THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD (2019) Starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw , Paul Whitehouse, Aneurin Barnard, Daisy May Cooper, Morfydd Clark, Benedict Wong, Gwendoline Christie, Anthony Welsh, Rosalind Eleazar, Jairaj Varsani, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Darren Boyd, Matthew Cottle, Bronagh Gallagher, Anthony Welsh and Aimee Kelly. Screenplay by Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Distributed by Searchli

THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS (2020) Featuring Peter Medak, Simon van der Borgh, John Heyman, Joe Dunne, Norma Farnes, Susan Wood, John Goldstone, David Korda, Ruth Myers, Joe McGrath, Victoria Sellers, Deke Heyward, Piers Haggard, Costas Evagorou, Murray Melvin, Clive Revill, Costas Demetriou, Tony Greenburch, Robert Wagner, Sanford Lieberson, Maggie Abbott, Rita Franciosa, Antony Rufus Isaacs, Danton Rissner, Denis Fraser, Michael Stevenson, Rita Thiel, Kostas Dimitriou, Robin

BABYTEETH (2019) Starring Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Emily Barclay, Eugene Gilfedde, Essie Davis, Ben Mendelsohn, Edward Lau, Zack Grech, Georgina Symes, Michelle Lotters, Andrea Demetriades, Charles Grounds, Priscilla Doueihy, Sora Wakaki, Renee Billing, Jack Yabsley, Ashley Hanak, Quentin Yung, Jaga Yap and Shannon Dooley. Screenplay by Rita Kalnejais. Directed by Shannon Murphy. Distributed by IFC Films. 118 minutes. Not Rated. It’s been a while since I have knowingly wa

THE POLLINATORS (2019) Featuring Bret Adee, Jeff Anderson, Alan Ard, Dave Hackenberg, Susan Kegley, Bill McKibben, Dan Barber, Christina Grozinger, Jon Lundgren, Sam Ramsey, Jim Frazier, Maryann Frazier and Glenn Card, Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, Zac Browning, Lucas Criswell and Davey Hackenberg. Directed by Peter Nelson. Distributed by 1091. 92 minutes. Not Rated. Guys, out today (June 16), video on demand: The Pollinators, which is a worthy documentary to watch. Director (and bee

BOTERO (2018) Featuring Fernando Botero, Lina Botero Zea, Fernando Botero Zea, Juan Carlos Botero, Miriam Basilio, Sandro Manzo, David Nahmad, Sophia Vari and archival footage of Pedro Botero, Gloria Zea, Dorothy Canning Miller, Cecilia Zambrano and Rosalind Krauss. Written by Don Millar and Hart Snider. Directed by Don Millar. Distributed by Corinth Films. 84 minutes. Not Rated. I have mixed feelings about the hour and 22 minutes I spent watching the documentary Botero about

SPACESHIP EARTH (2020) Featuring John Allen, Tony Burgess, Freddy Dempster, Kathy Dyhr, Kathelin Gray, Marie Harding, Linda Leigh, Mark Nelson, Sally Silverstone and Larry Winokour. Directed by Matt Wolf. Distributed by Neon. 115 minutes. Not Rated. Streaming science nerd documentary alert: Spaceship Earth is now available for online streaming through your local Art House cinema – for me The Hiway Theater in Jenkintown and the Philadelphia Film Society. Spaceship Earth tells

MY SPY (2020) Starring Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Kristen Schaal, Greg Byrk, Ken Jeong, Nicola Correia-Damude, Devere Rogers, Noah Danby, Vieslav Krystyan, Basel Daoud, Ali Hassan, Olivia Dépatie, Keller Viaene, Jean-Michel Nadeau, Laura Cilevitz, Darrin Baker, Chris D'Silva, Rakhee Morzaria, Lindsay Mullan, Robin Archer, Karen O'Keefe and April Lee. Screenplay by Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber. Directed by Peter Segal. Distributed by STXfilms. 99 minutes.

NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (2020) Starring Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Theodore Pellerin, Sharon Van Etten, Ryan Eggold, Kim Rios Lin, Drew Seltzer, Carolina Espiro, Denise Pillott, Lester Greene, Amy Tribbey, Guy A. Fortt, Brett Puglisi, Alexander Carney, Brian Altemus, Deepti Menon, April Szykeruk, Alana Barrett-Adkins, Michael Erik, Jingjing Tian and Aurora Richards. Screenplay by Eliza Hittman. Directed by Eliza Hittman. Distributed by Focus Features. 95 minutes. Rat

RESISTANCE (2020) Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Harris, Edgar Ramirez, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Félix Moati, Geza Rohrig, Karl Markovics, Bella Ramsey, Félix Moati, Alicia von Rittberg, Vica Kerekes, Tobias Gareth Elman, Kue Lawrence, Christian Clarke, Aurélie Bancilhon, Karina Beuthe Orr, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Ryan Hadaller, Philip Lenkowsky and Louise Morell. Screenplay by Jonathan Jakubowicz. Directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz. Distributed by IFC Films. 121 mi

AND THEN WE DANCED (2019) Starring Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Giorgi Tsereteli, Kakha Gogidze, Tamar Bukhnikashvili, Ana Makharadze, Levan Gabrava, Marika Gogichaishvili, Aleko Begalishvili and Ninutsa Gabisonia. Screenplay by Levan Akin. Directed by Levan Akin. Distributed by Music Box Films. 113 minutes. Not Rated. Call Me by Your Name meets Whiplash in And Then We Danced, the dramatic, engrossing film about the rigors of Georgian dance and the c

EMMA. (2020) Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Myra McFadyen, Josh O’Connor, Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan, Amber Anderson, Miranda Hart, Tanya Reynolds, Suzy Bloom, Vanessa M. Owen, Isis Hainsworth, Jill Buchanan, Connor Swindells, Chloe Pirrie, Rose Shalloo and Adrian Mozzi. Screenplay by Eleanor Catton. Directed by Autumn de Wilde. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated PG. Like many 90’s teens, my introduction to the sto

2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action & Animated OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2020: ANIMATION & LIVE ACTION (2020) LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 104 minutes) A Sister (une soeur) – Delphine Girard, 17 mins. Nefta Football Club – Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi, 17 mins. Brotherhood – Meryam Joobeur and Maria Gracia Turgeon, 25 mins. Saria – Bryan Buckley and Matt Lefebvre, 22 mins. The Neighbors’ Window – Marshall Curry, 21 mins. I have had the opportunity

The Gentlemen THE GENTLEMEN (2020) Starring Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Lyne Renée, Tom Wu, Chidi Ajufo, Simon Barker, Jason Wong, John Dagleish, Jordan Long, Lily Frazer, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Samuel West, Geraldine Somerville and Eliot Sumner. Screenplay by Guy Ritchie. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Distributed by STX. 113 minutes. Rated R. Director/Screenwriter/Producer Guy Ritchi

Little Women LITTLE WOMEN (2019) Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Jayne Houdyshell, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep, Jayne Houdyshell, Mason Alban, Rafael Silva, Emily Edström, Maryann Plunkett, Hadley Robinson, Lonnie Farmer, Charlotte Kinder and Ana Kayne. Screenplay by Greta Gerwig. Directed by Greta Gerwig. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 135 minutes. Rated

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2019) Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, Wendy Makkena, Sakina Jaffrey, Noah Harpster, Carmen Cusack, Kelley Davis, Christine Lahti, Maddie Corman, Daniel Krell, Jon L Peacock, Gretchen Koerner, Spencer Lott and Jessica Hecht. Screenplay by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster. Directed by Marielle Heller. Distributed

Frozen II FROZEN II (2019) Featuring the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, Santino Fontana, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Sterling K. Brown, Martha Plimpton, Rachel Matthews, Jason Ritter, Jeremy Sisto, Alan Tudyk, Ciarán Hinds, Mattea Conforti and Hadley Gannaway. Screenplay by Jennifer Lee and Allison Schroeder. Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated PG. Dear movie theater employees,

Charlie’s Angels CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2019) Starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Patrick Stewart, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Jonathan Tucker, Chris Pang, Nat Faxon, Lili Reinhart, Hailee Steinfeld, Aly Raisman, Chloe Kim, Ronda Rousey, Danica Patrick, Laverne Cox, Michael Strahan, Jaclyn Smith and the voice of Robert Clotworthy. Screenplay by Elizabeth Banks. Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Distributed by Colum

Last Christmas LAST CHRISTMAS (2019) Starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Emma Thompson, Rebecca Root, Lydia Leonard, Patti LuPone, Madison Ingoldsby, Ingrid Oliver, Rob Delaney, John-Luke Roberts , Peter Serafinowicz, Fabien Frankel, David Mumeni, Jade Anouka, Ritu Arya, Madison Ingoldsby, Boris Isakovic, Maxim Baldry and Rob Delaney. Screenplay by Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings. Directed by Paul Feig. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated

Light From Light LIGHT FROM LIGHT (2019) Starring Marin Ireland, Jim Gaffigan, Josh Wiggins, Atheena Frizzell, David Cale, Josh Wiggins, Rhoda Griffis, Michael Hampton and Christopher Ward. Screenplay by Paul Harrill. Directed by Paul Harrill. Distributed by Grasshopper Film. 82 minutes. Not Rated. Late fall, the clocks have adjusted backwards, the night seems ever longer, trick-or-treaters are tucked away for another year. The air is crisp, and it feels like the perfect nigh

Bacarau BACURAU (2019) Starring Sonia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Perera, Thardelly Lima, Rubens Santos, Wilson Rabelo, Carlos Francisco, Luciana Souza, Karine Teles, Antonio Saboia, Jonny Mars, Alli Willow, James Turpin, Julia Marie Peterson, Brian Townes, Charles Hodges, Chris Doubek, Buda Lira, Clebia Sousa, Danny Barbosa, Edilson Silva, Eduarda Samara, Fabiola Liper, Ingrid Trigueiro, Jamila Facury, Jr. Black, Márcio Fecher, Rodger Rogerio, Suzy