On both an emotional and narrative level, a Hirokazu Kore-eda film pulls you in slowly, almost unexpectedly. The acclaimed Japanese director, whose works include After Life (1998), Still Walking (2008), and Like Father, Like Son (2013), makes movies about things like loss, abandonment, and death, but his distinct touch —…
Sometimes a movie seems like it was more fun to make than it is to watch. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is one of those movies. Zac Efron and Adam DeVine are Dave and Mike Stangle, two troublemaking brothers with a knack for walking the tightrope of party-makers/breakers. With…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 67. Stephanie Neiheisel. Think you…
If you like Batman, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters, Dungeons and Dragons, arcade games, Flight of the Conchords, or zombies, there’s definitely an event happening in metro Phoenix this month that’ll pique your interest. Here are nine great nerdy things to do during July 2016. First Friday Invades Bonus Round As barcades…
Summer dust storms are a part of living in Arizona, and they make for some spectacular photographs. But it’s no fun to be caught out on a field or in the pool when a monsoon rolls through. At best, you end up with a face full of dust. At worst,…
Two donors responded with significant gifts after Arizona Theatre Company’s recent announcement that it would need to raise $2 million by Friday, July 1, to stay afloat. The deadline for meeting its $2 million goal has been pushed back to Friday, July 15. Mike Kasser, president of the Tucson-based international real-estate…
James DeMonaco’s Purge series, about a near future in which all crime is legal for one annual 12-hour period, began as a disturbing setup for basic genre thrills: 2013’s franchise-starter was essentially a home-invasion thriller with a dystopian twist. By the time Purge: Anarchy rolled around a year later, the…
In one of many throwaway gags in The Secret Life of Pets, a group of dogs gathering for an all-important rescue operation is momentarily sidetracked by a butterfly, which sends them into a riot of leaping and yelping. Pets are easily distracted, you see. And you know who else is…
If your city’s power grid shuts down this summer, it may be a brownout, or it may be an act of cyber-warfare — a straight-out-of-Hollywood scenario that suddenly seems scarily possible thanks to the labyrinthine story director Alex Gibney tells in his riveting documentary Zero Days. It’s complicated, but know…
Don’t let the publicity photos of the ensemble cast clad in ’70s-era tuxes and flower-child dresses, or even the cloying Mumford-mimicking soundtrack on the trailer, fool you: Captain Fantastic ain’t some twee, cutesy Wes Anderson romp or a Little Miss Sunshine knockoff. This dramedy marking the feature debut of longtime…
In his latest family portrait, Our Little Sister, Hirokazu Kore-eda chronicles roughly a year in the life of the Koda clan — or what’s left of it. When, years ago, her father left for another woman and their mother subsequently abandoned the family to live her own life, Sachi (Haruka…
New Times picks the best events in metro Phoenix from Friday, July 1, through Sunday, July 3. For more things to do, see our curated online calendar. “Caminos: My Story, Our Voices” Everyone has a story to tell. That is no less true of the Latinx and LGBTQ communities, but in…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 68. Laura Dragon. After…
Not only are we celebrating our independence as a country this July, but we’re also rejoicing at the anniversary of the invention of the air conditioner in 1902 — bless you, Willis Carrier. Regardless of the season, we Phoenicians have a knack for enjoying the outdoor beauty that surrounds us…
“The road is endless for the true traveler,” says Thuong Nguyen, one of several dozen artists showing works at local galleries as part of July’s First Friday. Head to Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue, or midtown if you need a good place to start the journey. You’ll find works exploring everything…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 69. Fawn DeViney. Fawn…
Each week, we’re recapping the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episode by episode. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has a taste for extremes. On the one hand, it takes everything to the silliest place it can; we just started to see it explore the process of therapy last week, and now it’s…
Kathryn Joyce has joined the Scottsdale Cultural Council as its new director of development, the Council announced on Tuesday, June 28. Joyce brings a wealth of experience to the job, which she started earlier this June. Her role involves working closely with Cultural Council CEO Neale Perl and the directors…
So you’re done binge-watching season four of Orange is the New Black, and now you need some help getting your fix? We’re here to help by taking a look back at the best sex scenes of the last few seasons. For those who haven’t finished the most recent episodes, you may…
Very few advance screenings preceded Independence Day: Resurgence’s arrival in theaters on the evening of June 23. That’s eight days ahead of the July 4th weekend that in simpler times — like 1996, when Independence Day was the year’s biggest hit — was traditionally reserved for the biggest, ka-blammiest movie of the…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 70. Alex Ozers. Alex…
The Valley is getting ready to celebrate America’s 240th birthday with festivities all around. And what would our celebrations of freedom be if they didn’t involve a spectacular fireworks display? Lucky for us, there are plenty of options. Whether you spend the Fourth of July with your family, friends, or…
