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BRIAN VINER: The Menu, a dark comedy or, if you prefer, mirthful horror film, set in a ridiculously high-end restaurant on a small island, isnt what youd call hugely original.

Was it lockdown that did it? Forcing filmmakers to sit at home, contemplate their lives, and conclude that just as soon as the masks came off, it was time to shine a light on their youth? Since Covid struck, we’ve seen Kenneth Branagh’s growing-up-in-the-Troubles memoir Belfast, Richard Linklater’s nostalgic animation Apollo 10 1/2 : A Space Age Childhood, and The Souvenir Part II, in which Joanna Hogg mines her film student days yet again.

It's a getting a little colder outside, so stay warm with a trip to the movies! WEMU's David Fair was joined once again by Michigan Theater Foundation executive director, Russ Collins. They have all the information you need on new films and special screenings coming your way.

IT may have the title of a testosterone fuelled, fists at dawn action thriller but Armageddon Time is as far from the world of Michael Bay and Vin…

This piece contains spoilers. (JTA) – At the fancy private school where he has just started his first day, Jewish sixth-grader Paul Graff (Banks

Read Empire's review of James Gray's semi-autobiographical drama.

The director returns this month with his anti-capitalist new memoir film, Armageddon Time – his first feature since 2019’s Ad Astra

Filmmaker James Gray revisits his 1980s New York childhood in the film "Armageddon Time." Jeremy Strong, co-star of HBO's "Succession," plays the protagonist's father.

In theaters now, "Armageddon Time" is the first of two prestige pictures this fall to focus on a Jewish director’s artistic autobiographical upbringing. (The other will be Spielberg's "The Fabelmans."

Now that all of the mid-term ballots have been counted, it's time to cast your vote for a good movie! WEMU's David Fair and Michigan Theater Foundation executive director, Russ Collins, made their weekly get-together today to discuss the newest films and special screenings heading to your local movie house this weekend.