New movies and shows to watch, and what to skip, this weekend

Of all the new movies and shows our critic reviewed in October, there are 3 totally worth seeing, 3 that come with an ...

Story of paralympic swimmer who lost leg in shark attack screening at Austin Film Festival

Ali Truwit won two silver medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games, the year after she lost part of her leg in a shark attack.

‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead Rose Byrne Wins Best Actress at the 58th Sitges Film Festival

Rose Byrne took home the Best Actress award for her perf in Mary Bronstein’s 'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You' at Spain's Sitges ...
Dread Central

‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Review: Panic-Inducing Cinema At Its Finest and Most Crucial

Writer and director Mary Bronstein’s feature film debut, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, is an impossible movie to describe. Yes, it’s a story about one woman’s struggles through motherhood, but really, ...
Dread Central

‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Director Mary Bronstein Talks The Raw Honesty of Confronting Cinema

Writer and director Mary Bronstein’s debut feature film, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, is a harrowing representation of living a life where no matter how loud you scream, you’ll never be heard. It’s a ...

Rose Byrne and Mary Bronstein Break Down ‘If I Had Legs I'd Kick You': The Title, ‘Uncut Gems' Comparisons, and the Film's Own Many Breakdowns

"I have a theory that if something is for everybody, it's for nobody," Bronstein said of her hyper-specific portrait of a therapist and mother in freefall. Her star Byrne gives a colossal performance, ...
The New York Times

‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Review: Maternal Duress

Rose Byrne is magnificent as an overwhelmed mother in this wrenching, spiky drama. By Jeannette Catsoulis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an ...
Los Angeles Times

Rose Byrne summons a mighty motherly meltdown in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. From the moment it begins, Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” aims to put you inside the head of a ...
The New Yorker

The Virtuosic Maternal Freakout of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”

“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” a nerve-shredding dark comedy from the director and screenwriter Mary Bronstein, is the latest and surely most exhaustive iteration of an idea that has gained increasing ...
Rolling Stone

‘It’s a Punk-Rock Take on Motherhood’: How ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Channels Female Rage

When Mary Bronstein’s daughter was seven years old, she became sick. At the time, the writer-director had no choice but to travel from New York to San Diego — the only place where her daughter could ...
Newsweek

ICE Ordered to Release Man From 24/7 Guard After Leg Break

A federal judge has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to temporarily end round-the-clock surveillance of a man hospitalized with a broken leg he suffered during his arrest, citing ...
People

Man Who 'Shattered' His Premature Newborn's Skull in Hospital Ward, Then Stepped Out for Cigarette, Learns Fate

"He didn't even have a chance to give us his first smile," the child's grandfather wrote in an emotional impact statement read in court Friday Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working ...