Whether you’re hiding from Bumbershoot all weekend or need a quick respite from the music festival madness, we’ve got your back—just head to a dark theater with one of these critics’ picks in mind. There’s a supernatural thriller about a boy with nine lives, a documentary about Williamsburg in the 1980s, and even some family-friendly options like Finding Dory, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Pete’s Dragon. You can mourn Gene Wilder at a special screening of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, or finally make some time to watch Ghostbusters or Captain Fantastic. The possibilities are practically endless. And as always, check out our complete movie times calendar for even more options.
NEW RELEASES
1. The Light Between Oceans
In the wake of World War I, people were defined by what they had lost. A generation of young men had been scorched from the earth, leaving a corresponding generation of young women desperate to find a match and begin the work of repopulating their communities. It’s helpful, when embarking into the sheer sadness of Derek Cianfrance’s The Light Between Oceans, to bear this pressure in mind. If women have more or less always been expected to be mothers, this job was considered all the more noble in an era when so many lives had been eradicated. Imagine the pressure on a daughter whose brothers are all dead. MARJORIE SKINNER
