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: Jan. 3, 2025
Limited (United States)
From Ground Zero
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Some of the most impactful films feature the day-to-day difficulties of living through this war. Rabab Khamis’ ‘Recycling’ shows us how one woman uses one bucket of water…
2024 Films
All We Imagine as Light
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Anora
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The Apprentice
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Babygirl
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The Brutalist
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Civil War
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A Complete Unknown
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Dahomey
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Dìdi
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The Fire Inside
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Gladiator II
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Green Border
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Inside Out 2
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Juror #2
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Kraven the Hunter
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Lee
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Mufasa: The Lion King
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Nickel Boys
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Nosferatu
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The Old Oak
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The Order
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
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Speak No Evil
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
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The Wild Robot
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Woman of the Hour
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Bird
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
The Convert
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Historical drama about the violent interactions of white colonialists and competing Maori tribes in New Zealand.
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: writer Alexandre de La Patellière adds some complexity to his retelling of the 1844 Alexandre Dumas classic by interweaving more connections among those who betray our protagonist, making the Count’s completion of his elaborate revenge plot all the more satisfying.
The Dead Don’t Hurt
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A western where a woman can hold her own against the male culture.
The End We Start From
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A heart-wrenching and haunting post-apocalyptic survival film about climate change refugees.
Ennio
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A documentary full of musical clips that prove that Ennio Morricone was the greatest composer for film of all time!
The Fix
Dennis Schwartz @ dennisschwartzreviews
- Excerpt: A relevant film for our divisive times.
Food and Country
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A revealing documentary packed with interviews with food producers and consumers about our broken food distribution system.
Frida
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: An innovative documentary presenting the artist Frida Kahlo through her own words and self-portraits.
Here
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A survey of all the beings who have lived in one place and an invitation to acknowledge the soul of a place.
His Three Daughters
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A touching family drama focusing on three very different sisters as they vigil with their dying father.
The Idea of You
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: The unlikely relationship of a middle-aged art dealer and a young rock star that has all the elements of a rom-com.
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Mountains
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A slice-of-life portrait of familial and neighborhood changes in Miami’s Little Haiti.
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Oh, Canada
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: In the end, the film isn’t even really about Leonard at all. It’s about culture and history and how all of it is colored by the desires of the people documenting it for the future.
Power
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A fact-filled and emotionally shocking documentary on how police power has expanded exponentially over the years.
The Promised Land
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A costume drama based on the true story of a captain cultivating Danish moors despite many obstacles.
Queer
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Wandering between esoteric and downright looney, Queer is indeed that.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Bev Questad @ itsjustmovies.com
- Excerpt: Brilliantly written, perfectly acted and powerfully directed, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a gem in its allegorical commentary on life in Iran and the oppression of its citizens as well as a warning, à la George Orwell, on the dangers of a totalitarian regime.
Separated
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A shocking documentary tracing the history of the separation of refugee and migrant families at the U.S. border.
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Surveilled
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A scary and hard-hitting documentary about the ever-expanding world of digital spyware.
Touch
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A heart-affecting cross-cultural story about love and loss over the course of a lifetime.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: Story of an elderly man walking to heal a friend and himself.
