This week, the best film in theaters is still Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). And there’s a long-lost Argentine masterpiece coming up on TCM.
IN THEATERS
Mama Weed: In this French comic thriller, a woman (Isabelle Huppert) embraces an increasingly bizarre and risky plan. Mama Weed starts out droll and blossoms into madcap.
The Boys in Red Hats: A documentarian’s point of view shifts as he peels back the onion on a social media frenzy. It comes down to insights into media, social media and, especially, White privilege. I screened The Boys in Red Hats for its world premiere at Cinequest,. Now it’s in theaters and also streaming on Virtual Cinema.
Also in theaters:
- Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): concert with context. In theaters and streaming on Hulu.
- Zola: the road trip is not what it seems, (and neither is this movie).
- Summertime: no longer invisible and unheard, giving voice through verse.
- In the Heights: Vibrant, earnest and perfect for this moment. Also streaming on HBO Max.
- The Sparks Brothers: Must be seen to be believed.
ON VIDEO
The most eclectic watch-at-home recommendations you’ll find ANYWHERE:
- Riders of Justice: Thriller, comedy and much, much more. It’s the year’s best movie so far. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu and YouTube.
- No Sudden Move: Steven Soderbergh’s neo-noir thriller has even more double-crosses than movie stars – and it has plenty of movie stars. HBO Max.
- Slow Machine: incomprehensibly engrossing. At Laemmle now and coming to the Roxie.
- The Courier: amateur among spies. Amazon, Vudu, YouTube and redbox.
- Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation: Two gay Southern geniuses, revealing themselves. Laemmle..
- My Name Is Bulger: Two brothers, two paths to power. discovery+.
- About Endlessness: Damned if I know. Streaming on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube and Google Play.
- Bad Tales: perhaps too dark. Virtual Cinema, including Laemmle.
- Brewmance: barley, hops, yeast and underdogs. Amazon (included with Prime), AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube and Google Play .
- Hamlet/Horatio: More tragedy, less angst. Amazon, AppleTV, Google Play..
- Louder Than Bombs: An intricately constructed family drama. Amazon (included with Prime), Vudu and YouTube.
- That Guy Dick Miller: Putting the “character” in “character actor:” Amazon (included with Prime).
- Sword of Trust: comedy and so, so much more. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube and Google Play.
- Run Lola Run: you’ll never see a more kinetic movie. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube and Google Play.
- The Face of Love: Who is she really in love with? Amazon.
- Augustine: obsession, passion and the birth of a science. Amazon (included with Prime), AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube and Google Play.
ON TV
Don’t miss the once-lost Argentine film noir masteriece Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos). On Turner CLassic Movies on Saturday night and Sunday morning on TCM’s Noir Alley.
