MoviesSpike Lee makes crime thriller Highest 2 Lowest all about himself (and not in a fun way) Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesKC’s cinema scene share our ballots for Best Films of the 21st Century Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
Movies, MusicMockumentary musicology: Local love looms large in American Comic Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesAkiva Schaffer’s reboot of The Naked Gun delivers a barrage of stupid jokes, deployed in smart ways Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesAnimal dating antics, high-stakes heists, and lucha libre! The Bad Guys 2 is a satisfying sequel. Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesJurassic World: Rebirth is schlocky, disposable fun. You’ll have forgotten it exists by next week. Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
CultureComedian Sheng Wang talks intergenerational audiences, small joys ahead of headlining Folly Theater Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesLive-action retread of How to Train Your Dragon is an unnecessary two-hour PR stunt for a theme park Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesJohn Wick gets a pleasantly satisfying, ultra-violent spinoff in Ballerina Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesMission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning almost forgets what makes the franchise special Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
CultureGenerative AI doesn’t have real books to recommend for your summer. Thankfully, we do. Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesKC-area filmmaker sees Aldous Huxley’s vision of the future hiding In Plain Sight Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesA24’s fantasy adventure The Legend of Ochi mistakes good vibes for good storytelling Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesOn Swift Horses is a mid-century period drama that has Jacob Elordi but little else Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesAlex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is a masterclass in tension built atop a facts-only foundation Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesColumbia’s True/False Film Festival keeps growing, but remains as special as ever Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest 2025: David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds might just exist for David Cronenberg Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest 2025: R.T. Thorne’s 40 Acres confirms Danielle Deadwyler is the latest iconic star in horror Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest 2025: Marshmallow isn’t your standard summer camp slasher. It’s the soft launch of several promising careers. Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesPanic Fest 2025: Hell of a Summer blends a teen comedy/throwback slasher to (mostly) satisfying results Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
With The Actor, St. Louis native Duke Johnson makes the jump from directing animation to live-action Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
Movies2025’s Street Trash reimagines the 1987 cult classic for new audiences and broken politics Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesTrue/False 2025: Middletown is the latest story of youthful empowerment from the filmmakers behind Boys State and Girls State Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesTrue/False 2025: Deaf President Now! is a crucial reminder of the power of collective action Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesTrue/False 2025: Charlie Shackleton’s cheeky meta-documentary Zodiac Killer Project wants true crime to do better Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesA Document of Its Own Unmaking: Filmmaker Brian Rose on his reconstruction of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesTimestalker is a disappointing second feature from Prevenge triple-threat Alice Lowe Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesValentine’s slasher Heart Eyes bleeds sincere rom-com adoration across 2025’s first great horror comedy Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesJames Mangold’s Bob Dylan flick A Complete Unknown will get your dad’s approval, but paints-by-numbers as a music biopic Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesQueer uses Daniel Craig for a lonely and introspective look at William S. Burroughs Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesHallmark’s Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story is less rom-com, more literal love for football merch Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesDisney’s Moana 2 stitches fragments of a cancelled TV show into a lackluster unit-of-entertainment Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
Movies‘Nightmare in the Ozarks’ film fest turned Eureka Springs into a goth Mardi Gras Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesRidley Scott’s Gladiator II returns to a colosseum where spectacle decapitates substance Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesBlockbuster adaptation of Broadway musical Wicked hits most of the right notes Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesScott Beck and Bryan Woods’ holy terror Heretic casts Hugh Grant as a nightmare nihilist Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesAnora’s writer-director Sean Baker on sex work, endings as beginnings, and mainstream acclaim Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesSean Baker’s Anora is a tragicomedy filled with heart and rage, but it’s the little things that matter Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesVenom: The Last Dance forgets its signature moves and drunkenly stumbles through the grand finale Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesEureka Springs projects new screams on screen at ‘Nightmare in the Ozarks’ film fest Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesWill & Harper is a charming, honest look at transitioning and allyship Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesFrancis Ford Coppola’s navel gaze-y epic Megalopolis exists only for the guy who made it Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesTim Burton’s signature style is back for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, but so is his inability to rein it in Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesBlink Twice nearly achieves cutthroat aim of dragging the rich and famous into the abyss Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
MoviesEtheria Film Festival wishes it didn’t have to exist. Until more opportunities arise for female filmmakers, they’ll carry the torch. Abby Olcese, April 14, 2026
