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House of Gucci, Encanto, Power of the Dog, C'mon C'mon and more
C’mon C’mon ***
As the title of writer/director Mike Mills’ low-key drama eventually makes its way into the narrative, it serves as a slightly more succinct interpretation of “fake it ’til you make it.” Joaquin Phoenix plays Johnny, a journalist who begins trying to patch up a strained relationship with his sister (Gaby Hoffman) by agreeing to care for her 9-year-old son, Jesse (Woody Norman), while she attends to Jesse’s father (Scoot McNairy) as he deals with a mental-health crisis. The uncle/nephew interaction takes the form of a geographic odyssey, as Johnny’s work takes them from Los Angeles to New York to New Orleans, for a project that involves interviewing kids and teens about big issues like death and their worries about the future.
New music from Mindy Gledhill as Madam Bandit, November's 12 Minutes Max
Madam Bandit Releases “Gin & Tonic”
The new alter-ego project of Utah artist Mindy Gledhill is Madam Bandit, and the music she makes is just as playful as the Bandit’s masked persona.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife, King Richard, The Souvenir Part II and more
Ghostbusters: Afterlife **
I wish I could understand the thought process that emerged when somebody said “Let’s make another Ghostbusters movie,” and somebody then said, “Okay … and?” Because the pieces here are baffling assemblage of square pegs and round holes. Jason Reitman picks up the baton from dad Ivan as co-writer and director, following the estranged family of apocalypse-obsessed Egon Spengler—his daughter (Carrie Coon) and two grandchildren (Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace)—as they inherit his ramshackle Oklahoma property and discover that he was always on the trail of Gozer.
Alyssa Pyper’s Salt Crust
For a deeply affective album that would be spare if not for the richness of its every note, listen to Alyssa Pyper’s album, salt crust.
