• Insidious: The Last Key

    What’s New: Weekend of January 5

    Happy New Year, friends! I’m happy to report that 2018 brings with it the exciting revival of the site’s Now Playing section. Let’s dive right in. The weekend’s sole new wide release is the supernatural horror film Insidious: The Last Key, the fourth installment (and second prequel) in James Wan’s ...
  • The Witch

    What’s New: Weekend of February 19

    Three new wide releases this week, but nothing looks poised to unseat Deadpool as the king of the multiplex. The three, for the most part, look like typical dead-of-winter filler that are unlikely to endure — though if anything does, I suspect it will be the week’s most under-the-radar title, ...
  • Jupiter Ascending

    Capsule Reviews: February 2015 Wide Releases

    The DUFF Mae Whitman gives a fantastic performance in this sweet, funny film. Many reviewers have called this the next Mean Girls or Easy A — but it's nowhere near as clever or original as those two entries in the teen comedy canon; every beat happens exactly as you'd expect ...
  • Paddington

    Capsule Reviews: January 2015 Wide Releases

    Black or White* Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer star in this family melodrama as opposing grandparents of a young biracial girl fighting for custody of her. Everything about this sentimental, heart-tugging flick — from the twinkly score to the moral lessons learned to the ghostly visitations from dead spouses to ...