MoviesJane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is adoration at the altar of slasher cinema Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesThe Vast of Night filmmaker Andrew Patterson returns to screens with The Rivals of Amziah King Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesA24’s Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony shines brightest by ignoring fame’s focus Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesWriter-director Joseph Scrimshaw talks horror festival darling Dead Media and Midwestern cinema ahead of Atlas9 screening Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
CultureOverland Park native Kenan Orhan snags Booker Prize nomination with debut novel The Renovation Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesOne Night Only is a [surprisingly] fun sex-fueled Purge Night rom-com Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesSpider-Man: Brand New Day remains light and fun, despite Marvel bloat Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesAmy Goodman of Democracy Now! talks the future of media and her visit to Glenwood Arts this weekend Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesChristopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey is impressive but lacks a sense of wonder Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesOlivia Wilde’s The Invite reignites the power and potential of clever adult comedies Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesSound Mandala reimagines The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as an eerie, immersive audio experiment Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MusicArt-rock icon Robyn Hitchcock examines art and our existence ahead of Lawrence show Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesStray Cat Film Center’s ‘Bleak Week’ offers a buffet of dark cinematic delights Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesTuner wants to be a highbrow heist film. It’s middlebrow meh instead. Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesWhat’s in a millimeter? Reel film is now playing in cinemas across KC Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest: Leviticus is It Follows with a conversion therapy twist Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesMichael Jackson’s sanitized, distorted biopic Michael exists in theaters this weekend. Steer clear. Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest: Hokum is Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy’s latest ‘must watch’ nightmare Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest: Dead Media is a loving ode to physical media, low-budget filmmaking and so much more Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest: Find Your Friends is a joyless collage of better revenge movies Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
Culture, TheaterFleetwood cipher Stereophonic at Kauffman Center is a dizzying work of artistic collapse Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesOscar-winning filmmaker and actor Ray McKinnon re-releases his films Randy and the Mob and The Accountant Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesProject Hail Mary is a pitch-perfect adaptation of Andy Weir’s hit sci-fi novel Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesTrue/False Film Festival: Remake redefines ‘self-centered’ as infuriating irresponsibility hijacks a tragedy Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesTrue/False Film Festival: Secret Mall Apartment director turns to South Korea with the heartbreaking/heartwarming School for Defectors Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesTrue/False Film Festival: Seized does the Marion County Record (and small town papers everywhere) proud Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesTrue/False Film Festival: Broken English gives Marianne Faithfull her flowers Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesTrue/False Film Festival: Nuisance Bear raises interesting ideas, but lacks a compelling argument Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesStill blowing up: The Pitt composer Gavin Brivik on scoring for TV, collabs with Andrew Bird, and Faces of Death Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesGood Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die has human flaws, but the spirit of tech rebellion saves the day Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesH is for Hawk fails to take flight because a bird’s performance is the only memorable part Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
Movies28 Years Later: The Bone Temple brings catharsis, pain, and brains Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesPaul Rudd and Jack Black’s kinda-sorta reboot of Anaconda is pretty dang fun Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesWicked: For Good does its damnedest to burst your pink, frilly bubble Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesEdgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man may not be perfect, but leading man Glen Powell sure is Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesClint Bentley’s Train Dreams considers the enormity of a life through a long lens Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesDaring documentary WTO/99 wants you to rethink how we talk about protests Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesDerek Cianfrance’s Roofman hides Channing Tatum in a light-hearted drama with a troubling core Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesBenny Safdie’s unconventional biopic The Smashing Machine can’t choose which punch to land Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
CultureAtlas9 brings a surreal interactive world full of neon and time travel to Legends Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesA Big Bold Beautiful Journey is neither big nor bold, but it is (kind of) beautiful Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesKansas City Underground Film Festival returns Sept. 12-20 with weird, wild, and fascinating ultra-indies Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesSpike Lee makes crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest all about himself (and not in a fun way) Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesKC’s cinema scene share our ballots for Best Films of the 21st Century Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
Movies, MusicMockumentary musicology: Local love looms large in American Comic Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
MoviesAkiva Schaffer’s reboot of The Naked Gun delivers a barrage of stupid jokes, deployed in smart ways Abby Olcese, August 17, 2026
