Hello: You may remember me from last week, where I wrote about this movie when it screened at Alamo Drafthouse. Well, I’m back and once again asking you to give famous director Stanley Kubrick a chance. Often mischaracterized as an entirely dour filmmaker due to film bro culture overemphasizing his works’ serious subject matter, the true soul of Kubrick is humor. He’s funny, guys! Nowhere do you see this satirical wit more than in this Tom Cruise vehicle, where the ultra-star’s asexual magnetism is dismantled to hilarious effect. Cruise’s Dr. Bill Harford literally flashes his medical license around like a cop’s badge – echoing the false authority certain celebrities try to flaunt. Come for the Christmas cheer; stay because Tàr director Todd Field plays a piano man. – James Scott
Dec. 28, 30 & 31
