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When the aliens visit, they might give us the standard “Take to me your leader” shtick. But if they’re young enough, they might be more interested in comparing farts. That’s the lesson of “Maika: The Girl from Another Galaxy,” a … Continue reading →

First-time feature writer-director Seth McTigue co-stars in this thriller about a “prank” hired kidnapping birthday stunt that goes seriously off the rails when his brother hires the worst possible kidnappers. Roy Huang co-stars in “Take the Night,” which opens July. … Continue reading →

“Bob’s Burgers” makes the journey to the big screen, a dozen years into its TV run, its rat-a-tat banter, goofy production numbers and screwball dilemmas faced with doom and ditzy optimism by its chinless-to-a-one animated cast intact. It plays like … Continue reading →

I couldn’t resist. I mean, isn’t it adorable that those digitally sense-dulling action beaters The Russo Brothers, of several utterly forgettable Marvel blockbusters, are being promoted as a brand now? Hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha. Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and … Continue reading →

Michael McKean, Rainn Wilson and Larry Wilmore are among the co-stars this June 17 release has to offer. It’s a true story about a mathematical flaw in a particular corner of the lottery, and a math whiz who exploits it. … Continue reading →

Sharlto Copley co-stars in this safari-gone-wrong thriller, featuring doting dad Idris Elba struggling to save his kids from a monstrous and ever-so-digital lion. August 19.

Well Go USA is putting this Sundance pic in theaters — some theaters anyway — June 3. Looks cute.

For everyone who chose not to chance COVID and show up in theaters to make “Jackass Forever” a box-office-boosting hit back in February, I get it. One could get downright sentimental over the idea that these lovable louts literally saved … Continue reading →

The Cold War Soviet military provides a high-stakes backdrop for “Firebird,” the true story of a gay romance in a place where homosexuality wasn’t merely shunned and shamed, it was forbidden and persecuted. It’s a policy that returned under the … Continue reading →

A little IFC Midnight sci Fi horror for you. Coming soon.