Black Summer
A raw, scrappy zombie series
Zola
A wild weekend told thru tweets
The Tomorrow War
Chris Pratt fights future aliens
2 thriller franchises expand
The Forever Purge & Fear Street
No Sudden Move
Steven Soderberg’s new crime drama
Betty
Female skateboarders in New York
Sex/Life
More the former than the later
Werewolves Within
A whodunit with a lycanthrope
The Ice Road
Liam Neeson stays chill under pressure
2 comics with very different projects
Bo Burnham’s COVID show & Iliza Shlesinger’s autobiographical film
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
The sequel adds Salma Hayek to the action
Broadway in Richmond is back!
5 new shows plus 2 from last season
2 Italian fantasies
THE MAN WITHOUT GRAVITY and live-action PINNOCHIO
The Sparks Brothers
About a band you’ve prob never heard of
Two unhappy housewives
Rose Byrne in PHYSICAL & Annie Murphy in KEVIN
Shows back for season 2
7 of my favorite shows returning
Fatherhood
Kevin Hart gets serious
Censor
A film hits close to home
The Byrd is back!
Movies plus beer & wine
Queen Bees
Retirement community Mean Girls
In the Heights
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 1st musical
Worldwide plague or backwoods horror
AWAKE & WRONG TURN rehash familiar themes
Lisey’s Story
Stephen King’s novel stars Julianne Moore
Sweet Tooth
A hybrid between human & animal
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