Monthly Archives: July 2021

Alvin Ailey towers over American dance like few figures in history — a pioneer, revolutionary, icon and inspiration whose works live beyond his death in 1989, as does his groundbreaking Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Pieces like “Resurrection,” “Love Songs,” … Continue reading →

“Fear Street” shuffles off this mortal coil and shuffles out the door with “Fear Street Part 3: 1666,” a movie that takes R.L. Stine’s witch’s curse story back to the witch hunts of yore — or of “Union” — and … Continue reading →

“Whirlybird” is “An American Family” in Breaking News, an adrenalin-fueled rush of live, broadcast journalism as it was practiced in a huge, violent city set against the backdrop of family success, glory and dysfunction. It’s a riveting account the rise … Continue reading →

An arty thriller about a boy who holds a family hostage in a hole in the ground? Disturbing. This IFC release starts rolling out August 6.

The signature achievement of “This Little Love of Mine” is a classic cinematic fool’s errand. It’s an opulent South Seas island romance shot in Australia, with an Aussie cast headed by Saskia Hampele and Liam McIntyre. And the decision was … Continue reading →

Isabelle Huppert, lost in character, sits at a traffic light and giddily sings along with the radio, earning giggles from the biker who pulls up next to her. Patience is her name, and she’s having a good day. Or maybe … Continue reading →

Let’s assume everybody who’ll stream this — or read a review of it — isn’t a card-carrying musical theater hater. None of that tired “People break into song, that doesn’t happen in ‘real life’” argument that Jerry Seinfeld wore out … Continue reading →

“Sublet” is an American in Tel Aviv story, a laid-back travelogue about a travel writer who visits the city for a “five days in” article, and gets more than he bargained — or embracing the local custom — haggled for. … Continue reading →

This Oct. 1 release looks like a sort of history lesson in Christian popular music. Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith et al, lots of veterans of the scene speak out here. Interesting timing, considering the way polling and demographic trends … Continue reading →