MaryAnn’s quick take: Uniquely fresh yet also deeply lodged in the history of cinematic horror, with a powerful breakout performance from David Dastmalchian. But the triumph of Late Night with the Devil is, ironically, marred by the use of “AI” “art.” Read the review…
new from Apr 15–19
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Dune: Part Two (premium VOD)
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Late Night with the Devil (premium VOD/Shudder/AMC+)
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Immaculate (premium VOD)
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Blood for Dust (premium VOD)
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Hundreds of Beavers
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In the Land of Saints and Sinners (premium VOD)
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Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (Netflix)
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The Three Musketeers – Part II: Milady
(films on regular VOD and/or DVD unless otherwise noted)
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recent releases
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All of Us Strangers
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American Fiction
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American Symphony (Netflix)
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Anatomy of a Fall (VOD/Hulu)
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Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.
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Asteroid City
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Barbie (VOD/DVD/Max)
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Beyond Utopia
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The Book of Clarence
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (Netflix)
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The Disappearance of Shere Hite
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The End We Start From
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Every Body
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Fitting In
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Frida (Prime)
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The Holdovers
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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The Iron Claw
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John Wick: Chapter 4
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Killers of the Flower Moon (premium VOD/Apple TV+)
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The Kitchen (Netflix)
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Kung Fu Panda 4 (premium VOD)
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Leave the World Behind (Netflix)
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Maestro (Netflix)
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May December (Netflix)
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Memory
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (VOD/DVD/Paramount+)
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Monolith
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Monster
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Nimona (Netflix/free on YouTube)
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Origin
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Past Lives
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Poor Things (DVD/VOD/Hulu)
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Priscilla
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The Royal Hotel
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Saltburn (Prime)
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Scrambled
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Sometimes I Think About Dying
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The Teachers’ Lounge
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To Kill a Tiger (Netflix)
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20 Days in Mariupol
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When Evil Lurks (Cuando acecha la maldad) (DVD/VOD/Shudder)
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The Zone of Interest
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BlackBerry
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Bleeding Love
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The Boys in the Boat
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Down in Dallas Town
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Dumb Money
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Fingernails (Apple TV+)
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First Time Caller
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Freud’s Last Session
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A Haunting in Venice (VOD/DVD/Disney+)
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (VOD/DVD/Disney+)
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Jules
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Napoleon (premium VOD/Apple TV+)
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One Life (premium VOD)
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Out of Darkness
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The Peasants
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A Perfect Day for Caribou
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Riddle of Fire
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Scoop (Netflix)
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Seagrass
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Snack Shack (premium VOD)
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Argylle (premium VOD/Apple TV+)
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The Creator (Hulu/VOD/DVD)
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Dalíland
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Ferrari
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Foe (Prime)
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Gran Turismo
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (VOD/DVD/Disney+)
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Irish Wish (Netflix)
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Madame Web (premium VOD)
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Miller’s Girl
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Next Goal Wins
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Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (Netflix)
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Spaceman (Netflix)
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There’s Something in the Barn
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Wonka (DVD/VOD/Max)
decipher
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worth paying multiplex prices for
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worth a look, but wait for streaming or DVD, unless your favorite actor is in it
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give it a miss
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my reaction under consideration
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my reaction under gag order for now
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not yet seen by me