Here are some reviews of films coming out at the theater this week as well as others that may be in theaters or newly on home video.
Opening: Nov. 15, 2024
Wide (United States)
Red One
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Expanding (United States)
A Real Pain
Limited (United States)
All We Imagine As Light
- Excerpt: All We Imagine Is Light unveils its intimate relationships without ever feeling small or idiomatic. Rather, its lyrical approach allows us to map what we’re bringing to the table onto their corner of the world
2024 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Anora
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The Apprentice
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Cuckoo
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Heretic
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Lee
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We Live In Time
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100 Yards
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The result is a fascinating spectacle because the feud between An and Quan has the passion of a brawl while still maintaining the respect of competition. There’s something refreshing in that.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- Excerpt: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a solid Christmas movie for the entire family. The cast is great, but Beatrice Schneider puts on a masterclass as Imogene, the young and tough leader of the Herdman clan.
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Wonderful, warm-hearted, and often hilarious.
Bird
Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: Newcomer Adams appears genuine in all her interactions, exhibiting the nonchalance of a pre-teen determined to wage her own path… The characters are all very different, yet their relationship to Bailey is paramount
Blitz
MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: If Robert Altman had made a Christmas film, it might be something like Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point – except that it would surely be a whole lot better.
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: [Earnest human connection] is what ultimately prevails considering there’s no real plot or desire to follow through on major conflict points with any resolution beyond begrudging acceptance.
Elevation
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: This is a well-made, edge-of-your-seat picture.
Gladiator II
Matt Oakes @ Silver Screen Riot
- Excerpt: Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II is a beast of an audio-visual experience, best taken in on the biggest IMAX screen you can find. But its convoluted plotting and mimicry of its predecessor make it merely serviceable—and ultimately forgettable.
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
- Excerpt: [Made in England] introduces key films and provides technical and historical analysis from the point of view of a director who freely shares his love for the films discussed in a way that is positively infectious.
Midas Man
Dennis Schwartz @ dennisschwartzreviews
- Excerpt: An uneven but nicely packaged biopic on the Beatle manager Brian Epstein.
Vijay 69
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
Weekend in Taipei
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Weekend in Taipei is slick and glossy, yet otherwise kind of generic.
Your Monster
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
2023 Films
Paris Christmas Waltz
- Excerpt: The ballroom dancing made me smile. And that smile stayed for quite a whil!e
