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High tension cinema

The spread of COVID-19 across the globe has left no part of our lives untouched, not the least of which is our...

Unlikely triumphs

In movies, as in life, it was quite a year of highs and lows. These are our favorite films of 2017. Get Out As social...

Spider-Man

At first, the biggest surprise move made by Marvel was placing fan favorite (yet far-fetched) Thor on equal footing...

The Virginia Film Festival

Historic and heartwarming (Loving). Family-friendly and inspiring (The Eagle Huntress). Searching and shocking (The...

Six films that break...

Always Shine Writer-director Sophia Takal’s psychological thriller Always Shine is a thoughtful exploration of the...

The Packard Campus’ careful...

Fred Ott, a magnificently mustachioed employee at Thomas Edison’s lab in Menlo Park, was known among his colleagues...

Connections abound at this...

The lead-off film at this year’s Virginia Film Festival (Nov. 3-6) is remarkable in its story and its timing. As we...

Deepwater Horizon is a...

The ensuing oil spill following the explosion and sinking of semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater...

Disney’s Queen of Katwe...

On the surface, Disney’s Queen of Katwe is a feel-good, fact-based movie whose familiarity is part of its charm....

Blair Witch loses its cool...

Found footage movies, though often disparaged as too heavily reliant on gimmicks, jump scares and bad writing, have...