MoviesLittle Gold Men: 2024’s Oscars grapple with strikes and Barbenheimer? In this economy? Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesMadame Web is 2024’s answer to 2004’s disastrous comic book film Catwoman Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesPresent Tense: Randy Bacon freeze-frames our city’s diversity as museum modernity Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesStray Cat partners with Chicago’s Oscarbate Film Collective to bring KC some Video Nasties Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesMake Me Famous examines an overlooked artist and his fascinating environment Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesShould you go for a Night Swim or stay out of the pool? The answer may surprise you. Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesThe Iron Claw is a stunning love letter to—and indictment of—professional wrestling Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
Movies2023’s most important works of cinema were odd ducks, moonshots, horny as hell, and/or bizarre corporate shilling Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesTimothée Chalamet makes Wonka better than expected (but just barely) Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesDream Scenario is a Nic Cage nocturnal fantasy devoid of meaning Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesRidley Scott’s Napoleon is the Thanksgiving trip to the movies you deserve Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesLocal film showcase spotlights work from women and queer filmmakers Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesThe Killer returns David Fincher to his cynical roots, and what a glorious return it is Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesTotally Killer delivers DCOM vibes with a side of blood and a smidge of time travel hijinks Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesThe Exorcist: Believer wants you to go to church (but maybe not to mass) Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn is razor-sharp, darkly funny, and unabashedly horny Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Neolithic survival thriller Out of Darkness makes the most of limitations Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Macon Blair’s take on the Troma classic The Toxic Avenger is full of blood, guts, and gooey love Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesStop Making Sense re-release brings vitality and new angles to a classic Talking Heads concert film Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesA Haunting in Venice continues Kenneth Branagh’s mysterious descent into lazy filmmaking Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
Culture, MoviesKansas City Underground Film Festival offers its strongest lineup yet Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesIf you like your high school comedies extra bloody you’ll adore how Bottoms fights deliriously dirty Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesLandscape with Invisible Hand is a darkly funny economic allegory Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesRare Exports: The Last Voyage of the Demeter is hearty meat-and-potatoes horror Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesTalk to Me is a merciless, terrifying debut from RackaRacka’s Danny and Michael Philippou Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesMission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One pits Cruise against our collective AI anxiety Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesCeline Song’s Past Lives is a love story for grown-ups, with mature, tender chemistry Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesSav Rodgers on Chasing Chasing Amy’s Tribeca premiere and the multi-year process behind his debut feature Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
CultureWriter-comedian Josh Gondelman talks touring, the WGA strike, and the value of being a Pollyanna Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is worth seeing—after the WGA strike Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesMake Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret your priority watch this weekend Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesPanic Fest 2023: Abruptio is a Troma movie with puppets, and that’s a neat experiment if nothing more Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesPanic Fest 2023: Black Mold has indie heart and big-budget chops Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesPanic Fest 2023: Birth/Rebirth is a Frankenstein story for a post-Dobbs world Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesRenfield director Chris McKay on Nicolas Cage, reinventing Dracula, and milkshake blood Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves does the tabletop RPG (and its genre) right Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesBruce Campbell on Bruce-O-Rama, Evil Dead Rise and the politics of stardom Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesKansas City Film Fest International brings an independent cinema extravaganza to Ward Parkway Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesGavin Brivik Blows Up: Film composer and UMKC alumnus strikes back on How to Blow Up a Pipeline Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
MoviesJohn Wick: Chapter 4 is a hyper-violent ballet with heart and headshots in equal measure Abby Olcese, December 12, 2024
