Stars, drama propel ‘Darling’ to No. 1
The top two films at the U.S. box office right now were directed by women, Olivia Wilde and Gina Prince-Bythewood. How about that? Wilde’s second...
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Killer gets backstory in horror prequel
When writer/director Ti West debuted his slasher film X at South By Southwest in March, he announced he secretly shot a prequel back-to-back with it...
US box office ruled by ‘Woman King’
Gina Prince-Bythewood has the No. 1 movie in the world right now with The Woman King. This is a wonderful thing. GPB, for the unfamiliar, has been...
Plaza steals the show in dramatic role
Playing at Cinema Center this weekend, Emily the Criminal is both a stunning debut for writer/director John Patton Ford and another outstanding showing...
Looking toward some box office gems
The box office situation is somehow getting worse. This past weekend’s top two films were Barbarian ($10 million) and Brahmastra Part One: Shiva ($4.4...
Performances can’t save uneven script
Last September, The Eyes of Tammy Faye took the straight-laced biopic approach to telling the story of a pastor’s wife standing alongside her husband...
True-life tale shows veteran’s struggle
Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this year with the name 892, the now-retitled thriller Breaking introduces us to beleaguered Lance Cpl. Brian...
‘Invitation’ tops sub-par box office
Something is going on at the box office. After a seven-week stretch through June and July, the domestic box was averaging just under $200 million per...
Adopt low expectations to enjoy ‘First Kill’
On a list of films unlikely to generate a prequel for release in 2022, the 2009 horror film Orphan would have to rank somewhere close to the top of...
Does your list ’90s film list contain ‘Pulp’?
One of the sites I’ve visited the most the last 15 or so years, IndieWire, released a list of the 100 Best Films of the 1990s. As any ScreenTime reader...