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: Aug. 25, 2023
Wide (United States)
Gran Turismo
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Limited (United States)
The Dive
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Narratively, the film works for its first two acts, May’s…memories sketchily filling in some blanks about the sisters’ relationship, but a rushed third act incorporating a prop that’s been apparent for some time blunts the movie’s overall impact.
Our Father, The Devil
Shelagh Rowan-Legg @ ScreenAnarchy
2023 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Asteroid City
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Barbie
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Blue Beetle
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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Oppenheimer
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Strays
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
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Adipurush
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
The Adults
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: The Adults is still a bitterly funny movie with surprising insight into the ups and downs of the familial bond.
Back on the Strip
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Back on the Strip is an example of a bad movie constantly intruding on a good one.
Bad Things
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: While there are elements that work well, the overall piece leaves a lot to be desired. It has plenty of potential but doesn’t quite reach it in the end.
Birth/Rebirth
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: If a good friend asked me if they should see birth/rebirth, I would tell them yes, but I would also feel compelled to issue a warning.
C.H. Newell @ Father Son Holy Gore
- Excerpt: The film is a stunning, dark contemporary update of Shelley, and helps show how so many of Frankenstein‘s themes are still what haunts us today, only in new shapes and forms.
The Hole in the Fence
C.H. Newell @ Father Son Holy Gore
- Excerpt: The Hole in the Fence is a quietly disturbing and powerful critique of how boys are groomed by men to become the masters of society, the next generation of patriarchal monsters who’ll terrorise the world.
Landscape with Invisible Hand
- Excerpt: Its message about art and its significance to those who create it and those who observe it, comes through with great clarity.
The Monkey King
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: Netflix has given us such good animated films in the last few years that we all know they can do better than this.
Red, White & Royal Blue
Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: The movie is a fun, whimsical rom-com fantasy that soars on the chemistry of its two leads, even as the uninspired direction and visual style leave much to be desired.
Run Rabbit Run
- Excerpt: RUN RABBIT RUN is not for all. But actors answer horror’s call.
Tommy Guns
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: The resulting experiment feels weighty and worthwhile, but, unfortunately, not always engaging.
The Unknown Country
Sarah Marrs @ LaineyGossip.com
- Excerpt: The Unknown Country is an intimate film in the cinema verité style about life along the unseen passages that crisscross America, featuring yet another monumental performance from Lily Gladstone.
