Arts

"the ripple, the wave that carried me home" is at Theatre Nova, 410 West Huron Street, Ann Arbor, through April 14. Visit theatrenova.org for tickets and more info. by Jenn McKee, Pulp A social change agent…

Russell Crowe Plays an Ex-Cop with Alzheimer’s in a Scrappy Piece of Dementia Noir MPA rating: R. Running time: 111 MIN. by Owen Glieberman “Sleeping Dogs,” starring Russell Crowe as a retired cop with Alzheimer’s…

by Christopher Anderson The city of Ann Arbor is set to host the much-anticipated Ann Arbor Black Film Festival (A2BFF), showcasing an array of powerful narratives, innovative filmmaking, musical expression, and diverseperspectives.…

After dedicating a decade to his pet secret-service franchise, the 'Kingsman' helmer enlists an American cast (and one cute kitty) in a convoluted plot that puts a fiction writer at the center of the action. by Peter Debruge What…

It leaps in time but lands on a Scottish archipelago that symbolizes its heroine's inner state. by Owen Glieberman “The Outrun,” the story of a 29-year-old Scottish woman in the throes of, and recovery from (though not necessarily in…

by Jenn McKee Books about the University of Michigan’s football team could easily fill several shelves, but strangely, one thing that’s been missing is a deep-dive chronicle of the 1997 National Championship season. Don’t worry,…

Timothée Chalamet Makes a Winning Willy Wonka in a Fun Prequel That’s One of the Squarest Movie Musicals in Decades His candymaker is a wistful young dreamer in a film where even the dark side is wholesome. MPA Rating: PG. Running…

George Clooney Directs His Best Film in a While, a ’30s Rowing Saga That’s an Old-Fashioned Movie Daydream MPA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 124 MIN. by Owen Glieberman If the day ever arrives when a smart director decides to make…

By Leslie Felper The British production company Aardman, best known for award-winning shorts such as the evergreen Creature Comforts and short-to-feature franchises like Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, specializes in…

Literati Bookstore has a relatively small physical footprint. But what the space lacks in size, it makes up for in reputation and has become one of the most beloved independent bookstores in the literature world. That's one reason…