This weekend, instead of watching the goddamn garbage fire that is the new Point Break, check out one of these 24 noteworthy films picked by our critics. For even more movies, see our movie times listings.
NEW RELEASES
1. The Revenant
“Judged on a scene-by-scene basis, The Revenant often feels like one of the most amazing movies ever made, with Emmanuel Lubezki’s breathtaking cinematography capturing every vivid facet of nature’s teeth and claws. Taken as a whole, however, the lack of tonal variance and unrelenting bleakness end up serving the director’s monumental ambition more than the relatively sparse narrative. Still, even when it verges on self-parody—this is a movie where a character is listed in the end credits as Dave Stomach Wound—the sheer mad bravura on display makes it impossible to dismiss.” – Andrew Wright
LIMITED RUNS
2. Beach Town
Filmmaker Erik Hammen stops by Grand Illusion for this screening of his film Beach Town, shot (surprisingly!) entirely in Seattle.
3. Ear as Other
Visiting filmmaker Kevin T. Allen presents this screening of Ear as Other, a collection of super-8mm films “that highlight his expanded sound recording techniques that employ binaural, hydrophone, and contact microphones.”
