Mark Burger

PICKS OF THE WEEK

Both relevant and resonant, Rebel Ridge (now on Netflix) is a highly charged, immensely satisfying crime drama that marks a triumph for all concerned, particularly leading man Aaron Pierre and

Here After, the feature directorial debut of producer Robert Salerno, is a brooding pre-Halloween chiller that emphasizes mood over gore, which is a nice change of pace, yet it’s that

The Deliverance (now on Netflix) has absolutely nothing to do with James Dickey’s novel Deliverance or John Boorman’s subsequent 1972 screen adaptation and marks a distinct change of pace for

The first 30 minutes of Running on Empty don’t necessarily augur well for the remainder of the film, which marks the feature debut of writer/producer/director Daniel André.

Everybody, including Eddie Murphy, cruises on auto-pilot through Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (now on Netflix), a belated sequel that feels — and plays — less like a reboot than

Don’t let the title dissuade you: Oddity, the latest film from writer/director Damian McCarthy, is superior scare fare that gives heart to those die-hard horror buffs who thus far this

With its 90th season looming, the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem has everything lined up for a spectacular season like no other, one that embraces the past, present, and future while

The Tiger’s Apprentice a diverting animated fantasy

Billed as being “inspired by true events,” writer/producer/director Asif Akbar’s Boneyard is a watchable, intermittently engrossing police procedural based on the West Mesa murders of 2009, in which the remains