Movies to see this week: 'In the Mood for Love,' 'The Brood,' a visual album from Thom Yorke
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Another busy week with controversial movies, very uncontroversial movies, and something strange from Thom Yorke.
Here are the movies you can catch around the Twin Cities this week.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Saturday, May 10, at The Parkway Theater
Star Wars Day has come and gone, but, obviously, no holiday is required to get Star Wars fans out for the original. It's the second week of The Parkway's month-long run of movies from a galaxy far, far away. That's all we need to say, right? It's Star Wars. You know what you're getting. 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis ($5–$7 in advance/$8–$10 at the door)
Tall Tales (2025)
Thursday, May 8, at The Main Cinema
For one night, you can catch something you don't typically find on the big screen. Tall Tales is a new collaboration between record producer Mark Pritchard, Radiohead's Thom Yorke, and visual artist Jonathan Zawada.
They're calling it a "visual album" that draws on synth-pop, prog, dub, 70s synth, Joe Meek, Ivor Cutler, Library, krautrock, and Warp Records' heyday. (It's being released, in part, by Warp.) Tall Tales features new music and visuals, and they're saying it contains elements of a fairy tale, in case the title wasn't an obvious enough hint. It's not a whole lot to go on — the trailer kind of evokes Koyaanisqatsi — but fans of these artists probably don't need a whole lot of prodding. 115 SE Main St., Minneapolis ($17)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Thursday, May 8, at Grandview Theatre
There's a surprising amount of Wong Kar-Wai coming to Minnesota theaters in May. Both Chungking Express and Happy Together will return to theaters, with the former screening on Wednesday. I have a soft spot for both, especially Happy Together, but if you're showing Wong Kar-Wai movies, it's hard not to start with this masterpiece.
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Maggie Cheung star as neighbors who suspect their spouses of having affairs. They bond and are determined to keep things above board, but there might not be a movie with more pent-up sexual tension. 1830 Grand Ave., St. Paul ($14.44)
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxulles (1975)
Saturday, May 10, at Alamo Drafthouse
Jeanne Dielman has gotten a lot of attention over the last handful of years after it topped Sight & Sound's list of the greatest films ever made in 2022. The critics' poll inspired a lot of debate (and a lot of criticism of the poll).
Nonetheless, it put Chantal Akerman's 1975 film in the spotlight and offered a chance for many (me included) to revisit and appreciate the subtle and considered character study. It rewards viewers who are down to stick it out through its three-hour and 22-minute runtime.
The movie stars Delphine Seyrig as the widowed title character, obsessed with her routines and caring for her son. When the chores are done, she has clients arrive at her flat for sex. Despite its length, the movie takes place over a short period of time as Jeanne has a sexual awakening that upends her life. 9060 Hudson Rd., Woodbury ($11.91)
The Brood (1979)
Monday, May 12, at Emagine Willow Creek
David Cronenberg's The Brood may be among the most haunting horror movies that is (at least partially) about birth. A woman is committed to the care of a possibly depraved psychologist who prevents her husband from visiting, despite his desire to find out what kind of abuses their daughter may have endured at his wife's hands. Though, that quickly becomes the least of his problems as small, deformed, child-like creatures begin to murder anyone to whom he gets close. 9900 Shelard Pkwy., Plymouth ($8.25)
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