New Movie Releases

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Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupani Euler, Zienobia Sfiroff, Adeel Akhtar, Bo Burnham, Aidy Bryant, Kurt Braunohler
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The Big Sick

Reviewed by Scott Douglas on

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Director: Michael Showalter

The Story: A Pakistani comedian falls for an American grad student and predictably fouls things up, but when his love interest winds up in a medically induced coma, the choice between his family and the object of his affections becomes less clear cut than it first appeared. The Lowdown: An old-school rom-com for millennials that's nowhere near as cringe-inducing as that prospect sounds. Easily the best date movie of 2017 thus far.

Special Screenings This Week

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A Hard Day’s Night

Reviewed by Scott Douglas on
In Brief: So, I was trying to show Tim Burton's Ed Wood  to commemorate both the one-year anniversary of Ken Hanke's death and the recent passing of Martin Landau, since it was not only Ken's favorite Burton movie (and bear in mind, Ken wrote a book on the guy) but also Landau's only Oscar win — but anyone who read this…
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Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell, Esther Minciotti, Karen Steele, Jerry Paris

Marty

Reviewed by Scott Douglas on
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In Brief: There was a time in the not-too-distant past when leading roles were the exclusive domain of almost supernaturally good-looking people, and while the modern cinema seems hellbent on regressing to that state of affairs, it's important to note that the process of questioning Hollywood's conventional wisdom that your star had to look like Cary…
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Starring: Sergi Lopez, Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Maribel Verdu, Doug Jones

Pan’s Labyrinth

Reviewed by Ken Hanke on
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In Brief: Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) is one of the most remarkable films of the 21st century — something I was not prepared for when I first saw it. Even while recognizing del Toro’s talent in his previous films (sometimes more obvious than other times), there was little in his work to prepare…