The Berkshire Eagle

Virtual clips / June 26-July 2

Here's what's streaming on virtual screening programs offered by non-profit, year-round, independent cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the … more

6/26/20, 4:33 PM

Tai Golding as the younger Femi in "The Last Tree," available through Images Cinema's virtual cinema program, Images Online..

'Irresistible': The times have changed; the message hasn't

At one point in "Irresistible," Jon Stewart's new political satire, a cable news anchor tosses a question to an absurdly overstuffed panel of 12 analysts, each in their own little "Brady Bunch" … more

By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press | 6/26/20, 12:57 PM

Rose Byrne stars as Faith Brewster and Steve Carell co-stars as Gary Zimmer in Jon Stewart's "Irresistible," available on demand.

'Eurovision ... ' strikes the right chord from the get-go

"Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga," Will Ferrell's goofy and highly quotable parody of the long-running European spectacle, is the first great comedy of 2020 and it couldn't have come … more

By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press | 6/26/20, 12:51 PM

Will Ferrell as Lars Erickssong, and Rachel McAdams as Sigrit Ericksdottir in "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga."

'Athlete A': Gold turns to dross in powerful #MeToo-era doc

One of the most tragic lines in the powerful and damning documentary "Athlete A," about sexual abuse in the USA Gymnastics, comes when the gymnast Jamie Dantzscher says Larry Nassar — the … more

By Jake Coyle, The Associate Press | 6/25/20, 10:21 AM

Gymnast Maggie Nichols was dubbed "Athlete A" to preserve her anonymity in leveling charges of sexual abuse against osteopath Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics women's team's doctor for 29 years. A new Netflix documentary, "Athlete A," chronicles the often harrowing process of brave women coming forward against Nassar and the belated justice that eventually came his way. He was sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison in 2018.

Virtual clips / June 19-25

Here's what's streaming on virtual screening programs offered by non-profit, year-round, independent cinemas in the Berkshires and environs. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the … more

6/19/20, 2:57 PM

Enrique Salanis, left, as Jpse and Manolo Herrera as Luis in a scene from "Jose," available now at Images Online, which can be accessed through Images Cinema's website -- imagescinema.org

'You Should Have Left': 'Shining' lite

C'mon. Everyone knows that when you rent a vacation house online, you read the reviews first. So maybe if Theo and Susanna, the upscale couple in "You Should Have Left," had read the reviews … more

By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press | 6/19/20, 12:06 PM

Amanda Seyfried and Kevin Bacon as Susanna and Theo Conroy in a scene from the thriller, "You Should Have Left," available on demand.

'Babyteeth:' Raw, funny, uncomfortable

"Babyteeth " is guaranteed to get under your skin. This refreshingly original Australian indie about a terminally ill teen who falls in love with the wrong guy is designed to push all the buttons: … more

By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press | 6/19/20, 11:51 AM

Eliza Scanlen, left, and Toby Wallace in a scene from "Babyteeth," available on demand.

Virtual clips / June 12-18

Here's what's streaming on virtual screening programs offered by regional cinemas. Where films have been reviewed, the capsules include the name of film critic and the day the full review was posted … more

6/12/20, 11:12 AM

Michael Stuhlbarg as literary critic Stanley Hyman, and Elisabeth Moss as his wife, horror writer Shirley Jackson in "Shirley," streaming on the virtual cinema of The Moviehouse - themoviehouse.net - in Millerton, N.Y.,

Pete Davidson, Judd Apatow deliver a winning tale about a Staten Island loser

The protagonists in Judd Apatow movies don't generally have their stuff together. They are emotionally stunted, occasionally underachieving, unmotivated to change and often even border on unlikable. … more

By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press | 6/12/20, 9:48 AM

Pete Davidson as Scott Carlin in "The King of Staten Island," directed by Judd Apatow.

'Artemis Fowl': Fairy tale meets Rambo

No movie that features Judi Dench as a fairy who says "Get the four-leaf clover out of here" can be all bad, but the big-budget adaptation of Eoin Colfer's "Artemis Fowl" tests that truism. The … more

By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press | 6/12/20, 9:33 AM

Director Kenneth Branagh's "Artemis Fowl" is centered on a seemingly perpetually suit-clad and sunglasses-wearing 12-year-old boy genius, Artemis Fowl II (Ferdia Shaw) who lives in a cliff-side mansion in Ireland with his similarly outfitted father, Artemis Fowl I (Colin Farrell). The long-delayed fairy tale now is available on Disney Plus.