MoviesAustin Snell brings 16mm to the 21st century with revenge western They Call Her Death Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesDaina O. Pusić’s modern fairy tale bites off more than it can chew in A24’s Tuesday Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesPixar’s latest sequel Inside Out 2 knows you’re messy and loves you anyway Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesHome Movies: KC Film’s new lead Rachel Kephart wants Hollywood to set up shop in the Heartland Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesPull Some Strings: Simple Mischief Studio’s married puppeteers helped bring IF’S fantastical creatures to life Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesThe Fall Guy proselytizes for the unsung heroes of cinema: stuntpeople Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesCartoonishly delightful Boy Kills World is trying very hard, and that’s what matters Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesPotentially rich but dramatically flat, Challengers whiffs a grand slam opportunity Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesArcadian’s Jaeden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins on post-apocalyptic adolescence and working with Nicolas Cage Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
Movies2024 audiences may not be in a space to enjoy Civil War. 2034 audiences (if they still exist) will love it. Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesPanic Fest 2024: Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian returns our screens (and our screams) with Ghost Game Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesAzrael is the best movie of 2024 you may never get to watch. [Update: This weekend, you get to watch it.] Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesPanic Fest 2024: Sting is a creepy crawly delight that pits a cute family against an alien spider Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesGirls State of the Union: Filmmakers from Boys State couldn’t have known what their sister doc would capture in Missouri Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesReproductive donor documentary Spermworld undoes its sensitivity with cynicism Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesDavid Dastmalchian on Late Night with the Devil, The Life of Chuck and Good Fiend Films Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesGhostbusters: Frozen Empire is an improvement over other recent series entries, but that’s not saying much Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesSXSW 2024: Things Will Be Different introduces Michael Felker to the Benson & Moorehead stable Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesRose Glass’ Hulked-out Love Lies Bleeding is a gritty, gloriously queer desert noir Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesSXSW 2024: Secret Mall Apartment is an ode to art, community, and imagination Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesTrue/False 2024: Look Into My Eyes reminds us psychics are people, too. Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesTrue/False 2024: Benjamin Ree’s heartwarming documentary Ibelin examines human life through a gamer’s lens Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesTrue/False 2024: Seeking Mavis Beacon looks for the woman who taught us how to type Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesTrue/False 2024: Girls State is an empowering, heartbreaking return to 2022’s most divisive week Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesLittle Gold Men: 2024’s Oscars grapple with strikes and Barbenheimer? In this economy? Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesMadame Web is 2024’s answer to 2004’s disastrous comic book film Catwoman Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesPresent Tense: Randy Bacon freeze-frames our city’s diversity as museum modernity Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesStray Cat partners with Chicago’s Oscarbate Film Collective to bring KC some Video Nasties Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesMake Me Famous examines an overlooked artist and his fascinating environment Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesShould you go for a Night Swim or stay out of the pool? The answer may surprise you. Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesThe Iron Claw is a stunning love letter to—and indictment of—professional wrestling Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
Movies2023’s most important works of cinema were odd ducks, moonshots, horny as hell, and/or bizarre corporate shilling Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesTimothée Chalamet makes Wonka better than expected (but just barely) Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesRidley Scott’s Napoleon is the Thanksgiving trip to the movies you deserve Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesThe Killer returns David Fincher to his cynical roots, and what a glorious return it is Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesTotally Killer delivers DCOM vibes with a side of blood and a smidge of time travel hijinks Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesThe Exorcist: Believer wants you to go to church (but maybe not to mass) Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn is razor-sharp, darkly funny, and unabashedly horny Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Neolithic survival thriller Out of Darkness makes the most of limitations Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesFantastic Fest ’23: Macon Blair’s take on the Troma classic The Toxic Avenger is full of blood, guts, and gooey love Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesStop Making Sense re-release brings vitality and new angles to a classic Talking Heads concert film Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
MoviesA Haunting in Venice continues Kenneth Branagh’s mysterious descent into lazy filmmaking Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
Culture, MoviesKansas City Underground Film Festival offers its strongest lineup yet Abby Olcese, June 16, 2025
