Three’s definitely a crowd in Both Sides of the Blade, a pandemi-adjacent melodrama from Claire Denis, who reunites with Juliette Binoche (Let the Sunshine In, High Life) and Vincent Lindon (Vendredi soir) as a contented couple upended when someone from their shared past resurfaces.
116 minutes; French with English subtitles
Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, and pride.
115 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles
Written and directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies, Benediction explores the turbulent life of the WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden). The writer and soldier was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war in his powerfully beautiful poetry.
PG-13; 137 minutes
Enjoy a Rainbow of Rosé Wines from around the world as Sommelier Dan Miller engages and teaches about what makes these wines so different. Each Rosé is paired with a 7 course monochromatic tasting menu - The Rainbow of Vegetables.
This portrait of courage under fire celebrates NYC’s first openly transgender firefighter. For Brooke Guinan, fighting fires runs in her blood – both her father and grandfather served in the FDNY. But as a transgender woman, her path to service has not been without obstacles. Transitioning from male to female in what is still an overwhelmingly macho profession proves a challenge for her coworkers and her family, while her boyfriend reckons with the impact of Brooke’s newly public profile on his parents.
Amateur golfer Maurice Flitcroft achieves his late-in-life goal of participating in the British Open Golf Championship, much to the ire of the staid golfing community.
In fact, most everything you find has in one way or another filtered out from the lives of those who once owned it, while still suggesting something of the pace and patterns by which they lived. ... But amidst all this ongoing detritus of daily life there’s one sort of item that especially stands out: the discarded photo. Jeff Ferrell, Last Picture, published by Atopia Projects, 2022
“Director Sally Potter's ironies, veering between the blunt and the exquisite, the oblique and the confrontational, expose the cruel hazards of nature and the perversities of culture.” Richard Brody, New Yorker.
“The good news about this historical vaudeville is that Orlando's consciousness, like his/her gender, is a delightful work-in-progress.” Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer.
“Most dances are for people who are falling in love. The tango is a dance for those who have survived it and are still a little angry about having their hearts so mishandled. The Tango Lesson is a movie for people who understand that difference.” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times.
“Marie Antoinette is a thoroughly modern confection, blending insouciance and sophistication, heartfelt longing and self-conscious posing with the guileless self-assurance of a great pop song. What to do for pleasure? Go see this movie, for starters.” AO Scott, New York Times.
