North Hollywood
Dreams of being a pro skater
Titane
A woman’s impregnated by a Cadillac
Two current Netflix hits
Squid Game & Maid
VaRep closes Willow Lawn theatre
Children’s shows moving
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Tom Hardy returns as the Marvel character
The Many Saints of Newark
The prequel to The Sopranos
Three new thrillers
Chapelwaite, Midnight Mass & La Brea
Dear Evan Hansen
The film of the musical
The Starling
Melissa McCarthy uses a bird to cope
War in Pieces
4 one-act plays written by vets
Vincent River
A grieving mom meets her son’s boyfriend
Cop Shop
Murderous mayhem at a police station
My Son
James McAvoy & Claire Foy are a missing boy’s parents
Blue Bayou
A 30-year US citizen faces deportation
Cry Macho
Clint Eastwood’s latest crusty old man
Every Brilliant Thing
Coping with depression thru a list
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The biopic taken from the doc
The Card Counter
The latest character drama from Paul Schrader
Kate
Mary Elizabeth Winstead exacts revenge
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The first Asian hero in the Marvel Universe
The Voyeurs
A steamy view out the window
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
A clever musical look at relationships
Everybody’s Talking about Jamie
A musical about a 16-year-old drag queen
Candyman
Revisiting the thriller
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
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
One Life
Anthony Hopkins as a man who saved 669 children from Nazis
Love Lies Bleeding
Another lesbian romance with bloody aspects
The Gentlemen
Guy Ritchie’s first streaming series