn
The Wages of Fear
A French remake of the nitroglycerine transport thriller
Constellation
Outer space drama goes quantum & loses impact
Problemista
Julio Torres uniquely quirky autobiographical comedy
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
A unlikely war mission based on truth
His made his first feature at 23
Meet Iranian filmmaker Sina Khani
Civil War
The US is torn apart in a new conflict
3 quickie reviews before vacation
Palm Royale, Renegade Nell & Música
Wicked Little Letters
Olivia Colman & Jessie Buckley spar over nasty notes
Monkey Man
Dev Patel gets violent (& directed)
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Liam Neeson as a mellow killer
Moroccan-American director at JRFF
Yossera Bouchtia discusses 3 of her shorts
Asphalt City
The gritty job of EMS in NYC with Sean Penn
The Wages of Fear
A French remake of the nitroglycerine transport thriller
Constellation
Outer space drama goes quantum & loses impact
Problemista
Julio Torres uniquely quirky autobiographical comedy
3 Body Problem
Sci-fi from the Game of Thrones creators
Annual check-in from the Virginia Film Office
Andy Edmunds looks at 2023 & 2024 (including the new movie in town)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The latest sequel is even worse
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Wacky, absurd fun about an English highwayman
Road House
Jake Gyllenhaal as the quiet but violent bouncer
The New Look
Dior & Chanel during and after WWII
Apples Never Fall
Annette Bening goes missing in this family drama
The American Society of Magical Negros
A racial satire that lacks bite or humor
He’s played so many foreigners and villains
Tom Belgrey on lots of films and TV roles
Knox Goes Away
Micheal Keaton directed & stars as a contract killer
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
The pop sensation gives a spectacular show
Death and Other Details
Another murder mystery on an ocean liner