The Last Rider

Before Lance Armstrong put the Tour de France into the collective consciousness of (some of) America, there was Californian Greg LeMond. This captivating documentary gives us LeMond’s life story, focusing on the 1989 edition of the famous race, which ended with the tightest finish in its 120-year history. It’s a […]

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Asteroid City

It’s a Wes Anderson movie. That should be plenty (either for or against) when it comes to describing this quirky and whimsical film—with a sneaky-cathartic, heartfelt undertone—about a group of parents and their brainiac kids who gather in a Southwest desert town for a stargazers convention. The cast goes on […]

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No Hard Feelings

Jennifer Lawrence leads the way (and does it brilliantly) in this tight, winning comedy from Gene Stupnitsky (‘Good Boys’). Hoping to bring their 19-year-old son Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) out of his shell, his parents take out an ad looking to pay an older woman to ‘date’ him. Lawrence’s Maddie […]

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Extraction 2

Chris Hemsworth is back as mercenary Tyler Rake, the perfect mix of Jason Bourne and Rambo (with some Chuck Norris tossed in for good measure). Returning director Sam Hargrave ups his game for this sequel and manages to outshine the original—and that’s not just because of the mind-blowing 21-minute, real-time, […]

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Elemental

Pixar’s latest (it’s 27th!) may not be one of its all-time instant-classics, but thanks to director Peter Sohn (‘The Good Dinosaur’) and the dazzling work of the animation team, it still lands as a top-notch feature. A sweet and touching film about whether fire and water (in the form of […]

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Flamin’ Hot

Based on the true story of the Mexcian janitor at Frito-Lay who brought the world super-spicy snacks, this feel-good flick is a great, uplifting story that’ll make you instantly wonder how you’ve never heard even a bit of it before. Eva Longoria, directing her first feature, pulls off the fascinating […]

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

The seventh Transformers flick makes it very clear that (A) they should have stopped at six (if not sooner) and (B) Michael Bay did more for this franchise than people may realize. Without Bay’s trademark camerawork and oversaturation to distract you (Steven Caple, Jr. has assumed the reins), this latest […]

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Enter the Slipstream

Chronicling Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Uran’s journey through the 2020 Tour de France, this documentary by first-timer Ted Youngs will only be of interest to devout Tour fans and/or fans of Rigo himself. It’s well done, certainly, and provides plenty of behind-the-scenes insight, but for anyone who doesn’t reserve three weeks […]

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Reality

Taken almost word-for-word from the transcript of the FBI’s 2017 interrogation of NSA leaker Reality Winner, this fascinating film from playwright Tina Satter is an intense character study that sucks you in from the get-go. Starring as Reality, Sydney Sweeney absolutely knocks it out of the park, doing far and […]

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Being Mary Tyler Moore

This probing and impactful documentary of America’s long-time television sweetheart is a study of stardom, feminism, and insecurity. Director James Adolphus tracks Moore’s career from the earliest days and offers plenty of insight from colleagues, friends, and Moore herself to help us discover what made her tick, as she grew […]

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