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: Mar. 17, 2023
Wide (United States)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (no reviews available yet)
Limited (United States)
Inside
Andrea Chase @ KillerMovieReviews.com
- Excerpt: It is a testament to Mr. Dafoe’e sheer physicality as well as his on-screen presence, that it remains watchable. Even during a sequence where his character, an art thief with specific taste untethered by market value, turns very expensive tropical fish into uncertain sushi.
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Katsoupis’s themes are as clear as the water in the indoor feature Nemo begins to use as a toilet, but his film does work as one of those single-trapped-human-fighting-for-survival movies…
Moving On
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: With “Moving On” Weitz gets from A to B by careening around J, M and Q but Fonda, Tomlin and Roundtree maintain rooting interest in this odd little film.
2023 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Creed III
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Scream VI
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Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: A sci-fi dinosaur thriller starring Adam Driver from the writers of ‘A Quiet Place’ produced by Sam Raimi sounds like it can’t miss. So why is this movie so bad?
Boston Strangler
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: While watching “Boston Strangler,” I was reminded time and again of David Fincher’s “Zodiac,” a movie I wouldn’t be surprised to learn Ruskin had studied in preparation for this.
Dreamer
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
Flamin’ Hot
- Excerpt: In Flamin’ Hot, Longoria crafts an upbeat, encouraging, humorous, and fairy-tale-esque version of the true life story of Richard Montañez, a janitor-turned-executive at Frito Lay whose incredible story was ripe for feature film adaptation.
Full Time
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Aided by Victor Seguin’s fluid, constantly moving camera and Irène Drésel’s anxiety inducing synth score, “Full Time” is a nerve-shredding experience until the joyful, climactic sigh of relief the filmmaker finally allows both Julie and his audience.
Furies
- Excerpt: Ngo’s action cinema roots are on full display here and Furies feels like a Hong Kong style heroic bloodshed tale, with maximal melodrama to accompany the flying fists and bullet ballet.
Gulmohar
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
I Like Movies
Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: Lehtinen plays his role to perfection, annoying everyone on- and off-screen with his complete lack of interest in the world outside himself and movies.
John Wick: Chapter 4
- Excerpt: An action film of absolute mastery.
Pure O
- Excerpt: I highly recommend Dillon Tucker’s Pure O to experience for yourself the feelings of empathy which can be derived from a work as authentic and vulnerable as this one is.
Sound of Silence
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: If the story surrounding that atmospheric tension was better than a reductive exposition dump, this would be quite the gem. As is, it’s merely a calling card showcasing obvious talent in need of substance.
The Starling Girl
- Excerpt: The Starling Girl is authentic and subtle, troubling and triumphant. It’s quietly one of the best films SXSW 2023 had to offer.
Suzhou River
- Excerpt: Originally released in 2000, Suzhou River is now available in a new 4K restoration that fortunately preserves all of the visual roughness that makes its depiction of life amidst the grit and grime of this polluted river so strangely enchanting.
Therapy Dogs
Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Excerpt: That’s why Therapy Dogs is undeniably authentic regardless of whether some sequences are staged. It’s a kinetic, hopeful snapshot of today’s generation finding itself on its own terms.
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: It’s a beautiful message rendered with gorgeous cinematography and two memorably potent performances, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a bit of a slog built upon convenient plot points.
Unicorn Wars
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: It’s also an unforgettable R-rated animated experience that metaphorically tells mankind’s own mythological tales under the guise of cutesy characters to truly get to the heart of how absurd our generations of hostility and bloodshed have always been.
Unwelcome
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: The filmmakers are so intent on pushing Maya and Jamie’s backs against the wall of sanity and decency that they kind of forget just how silly their climax proves by comparison. Thankfully, that imbalance doesn’t ruin the experience.
2022 Films
Argentina, 1985
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Don’t Worry Darling
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
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Navalny
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Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
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The Quiet Girl
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
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Women Talking
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Leonor Will Never Die
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: You could argue that ‘Leonor’ has too many ideas and strays from narrative and thematic rigor, but the ragged impulses and loose ends are a large part of what makes it a weird, and wonderful, experience.
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
