Culture St. Louis native Mike Gabrawy talks “Jungle,” working with Daniel Radcliffe, and his path as a filmmaker The film opens nationally on Friday, but St. Louis gets an early look at the film tonight, with Gabrawy on hand at the screening. by Andrew Wyatt October 12, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture A breathless night of criminal chaos drives the electric “Good Time” Robert Pattinson isn’t the only captivating thing about the film, but he’s essential to its nervous electric power. by Andrew Wyatt August 23, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture “Annabelle: Creation” is nonsensical, predictable, and devilishly fun It’s foremost a delivery system for dusty “Steinbeck Gothic” atmospherics and predictable yet devilishly fun jump scares. On that score, it’s a virtually nonstop pleasure. by Andrew Wyatt August 9, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture “City of Ghosts” depicts the deadly perils of a free press in Syria Matthew Heineman’s new feature captures the story of the citizen-journalists who struggle to expose the crimes of ISIS in Raqqa. by Andrew Wyatt August 3, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture “A Ghost Story” quietly plumbs the depths of grief, time, and the self In an American cinematic landscape that has become distressingly homogenized, A Ghost Story is a singularly unruly and intriguing work. by Andrew Wyatt July 28, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture “The Big Sick” administers doses of bitter and sweet What makes the film smarter and sadder than the typical romantic comedy is its refusal to indulge in the genre’s more ersatz clichés. by Andrew Wyatt July 5, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture The deliriously fun ‘Baby Driver’ Is ‘La La Land’ meets ‘The Italian Job’ It’s one part heist film, one part perfect mix tape. by Andrew Wyatt June 29, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture “Obit” reveals how The New York Times’ obituary staff breathes life into history Rather than being a dismal meditation on mortality, “Obit” is a swooning, down-to-earth tribute to the work of journalism and the art of writing. by Andrew Wyatt June 22, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture “Cars 3” is a solid final lap for a rickety franchise While thoroughly mediocre as Pixar films go, it’s unquestionably the best chapter in the trilogy. by Andrew Wyatt June 15, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture A conversation with St. Louis native Kristin Archibald, co-star and co-writer of “I Love You Both” The new indie dramedy opens June 9 at the Tivoli; Archibald, along with her brother Doug, will be on hand after the screening for a Q&A. by Andrew Wyatt June 8, 2017 February 8, 2025
Culture In the post-apocalyptic pressure cooker “It Comes at Night,” the enemy is us The film’s scenario involves two families, one house, and a deadly disease, all in the service of a bleak tale of terror. by Andrew Wyatt June 8, 2017 February 8, 2025