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In Spike Lee’s ā€˜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 ā€˜Eraserhead’

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

February 6, 2025

Some ā€˜Hard Truths’ About ā€˜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

ā€˜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

Is a ā€˜Big’ Movie That Fails to Meet Its Ambitions Better Than a ā€˜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: ā€˜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 ā€˜Evil Does Not Exist’

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