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: Jun. 12, 2020
Wide (United States)
None.
2020 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
The Call of the Wild
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The High Note
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Shirley
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The Vast of Night
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2040
- Excerpt: The biggest risk in fighting climate change is an overwhelming sense of helplessness. “2040” points a practical, achievable path toward solutions, but its most important contribution is a sense that change is possible.
Aviva
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …a glorious, sensual, compelling dive into a romantic relationship expressed with dance and gender fluidity…a stunningly original work of art, directed with the same awareness of movement by Yakin as evinced by his dancers.
Becky
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: As a violent home invasion thriller, it’s engaging, it’s intense, Lulu Wilson and Kevin James are both stellar, and it absolutely delivers for genre fans looking to have a gnarly good time.
Becky
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
- Excerpt: Writing about movies feels trite right now, but this one is about an angsty tween absolutely eviscerating a gang of hateful Nazis, including one played by Kevin James, and that’s always welcome. Feel-good movie of the summer so far.
Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: It is ultimately a minor addition to Anurag Kashyap’s filmography, but it’s still evocative, thoughtful, sly, and features a great lead performance from Saiyami Kher.
The Collini Case
Cryptopia
Bavner Donaldo @ CINEJOUR [Indonesian]
Da 5 Bloods
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: : It’s hard to pin down in its early goings, often seeming almost parodic… but once Da 5 are reunited in the jungle, the film coalesces into something powerful.
End of Sentence
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Review
The Half of It
Dennis Schwartz @ Dennis Schwartz Reviews
- Excerpt: Well-conceived and superbly written quirky coming-of-age story.
The King of Staten Island
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …it runs a bit long (and feels it), but Davidson effortlessly carries his character study nestled within a community portrait. This isn’t a laugh-a-minute comedy, instead a dramedy where tattoos both artful and inelegant draw the biggest guffaws.
The Lovebirds
Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: There aren’t enough laughs to justify sitting through this 87-minute movie. I know, that seems short….but it feels long.
Mr. Jones
Betty Jo Tucker @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Excerpt: MR. JONES may be hard to see, but check out this smart history. Challenging film? Oh yes indeed — probably one we need to heed.
The Postcard Killings
- Excerpt: The art in murders
Samurai Marathon
Herman Dhaliwal @ Cinema Sanctum
- Excerpt: It’s a solid period film that features some engaging characters, a great score from Philip Glass, and some satisfyingly gruesome bloodshed.
Shoot to Marry
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: The film is often amusing, always interesting and admirable in showing women in a very wide spectrum of careers, but that unsettling issue of Markle’s approach, pitching his documentary as one ‘about women,’ while trying to find a mate, nags.
You Don’t Nomi
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
You Don’t Nomi
Brent McKnight @ The Last Thing I See
- Excerpt: In the first ten minutes, people remark, “Showgirls is about two men, who maybe did a lot of cocaine, drunk with power in Hollywood,” “You can’t look away from Showgirls or you’ll miss something huge, like a car crash or a vomit,” and “A type of comedy I don’t think you can make on purpose.” Needless to say, ‘You Don’t Nomi’ is a damn fine time.
2019 Films
Virus
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
2018 Films
Brother of the Year
Bavner Donaldo @ CINEJOUR [Indonesian]
Out of My Head
- Excerpt: Having a variety of people, of different ages and genders and ethnicities and walks of life, describe their migraines is a great approach to the subject, because migraines, their triggers, and their symptoms are all so individual.
