The movie that’s getting credit for bringing rom-com audiences back to theaters has arrived on streaming — albeit for more than the price of a movie ticket ($20). Consider this a date night or roommate watch, as it’s launched these two stars into the big leagues — and it’s edgier than it looks. Non rom-com
After they meet at their high school reunion, Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) home, and their lives become entwined as one of them struggles with what she can’t forget, and the other with what he can’t remember. A heart rending look at trauma, recovery, and the way people wittingly or unwittingly block or
How do you prepare for the role of a lifetime, one that could catapult you into history…or earn you ire for misrepresenting a historic icon? David Oyelowo was born in England to Nigerian parents, and his first big role was becoming Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s Oscar nominated Selma. His wife captures the
A fresh spin on the campy monster comedy that fully embraces the absurdities of its source material, Lisa Frankenstein subverts familiar tropes and charts its own imaginative path, ultimately moving the genre forward.
In the wake of his death in a Russian prison, Navalny is a timely, tense real life espionage thriller with a call to action.
At 54, Albert Einstein was a wanted man in Nazi Germany and one of the most recognizable scientists in the world. As we learn in this riveting docudrama, pamphlets were distributed claiming that ‘Jews Are Watching You,’ and accusing Einstein of producing “lying atrocity propaganda against Adolf Hitler.” Under his picture it said: “Not yet
The hype behind all things Bennifer might make this autobiographical musical a tough sell, but it is not what it seems. A visually surreal production, it weaves in everything from a sex addiction intervention to Derek Hough and ballroom dancing to a Neil DeGrasse Tyson voiceover (“You must respect the ebb and flow of the
A New York sportswriter Mack (Gina Rodriguez) and her male BFF Adam (Damon Wayans Jr.) have been plotting one night stand “plays” for years. Until, you guessed it, Mack catches feelings for her latest “score.” Intended as a date night romcom the sports loving guys-guys will embrace, reviews are decidedly mixed. On one end, “It’s
A murder accusation can be just the ticket for a struggling young actress seeking fame and glory in 1930s Paris. That’s the premise of this farcical French comedy that’s a hit with critics despite its broader humor and theatrics. It”s clever in a way that will resonate today, but decorated in nostalgic French form. From
An overworked intern pretends to be her fearmongering auction house boss, sending her into a swirl of London-set glamour and romance in this just-in-time for Valentine’s Day romcom. Camila Mendes, Marisa Tomei, Lena Olin and Archie Renaux star.