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Is There an End to the Story of Jacob Wetterling?

A new documentary implicates the tales Minnesotans have told about the boy’s disappearance for 37 years.

Isn’t Anyone Having the Right Amount of Sex?

The sexual dystopias of 'I Want Your Sex' and 'One Night Only' raise (and duck) questions about How We Fuck Now.

August 11, 2026

‘Wuthering Heights’ Is a Horny Bore; ‘The Bride!’ Is a Dizzying Clutter

Two new movies ransack 19th century literary classics in search of 21st century resonance.

March 18, 2026

Every Movie Review Racket Published in 2025

Here you go: 78 capsule reviews of the year's best, worst, and middest.

January 7, 2026

In Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ It’s the Children Who Are Wrong

Lee's remake of Kurosawa's 'High and Low' is distracted from the action by generational grudges and a love for New York.

August 29, 2025

On the Big Screen This Week: Shady Unions, Right-Wing Thugs, and ‘Eraserhead’

Pretty much all the movies you can catch in Twin Cities theaters this week.

February 6, 2025

Some ‘Hard Truths’ About ‘The Brutalist’

Brady Corbet's flawed epic 'The Brutalist' and Mike Leigh's perfect miniature 'Hard Truths' showcase different ideas of filmmaking.

January 22, 2025

‘A Complete Unknown’ Lives Up to Its Title

James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic doesn't transcend the genre, but it does tweak Boomer mythology ever so slightly.

December 23, 2024