Dennis Harvey
Indiefest electrifies with punk and sci-fi royalty, surreal thrillers, local debuts
As always, the 22-year-old film fest lights up screens with the challenging, the curious, and the profound.
Screen Grabs: Battle of the giant Russian oligarchs
Plus: Nic Cage goes gonzo for HP Lovecraft, Lost Landscapes of San Francisco, The House by the Cemetery, more movies.
Sights set globally, Noir City dives into ‘a bitter little world’
Now in its 18th year, the film fest casts a gimlet eye on international gangsters, mistresses, secrets, and betrayals.
Screen Grabs: A very contemporary Les Misérables
Plus: an incredible tale of 70,000 VHS tapes, the Village People's disco disaster, and more in cinemas this week.
Screen Grabs: New year, death row
January's usual grab-bag of silly movies is leavened by two serious legal dramas (and a legend's epitaph).
Screen Grabs: Homage to a gorgeous legend + 2019’s best films
French New Wave star Anna Karina returns to the big screens. Plus: Cunningham, Invisible Life, and more in cinemas.
Screen Grabs: The (first world) war on Christmas
1917 is emotionally and atmospherically vivid. Plus: Little Women, Uncut Gems, Decoder, and more in cinemas this week.
Screen Grabs: Bombshells, Cats, and Star Wars—must be holiday time
Sink your claws into blockbuster season—plus Lost Holiday, Miyazaki Mania, Agnes Varda, Chinatown Rising, and more
Screen Grabs: Fake news from Clint Eastwood and Imelda Marcos
Plus: A Mexican ambulance family, where sound effects come from, one of 2019's best small US features, and more in cinemas.
Screen Grabs: Strange fantasies, just before the holidays
A horticultural thriller, a killer red dress, The Two Popes, A Million Little Pieces: Here's what's in cinemas this week