A Round-up of New Movies in Theaters, Online and Available for Home Viewing

'Twisters'

‘Twisters’

In the interest of full disclosure, I must confess that this long-delayed sequel to its 1996 blockbuster predecessor is not ...
'Taking Venice'

‘Taking Venice’

Ever watch a movie that isn’t what it should have been? Such is the case with writer-director Amei Wallach’s third ...
'Network' (1976)

‘Network’ (1976)

Few Hollywood productions have been as utterly prescient as director Sidney Lumet’s cinematic masterpiece “Network” (1976), a chillingly serious satire ...
'Touch' ('Snerting')

‘Touch’ (‘Snerting’)

Many of us have experienced situations in life that have left us wondering “what might have been,” especially in matters ...
'Downwind'

‘Downwind’

When testing a new technology, one might realistically think that its creators should be able to evaluate its effectiveness after ...
'Housekeeping for Beginners' ('Domakinstvo za Pocetnici')

‘Housekeeping for Beginners’ (‘Domakinstvo za Pocetnici’)

Alternative “family” structures have been around for some time now, and they’ve assumed a variety of forms, both domestically and ...
'The Grab'

‘The Grab’

Sometimes a story is so big and involved that it’s difficult to get a handle on it. That can be ...
'Kinds of Kindness'

‘Kinds of Kindness’

“Kinds of Kindness” (USA/UK/Ireland) Metacritic (7/10), Letterboxd (3.5/5), Imdb.com (7/10), TMDB.com (7/10) I’m going to say up front that this ...
'The Mattachine Family'

‘The Mattachine Family’

When a film feels it has to beat its message to death to get it across, it loses much of ...