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

'The People's Joker'

‘The People’s Joker’

Wow – what can one say about this wild, woolly, wigged-out spoof of superhero movies in which the protagonist is ...
'American Dreamer'

‘American Dreamer’

Is “the American Dream” still alive and well, or is it a pipe dream whose time has come and gone ...
'Sasquatch Sunset'

‘Sasquatch Sunset’

Movies that provide us with an inside look at the lives of communities different from our own can show us ...
'We Grown Now'

‘We Grown Now’

No one ever said growing up was easy. It’s inherently a time for a lot of hard lessons, but they’re ...
'The Bubble' ('La burbuja')

‘The Bubble’ (‘La burbuja’)

In times of widespread duress, there’s no telling what lengths we’ll go to in order to survive. That’s what an ...
'Long Time, No Sleep' ('Hace mucho que no duermo')

‘Long Time, No Sleep’ (‘Hace mucho que no duermo’)

It’s true what they say about not being able to judge a book by its cover – or a movie ...
'Coup de Chance' ('Stroke of Luck')

‘Coup de Chance’ (‘Stroke of Luck’)

If I had to come up with one word to describe writer-director Woody Allen’s latest film, it would have to ...
'The Apartment' ('El apartamento')

‘The Apartment’ (‘El apartamento’)

Those familiar with my writing know that I’m not much of a fan of horror films, though I have been ...
'Prison in the Andes' ('Penal cordillera')

‘Prison in the Andes’ (‘Penal cordillera’)

When right-wing Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was ousted from office in 1990, five of his henchmen (fanatical military officers charged ...