What I’m Seeing: I’m going with I Saw the TV Glow at Cinemapolis.
Also in Theaters: Dune: Part Two is down to one screening per day at the Regal Ithaca Mall, so its month-long reign as the best new movie in Ithaca that I’ve already seen may finally be about to end. It’s closest competition is probably Challengers (see what I *didn’t* do there?), an energetic tennis movie starring attractive humans Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist which continues its run at Cinemapolis and the Regal. If I was able to attend two screenings this week, my second choice would be The Fall Guy, which remains at the Regal. Your best bets for repertory fare are North by Northwest, which screens at the Regal on Sunday and Wednesday, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which will be at Cinemapolis as part of their Family Classics Picture Show series. Tickets cost just $2 each or $10 for a family group of five or more. Other family-friendly options include Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Castle in the Sky, either of which is screening at the Regal every day from Sunday-Wednesday.
Home Video: For better or worse, Election Day 2024 draws ever closer. For a sneak peak at some of the politicians who may be campaigning for your vote a few years down the line, check out the Boys State and Girls State on Apple TV+. Both films purport to document editions (Texas, 2018 and Missouri, 2022 respectively) of the annual summer leadership programs by the same names run by the American Legion, but only the latter is expansive enough to function as an examination of just what they are and how they [in]compare to each other. I actually found Boys State‘s character study of four individuals jockeying for the top honor of governor as candidates or party chairmen/campaign managers more entertaining, but if you’re going to watch one, you really should make time for both, because they’re true companion pieces.
Previous “Ithaca Film Journal” posts can be found here.
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