Notes from Saturday at Telluride where the festival saw the US Premieres of Jay Kelly, the Mastermind, and Frankenstein.
Month: August 2025
Telluride 2025: Bugonia; Hamnet; Pillion
Notes from Saturday at Telluride where the festival saw the world premiere of Hamnet and North American premieres of Bugonia and Pillion.
Telluride 2025: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere; Ballad of a Small Player; La Grazia
Notes from Friday at Telluride where the festival had world premieres of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and the Ballad of a Small Player.
Telluride kicks off 52nd SHOW with lineup drop, tribute announcements
Telluride announces the lineup for the 52nd Show.
The Roses is divorce comedy without thorns
The Roses (2025 | USA | 105 minutes | Jay Roach) In 1989, Danny Devito re-teamed with frequent collaborators Michael Douglas and …
Austin Butler Anchors Caught Stealing, Aronofsky’s Fast-Paced, Chaotic Crime Film
Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing has all the ingredients of a great crime film: Russian mobsters, car chases, shifting allegiances, stolen money, and, of course, a cat who steals the show.
Ron Howard gives salacious true story of Floreana castaways the Hollywood treatment in Eden
Ron Howard dives into the dark scheming heart of humanity in recounting a true story of self-promotional Galapagos settlers in the 1930s.
Margaret Qualley is a force of nature, Honey Don’t is okay. I guess
Margaret Qualley stars as Honey O’Donohue, a Bakersfield, CA private investigator on a mission to uncover the suspicious circumstances behind a woman’s death just before their scheduled meeting. The case pulls her into the orbit of a shady church and its sleazy pastor, Reverend Drew (Chris Evans). Qualley is magnetic throughout, commanding attention with her rapid-fire PI cadence. This is absolutely her movie, and she almost saves it from itself. Almost.
David Mackenzie’s new thriller Relay doesn’t deliver on the suspense
David Mackenzie’s new thriller starring Riz Ahmed offers a fresh take on an espionage suspense film—but Relay doesn’t take full advantage of its unique aspects.
Fifth Avenue Theatre’s After Midnight is an immersive trip through Harlem post-12 AM and a must-see
Since it’s debut on Broadway in 2013, the musical After Midnight has been a popular revue across the country, with its latest production currently taking stage at the Fifth Avenue Theatre through this weekend. It’s unlike anything I’ve seen on stage before, and it’s well, well worth your time and attention. This is the second successive production at the Fifth Avenue that I’ve reviewed after the immensely fun Bye Bye Birdie, and both are unqualified successes.