A fresh, fun, and inventive spin on the “Groundhog Day”-esque time loop narrative, “Palm Springs” combines a goofy sense of humor with genuine heart.
Adam Lubitow
Film critic for CITY Newspaper, writer, iced coffee addict, and dinosaur enthusiast.
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Loud and proud: Must-see films for Pride month viewing
The pandemic has precluded our usual Pride celebrations, so Adam has generated this must-watch list of films, from classics to new flicks.
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Preview: Rochester International Film Festival
The area’s longest-running film festival returns for its 62nd year with a virtual online edition.
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Black stories across film genres
From horror to romance, thrillers, and superhero blockbusters, there’s endless breadth to the work being made by black creators on screen.
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Tackling race in film
CITY has compiled a spotlight of 25 films and miniseries focusing on race in America.
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The future of film festivals
Digital collaboration ‘We Are One’ offers an idea of what could become the new normal for film festivals worldwide.
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Stolen art and mending hearts
The documentary ‘The Painter and the Thief’ forms a portrait of two lonely souls bonded through art.
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Local drive-in theaters set to reopen
With New York poised to begin reopening and physical distancing rules still in place, theater-goers can enjoy films on the big screen at the drive-ins.
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Streaming: Miniseries reimagines “Hollywood” as more inclusive, earlier on
The Netflix miniseries explores what it might have looked like if the gatekeepers of the movie industry made an effort to diverge from the sexism, racism, and homophobia of the time and forged a new path.
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Self-isolation film guide: Sometimes there’s no place like home
Antsy under isolation? This selection of bad-trip movies reminds us that sometimes it’s better to just stay home.
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Self-isolation film guide: comfort movies
“Any movie you love can provide comfort, but lately I’ve favored low-stakes stories that have nothing to do with the end of the world.”
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‘Trolls’ is a test case for Hollywood
‘Trolls World Tour’ is the first major studio movie that will bypass theaters entirely to go directly to digital video. The fate of the entire industry is in the hands of the sequel to a children’s jukebox-musical inspired by a line of wildly popular, poofy-haired plastic dolls.
