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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

December 7, 2016

For the Harry Potter-sized hole in your heart, this beginning of a new trilogy delivers on the magical whimsy of the source material while also…

Search Party

November 29, 2016

A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.

Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing

November 29, 2016

What happens after the trending topic has moved on? This is genuinely a moving approach to storytelling.

Arrival

November 21, 2016

Amy Adams is a revelation in this heartbreaking but tremendous subversion of the alien invasion trope.

Penny and Sparrow’s Come Thou Fount

November 16, 2016

A melancholy Christmas is sometimes the perfect choice. Favorite Track: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Emeli Sande – Our Version of Events

November 16, 2016

Her voice will transport you to a small underground club where you'll want to sit and you'll want to stand. Favorite Track: Where I Sleep

The Shallows

November 16, 2016

If you like simple but tense human vs. beast stories, you'll love this movie about Blake Lively versus a shark. It nimbly navigates plot holes…

Green Room

November 9, 2016

A taut and violent worst case scenario story about an amateur band forced into a horrifying situation.

The Mothers

November 9, 2016

This is not for everyone but it was a gift to me. It's lyrical yet depressing. Beautiful bummer.

13th

November 2, 2016

The prison system hides the secrets of America's worst crimes as a country.