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. 29, 2024
Limited (United States)
Asphalt City
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …Sauvaire’s lost his plot, the film’s original title, “Black Flies,” made audibly literal when it makes no sense. It’s a shame, as there is a good movie in here somewhere and Sean Penn’s performance is a welcome return.
Wicked Little Letters
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: …turns an obscure national scandal into a fun little romp with a thing or two to say about underestimating women.
2024 Films In Theaters Now In Select Areas
Dune: Part Two
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
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Immaculate
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Late Night with the Devil
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Lisa Frankenstein
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Love Lies Bleeding
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Madame Web
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Ae Watan Mere Watan
Kathy Gibson @ Access Bollywood
The American Society of Magical Negroes
- Excerpt: The American Society of Magical Negroes fails to delve deep into the magical racism prevention that its title suggests and focuses more on its main character falling in love.
Cabrini
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: A believable and emotional story about a woman who fought against people, gender roles, discrimination and her own illnesses, to do some good in this world.
A Different Man
Dennis Schwartz @ dennisschwartzreviews.com
- Excerpt: A diverting oddball film.
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
- Excerpt: Radu Jude’s gonzo satire of post-Soviet Romania, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, hits a sweet spot between Luis Buñuel and Béla Tarr.
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: Less about providing answers to fix things or stop this never-ending cycle of profiteering, however, [the film] is simply looking to expose these truths alongside the double-speak and bribes of those in power.
Ennio
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: This is one of the great documentaries about movies, about music and about artistic creation in general, a loving tribute to an innate musical genius who composed over 500 movie scores.
Femme
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: In the end, it’s just about Jules taking his life back on his terms. Not by becoming that which he hates, but by turning the mirror of Preston’s projection onto himself.
Frida
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Godard Cinema
Gregory J. Smalley @ 366 Weird Movies
- Excerpt: The main selling point to Kino Lorber’s ‘Godard Cinema’ release may not be the documentary itself, but the supplement: ‘Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars,’ the auteur’s incomplete sketch for a final feature… It’s hard to imagine anyone but the most dedicated Godard scholar watching this ‘trailer’ more than once, but it is an interesting artifact, a peek into a master’s creative process, and therefore worth a gander.
Imaginary
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: This horror film isn’t very scary; it manages to build some tension during its first act, but it falls incredibly flat during the second and especially the third, and it unfortunately wastes a premise with potential.
Limbo
- Excerpt: Like a pickaxe chipping off sandstone, Limbo is a flinty Outback noir that revels in smashing its hard-edged characters against one another.
The Prank
Gregory Carlson @ southpawfilmworks.net
Riddle of Fire
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: This is an acquired taste and will only adhere to those willing to go along with its quirkiness.
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: I personally would have liked it to go even further [stylistically], but I can’t deny its cult-status appeal or its brilliant use of young performers who are rarely afforded the opportunity to shine quite like this.
Road House
- Excerpt: There’s not much to say about Road House (2024), but I can say that it’s a fun action movie and Jake Gyllenhaal is a star!
Shirley
- Excerpt: Regina King transformed herself into Shirley Chisholm in this compelling docudrama.
Shirley
Snack Shack
2023 Films
American Fiction
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Robot Dreams
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Cobweb
- Excerpt: Very hot film noir
Disco Boy
- Excerpt: A most unexpected (but understandable) dance of death
Failure to Protect
- Excerpt: “I am not perfect”
Fireworks
- Excerpt: Set in a small Sicilian town in the early 1980s, the plight of blossoming love between two young men is dealt with honestly, emotionally and horrifically.
First We Bombed New Mexico
- Excerpt: Lipman has cobbled together a compelling condemnation of US “leadership” looking the other way,
Lie With Me
- Excerpt: Done that, been there
Praying for Armageddon
- Excerpt: Praying for Armageddon is an eye opening thriller. It never makes its point quietly, but why should it?
Restore Point
- Excerpt: Restore point is a very good-looking, thought-provoking film, unafraid to go where it needs to, even if we may be uncomfortable with the truth.
The Smell of Money
- Excerpt: No one is protecting us
