Getting to Know ‘Idiotka’ and ‘The Napa Boys’

March 12, 2026

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Can an Idiotka be a Napa Boy? (CREDIT: Magnolia Pictures; Utopia/Screenshot)

Idiotka

Starring: Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner, Mark Ivanir, Saweetie, Julia Fox, Galina Jovovich, Nerses Stamos, Gabbriette, Zack Bia, Shaun Brown, Jake Choi, Marcelo Tubert, Ilia Volok, Gigi Zumbado

Director: Nastasya Popov

Running Time: 82 Minutes

Rating: Unrated

Release Date: February 27, 2026 (Theaters)

The Napa Boys

Starring: Armen Weitzman, Nick Corirossi, Sarah Ramos, Jamar Malachi Neighbors, Mike Mitchell, Nelson Franklin, Chloe Cherry, Vanessa Lee Chester, Paul Rust, David Wain, Beth Dover, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, DJ Qualls, Ivy Wolk, Chris Aquilino, Natasha Behnam, Ray Wise, Mike Hanford, Ryan Perez, Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindhome, Steve Agee, Jack Allison, Harley Quinn Smith, Nik Dodani

Director: Nick Corirossi

Running Time: 92 Minutes

Rating: Unrated

Release Date: February 27, 2026 (Theaters)

Within the same week, I saw two little movies that simultaneously felt like they were made expressly for me and like they were from a planet I’ve never visited.

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‘Love Lies Bleeding,’ and Don’t I Know It

March 25, 2024

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Bloody good. (CREDIT: Anna Kooris/A24)

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Ed Harris, Anna Baryshnikov, Jena Malone, Dave Franco

Director: Rose Glass

Running Time: 104 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: March 8, 2024 (Theaters)

I was already on board for Love Lies Bleeding when it was introduced to me as the erotic Kristen Stewart bodybuilder crime thriller. (The supporting cast members were just the icing on top!) But it could also be summed up as:

On her way to Las Vegas, a woman sleeps with a married man, who then helps her get a job with his father-in-law. Then she coincidentally meets and falls for the married man’s sister-in-law.

If I had heard that synopsis, I wouldn’t need to know anymore. What a compelling knot! Anyway, the actual movie did indeed live up to that setup.

Grade: A Bunch of Muscles Out of a Big Crater