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

'tick, tick... BOOM!'

‘tick, tick… BOOM!’

Based on the Jonathan Larson musical by the same name, director Lin-Manuel Miranda’s debut feature tends to frustrate more than ...
'The Tragedy of Macbeth'

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’

While William Shakespeare’s legendary tragedy has been translated to the screen more times than one can count, this version from ...
'West Side Story'

‘West Side Story’

Ever since I saw the delightfully campy opening musical sequence of “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984), I’ve ...
'CODA'

‘CODA’

“CODA,” an acronym for “Child Of Deaf Adults,” is the kind of film that’s designed to make viewers feel bad ...
'Nightmare Alley'

‘Nightmare Alley’

Though stylish to a fault, director Guillermo del Toro’s cinema noir tale about a Depression Era carny worker who hones ...
'Don't Look Up'

‘Don’t Look Up’

Methinks the critics doth protest too much when it comes to their ill-conceived complaints about this brilliant satire from director ...
'Bergman Island'

‘Bergman Island’

Director Mia Hansen-Løve’s tribute to the life and work of the late Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman is certainly reverential, if ...
'The Matrix Resurrections'

‘The Matrix Resurrections’

In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll start off by saying I’ve never been a big fan of “The Matrix” ...
'Luzzu'

‘Luzzu’

While the narrative of this engaging Maltese offering may seem somewhat familiar (at least superficially), there are plot developments that ...