When we are first introduced to Helen Webb (Keira Knightley), the protagonist of Netflix’s newest spy thriller “Black Doves,” she dons a nice dress and perfectly...
With the release of Catherine Breillat’s effortlessly beautiful and scandalous “Last Summer,” the Unloved looks back at the paroxysmal end of Breillat’s second period as a filmmaker,...
10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Dheepan”“The Fast and the Furious” (and most of the franchise)“Focus”“Rob Peace”“Silverado”“The Sisters Brothers”“Superbad”“Take Shelter”“The Whale”“Whiplash” 13 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” Nothing...
Netflix waited until Thanksgiving to drop its best original series since “Ripley” earlier this year, a very different kind of thriller featuring another magnetic performance from...
At the top of wish lists for movie lovers this holiday season should be “CC40,” a lavishly assembled collection designed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of...
Paramount+ and Showtime’s “The Agency” doesn’t have the spy action that fans of “Mission: Impossible” or James Bond may expect, but I found the two episodes...
At the end of Hayao Miyazaki’s visually stunning “Howl’s Moving Castle,” the titular Howl bemoans a sudden ache in his chest. The protagonist, Sophie, succinct yet...
A cop, tortured by memories of child abuse and unable to connect with those who love her, returns to her hometown to try and address her...
Bart Weiss is a longtime North Texas filmmaker, film programmer, teacher (at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he just recently retired), and all around...
Is Chicago ready to rival Hollywood? This question has been on my mind since I returned to the Windy City in August. There’s an undeniable energy...
