Movie

With its buzzy marketing, “Longlegs” has been an unexpected horror hit. Nathan Weinbender says that it’s a stylishly made and ultimately promising nightmare that loses steam as it goes along and has to explain its plot.

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two movies that are set in the 1960s. The first is the space-race romantic comedy “Fly Me to the Moon” and the second is the engine-driven drama “The Bikeriders.”

“Longlegs” features Nicolas Cage once again playing a character who is less scary than merely strange, Dan Webster says in his review.

The horror franchise that began with "X" and "Pearl" is now a trilogy. Director Ti West and star Mia Goth return to that sleazy world with "MaXXXine" but Nathan Weinbender says it’s too unfocused and overburdened with film references to stack up to its predecessors.

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two surreal movies that delve into the complexities of life. The first is “Kinds of Kindness,” the latest from the Greek-born filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. And the second is “Janet Planet,” the debut feature film from playwright Annie Baker.

“Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” is Kevin Costner’s overly long, far too complicated Western opus, Dan Webster says in his review.

Only a few months after his film “Poor Things” cleaned up at the Oscars, Yorgos Lanthimos is back with the bizarre, pitch black comedy “Kinds of Kindness.” Nathan Weinbender says it’s an acquired taste, even for fans of the Greek director’s strange work.

Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the qualities of “Chinatown" fifty years after its theatrical release, and add to that a general discussion about those responsible for it.

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss three movies that attempt to tell stories about the inner workings of our personal lives. One is the intrepid grandma study “Thelma,” one is the theater-as-therapy exploration “Ghostlight” and one is the who-is-the-real-person project “Hit Man.”

“Ghostlight” is a meditation on how art can help even the most repressed person find a reprieve from grief, Dan Webster says in his review.