What I’m Seeing This Week: I’m out of town for the holidays, so I won’t be seeing anything in Ithaca, but I’m hoping to catch Babygirl, A Complete Unknown, The Fire Inside, or Nosferatu at a multiplex somewhere during my travels. All four are now playing both Cinemapolis and the Regal Ithaca Mall.
Also in Theaters: The new releases mentioned above account for most of our local big screen real estate, but holdovers worth considering if you’re in the mood for something different include the sequels Gladiator II and Moana 2, which continue their respective runs at the Regal, and Wicked, which is at both the Regal and Cinemapolis. It’s understandably a light week for special events and repertory fare, but there *is* a “sing-along” screening of Wicked at the Regal every day at 11:10am if that sounds like your thing.
Home Video: The greatest New Year’s Eve movie of all time is indisputably (I assume) The Phantom Carriage, but I already recommended it in this space last October. Number two on my list is the first Coen brothers film I ever fell in love with, The Hudsucker Proxy which can be streamed on the Criterion Channel through the end of the month/year. It’s a particularly great choice if you’re ready to move on from whatever other winter holiday(s) you celebrate, since it’s set in a universe in which none of them seem to exist. If you aren’t a Criterion Channel subscriber, you can also watch it on Tubi if you don’t mind ads.
Previous “Ithaca Film Journal” posts can be found here. A running list of all of my “Home Video” recommendations can be found here.
The Prodigal Cinephile 