Norwegian documentary “Songs of Earth,” gonzo black comedy “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World,” and other movies coming soon to local theaters.
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Incoming! Imaginary Worlds, Japanese Ecology, and Nasty Mail
Arthouse horror-thriller “I Saw the TV Glow,” British comedy “Wicked Little Letters,” and other movies coming soon to local theaters.
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‘Civil War’ Review: A Dystopian War Picture as Shrieking Alarm
Considered in the context of American politics circa 2024, the effect of director Alex Garland’s worldbuilding is an accretion of creeping dread.
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Your Guide to This Year’s Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
The 26th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, unspooling April 4–7 in downtown Durham, will screen more than 50 films from 22 countries. Think of it as an abundance of great filmmaking, right in our yard.
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Incoming! Fever Dreams, Aging Assassins, and Canine-Android Dynamics
In Triangle theaters this month: “Problemista,” “Knox Goes Away,” “Robot Dreams,” and more.
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Incoming! Road Trip Capers, German Parables, and Bob Marley
Suggestions and potential options for a night out at the movies in February.
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In ‘Freud’s Last Session,’ Two Great Thinkers Square Off
The rolling conversation between Freud (Anthony Hopkins) and C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) covers a lot of ground. God. Death. Sex. Free will. Despair. Fathers. Daughters. War. Morphine. Dental prostheses.
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Incoming! High school drama, Tokyo utility workers, and Jesus
For those who still like to go out to the movies, Incoming! is a new monthly feature spotlighting interesting films coming to local theaters.
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‘A Haunting in Venice’ Is a Halloween Movie for Grownups
Set in postwar Europe, Kenneth Branagh’s latest has no gore, no bloodied teenagers. Instead, we get crumbling Italian palazzos, fleeting apparitions, and some surprisingly sophisticated themes.
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“Theater Camp” Is Cheerfully Audacious
Rickety, funny, and dizzy with affection, this indie comedy starring Ben Platt and Molly Gordon is an ode to that most noble of high school cliques: The theater kids.