Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman (First Run Features, NR)
The experience of watching Harper Lee is less satisfactory than that of watching Hey Boo.
September 2015
Sleeping with Other People (IFC Films, R)
Sleeping with Other People works with a pleasant sitcommyness, if network sitcoms circa the 1990s were more R-rated.
Mississippi Grind (A24, R)
There’s a good time to be had in trying to figure out where the movie’s going and how it’s going to end—reading its tells, if you prefer.
The Other Man: F. W. De Klerk and the End of Apartheid (First Run Features, NR)
It’s easy to say “to keep everything good for the whites and keep the blacks out of power,” but that would be too facile.
Ghost | 10.06.15
As the band’s stars rise higher in the sky of rock, this may be the last time to see Ghost in such an intimate setting.
Ibeyi w/Vicktor Taiwò | 09.24.15
Ibeyi’s Yoruba and Cuban ancestries play an extreme importance in their music and everything they sing about.
Ace Frehley | 09.16.15
Frehley rocked and rolled for just around two hours, and he’s never sung or played better in his life.
The American Dreamer (Etiquette Pictures, NR)
Maybe I should try watching it while high, in which case it may make for more intriguing viewing.
White Shadow (Indiepix, NR)
If you have the patience to take the film this film for what it is, it provides a fascinating look at aspects of life in Tanzania.
A Brilliant Young Mind (Samuel Goldwyn Pictures, PG-13)
It’s a good thing that Asa Butterfield’s performance as Nathan is strong, because he’s the only fully realized character in the film.