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Fall Flicks
The upcoming season is chock-full of interesting leftovers.
Cryptical Envelopment
A Sundance award-winning film from a local husband-and-wife team delivers a modern-day psych classic.
Overcooked
Musical hybrid “Annette” is self-involved and despite experimentation, unmoving.
Don’t Sleep
Halfway through the year, our film critic looks at his favorite movies so far.
Hidden in Plain Sight
A new documentary contextualizes Anthony Bourdain’s TV shows as unintentional expressions of their star’s misery.
Spellbound
German director Christian Petzold’s quiet new film “Undine” gets under your skin.
Bring on the Blockbusters
A film critic returns to proper moviegoing with some (mostly lacking) horror titles.
Calling Film Junkies
The James River Film Festival is returning with a free virtual event over four days, though donations are needed.
Review: “Nomadland” (Hulu)
Frances McDormand delivers another great performance as an aging American worker on the road.
Green Perspectives
Even going virtual, the RVA Environmental Film Festival holds its biggest event yet with 12 days of showings.
Sun Streams
Two Richmond filmmakers are part of the virtual Sundance Film Fest this weekend. Meet writer-director Melody C. Roscher.
Village of the Sun
Doc “Some Kind of Heaven” is worth seeing if you plan on growing old.
Stuff to Stream
A few movie selections from Amazon Prime and Netflix.
Documentary Season
In two deeply personal HBO docs, one filmmaker turns his anxiety into comic gold and another tries to solve his mother’s slaying.
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