Catch an indie drama and a classic comedy in theaters this weekend.
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Catch these two poignant films this weekend for a dose of drama.
CultureThe PHiXFriday Flicks July 12: “Miss Arizona” & “Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love”
M.V. MoorheadJuly 2019
Don't miss this indie dramady and emotional documentary in theaters this week.
Queen + Adam Lambert, a collaboration between the British band and the American vocalist, is coming to Talking Stick Resort Arena on July 16, capitalizing on the success of last year’s Bohemian Rhapsody, the hit biopic of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. The movie won four Oscars, including one for Rami Malek’s portrayal of Mercury, but it was also divisive, as many saw it as formulaic. We humbly suggest these three inventive but overlooked musical...
The PHiXFriday Flicks June 21: “This One’s for the Ladies” & “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”
M.V. MoorheadJune 2019
Opening at Harkins Arizona Mills 25: This One’s For the Ladies This documentary, directed by Gene Graham, chronicles the African-American male stripper scene in Newark, New Jersey, from the point of view both of the dancers and their devoted fans. But if the term “male stripper” has you picturing Magic Mike or the Chippendales, understand that the performances you’ll see in this NC-17-rated movie make those mainstream acts look like your six-year-old-nephew’s dance recital. This...
The PHiXFriday Flicks June 14: “The Dead Don’t Die,” “Shaft,” “The Spy Behind Home Plate” & “Echo in the Canyon”
M.V. MoorheadJune 2019
Opening wide: The Dead Don’t Die “The greatest zombie cast ever disassembled!” That’s how this Jim Jarmusch horror comedy is being promoted, and it’s hard to argue with the hipster cred of the stars: Bill Murray, Adam Driver and Chloe Sevigny as the slow-to-action police force in a small town; Danny Glover, Steve Buscemi and Eszter Balint among the townies, Selena Gomez among some big-city kids passing through, Rose Perez as TV journalist “Posie...
This week's flicks take on opera and small-town prostitution.
The PHiXFrom Pet Food to Bikini Waxes: What to Get at Former Valley Blockbuster Locations
Cody FitzpatrickMay 2019
Blockbuster went the way of velociraptors – What happened to their buildings?
Check out Ramen Shop this weekend.
Shadow hits the big screens in the Valley this weekend.
The White Crow hits the big screens in the Valley this weekend.
We caught up with the director of Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, the controversial drama about Ted Bundy, while he was at the Phoenix Film Festival.
Avengers: End Game and Family hit the big screens in the Valley this weekend.