JULY 21, 2023

'The Beanie Bubble' Review: Zach Galifianakis Leads a Modest Comedy About History's Biggest Toy Craze Co-directed by Al Gore's daughter and the lead singer of OK Go, “The Beanie Bubble” is as cute and understuffed as the plushies … By David Ehrlich

'Minx' Season 2 Loses a Bit of Its Mojo With a looser focus and fewer laughs, Ellen Rapoport’s nearly axed comedy returns with compelling ideas that go under-examined.  By Ben Travers	Matt Damon Says Ben Affleck's WWII Vet Grandfather Helped Him Prepare for 'Oppenheimer' Damon portrays General Lesley Groves, the military leader of the Manhattan Project, in the Christopher Nolan film.  By Samantha Bergeson

'Full Circle' Weaves an Intricate Web in Episodes 3 and 4 Secrets breach the surface in the middle act of Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon's Max limited series.  By Proma Khosla	'What We Do in the Shadows' Episode 3 Review: One Giant Leap for Vampire-kind Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasha Demetriou), and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) push their vampire powers to the limit.  By Proma Khosla

	Greta Gerwig Tells Us Some Ideas Were 'Too Strange' Even for Her Weird, Wild, and Wonderful 'Barbie' In a funny and frank interview, the director explains to IndieWire how she made sure "Barbie" didn't have "too many baby angel heads," why s … By Kate Erbland
	Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' Set for 2023 New York Film Festival Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny star as Elvis and Priscilla Presley in the biopic, which will play NYFF as a Centerpiece screening.  By Samantha Bergeson
	'Oppenheimer' Review: Christopher Nolan's Historical Epic Is as Brilliant and Short-Sighted as Its Subject "Oppenheimer" feels like the movie that Christopher Nolan has been working toward his entire life, which only makes its shortcomings all the … By David Ehrlich
	'Barbie' Review: Greta Gerwig Goes Way Outside the Box with Her Funny, Feminist Fantasia Yes, the Barbie movie will definitely make you laugh, probably make you cry, and absolutely make you think.  By Kate Erbland
	2023 Venice Immersive Programming Highlights International VR Leaders Singing Chen, German Heller, and Pedro Harres comprise the jury for the XR - Extended Reality portion of the annual festival.  By Samantha Bergeson