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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

‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’ Offer Familiar Circuses for Your Hard-Earned Bread

Oz ain't what it used to be, but Rome hasn't changed a bit.

November 21, 2024

Is a ‘Big’ Movie That Fails to Meet Its Ambitions Better Than a ‘Small’ Movie That Does Just What It Set out to?

'Megalopolis' is a dull, sprawling mess; 'My Old Ass' is a surprisingly sweet coming-of-age fantasy.

September 27, 2024

What a Shame to Have a Body: ‘The Substance’ Revels in Repulsion

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley feed off each other in this Cannes-beloved gorefest.

September 23, 2024

Nothing Is As It Seems in ‘Evil Does Not Exist’

The balance between humanity and nature is disturbed in the latest from 'Drive My Car' director Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Captures the Terror of Being Seen for Who You Are

In writer/director Jane Schoenbrun's latest, real life becomes indistinguishable from a supernatural teen TV show